Western Australia Police Force announces “Stasi” as the new name on its badges.

The Western Australia Police Force admitted after repeated inquiries that it admires how the Soviet Union controlled escapes from East Germany across the Berlin Wall and that “Stasi” will be the new name on its badges.

A 39-year-old man allegedly used a rope made from bed sheets to shimmy down from a fourth floor hotel room and flee Australian quarantine, police said. https://t.co/Uo8kq42xbl

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