Crime

Burberry store in Chicago ‘uses two cars as barricade to deter robbers’

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A Burberry store on Chicago’s famed Magnificent Mile that has been repeatedly targeted by brazen smash-and-grab robbers in recent weeks now appears to be guarded by two vehicles in the overnight hours.  The purported makeshift barricade, made up of an SUV and a pickup truck blocking the door at 633 North Michigan Avenue after hours, … Read more

Attorney General ‘a disgrace’ for saying she may send Colston case to Appeal Court, say critics

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The Attorney General is ‘a disgrace’ for saying she might send the Edward Colston statue case to the Court of Appeal, critics have said, after a jury cleared four demonstrators who toppled the slaver’s monument of criminal damage.  Suella Braverman said she was considering referring the case so the law can be ‘clarified for future … Read more

Police probing hate crime claims will need to do more to protect free speech, says Priti Patel 

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Patel tells police to do more to protect freedom of speech after landmark court ruling in ‘transphobic’ tweets case Home Secretary pledged to introduce code of practice regarding how details are stored when no crime found to have been committed Comes after former policeman Harry Miller won landmark Court of Appeal challenge this week Had … Read more

Founder of Soho celebrity nightclub and ex-Met Police sergeant appear in court charged with bribery

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Founder of Soho celebrity nightclub Cirque le Soir and ex-Met Police sergeant appear in court charged with bribery over alleged inappropriate relationships between officers and Westminster businesses Entrepreneur Ryan Bishti, 41, launched London’s Cirque le Soir in 2009  He and Frank Partridge, 48, were charged with conspiracy to commit bribery Partridge appeared in court today and … Read more

Cheshire chief constable post mock TripAdvisor Christmas card to repeat offenders

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Police force sends Christmas cards to convicts: Cheshire chief constable posts mock TripAdvisor note to repeat offenders in stunt branded ‘ludicrous’ by ex-Home Secretary David Mellor Police are sending out a Christmas card to repeat offenders across Cheshire  Features Tripadvisor style review of custody suite on aptly named ‘Celladvisor’ Spoof advertisement says offenders can have … Read more

European Commission threatens to block Britain’s attempts to reform the Human Rights Act

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European Commission threatens to block Britain’s attempts to reform the Human Rights Act by threatening to rip-up key part of the Brexit deal Dominic Raab wants Bill of Rights to stop foreign criminals avoiding deportation British rulings would also take precedence over those from European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg But European Commission warned … Read more

Number of rape victims giving evidence by video before trial is set to soar 

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Hopes for boost in rape convictions as number of victims giving evidence by video before trial is set to soar More victims of rape will be able to give evidence by video before a trial begins Dominic Raab showed support for rules allowing pre-recorded video testimony Victims have been giving pre-trial video evidence in pilot … Read more

Nine in ten people living in the countryside haven’t seen a police officer for a week 

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Nine in ten people living in the countryside haven’t seen a police officer for a week Seven in ten people have reported an increase in crime over the last 12 months  Despite this, 89% of people said they had not seen an officer in the last week By Jake Ryan Home Affairs Correspondent For The Mail … Read more

Gang of 14 Chicago thieves ransack Louis Vuitton store and make off with $120,000

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Gang of 14 Chicago thieves ransack Louis Vuitton store and make off with $120,000 in brazen daylight robbery A gang of 14 thieves were filmed robbing $120,000 worth of merchandise from a Chicago-suburb Louis Vuitton store on Thursday The criminals waited until an armed guard was on break to storm the Oak Brook Center store … Read more