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31 days of halloween

The Most Halloween Police Photo of 2016

It's a good one.
Erik Shilling October 31, 2016
We are sinners all.
news

Scottish Police Arrest Road-Crossing Chicken

It's all our fault.
Cara Giaimo October 7, 2016
news

If There is a God, This Facebook Post By a Cop Looking For Clowns Will Go Viral

An officer took an entire day to investigate.
Erik Shilling September 29, 2016
cars

Driver Jailed After Calling Police to Ask Them to Stop Following Him

They did not stop.
Erik Shilling September 12, 2016
secret

From Frogs to Immigration, How the Secret Service Kept Tabs on Peaceful Protests

In 2011, no protest was too small.
JPat Brown July 27, 2016
cars

Police Impersonators in the UK Are Now on the Hijacking Beat

Thieves pretending to be cops keep stopping people in Essex, UK, and stealing their vans.
Erik Shilling July 26, 2016
A member of the US Capitol Police maneuvers a bomb disposal robot through Washington D.C.
maps

Find The Police Robots Near You With This Handy Map

Are you living near a PackBot?
Cara Giaimo July 25, 2016
horses

An Abandoned, Saddled Horse Was Found in a British Forest

Nothing, of course, creepy about this.
Eric Grundhauser July 22, 2016
drugs

Police Find Marijuana, Give Facebook Instructions on How Its Owner Can Retrieve It

As the Republican National Convention rages on, police in one Cleveland suburb have some jokes.
Eric Grundhauser July 19, 2016
This could get you out of half a fine.
cars

Drivers Are Getting Half-Off Coupons for Traffic Tickets in China

Finally, a coupon you can actually use.
Cara Giaimo July 7, 2016
fires

Happy Birthday to the World's First Emergency Number

London's '999' turned 79 this week.
Ella Morton July 1, 2016
cars

Police Find Swarm of Bees Intentionally Placed in Car’s Trunk

No.
Tao Tao Holmes June 21, 2016
The escaped robot, paralyzed by indecision and lack of charge.
robots

Russian Robot Tries And Fails To Escape Life Of Servitude

It's been a rough few months for bots.
Cara Giaimo June 15, 2016
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crime and punishment

Meet ‘Deadshot Mary,’ a 1930s Undercover Cop Superstar

How one NYC policewoman became a media sensation.
Hadley Meares May 25, 2016
food

Worldwide Fake Food Crackdown Seizes Monkey Meat, Locusts, Painted Olives

There were also Kalashnikovs, chicken intestines, and sardines.
Erik Shilling April 6, 2016
It made an appearance in Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris
Paris, France

The Duluc Detective Agency

Noirish green neon marks the location of one of the oldest private detective agencies in France.
police

The Frightening Lack of Data Surrounding Police Misconduct in the U.S.

Eric Grundhauser January 20, 2016
Carlisle Cathedral policeman grotesque
Carlisle, England

The Policeman Grotesque

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.