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High drama prevailed in Ramanahalli of Hunsur on Thursday after a police officer allegedly ill-treated Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu when he went to cast his vote.Mr. Chikkamadu, who represents the neighbouring H.D. Kote constituency, is a voter in Ramanahalli, which is part of Hunsur Assembly segment. Outside the polling booth, police officers asked Mr. Chikkamadu, who was speaking to his supporters, to leave the place as prohibitory orders were in force. Commotion ensued with his supporters shouting slogans against the police.Subsequently, he, his wife and mother staged a protest at a nearby temple. A large number of supporters joined him and even blocked the road for some time, demanding an apology from the police officer.Mysuru Rural District Congress Committee president B.J. Vijaykumar called former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and brought the alleged ill-treatment of the MLA to his notice. Mr. Siddaramaiah reportedly spoke to Mysuru Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth and … [Read more...] about Congress MLA claims ‘ill-treatment’ by police officer in Hunsur, stages protest

FALMOUTH, MA — The lawyer representing an East Falmouth man accused of shooting two police officers told a Barnstable Court Grand Jury his client likely shot just one of the officers. Attorney Brian Kelley said it's likely one was accidentally shot by the other officer during the July 2018 shooting on Ashley Drive, the Cape Cod Times reported.Prosecutors said Falmouth officers Ryan Moore and Donald DeMiranda were shot while investigating a report of a man breaking bottles. Authorities said Malik Koval, 21, became agitated when the officers confronted him, so he ran into his house, grabbed a gun and shot Moore and DeMiranda. The officers returned fire, and all three men involved in the shooting were hospitalized but survived.Kelley believes DNA testing on the casings will prove that Koval didn't shoot both police officers."Our position is Officer DeMiranda shot Officer Moore," Kelley told the Cape Cod Times Monday. "From what we've learned, the two bullets found on the front lawn … [Read more...] about Lawyer Says Defendant Shot 1 Falmouth Police Officer, Not 2

A reporter from a national daily was slapped by a senior police officer while he was recording a video of the officer allegedly harassing a citizen creating awareness among voters on polling day. The incident occurred at K.R. Puram polling booth around 1 p.m. on Thursday. According to the reporter, a man was standing 200 metres from the polling booth and holding a placard with the message: “Don’t sell your votes”. According to eyewitnesses, police personnel who were on security duty approached the man, snatched the placard and asked him to leave. However, he returned to the spot with another placard soon after. The police confiscated his placards, allegedly abused him verbally and took him to the Assistant Commissioner of Police (Whitefield sub-division), Krishnappa, who was in the area. “The ACP abused the man and threatened to put him behind bars if he did not leave,” said the reporter.When Mr. Krishnappa saw the reporter recording the incident, he … [Read more...] about Police officer roughs up journalist recording video in K.R. Puram

WELLESLEY (CBS) – A Wellesley police officer gave a driver a hand – and a warning – for hitting the road with too much snow on her roof. Officer Derek Harris pulled over a woman Wednesday who was one of many driving dangerously this week following a snowstorm. The woman had only cleared enough snow to see through her front windshield. She told Harris that she didn’t own a snow brush. Video captured by resident Joanne Chlebogiannis shows Harris using a brush to clear the roof of the car. Thank you Joeanne Chlebogiannis for sharing this video with us! Joanne wanted us to know that in her opinion, Off. Derek Harris had gone above and beyond the scope of his duties yesterday during the snowy morning commute. pic.twitter.com/4SSDw2uu9v — Wellesley Police (@WellesleyPolice) December 5, 2019 “I think it’s absolutely beautiful,” she says in the video. “Good for you, officer!” Massachusetts drivers pulled over for having too much … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Wellesley Police Officer Brushes Snow Off Driver’s Roof, Issues Warning

FREEPORT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Several police officers in a Long Island village remain on the job after a controversial video surfaced of them making an arrest. But as CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Thursday, an investigation is underway. The explosive altercation caught on cellphone video is being widely shared on social media. Seven Freeport police officers made a controversial arrest. At least two are seen punching the suspect, while another seems to kick him. All of it has sparked outrage because the officers appear to be white and 44-year-old Akbar Rogers is black. “They should hold themselves accountable for their actions. Justice needs to be served for my father because of the way how they Tased my dad and beat my dad and my dad’s crying and screaming out for help,” son Rahquell Rogers said. “It is a snapshot. We don’t know what happened before. We don’t know what happened after and this is something that the review will uncover … [Read more...] about Investigation Launched Following Controversial Arrest By Freeport Police Officers

James Abbott-Thompson, son of Labour Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott, has been charged over an incident in which police officers were allegedly bitten and spat on.The incident is said to have taken place at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) building on King Charles Street in Westminster, London. Abbott-Thompson, whose mother will have particular responsibility for law and order, national security, and immigration if her party leader and alleged former lover Jeremy Corbyn becomes Prime Minister following the British elections in December, previously worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and was posted to the British embassy in Rome until June 2019. He is accused of striking and spitting at one police officer and biting another on the thumb some time after arriving at the King Charles Street building and asking to speak to an individual who was not available. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have confirmed that Abbott-Thompson will appear at the City of … [Read more...] about Diane Abbott’s Privately-educated Son Charged with Biting Police Officer