An Ann Arbor police officer, who is one half of the first gay couple to marry in Washtenaw County, is suing the department and city claiming discrimination. Elizabeth Patten, 52, claims she was routinely passed over for promotion and special assignments based on her sex, according […]
King Salman of Saudi Arabia Asks Female Police Officers To Be Removed From Beach On French Riviera To ‘Protect His Privacy’
The king of Saudi Arabia’s trip to France has sparked fresh controversy after female police officers were reportedly withdrawn from duties on the Riviera beach where he is staying. King Salman began his three-week holiday in France last week. But the trip to his seafront home […]
Women On The Beat: How To Get More Female Police Officers Around The World
Rizwana Hamid was 20 years old when she applied to join the police force in Pakistan. It was 1996. Two years before, Benazir Bhutto had established the first women’s police station in the country, but there were still few other female officers. She can still remember […]
Man Avoids Jail After He Punched Female Officer In The Face
A man has been spared jail after he punched a female police officer in the face. Jonathan Turner, 22, was stopped in Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, on June 22, by a police officer who wanted to speak to him in connection with an outstanding matter. The officer […]
It’s Jail Time For ‘Tough’ Female Cop Who Fatally Kicked Handcuffed Woman
A veteran Los Angeles police officer was sentenced Thursday to the maximum of three years behind bars for kicking and shoving a handcuffed woman who later died, with a judge ruling that she will serve 16 months in county jail and the last 20 months of […]
Hero Police Officer Saves Five-Year-Old Girl’s Life In Front Of Distraught Parents
A hero female police officer has told how she saved the life of a five-year-old girl after she stopped breathing due to an asthma attack. Pc Melissa Allen-Turner, 24, grabbed the limp child from her distraught parents and began performing chest compressions in the street after […]
Scotland’s Top Female Cop Says Women Will One Day Make Up The MAJORITY Of The Force
The prediction comes on the day a 12-page Record pullout celebrates 100 years of women fighting crime. Police Scotland deputy chief Rose Fitzpatrick is a candidate to replace Chief Constable Sir Stephen House when he retires in September next year. And Fitzpatrick – who cut her […]
NYPD On Hunt For Samuel Thornton 21 In Beating Of Female Cop Gun Theft
The NYPD says it is hot on the heels of a 21-year-old man who brutally beat an off-duty female cop in the Bronx and stole her gun. Cops have identified the man as Samuel Thornton. At about 5 a.m. on Wednesday, he attacked the 41-year-old woman […]
Women Police Officers Express Passion For Male-Dominated Field
The law enforcement field has been an intense topic of discussion, more specifically police officer accountability and the use of excessive force. In many cases women officers’ perspectives have been silenced pertaining to violence and their contributions to the changing landscape of this country have been […]
Man Accused Of Throwing Axe At Female Cop
A BLACKBUTT man who was tasered after he allegedly threw an axe at a female police officer is expected to apply for bail at Ipswich Magistrates Court today. Bodie-James Amos, 24, faces eight charges, which include going armed to cause fear, injuring an animal, dangerous operation […]