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Police: Arrest in Case of Dead Chinese Student

Apr 20th 2011 – 7:49PM

TORONTO -- A 29-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a college student whose frantic boyfriend in China watched though a webcam as she struggled with an attacker, police said Wednesday. Brian Dickson was charged with first-degree murder, Toronto police spokesman Tony Vella told The Associated Press. Dickson...

Officials Fear Terror Attacks at Royal Wedding [VIDEO]

Apr 20th 2011 – 4:40PM
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Pool / Getty Images

Police Look at How Houston Kindergartner Got Gun

Apr 20th 2011 – 7:22AM
Houston Chronicle / AP

Houston Chronicle / AP

HOUSTON -- Police are trying to determine how a Houston kindergartener got a loaded gun that he brought to an elementary school, where officials say it accidentally fired when it fell from his pocket as he sat down for lunch, wounding himself and two other students. Some parents said the incident has made them think twice...

FBI Takes to the Sky in Long Island Serial Killer Search

By David LohrApr 14th 2011 – 2:25PM
Getty Images

Getty Images

The FBI took to the air today to assist the Long Island serial killer investigation. The federal law enforcement agency is using high-tech planes and helicopters equipped with high-resolution cameras to take aerial images of beach areas where at least eight sets of human remains have been found in the past four...

To Discourage Public Urination, Australian City Introduces Open-Air Urinal

By Matthew HallApr 13th 2011 – 7:30AM
City of Sydney

City of Sydney

After a city official described its urine-soaked streets as a "disgusting mess," open-air urinals are being introduced into the downtown area of Sydney, Australia, to discourage drunks from peeing in public. The al fresco toilets, also seen in some European and Canadian cities, are aimed at stopping people from urinating...

Background on police

The police are a constituted body of persons empowered by the state to enforce the law, protect property, and limit civil disorder.

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