Hundreds pay tribute to police officer fatally shot 40 years ago from inside Libya's U.K. embassy


by The Washington Times

The Washington Times— Hundreds of people attended a vigil in central London on Wednesday to commemorate the life of a police officer who was shot dead 40 years ago from inside the Libyan embassy in the British capital.

NBC News—Police officer hiring in U.S. increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows. PHILADELPHIA — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than in any one of the previous four years, and fewer officers overall resigned or retired, according to the 214 law enforcement agencies that responded to a survey by the Police Executive Research Forum, or PERF....

Japan Today—Police officer hiring in U.S. increases in 2023 after years of decline, survey shows. Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than in any one

The Daily Beast—3 U.S. Marshals Fatally Shot, 5 Officers Injured Trying to Serve Warrant in Charlotte. Three members of a U.S. Marshals fugitive task force were shot and killed in Charlotte, North Carolina on Monday when gunfire erupted as...