A police force in England has unveiled a new crime-fighting tractor named Optimus Crime after a local four-year-old — Transformers fan — took top honors in a naming competition. Devon and Cornwall Police revealed the vehicle at the Devon County Show, British
A true crime “obsessed” 23-year-old woman has been indicted on murder charges in South Korea after she apparently confessed to killing her tutor “out of curiosity,” according to local reports. Jung Yoo-jung was indicted Friday in Busan, a port city along South
As many as 30,000 people in Sweden are involved in criminal networks, the country’s justice minister said Thursday, describing the figure as “breathtaking” and vowing to introduce new legislation to fight organized crime. “Lethal firearm violence has increased dramatically and Sweden is
A Thai state enterprise that has been exporting electricity to neighboring Myanmar has cut off power to two border towns with notorious casino complexes that allegedly host major organized crime operations, Thai officials said Tuesday. The towns of Shwe Kokko and Lay
Hastings: Huge fire breaks out beside the seafront From the outside the properties along Hastings’ beachfront look in good order. Painted in classic pastel colours, the pointed Victorian roofs are as neat and tidy as any other seaside town. However, according to
More than half of Brits think white-collar crime is treated more leniently than other offences, according to research. In a poll of 2,000 adults, 31 percent felt they had seen a rise in fraudulent activity in the past 12 months. But 59
A gun expert is asking academics to put their money where their mouths are and bet $1,000 on Brazil as a case study that stricter gun laws won’t mean less crime. No one has taken him up on the bet yet, but
The United States Postal Service paused deliveries to an entire Seattle zip code for a week because of a crime crisis in the city. Around 900 residents in the 98118 zip code did not receive their mail as delivery services were halted
Authorities in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho have imposed an indefinite nighttime curfew nationwide in an attempt to curb violent crime, a move prompted by the killing of a prominent journalist. The 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. curfew was imposed
In defiance of the falling crime overall, Britain is the middle of a knife crime scourge, something the justice system is struggling to keep up with. A total of 49,265 serious offences involving knives were recorded by police in England and Wales