Law Enforcement

Children & Teens

Afghan man Mustafa Naseri, who groomed teenager for sex, says age gap is ‘the norm’ in his culture An Afghan man who asked a 14-year-old girl to meet with him for sexual acts also explained that, in his culture, there is no minimum age for sexual activity.

October 1, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) An Afghan man who groomed a 14-year-old girl for sexual activity explained that, in his culture, an age gap was “the norm” and there was no minimum age for sexual activity. Mustafa Naseri, 21, thought he was speaking with a […]

Beards

RCMP reverses mask policy for bearded officers Prime minister said policy discriminated against officers who keep beards for religious reasons

October 1, 2020   

(CBC) The RCMP has reversed its policy on mask-wearing after being accused of discrimination over the rule, which saw bearded Mounties — including Sikh and Muslim officers — reassigned to desk duty. The policy, which was condemned by both activists and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, required front-line officers to wear […]

Government & Politics

France interior minister ups security at synagogues in wake of Paris attack Special protection ordered for Yom Kippur after 2 wounded in stabbing during trial over 2015 attack on Charlie Hebdo and kosher market

September 26, 2020   

(Times of Israel) France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Friday that he had ordered an increase in security at synagogues following a stabbing attack in Paris outside the former offices of satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. “I have given instructions that all symbolic […]

Beards

RCMP mask policy for bearded front-line officers is discriminatory and ‘shouldn’t have happened,’ Trudeau says PM and Public Safety Minister Bill Blair say Mounties need to 'rectify' policy

September 25, 2020   

(CBC) The prime minister says the RCMP’s policy requiring front-line officers to wear properly fitting N95 respirator masks amounts to discrimination and “shouldn’t have happened,” because the rule disfavours officers who keep beards for religious reasons. Justin Trudeau said Friday he was “very disappointed” to hear about […]

Government & Politics

Rise in ‘high risk’ terror offenders being released Federal police have increasingly relied on once-rare tools to watch 'high risk' terrorism offenders who have been released into the community.

September 25, 2020   

(NCA NewsWire) A large number of terrorism offenders have been released into the community in recent years, leading to a dramatic increase in Australian Federal Police “control orders,” an inquiry has heard. Sixteen control orders related to terror offences have been applied […]

Law Enforcement

Police arrest ISIS suspect on Crete

September 3, 2020   

(Kathimerini) Authorities on Crete have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State (ISIS), Kathimerini reports. The suspect, identified as a 27-year-old British national of Jordanian origin, had been banned from entering Greece on the grounds of national security. The ban was […]

Demonstrations

Clashes break out in Norway at anti-Islam rally Tensions in the Norwegian capital came to a head when an anti-Islam protester ripped pages from the Quran. Police used tear gas to keep rival groups separated, arresting nearly 30 people.

August 29, 2020   

(Deutsche Welle) Clashes broke out at an anti-Islam rally in the Norwegian capital of Oslo on Saturday, prompting authorities to end the event early. The rally, organized by the group Stop Islamization of Norway (SIAN), took place near the parliament building. Hundreds […]

Children & Teens

Yaser Said, accused of killing his two daughters in 2008, was nearly caught in 2017, authorities say The FBI believes Said narrowly escaped after a maintenance worker reported seeing him at a Bedford apartment leased to the fugitive’s son, documents show.

August 28, 2020 and   

(Dallas Morning News) Three years ago, authorities nearly captured Yaser Abdel Said — who spent more than a decade evading law enforcement on suspicion of killing his two teenage daughters in Irving — when a maintenance worker spotted him in a North […]

Children & Teens

Man accused of killing 2 teen daughters in 2008 has been captured, Irving police and FBI announce Yaser Abdel Said, 63, had been on the bureau’s Ten Most Wanted list since 2014 before he was tracked down in the Denton County city of Justin; his son and brother were arrested in Euless on suspicion of harboring him.

August 26, 2020 , , and   

(Dallas Morning News) Yaser Abdel Said, a 63-year-old man who is suspected of killing his two teenage daughters in Irving more than a decade ago, has been captured, authorities announced Wednesday. Said had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list […]