Police Sieges
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Security personnel rush into the Louvre Museum in Paris amid "serious incident". Video
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A French soldier has reportedly shot and wounded a man armed with a knife after he tried to enter the famous Louvre Museum in central Paris carrying a suitcase.
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Dramatic moment police bust suspected meth lab
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Police break down the door and storm a suspected drug lab in Sydney's west, as the fight against Australia's ice epidemic escalates, and cameras are there to capture it all for new a ABC documentary series — Ice Wars.
Topics: drugs-and-substance-abuse, community-and-society, police-sieges, police, law-crime-and-justice, crime, arts-and-entertainment, sydney-2000
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Man admits chaining hostage, threatening him with spear gun in WA siege
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A mentally ill man pleads guilty to sparking a 12-hour siege in Bunbury, during which a hostage was threatened with a spear gun, chained around the neck and falsely told he was going to be blown up.
Topics: courts-and-trials, police-sieges, armed-robbery, bunbury-6230, perth-6000
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Moonah siege accused pleads not guilty to charges
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A 47-year-old man accused of firing several shots at police during a 14-hour siege on a Hobart street last year, pleads not guilty to assault charges.
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Turnbull comforts families at Sydney siege memorial
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The Prime Minister and his wife Lucy embrace victims' families during a church service to mark the second anniversary of the tragedy.
Topics: terrorism, law-crime-and-justice, police-sieges, government-and-politics, sydney-2000
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Man charged over 14-hour standoff at Moonah
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Police lay multiple charges against a Hobart man who allegedly shot at officers during a 14-hour standoff at a Moonah house on Sunday night.
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Hobart siege ends after man surrenders Video
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Hobart police use an armoured vehicle to help end a siege at a house in Moonah after shots are allegedly fired at them. A man is in custody.
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Moonah siege house image
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Neighbour's window shot during Moonah siege image
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Man 'fired gun at officers' during Hobart siege
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A man surrenders after allegedly firing a shotgun at a police truck, missing officers by 20 metres, during a 14-hour standoff sparked by a dog attack in Hobart.
Topics: police-sieges, police, moonah-7009
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Brazilian military police helicopter crashes in Rio
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A military helicopter that was providing support to a police anti-drug operation in Rio de Janeiro crashes, killing the four officers on board.
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Police gather at a military helicopter which crashed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016 image
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From acoustic devices to drones: The sound of fear Opinion
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From long range acoustic devices used to disperse protesters to ear-splitting military drones to songs blasted on rotation to prisoners, ours is an age in which sound has been repositioned as a tool of terror.
Topics: hearing, law-crime-and-justice, crime, police-sieges, police, health, music, australia
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Man involved in Adelaide siege urged to 'turn his life around'
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A man who hid from police during a lengthy siege in Adelaide's east end is jailed for at least two years and nine months, and urged by the judge to stay away from drugs.
Topics: police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, sa
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NY police fire 18 times to subdue suspect with meat cleaver
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New York police open fire 18 times in downtown Manhattan before subduing a suspect armed with a meat cleaver who seriously wounded an off-duty detective, police say.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, police-sieges, crime, united-states
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Disgruntled former factory worker arrested after 10-hour stand-off
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A former factory worker is arrested after a 10-hour stand-off with police at a food processing plant in Brisbane's south-west.
Topics: police-sieges, law-crime-and-justice, wacol-4076
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Top cop charged after siege in Adelaide 'having difficult time in prison'
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A high-ranking police officer charged over a domestic dispute, which sparked a siege in Adelaide's south, wipes away tears after being told he will spend at least another week in prison after his bail application was adjourned.
Topics: police, police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, blackwood-5051, adelaide-5000, sa
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ASIO's role in Sydney siege may never be publicly revealed
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The findings arising from the coronial inquest into the Sydney siege will not be handed down until next year, New South Wales state coroner Michael Barnes confirms, but it appears ASIO's involvement will remain confidential.
Topics: police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, courts-and-trials, sydney-2000, nsw
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Man sentenced to six years' jail over 'terrifying' Mosman Park siege
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Daniel Ashley is sentenced to six years in jail for taking five people hostage as part of a plan by him, to make a public statement and be fatally shot by police.
Topics: police-sieges, crime, courts-and-trials, mosman-park-6012, perth-6000
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'No guidance' on whether NSW police must keep work texts
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NSW police guidelines make no specific reference to whether or not officers should keep work-related text messages, Commissioner Andrew Scipione tells a hearing a fortnight after his deputy told the Sydney siege inquest she deleted SMS messages relating to the stand-off.
Topics: parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, unrest-conflict-and-war, terrorism, police-sieges, police, law-crime-and-justice, crime, sydney-2000, nsw
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SA cop charged with stalking, trespass after siege
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A police officer, who was involved in a siege in Adelaide's south, appears in court charged with a range of offences including aggravated stalking and making unlawful threats.
Topics: police, police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, adelaide-5000, blackwood-5051, sa
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Scipione denies overstepping executive role during Sydney siege
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NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione tells an inquest he did not advise the police operational commander during the Sydney siege that storming the Lindt Cafe should be a last resort.
Topics: crime, law-crime-and-justice, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, police-sieges, sydney-2000, nsw
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Alleged Adelaide post office robber arrested after two-hour stand-off
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A man who allegedly robbed the North Adelaide Post Office at knifepoint is arrested after a two-hour stand-off with police.
Topics: police, police-sieges, crime, law-crime-and-justice, armed-robbery
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NSW Police chief to face Sydney siege inquest after text revelations
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NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione is expected to be the last person to give evidence before the inquest into the Sydney siege today, and will likely be questioned about a text he sent to his deputy during the stand-off.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police-sieges, police, sydney-2000
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Burn 'forgot' about text sent by Commissioner during Sydney siege
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Evidence regarding communication between the NSW Police Commissioner and his deputy Catherine Burn during the Sydney siege suggests he was aware of technical problems with intelligence-gathering equipment, an inquest hears.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, crime, police-sieges, police, sydney-2000, nsw
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