Naked Florida man found by police in sunbed after trying to burn down Planet Fitness
He has been charged with a string of offences.
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Police launch investigation after cannabis cake disrupts shared lunch at New Zealand hospital
Two people are suspects.
John Cale’s short Fluxus film, ‘Police Car’
Last week’s screening of The Velvet Underground and Nico: A Symphony of Sound and The Velvet Underground Tarot Cards at the Egyptian Theatre was my…
Blue Thunder: Nova Scotia’s Crime Fighting Police Rock & Roll Band
There have been plenty of songs written about cops, but what about those written by cops? Meet Blue Thunder, the crime fighting rock and roll…
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,…
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…