San Francisco police have shot and killed a man who crashed his car into the Chinese consulate on Monday. A police statement said the unidentified man was shot after officers arrived at the scene. Footage online showed a blue Honda…
Police hunt suspect in murder of New York City activist
Police are searching for an unidentified suspect in the murder of a social justice activist who was stabbed multiple times on a New York street while returning from a wedding. Ryan Carson, 32, was murdered near a bus station in…
Court jails tricyclist for rape, Police to exhume Mohbad’s body, Cultists kills transport worker and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Court remands tricyclist for allegedly raping teenager (Vanguard) An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded…
Police arraign 22-year-old for alleged armed robbery
The Police on Friday arraigned one 22-year-old man, Toheeb Abolade, for allegedly using a gas pistol and cutlass to rob people. Abolade, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, an intent to rob and…
Police catch a terrorism suspect who escaped from a London prison
A former soldier who escaped from a London prison while awaiting trial on terrorism charges was captured Saturday, police said. Daniel Abed Khalife was on the run four days before a massive search managed to nab him in Chiswick in…
Police arraign 4 alleged members of Aiye confraternity
The Police in Lagos on Monday arraigned four men for alleged membership of an unlawful society, Aiye confraternity. The defendants are Tunde Opaleye, Suleiman Saheed, Joseph Constant and Israel Aboh. The defendants, who have no fixed address, are charged with…
Burning Man: Police investigating death during heavy rain
An investigation has been launched into the death of a person during torrential rain at the Burning Man festival in the US state of Nevada. Thousands of people remain stranded at the event after the bad weather turned the ground…
Navy parades 5 stowaways, Dog attacks policeman, Driver arraigned for robbery and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Navy parades 5 Lagos stowaways, hands suspects over to Immigration (Punch) The Nigerian Navy on Wednesday…
Kano protesters dare police, take to the streets
Some protesters are currently on the streets in defiance to the ban on demonstrations by the police. The state commissioner of police, Mohammed Usain Gumel, had banned protests after members of the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and the…
Burkina Faso police kill 40 Islamic fighters after ambush – Army
The Police in Burkina Faso have killed 40 Islamist fighters, the army said on Sunday. The terrorists ambushed a police reconnaissance mission in Koulpelogo province in the north-east of the country on Saturday, the military said. Five police officers were…