Archive for April, 2010

LA police hunt man with ‘Bourne-like’ identity

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Los Angeles police are hunting a mystery man who fled as they raided his apartment, leaving behind piles of bogus cash, high-tech counterfeiting equipment and weapons, it was reported Friday.

Kashmir stone-throwers kill man: Indian police

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Anti-India protesters stoned a bus in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing a passenger as the region was again convulsed by violent demonstrations that also left 20 people injured, police said.

South African police find large explosives cache

Friday, April 30th, 2010
South African police say they have found nearly 3 tons (2.49 metric tons) of commercial explosives in a Johannesburg house.

China: Diplomat beaten, injured by Houston police

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Three Houston police officers have been restricted to desk duty after they followed a Chinese diplomat into the parking garage of the Chinese Consulate, arrested the man and injured him, the Houston mayor said.

Kashmir stone-pelters kill man: Indian police

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Anti-India protesters stoned a bus in Indian Kashmir on Friday, killing a passenger as the region was again convulsed by violent demonstrations, police said.

Arizona police officer sues over immigration law

Friday, April 30th, 2010
A police officer in Tucson, Arizona, asks that local law enforcement be exempt from enforcing the state's new immigration law in a lawsuit filed in federal court on Thursday.

Police in Azerbaijan detain dozens marking massacre

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Police in Azerbaijan Friday detained dozens of people marking the first anniversary of a gun rampage at a prestigious oil institute, in the latest crackdown on public assembly in the tightly run former Soviet republic.

Police cars involved in M1 crash

Friday, April 30th, 2010
A mother and her four children are injured in a six-vehicle crash involving two police cars on the M1 between Rotherham and Sheffield.

Northern Ireland police on alert ahead of British vote

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Police in Northern Ireland launched a major security operation on Friday in a bid to stop dissident republicans disrupting the British parliamentary election next week.

Indonesia police link Aceh training camp to hotel bombings

Friday, April 30th, 2010
Indonesia police said on Friday that some Islamic radicals involved in training militants in Aceh province took part in last year's twin hotel bombings in Jakarta.