New York City’s police commissioner called for a “lot less rhetoric and a lot more dialogue” to defuse the tension between officers and the population they protect.

The gunman who murdered two New York City police officers in their squad car had a long criminal record, a hatred of police and the government and an apparent history of mental instability that included a suicide attempt a year ago, it has emerged.

New York City’s police commissioner says the gunman who ambushed and killed two officers had made online posts that were “very anti-police”.

Thousands of people carrying small amounts of marijuana in New York City may no longer be arrested or face criminal charges, officials have said, marking a significant shift in how the nation’s biggest city approaches policing pot.

The fatal explosions in Boston have hints of a right-wing terrorist attack rather than al Qaida-inspired extremism, according to one of the world’s leading experts on counter-terrorism.

Britain's Home Secretary Theresa May hit back at senior police chiefs over political criticism of their initial riot response, insisting it was her job to tell forces “what the public want them to do”.

MICHAEL JACKSON’S father insisted yesterday “foul play” had been involved in the singer’s death.

Further details concerning the extent of Michael Jackson’s medication intake emerged today with reports that he ordered staff to get him prescription drugs and travelled to other states to obtain more pills.

Michael Jackson’s father insisted today that “foul play” had been involved in the singer’s death.

Los Angeles’ police chief said today detectives investigating the death of Michael Jackson were looking at his prescription drug history and trying to talk to his numerous former doctors.

Police in Los Angeles are investigating whether an officer leaked a picture of a bruised and beaten woman that appears to be singer Rihanna to a celebrity website.

Chris Brown’s ad campaign with Wrigley was suspended until his criminal case is resolved, and reports surfaced that Rihanna, his longtime girlfriend and a fellow no-show at the Grammy Awards, was the woman who accused him of assault.

Many immigrants hoped that rallies across the US would give new life to a movement struggling to win a way for 12 million people in America's shadows to eventually become citizens.

IT WOULD seem absolutely ludicrous for Justice Minister Michael McDowell to be discussing in America this week proposals to deal with violent and organised crime, when the gardaí lack the fundamental equipment to fight crime.

TÁNAISTE Michael McDowell and Garda Commissioner Noel Conroy are to meet US police chiefs, including the architect of New York’s zero tolerance policy, in a week-long visit to the country.

An investigation has cleared Los Angeles police officers over a videotaped incident in which a drifter in handcuffs was apparently pepper-sprayed in a police car.

When it comes to crime, we always start with the problem and the people who cause it.

FIANNA FÁIL came to power in 1997 promising zero tolerance on crime — but this week we have been witnessing a policy of extreme tolerance in relation to the Lorcan Allen affair and the smoking ban.