2017 – Page 13 – World Justice News

Man in court over Nuneaton bowling alley lockdown

October 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

A man charged in connection with the Nuneaton bowling alley lockdown is due to appear before magistrates later. David Clarke, 53, was arrested and charged with false imprisonment and imitation firearm offences after armed officers […]

Possible serial killer ‘terrorising’ Florida neighbourhood

October 24, 2017 zoshinuk 0

Florida police have said they are searching for a possible serial killer believed to have fatally shot three people over the last two weeks. Officials believe the murders, which happened blocks apart, were committed by […]

HMP Birmingham riot: Managers told of disruption threat

October 23, 2017 World Justice News 0

Bosses at HMP Birmingham were warned of potential disorder immediately prior to a 15-hour riot, a report has said. Last December’s disturbance spread to four wings, and 500 prisoners were let out of their cells. […]

RCMP make grim discovery while executing search warrant

October 23, 2017 World Justice News 0

Human remains have been found at a rural property in the interior of B.C., as two searches in relation to the same criminal investigation continue. Mounties began executing a search warrant in the 2200 block of […]

Bowling alley siege: Man arrested

October 23, 2017 World Justice News 0

A suspected gunman was arrested after police ended a four-hour siege at a bowling alley in Nuneaton. Officers were called to MFA Bowl, in Bermuda Park, at around 14:30 BST on Sunday after reports a […]

Sherin Mathews: US police find body in missing child case

October 23, 2017 World Justice News 0

Police in Texas say they have found a body while investigating a case of a three-year-old who went missing earlier this month when her father sent her out of their home at 03:00 as punishment. […]

Kodi box trader gets suspended jail term

October 23, 2017 World Justice News 0

A trader who sold TV boxes which allowed viewers to watch subscription films and football for free has been given a suspended jail term. Brian Thompson had denied breaking the law by selling the Kodi […]

Man caught on video throwing dog off ravine sentenced to five years in prison

October 20, 2017 zoshinuk 0

LOS ANGELES, Calif. A 21-year-old man who was caught on video twice hurling his pit bull into a ravine in the City Terrace area and subsequently charged in an unrelated residential burglary was sentenced today […]

Police: Suspect in 6 shootings in Maryland, Delaware, caught

October 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

By Darran Simon, Chris Boyette and Jason Hanna, CNN A suspect in shootings in Maryland and Delaware on Wednesday that left three people dead and three others injured was caught in Delaware after a manhunt, authorities said. […]

Quebec Passes Law Obliging Citizens to Uncover Their Faces

October 19, 2017 zoshinuk 0

QUEBEC—The Quebec national assembly has passed a controversial religious neutrality bill that obliges citizens to uncover their faces while giving and receiving state services. Members voted 66-51 in favour of Bill 62 on Oct. 18. […]

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Nigerian court orders UK to pay £420m over 1949 killing of miners

February 8, 2026 0

A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay $27m (£20m) to each of the families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by the colonial administration in the south-east of the country. The […]

Human Rights

Rape trial puts Norway’s royal family in unwelcome glare of public

February 1, 2026 0

When Marius Borg Høiby stands up in room 250 at Oslo district court on Tuesday, at the start of Norway’s biggest trial in years, he will have no moral support from his closest relatives. His […]

Human Rights

France moves to abolish concept of marital duty to have sex

February 1, 2026 0

France is to enshrine in law the end of so-called “conjugal rights” – the notion that marriage means a duty to have sex. A bill approved on Wednesday in the National Assembly adds a clause […]

World Justice News

Crime and Justice News from around the world

Year: 2017

Man in court over Nuneaton bowling alley lockdown

Possible serial killer ‘terrorising’ Florida neighbourhood

HMP Birmingham riot: Managers told of disruption threat

RCMP make grim discovery while executing search warrant

Bowling alley siege: Man arrested

Sherin Mathews: US police find body in missing child case

Kodi box trader gets suspended jail term

Man caught on video throwing dog off ravine sentenced to five years in prison

Police: Suspect in 6 shootings in Maryland, Delaware, caught

Quebec Passes Law Obliging Citizens to Uncover Their Faces