Nebraska school district asks police to stop using shock gloves on students 22. August 2026 (16:00) Omaha police agreed to stop carrying electric shock gloves in the halls of state’s largest public school districtOmaha police recently agreed to stop carrying gloves that can deliver electric shocks to students in the halls of Nebraska’s largest public school district.The decision affecting most Omaha middle and high schools came after the Associated Press first revealed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)’s plan to give officers the “Gloves” – or “generated low output voltage emitters”. The devices have also been used in recent years by some jails. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two police officers among seven people killed in North Yorkshire crash 22. August 2026 (14:47) Watchdog launches inquiry into collision involving police car and another vehicle on A66 in early hours of SaturdaySeven people, including two police officers, died in a crash near Middlesbrough in the early hours of Saturday, Cleveland police have said.The police regulator has launched an investigation after the collision, it has been confirmed. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
