The Algiers Motel Incident: Detroit police play murderous ‘death game’ with teens during 1967 riot
At 2:00 am on July 26th, 1967, the Detroit Police Department received a call: “At the Algiers Motel, check for dead persons.” When police arrived,…
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Klark Kent, the punk band that Stewart Copeland of the Police had nothing whatsoever to do with
From 1978 to 1986 the Police were an undeniable musical force, with five classic albums and ten U.K. singles cracking the Top 10. It’s a…
Murder, self-crucifixion & suicide by guillotine: Old-school paper ‘The Illustrated Police News’
July, 1895. The first issue of what is best described as a pioneering tabloid-style publication, The Illustrated Police News hit the street corners of London…
Police break up full-on rave on a random London Underground train car
Last night police were summoned in order to break up a “fully-fledged rave” that started on a subway car on the Bakerloo line of London’s…
The German electronic music made by all three guys from the Police but totally wasn’t the Police
Sting with Eberhard Schoener, 1986 The Police were always very proud of their musicianship–all three members were top-notch musicians. For years the band’s line on…
Super-early video of The Police performing at legendary Boston rock club the ‘Rat’ in 1978
The Police circa 1978. A huge tip of my hat goes out to the excellent Boston-based music and culture blog Vanyaland and their equally excellent…
Amusing police video of a drunk dude trying to fool a breathalyzer
Meet 33-year-old Xu who was pulled over by Shenzhen City police for allegedly drinking and driving. Xu is no one’s fool, so he decided to…
Indonesian police seize sex doll mistaken for ‘angel’
Back in March, a doll was discovered floating in waters near the Banggai islands in the Sulawesi province. A local sea fisherman spotted the floating…
Too dumb to make up: 73-year-old man snorts coke while police officer runs his driver’s license!
In this truly ridiculous–and yet truly true–holiday PSA from the Seattle Police Department, a 73-year-old man who was stopped by a patrolman for not having…
Cops and Nobbers: Police pounding the beat with a dildo in their hands
Oo-er. Bringing a double meaning to when a cop says “Assume the position,” or “Up against the wall,” (fnarr, fnarr) Cops and Nobbers re-imagines different…