De Rijksrecherche concludeert dat het schieten door een agente tijdens een aanhouding in Haaren rechtmatig was vanwege directe dreiging.

Rinnekodit found no errors or negligence in its staff’s actions after a man with an intellectual disability died following police use of a Taser at a service housing unit in Espoo, Yle reports. Rinnekodit reviewed its own operations, including the staff’s conduct, contacts with authorities and co…

Two Finnish police officers facing serious criminal suspicions were working alone when they became involved in separate incidents, Yle reports. One officer forced a young moped rider off the road in Tuusula, while another pointed a pistol at a man in Tampere. In Tuusula, the officer was alone in …

New York City NYPD officers fatally shot a 54-year-old man Sunday afternoon after he advanced toward them with a large butcher knife inside a Lower East Side apartment building. The incident occurred at 126 Ludlow Street following multiple 911 calls reporting an assault in progress. When officers entered the building, they found a trail of blood leading up a staircase. As they ascended, they encountered Wei Chan, 54, coming down the stairs armed with the knife. Despite repeated commands to drop the weapon, Chan continued advancing toward officers, prompting them to open fire. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Chan had no known criminal history with the department but possessed a documented mental health history. His 75-year-old father, Cheung Chan, suffered a head laceration during the incident and is expected to survive. Responding officers were also hospitalized for evaluation. NYPD Assistant Chief Melissa Eger emphasized that officers' actions reflect their commitment to confronting danger head-on. The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation, with body-camera footage set to be released as part of the internal review. This event underscores ongoing tensions between law enforcement and individuals in crisis situations.

The National Police Investigation Service concludes that the shooting by a female officer during an arrest in Haaren was lawful due to immediate threat.