Getty Images Police engage with rioters during a second night of disorder in Ballymena People woke up on Wednesday “feeling genuine fear for their lives and their livelihoods” following mob violence in Ballymena, Assistant Chief Constable Ryan Henderson has said. This comes after two days of violence in which 32 officers were injured and six...
Carl Nasman, Ana Faguy and Gary O’Donoghue BBC News, Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York Watch: “It’s important for me” – LA protesters on why they’re taking the streets Los Angeles police say they have made “mass arrests” after a fifth day of protests over US President Donald Trump’s immigration raids. Mayor Karen Bass...
Lyndsey Telford & Faye Kidd BBC News NI Pacemaker Masked individuals at a police line in Ballymena on Tuesday night A second night of serious disorder has broken out in Ballymena, County Antrim, with petrol bombs, masonry and fireworks being thrown at police. Crowds have gathered in the Clonavon Terrace area, which is also where...
Police are appealing for witnesses following a dog attack and an assault on a woman in Plymouth on Tuesday 3 June. Devon and Cornwall Police said officers were made aware of an “out-of-control XL bully-type dog” attacking a chihuahua dog on Millbay Road at about 20:30 BST. The chihuahua, which ran away after the attack,...
Detectives have arrested a man on suspicion of murder as part of an ongoing investigation in Devon. Devon and Cornwall Police said the arrest took place on Monday and followed inquiries into the death of a man in Exmouth. Police said: “A 26-year-old man from Exmouth remains in police custody where he will be interviewed...
Police Scotland Cole Cooper was last seen alive in the Banknock area in early May The family of teenager Cole Cooper, who was missing for four weeks, have said their “worst fears have become reality” after the discovery of a body. Police notified the 19-year-old’s relatives after the body was found in a wooded area...
Kate Whannel Political reporter BBC The science and technology secretary has urged police to “do their bit” to “embrace change” as the Home Office and the Treasury continue negotiations over this week’s Spending Review. Speaking to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Peter Kyle said “every part of society was struggling” and the chancellor was...
HEADLINES First Exeter build to rent flats marketed at £1,375-£2,350 per month with “affordable” units costing £1,080-£1,800 plus bills Eutopia Homes rents in Exmouth Junction block would leave many workers with substantially lower income than Joseph Rowntree Foundation minimum for a socially-acceptable standard of living. Read more. Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez launches Devon...
A former Arkansas police chief convicted of rape and murder has been caught by authorities nearly two weeks after he escaped from prison. Grant Hardin was captured only 1.5 miles (2.5km) from the prison. He tried to run from officers, but was quickly tackled to the ground, a spokesperson for the Arkansas prison system said....
Devon, Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Police and Crime Commissioner Alison Hernandez has launched a monthly “Commissioner’s Accountability Board” which she says will ensure Devon & Cornwall Police delivers an “effective and efficient police service”. The board is attended by interim chief constable James Vaughan and other senior police officers and staff from both Devon...
US riot police and protesters clashed in downtown Los Angeles following federal immigration raids across the city in which dozens of people were reportedly taken into custody. A Homeland Security Investigation Spokesperson told the Los Angeles Times that federal agents were executing search warrants related to the harbouring of people illegally in the country. Security...
Arrests for illegal work have doubled in a year as police focus on “unscrupulous” employers who exploit undocumented migrants, the government says. Immigration officers arrested more than 6,400 people in the past year in raids at businesses across the UK, data released by the Home Office shows. It said the figure is 51% higher than...
Police are still looking for a Washington man they believe murdered his three young daughters one week ago. Travis Decker, 32, is wanted on kidnapping and first-degree murder charges for killing his daughters, aged nine, eight and five, according to the Wenatchee Police Department in Washington state. Officials believe Mr Decker, who they say is...
Police have launched an appeal to identify two men after racially aggravated graffiti was sprayed onto a building. Devon and Cornwall Police said the graffiti in Totnes town centre was reported as criminal damage on 27 April. The force said the graffiti has since been cleaned off and the incident has been recorded as a...
Sima Kotecha Senior UK correspondent Paul Lynch Shared data unit BBC The National Forensics Archive houses millions of exhibits from criminal cases prior to 2012 Thousands of criminal cases – including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences – are collapsing every year because of lost, damaged or missing evidence, the BBC has...