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Police warn paedophile hunters against vigilantism after five arrests
Speed Read Three men and two women are detained in Leeds on suspicion of wrongly imprisoning alleged abusers
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Nigerian police chief says gay people ‘should leave country’
Speed Read Chief Superintendent Dolapo Badmos posted Instagram message citing 2014 law banning homosexuality activity
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Man arrested after poppy wreaths thrown from memorial
Speed Read The 54-year-old suspect was detained on suspicion of criminal damage following vandalism of Swindon Cenotaph
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Sarah Wellgreen: man charged with murder of missing Kent mum
In Depth Ben Lacomba, 38, arrested for second time over ex-partner’s disappearance
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Met Police reveal most annoying 999 calls
In Depth Scotland Yard took 21,733 nuisance calls in 2018, including about a whistling bus driver and a lack of fried chicken
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Video of police wrenching baby from mother’s arms sparks outrage
Speed Read Officers surround Jazmine Headley as she lies on floor holding one-year-old son during tug of war at New York benefits office
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Dozens of offences quashed after forensic manipulation
Speed Read More than 10,500 test results under review after ‘most serious breach of forensic science standards in living memory’, says police chief
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Police officers investigated over cadet abuse claims
Speed Read Nationwide scheme for youngsters aged 13 to 18 under ‘urgent’ review
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Public told not to approach boa constrictor on the loose
In Depth The snake escaped from its owner’s home on Union Street in Boston, Lincolnshire
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Five people rack up 8,655 calls to Met Police in a year
Speed Read Watchdog says newly revealed figures highlight a much larger problem facing forces in UK
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What is swatting?
In Depth Man pleads guilty to hoax that resulted in fatal police shooting in Kansas
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When are the police allowed to stop and search?
In Depth Proposals to relax ‘reasonable grounds’ condition has met with mixed response
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Why more people are being murdered in London
In Depth Fatal stabbing of boy in Bellingham takes 2018 total to 116 - the same as for the whole of last year
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Georgia police post warnings outside sex offenders’ homes ahead of Halloween
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