Posts Tagged ‘riot’
Vancouver police to announce riot charges
The first charges against the alleged looters and vandals in the Stanley Cup riot will be announced by Vancouver police on Monday morning, police have confirmed. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Vancouver police defend riot probe pace
Vancouver's police chief is defending the pace of criminal investigations into Vancouver rioters, saying investigators are moving slowly because authorities want to make sure they can secure convictions. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
U.K. riot Facebook page authors get 4 years
Two men in northwestern England were handed stiff jail terms for inciting disorder during Britain's recent riots through social networking site Facebook. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
U.S. ‘supercop’ warns U.K. riot arrests not enough
A U.S. law enforcement expert who has agreed to help tackle gang violence in Britain in the wake of recent riots in urban centres says the government cannot "arrest their way out" of systemic problems facing the country. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Cameron turns to U.S. supercop for riot advice
Disturbing scenes of police overwhelmed by rioting in London show a need for more minority officers and other long-term solutions that have worked in U.S. cities, a prominent security consultant says. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
U.K. riot charges and arrests keep rising
Police in London say they have charged almost 600 people with violence, disorder and looting over deadly riots in Britain's capital. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
London police use facial recognition to ID riot thugs
Facial recognition technology being considered for London's 2012 Games is getting a workout in the wake of Britain's riots, with officers feeding photographs of suspects through Scotland Yard's newly updated face-matching program. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
London courts busy dealing with riot accused
A half-dozen news cameras waited at the ready while a pack of photographers circled in front of Westminster Court in central London while suspects in the recent rioting made appearances Thursday afternoon. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
U.K. riot victim’s father calls for calm
The father of one of three men killed during the London riots has helped ease the tension in Birmingham by pleading with people not to retaliate, an Anglican bishop of the community said. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
London police raid homes in riot crackdown
Police in London say they are raiding houses across the city in connection with several nights of riots that began last Saturday. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
