Man who attempted to seize cop’s firearm dies of gunshot injury – Police
2024-08-08
A 38-year-old man was reported dead after attempting to seize the official weapon of a Police officer on duty atContinue Reading
Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake to run Police administration
2024-08-01
Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake has been appointed in the interim to oversee the administrative duties of Sri Lanka Police, theContinue Reading
‘IGP’s Public Relief Day’ programme cancelled this week
2024-07-25
Sri Lanka Police has announced that the ‘Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) Public Relief Day’ programme will not be conductedContinue Reading
Police recover weapon used by wanted criminal brought from overseas
2024-07-23
The Police have recovered an internationally manufactured weapon that was used in a shooting incident in 2019 in which anContinue Reading
Four arrested for abducting Lankan who had arrived from Kuwait
2024-07-19
Four suspects have been arrested for having kidnapped a Sri Lankan who had arrived from Kuwait on Wednesday. The PoliceContinue Reading
Easter attacks : Police Commission takes action against SDIG Nilantha Jayawardena
2024-07-18
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been placed on compulsory leave in connection to the investigations into the Easter Sunday attacks.Continue Reading
Club Wasantha murder interrogation : No disciplinary action against cops
2024-07-18
Disciplinary action will not be taken against the group of Police officers, including a DIG, for having conducted an interrogationContinue Reading
Justice Minister slams Police
2024-07-12
Minister of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has slammed the Police for releasing video footage on the interrogation of a suspect arrestedContinue Reading
Police destroy cocaine worth Rs. 7,829 Mn
2024-07-12
A total of 355.881 kilos of cocaine seized during various raids in Sri Lanka were destroyed at the Drug DisposalContinue Reading
Police open fire at suspect during drug raid
2024-07-05
The Police have opened fire at a vehicle that had failed to heed their orders to stop during a drugContinue Reading
Video shows US police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old over toy gun
2024-07-01
Video released late Saturday shows an officer in upstate New York fatally shooting a 13-year-old boy who had been tackledContinue Reading
Online financial fraud centers in SL : 137 Indians & 30 Chinese arrested so far
2024-06-29
The Police say the online financial fraud carried out by foreign nationals, including Indians, Pakistanis, and Nepalese, from Sri LankaContinue Reading
Mirihana Police bust racket targeting Gay men
2024-06-27
Three suspects have been arrested for having targeted Gay men and financially defrauding them by threatening to expose their explicitContinue Reading
Police fire tear gas to disperse protest by teachers & principals
2024-06-26
Police have fired water cannons and tear gas to disperse a protest staged by teachers and principals over salary anomalies.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka Police to rehabilitate 12,500 drug users
2024-06-20
Approximately 1,500 youth have been rehabilitated from drug use through a new Police programme, Inspector General of Police Deshabandu TennakoonContinue Reading
Police fire water cannon to disperse unemployed graduates’ protest
2024-06-18
The Police have fired water cannons to disperse a protest near Polduwa Junction in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte today. The protestContinue Reading
23% drop in crime with ‘Yukthiya’ special operation : IGP
2024-06-16
The launch of the ‘Yukthiya’ special operation by the Sri Lanka Police to combat drug and crime-related activities has resultedContinue Reading
Former MP Uddika Premaratne’s shooting incident orchestrated – Police
2024-06-14
Police investigations have revealed that the shooting incident involving former MP Uddika Premarathna in Anuradhapura in September last yearContinue Reading