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Bridge Renamed in Memory of Greek-American Officer Pavlos Pallas

Greek-American police officer Pavlos Pallas who died from 9/11-related cancer will forever be remembered in Queens. Last week, the 94th Street/Grand Central overpass to LaGuardia Airport was named after him. His courageous work responding to the World Trade Center attack resulted...

Greek Police Officer Killed in Thessaloniki Bar Stabbing

A Greek police officer was killed in the early hours of Thursday in an altercation at a bar in the northern port city of Thessaloniki. The unnamed police officer, aged 32, died after being stabbed with a knife for reprimanding...

Police Officer Killed During Car Chase Near Athens

A 29-year-old police officer from the DIAS motorcycle unit was killed during a car chase in Aspropyrgos in western Attica in the early hours of Monday. According to reports from public broadcaster ERT, the incident unfolded following a response to...

Ohio Officer Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Man In Bed

An unarmed black man was tragically shot in bed by a police officer in Columbus, Ohio, according to body camera footage that was made public by police. According to a police statement, Donovan Lewis, 20, passed away on Tuesday as...

Disabled Greek Police Officer Fights Discrimination, is Reinstated

A Greek police officer who was discharged in 2009 due to disability was reinstated into the force this week after launching a successful campaign to change the law. Antonis Tsapatakis was considered by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) as incapable of...

Turkey Releases Greek Police Officer Arrested Near Evros Border

A Greek police officer and his partner who were arrested by Turkish security forces on Sunday near the border region of Evros were released on Monday according to the Greek Ministry of Civil Protection. The pair, from the northeastern Greek...

Suspect in Greek-American NYPD Officer’s Death in Court Facing Charges

The suspect involved in the death of Greek-American New York Police Department (NYPD) officer, Anastasios Tsakos, faced court on Tuesday.

Greek Australian Senior Police Officer Killed in Car Crash

Greek Australian Detective Chief Superintendent Joanne Shanahan was one of the two women killed in a horrific crash at Urrbrae on Saturday. Shanahan, mother of two, was born in Adelaide. Her father, Nick Panayiotou had migrated to Australia from a...

25-Year Old Police Officer Found Dead in Greece's Zagori Gorge

A 25-year old police officer was found dead on Saturday morning in northwestern Greece's Zagori Gorge in the area of Astraka. The unfortunate man was mountaineering with a friend when he suddenly slipped and disappeared into the 300-meter deep gorge. A...

Officer Honored for Act of Bravery After Saving Child in Burning Building

On Thursday, Vassilis Terzakis, an emergency dispatch police officer in Athens was honored with the a police medal for his act of bravery while on duty. The honor was bestowed on him for his actions on February 19, 2015 when...