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CUMBRIA Police paid over £250,000 to informants between 2020 and 2025, according to new figures. Data acquired via a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 by the News & Star shows ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. CUMBRIA Police paid over £250,000 to informants between 2020 and 2025, according to new figures. Data acquired via a request made under ...

has brought added attention to New Bedford’s embattled police department and raised broader questions about law enforcement’s use of informants. The misconduct cited in the dismissal was first ...

TENNESSEE, USA — Authorities in Tennessee have released video of a 2022 traffic stop involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the ...

A former police officer gave a confidential informant cases of THC vape pens — previously seized from a vape store — in exchange for the informant’s work at the officer’s home, according ...

During those conversations, D. told the informant that she wished her ex -- who she said is a Philly police officer -- dead. On April 3, the county prosecutor's major crimes unit was made aware of ...

Almost two months after he seized the vapes, an anonymous police informant was brought to Hayes’ house to fix his water heater on Dec. 4, 2024, according to an affidavit. Once the water heater ...

A former police officer gave a confidential informant cases of THC vape pens — previously seized from a vape store — in exchange for the informant’s work at the officer’s home, according to the South ...