Londoners back stop and search as violence cost taxpayers £7bn, poll finds


by @cityam

@cityam— Londoners backed stop and search in a bid to slash crime rates, pollsters found, as it emerged violence cost the capital’s taxpayers £7bn last year.

The Lufkin Daily News—Some voters in northeast India go back to the polls after violence disrupts first day of election. Voters at some polling places in a northeastern Indian state went back to the polls amid tight security on Monday after violence disrupted the vote last week. Indian election authorities

CBS News—Authorities find "evidence" while searching for missing Australian, American surfers in Mexican region plagued by cartel violence. Mexican authorities said Thursday they have found tents and questioned three people in the case of two Australians and an American who went missing over the weekend in the Pacific coast state of Baja California, a popular tourist destination that is also plagued by cartel violence.Australian brothers Jake and Callum Robinson and their American friend have not been seen since April 27, officials said.María Elena Andrade Ramírez, the state's chief prosecutor, would not say whether the three people...

Washington City Paper—D.C. Police Officer Fired for an Invasive Search Could Get His Job Back, With Back Pay. Six years ago, in September 2017, Metropolitan Police Department Officer Sean Lojacono searched two people on the same day. In both instances, about 30 minutes apart, Lojacono used the same […]