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At least 64 people die in massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro -- October 28, 2025

Operation involving 2,500 officers targets major gang before UN climate events

The Globe and Mail - World - 22 minutes ago

Protests erupt after police raid in Brazil leaves 119 dead and draws accusations of excessive force

A massive police raid on a drug gang embedded in low-income neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro that left at least 119 people dead is drawing protests for excessive force and

Lancaster Online - US News - 42 minutes ago

Odd News - Dog reunited with owner 7 years after burglary in Florida - Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A stray dog picked up by a Florida police officer on a Tampa road was reunited with his owner 7 years after going missing during an apartment burglary.

A stray dog picked up by a Florida police officer on a Tampa road was reunited with his owner 7 years after going missing during an apartment burglary.

UPI - Weird - 49 minutes ago

Death toll of police raid in Rio doubles to 132, state watchdog says

Authorities say they were targeting a powerful organised-crime group.

NZ Herald - Top Stories - 1 hour ago

Death toll in Brazilian police raid rises to 119, drawing criticism of excessive force

The new toll of 115 suspects and four policemen killed was an increase over what authorities originally said were 60 suspects dead in Tuesday’s raid by about 2,500 police and soldiers in the favelas of Penha and Complexo de Alemao.

Los Angeles Times - US News - 2 hours ago

Explosions seen in Rio as 'largest' police drugs raid leaves 64 dead

At least 60 people are dead after about 2,500 Brazilian police and soldiers launched a massive raid on the drug-trafficking gang the Red Command – one of Brazil's most powerful criminal organisations – with 81 suspects were arrested. Footage from the operation on Tuesday (28 October) shows suspects being bundled into police vans, scores of seized guns, and plumes of dark smoke rising into the sky across Rio de Janeiro, as explosions echo in the background.

Independent UK - US News - 3 hours ago

Brazil: Dozens of corpses line Rio de Janeiro street as 123 confirmed dead in police raids

Operation ordered to capture Red Command drug gang members

Irish Times - World - 3 hours ago

Former Lawrence police officer indicted by federal grand jury for allegedly assaulting detainee, lying about it in report -- Video of the incident made headlines in January, and the victim has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit.

An indictment handed up Tuesday said Mangan on March 10, 2023, allegedly “assaulted arrestee Victim 1,” which “resulted in bodily injury to Victim 1.”

Boston Globe - Top Stories - 4 hours ago

Deadliest police raid in Brazil kills 132, corpses line Rio street ahead of global climate events -- 2 min read

The deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history killed at least 132 people, public defenders said on Wednesday, as Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street with dozens of corpses found overnight

First Post - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Protest held at Palatine police station after officer assists federal agents with arrest

Police officials Monday said the officer only intervened in an attempt to calm a chaotic situation at a local business.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 5 hours ago

Brazil's president 'horrified' as death toll from Rio police raid tops 100

Rio state governor put death toll at around 60 on Wednesday, but warned that the real figure was likely higher.

Aljazeera - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Death toll in police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say

RIO DE JANEIRO — A police raid and ensuing clashes with a drug gang in Rio de Janeiro left at least 119 people dead, including 115 suspects and four policemen, officials said Wednesday, a day after th

The Columbian - US News - 6 hours ago

Death toll from massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro soars to 119

The death toll from a massive police raid on a notorious gang in Rio de Janeiro rose Wednesday to 119, including four policemen, Brazilian police said.

CBC News - World - 6 hours ago

Deported sex offender says police ignored him

Deported sex offender claims he was 'ignored' by police

Sky News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Gang War in Rio de Janeiro: 64 Dead in Massive Police Raid

At least 64 individuals died in a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro against Comando Vermelho, one of the country's deadliest gangs.

Breitbart - World - 6 hours ago

Death toll in Brazil's Rio police raid rises to 132

ALBAWABA- The death toll from Brazil’s deadliest anti-drug operation has climbed to 132, according to Rio’s public defender’s office.The massive raid, l

Albawaba - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Death toll in massive police raid on drug gang in Rio rises 119, Brazilian police say

Brazilian police say the death toll in a massive raid on a notorious drug gang in Rio de Janeiro has risen to 119 killed, including four policemen. The previous toll given by authorities was 60 …

Bay to Bay News - World - 6 hours ago

Care home at centre of police probe forced to close

It comes after the council intervened and stopped new admissions to the home earlier this year

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

132 dead in Rio's bloodiest police crackdown on gang

The Rio de Janeiro public defender’s office reported Wednesday that 132 people were killed in what it called the bloodiest police operation in the...

Daily Sabah - World - 8 hours ago

Death toll in Rio police raids climbs to 132

Officials said on Wednesday that at least 132 people were killed in the deadliest police operation in Brazil’s history, after Rio de Janeiro residents lined a street overnight with dozens of...

International The News - World - 8 hours ago

Raid on gang in Rio leaves over 100 people dead, including police officers -- The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.

The police operation was one of the most violent in Brazil's recent history, with human rights organizations calling for investigations into the deaths.

