According to Ontario Provincial Province, there has been an increase in the charges on OPP-patrolled roads by as much as 4 per cent over the same period last year, but a decline…
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Distracted drivers being watched by Ontario Provincial Police
Distracted drivers are a major problem around the world and Ontario is no different with as many as 41 deaths already attributed to distracted driving. In a bid to ensure safety of…
Halifax police outs scam advisory involving WeChat
Halifax Regional Police has issued a scam advisory warning citizens about a scam involving the social networking app WeChat. The police said that its Financial Crime Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation…
Twitter rolls out new feature to report threatening tweets to Police
Twitter has rolled out a new anti-harassment feature which will make it easier for users to report threatening tweets to the police. Users will be able to report a threatening tweet by…
Police arrest UK teenager in connection with PSN, Xbox Live hacking attacks
British Police have arrested an UK teenager in connection with the Lizard Squad hacking attacks that took down Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live over Christmas. The UK Police arrested the…
UK Police arrest alleged Lizard Squad member
UK Police has reportedly arrested an alleged member of the Lizard Squad, the notorious hacking group that claimed responsibility for the cyberattacks against Sony’s PlayStation Network and Microsoft’s Xbox Live gaming networks…
Google slapped with complaint by SOI over incorrect mapping
A police complaint has been filed against Google by Survey of India (SOI) for allegedly displaying incorrect map of India’s international boundaries. The search engine giant has been accused of having leaked…
The Pirate Bay goes down as Swedish police seize servers, computers, and other equipment
The primary domain of The Pirate Bay – thepiratebay.se – along with quite a few other known domains has been knocked offline after Swedish Police raided a data centre in Nacka and…
Breath-tests for women less likely than men, new research claims
Women are up to five times less likely to be roadside breath tested by the police than men, new research study claims. Figures collected between August 2013 and August 2014 by Direct…
Europol arrests 118 people in connection with airline ticket frauds
The European police agency, Europol, has taken a total of 118 people into custody last week in connection with online fraud against airlines. The arrested criminals are suspected of fraudulently purchasing plane…
UK police to target sexual child abuse with new image database
The UK Police force is compiling a national database of child abuse images seized from paedophiles and illegal content trading sites to identify and keep a record of both sexual abuse victims…
UK wrongdoers remotely wiping data from seized devices under police custody: Report
Tablets and smartphones seized as evidence by UK Police agencies are being remotely wiped off by wrongdoers using new anti-theft softwares, new investigation claims. According to BBC report, forces in Dorset, Cleveland,…
UK Met Police seeks mandatory PIN for all mobile phones
If Met has its way, next time you buy a smartphone or mobile phone in UK, you will be greeting with enter PIN message right out of the box!
Threat forced Facebook to lock down its Menlo Park headquarters
Facebook’s Menlo Park campus was locked down by authorities after reports of an unspecified threat. Dave Bertini, Menlo Park police Commander, told San Jose Mercury News that Facebook’s campus was locked down…