Archive for January, 2011

Malaysian police take custody of 7 Somali pirates

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Police in Malaysia took custody Monday of seven Somali pirates who were captured in the Gulf of Aden and brought to the Southeast Asian country to face a possible trial for hijacking a Malaysian-operated chemical tanker.

Detroit police: Precinct shooter sexually assaulted teen girl

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Before a man went on a shooting rampage inside a Detroit police station, he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who escaped hours before the police attack, authorities confirmed Sunday.

Police recover body from Thames

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Police recover a body from the River Thames in Surrey, believed to be a lecturer missing since a boat carrying six people capsized.

Police reveal no leads in December slayings

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Police don't appear to have any solid leads in the unrelated murders of an Athens man and woman that happened two days apart a month ago.

Four killed in Pakistan suicide attack: police

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Four people including three police officers were killed and 11 people wounded when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van in northwest Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

Three killed in Pakistan suicide attack: police

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Three police officers were killed and several people wounded when a teenage suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

Malaysian police take custody of 7 Somali pirates

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Police in Malaysia took custody Monday of seven Somali pirates who were captured in the Gulf of Aden and brought to the Southeast Asian country to face a possible trial for hijacking a Malaysian-operated chemical tanker.

Phoenix police units lost amid job freeze

Monday, January 31st, 2011
The Phoenix Police Department has 500 fewer officers than previously projected for 2011, and with two precincts having just opened, Public Safety Manager Jack Harris said, ''We're having to make some sacrifices.''

Calif. officer wounded, police search for shooter

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Police searched on Sunday for as many as three men who were involved in the late-night shooting of an anti-gang detective, who was wounded as he drove in a squad car with another officer, authorities said.

Police use CS gas against protest over tax evasion

Monday, January 31st, 2011
Police sprayed protesters with CS gas yesterday at a demonstration in central London against tax evasion.