Indonesian police admit they are on the payroll of the giant Freeport gold and copper mine as they prepare to break a long-running strike.

Police cleared out a downtown plaza early Monday that had been home to Occupy Wall Street protesters, ordering out dozens of people who had encamped there since Oct. 17 and arresting those who refused to leave.

After police arrest Occupiers in Denver, Portland, and Austin, some critics say demonstrators had it coming

Abington Retail theft … Julie Van Dyken, 19, of Aidenn Lair Road, Dresher, was charged with retail theft Oct. 17 at 3:58 p.m., police said. Sears security saw Van Dyken leave the store without paying for $130 of store merchandise she concealed in a plastic bag, according to police.

Police in China have detained 72 people after thousands rioted in an eastern manufacturing city in what began as a protest over taxes, local authorities said.

Abington Retail theft … Julie Van Dyken, 19, of Aidenn Lair Road, Dresher, was charged with retail theft Oct. 17 at 3:58 p.m., police said. Sears security saw Van Dyken leave the store without paying for $130 of store merchandise she concealed in a plastic bag, according to police.

Police say they'll stop responding to some 911 calls and stop investigating misdemeanors if the town doesn't increase funding for gasoline - the latest episode in a standoff between the police chief and Town Council, which is trying to save money.

Police involved in the arrest of a 14-year-old Australian boy on drugs charges in Bali say they thought he was much older.

Police in Portland have released the names of most of the 25 people arrested early Sunday morning, as the city's Occupy movement moved through a wealthy downtown neighborhood.

Should police always be punished when they get it wrong?