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Celebrating The 100-Year Anniversary Of NSW’s First Female Police Officers

                  2015 marks the 100 year anniversary of women in the NSW Police Force. Superintendent Tony Crandell reflects on their contributions and achievements, including championing LGBTI issues and diversity. One hundred years ago, two women – Lillian Armfield and Maude Rhodes – became the first female police […]

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Police Establishes Department For Female Officers’ Welfare

                  Issues of sexual harassment and discrimination against women in Uganda’s Police Force could soon become history following a decision by the institution to establish a new department of women affairs. Top police women officers are now sensitizing their juniors on how to address their concerns to […]

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Cop By Day, Hockey Ref By Night

                  With that first step onto the ice, the ice must be broken. Invariably, this particular hockey referee loses the advantage of anonymity from the very start, loses the benefit of the adage that officials have called a great game when you don’t notice them at all. […]

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Inspector Held For Molesting Female Cop In Puri

                    BHUBANESWAR: Inspector-in-charge of Kakatpur police station in Puri district was on Sunday arrested on charges of molesting a female constable last week. The accused, Srikant Barik, 38, was produced in a trial court and later sent to judicial custody following rejection of his bail plea, […]

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Female Cop Knocked Out In Sydney Brawl

                  Police have blamed alcohol for a brawl involving 20 youths in Sydney’s south that resulted in four teenagers being charged and a female officer being knocked unconscious. Officers say the fight, which broke out near a shopping mall in Cronulla on Wednesday night, was not race-related […]

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Paris Shootings Live: Female Police Officer Killed – And Latest News From Charlie Hebdo Manhunt

                  A mass search is still underway for those suspected to be responsible for the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, which left 12 people dead focusing on villages to the north-east of Paris. The two key suspects thought to be the Charlie Hebdo gunmen are reported […]

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Manchester Swears In First Female Police Captain

                  MANCHESTER — Maureen Tessier made history Monday morning when she was sworn in as the first female police captain of the Manchester Police Department. She was among a dozen officers who were promoted in a swearing-in ceremony held at the Manchester Police Athletic League/Officer Briggs Community […]

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Habitual Cop Basher Attacks Female Cop In Detroit – Media Omits Her Race

                  Twenty-nine year old Deandre Wilson, of Westland, assaulted a police officer in Tayler, MI 5 weeks ago.  He was free on a bond that had been set at $5,000/10%.  On Friday morning he was entering the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in downtown Detroit, accompanied by […]

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Sandy Snyder: First Female Goshen Police Officer Retires

                  GOSHEN — Thirty-two years ago, Sandy Snyder became the first female police officer on the Goshen Police Department.“I waited two and a half years from when I first applied,” Snyder said. “I knew it was coming and was told to wait. So I went to college […]

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Man Who Allegedly Smashed Head Of Female Police Officer Into The Ground Given Bail But Told Not To Go Near Pubs And Clubs

                    A Western Australian man who allegedly slammed a female police officer’s head into the ground has been granted conditional bail. Police allege 53-year-old Victor Kingsley McGuire swore at police officers, and slammed one officer’s head on the ground approximately six times before punching her. A […]

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