Amsterdam police chief criticizes planned Extinction Rebellion roadblock on King's Day

NL Times— The planned roadblock from Extinction Rebellion (XR) on King's Day "looks a bit like pestering police, or pestering the mayor, or pestering Amsterdam," said Amsterdam police chief Frank Paauw. He is unhappy that activists "are going to see how far they can go on a day that the police are at their busiest," Paauw said on the TV show Op1.

NL Times—Police shoot at suspect in “threatening” King’s Day incident in The Hague. Police officers shot at an already injured suspect during an arrest in The Hague on King’s Day. They were sent to the scene to try to calm a situation involving a man who used a sharp object to wound himself at about 5:30 p.m. It was not clear if the individual was also struck by gunfire.“Due to a threatening situation at the beginning of the evening, the police fired shots at a man,” police confirmed. “The suspect was injured and taken to hospital.”

YOURBASIN—Lubbock Police appoints MPD Chief as new Chief of Police. MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Lubbock has announced that Midland's current Chief of Police, Seth Herman, will be taking over as Lubbock Police Department's new Chief. Herman beat out three other finalists and will now be stepping in for Interim Chief Gregory Rushin, who was appointed to the position in September. Herman is []

Charleston City Paper—Why North Charleston’s police chief is retiring. North Charleston Police Chief Greg Gomes never really planned on being the department’s chief, he told the Charleston City Paper April 24. But when now-Mayor Reggie Burgess — the former chief — announced his bid for the city’s top office, he simultaneously announced his retirement as chief of one of the largest police forces in […]