CBS News - World - 9 hours ago

Police investigating death of 'full-term infant' found near USC campus

When officers responded to the scene on McClintock Avenue, they found the body of a full-term infant, police said.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 9 hours ago

Paris police admit errors in Louvre's security, including technical negligence may have aided jewel thieves

Paris Police Chief Patrice Faure told Senate lawmakers that aging systems and slow-moving fixes left weak seams in the world’s most-visited museum.

New York Post - World - 10 hours ago

ICE raids and fear tactics: Is America becoming a police state?

U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown is supposed to be targeting criminal illegal immigrants, but more American citizens and legal immigrants are being rounded up. For The National, CBC’s Terence McKenna talks to people who have been dragged away by ICE agents and asks: Is America becoming a police state?

CBC News - Politics - 12 hours ago

Rio police raids kill 64 ahead of climate conferences

At least 64 people died on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro's most deadly police operation ever, which targeted a major gang days before the city hosts events related to the UN climate summit known as COP30.

The Globe and Mail - World - 13 hours ago

Photos show massive police raid in Rio's favelas leaving dozens dead in clashes with drug gangs

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian security forces launched a massive daylong operation on drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, setting off fierce gun battles that left dozens dead and many …

Bay to Bay News - World - 1 day ago

At least 64 killed in huge Rio police raids

Rio's governor says the operation was the most deadly in the city's history.

Sydney Morning Herald - World - 1 day ago

60 people killed in 'biggest raid in history' as 2,500 cops storm Rio

The massive raid by thousands of cops followed a year of investigation into the criminal group

Independent UK - World - 1 day ago

Congressional intern murder suspect allegedly killed 17-year-old girl days after first shooting: police

A man accused of killing a congressional intern is now charged in the murder of a teen girl in Washington, D.C., just days after the U.S. House intern was shot.

Fox News - US News - 1 day ago

Viral Halloween 'break-in' scare leads police to surprising discovery about suspects: report

Viral Halloween home invasion prank nearly turned deadly in Alexandria. Family cousins staged terrifying break-in that could have had fatal consequences.

Fox News - US News - 1 day ago

Palatine police defend officer who assisted federal agents

A disturbance erupted at 11:50 a.m. Monday in the 1100 block of East Dundee Road, where three individuals wearing police insignia were trying to arrest a customer at the business.

Chicago Sun-Times - Politics - 1 day ago

Fort Worth police and good Samaritans rescue baby trapped under vehicle on interstate

Fort Worth police officers and Good Samaritans become heroes after lifting overturned car to rescue trapped 1-year-old on Interstate 30. The baby and mother are recovering.

Fox News - US News - 1 day ago

President urges formation of joint "ECO Police Force"

TEHRAN, Oct. 28 (MNA) – President Pezeshkian says sustainable security is key to regional development and calling for speeding up the creation of the joint ECO police force.

Mehr News Agency - Business - 1 day ago

Police arrest two suspects over Louvre theft -- Prosecutors have taken two suspects into custody a week after a heist at the world's most visited museum shocked Paris.

Prosecutors have taken two suspects into custody a week after a heist at the world’s most visited museum shocked Paris.

Christian Science Monitor - World - 3 days ago

Unfettered and Unaccountable: How Trump Is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force

Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests and tactics.

ProPublica - Top Stories - 6 days ago

Crime & Police -- Fish and Wildlife Seeks Dumbass Who Shot a Crocodile with a Spear Gun in Key Largo

The state agency has offered $1,000 for information leading to the arrest of the culprit.

Miami New Times - US News - 6 days ago

Florida Uber Eats driver noticed autistic son missing from car, continues delivery: police

A Florida Uber Eats driver was charged with child neglect after his autistic son was found wandering naked on an interstate ramp. Good Samaritans rescued the nonverbal child.

Fox News - Weird - 7 days ago

Police move into cell next to Sarkozy after prison death threats

The former president arrived at prison yesterday after being handed a five-year sentence for a plan to take money from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi

Evening Standard - World - 7 days ago

Crocodile in UK canal sparks police force's 'strangest appeal ever'

The escapade seems to have entertained Derbyshire police's social media followers, with one commenting: "Brilliant! Really made me smile once it was revealed what it was!"

Sky News - Weird - 10 days ago

The faces of the people most wanted by police in Wales

They are wanted in connection with a range of alleged crimes and police forces are asking for information from the public to help find them

WalesOnline - Top Stories - 11 days ago

A.I. for Cops -- What Next: TBD

On a scale of 1-"Minority Report"...

Slate - Technology - 17 days ago

Police issue warnings over A.I. home intruder prank

A social media prank depicting an A.I. generated intruder is pushing some worried parents to call 911. NBC News’ Ellison Barber speaks with one of a number of Police departments who have issued warnings that these pranks could lead to possible charges and fines.

NBC News - Technology - 19 days ago

Police called as two young bears escape from wildlife enclosure in Devon - and devour honey

Police attended the scene "in line with standard protocol" - and an investigation has been launched into how the four-year-olds managed to escape in the first place.

Sky News - Weird - 4 months ago