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A South Yorkshire police officer, 29-year-old Pc Marie Thompson, has been sentenced to 40 months in prison after pleading guilty to blackmail and perverting the course of justice. Thompson had posed as a pedophile hunter and blackmailed an indecent images suspect she had arrested in October 2022, demanding £3,500
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Accused killer Mohamad Lilo, who is scheduled to stand trial for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Elnaz Hajtamiri, has denied any involvement in her disappearance after she was abducted from a Wasaga Beach home by men posing as police officers. Lilo, who is currently in custody, hopes Hajtamiri is still
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Police Constable Marie Thompson, aged 29, was the officer in charge of an investigation into a man arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images of children. However, she used the information gained from interviewing him to anonymously blackmail him, demanding £3,500 and falsely telling him she had been unable
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A significant arrest was made on Monday night in Noida when a 28-year-old man, Shubham Kumar, was caught with 3kg of high-quality cannabis worth over Rs.1.5 crore from the Sector 59 metro station. This operation was a result of a tip-off from the Noida police about the duo&
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A 33-year-old Indian woman living in the United States was lured into transferring USD 94,000 (around Rs84 lakh) to cybercriminals posing as police officers from the Delhi Cyber Crime Department. The scammers, believed to be operating from India, kept her under "digital arrest" and coerced her into
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A brazen daylight robbery took place at the world-famous Paris Louvre museum on Sunday morning, just as it was preparing to open. The thieves, posing as workmen, targeted a wing of the museum by the Seine River, where construction work was ongoing. They used a hand-held disc cutter to cut
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A retired bank officer from Nagpur was digitally arrested by cyber fraudsters posing as police and ATS officers for four days. The scammers, through fake video calls and forged documents, compelled the 66-year-old man to transfer Rs 19.50 lakh from his savings. The investigation began when the victim received
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A 26-year-old Mumbai actress fell victim to a sophisticated online scam, losing 6.5 lakh rupees to individuals impersonating Airtel executives and Delhi Police officers. The scammers, using fake documents from the Supreme Court, threatened to arrest and seize her passport if she did not pay the demanded amount. The
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The Mumbai sessions court has granted bail to Assistant Police Inspector Vijaya Ingawale, who was arrested on September 3 in connection with an alleged extortion racket. Ingawale, attached to the Bandra Government Railway Police, claimed that her arrest was illegal as she was not informed of the grounds for it.
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A cunning fraudster, disguising himself as a police officer, successfully duped a farmer of his gold ring, chain, and Rs 400 in cash in Gandhi Nagar area. The fake officer tricked the unsuspecting farmer during a staged police check, showcasing the ease with which criminals can deceive innocent citizens. The
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The Philippine National Police (PNP) has issued a warning against a text scammer who has been impersonating acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. through text messages. According to PNP public information chief Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuano, the scammer has been sending messages to the PNP's directors,
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Arizona officials announced charges against a man for impersonating a law enforcement officer and carrying a weapon into a prohibited place after he was detained by the Secret Service on Friday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The man was released on bond and an investigation is ongoing to
