The police strike happened in Bathurst in 1979
One can find information on police riots at major news outlets such as Bloomberg, Reuters, and The Guardian. MSN and Sympatico also have information on police riots.
Until police get there.
The riots supposedly started because Police shot and killed a man in Tottenham, a London suburb.
The Pullman Strike
During the initial protests and riots in Baltimore in April 2015, more than 20 police officers were injured. Six officers were later charged in connection with the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died in police custody. However, additional deaths directly related to the riots were not reported.
During the 1999 WTO riots in Seattle, the police power was clearly evident.
The police were initially taken by surprise by the scale of the riots and didn't have enough policemen available to deal with the situation. Once the extent of the problem became clear, they dealt with it very well.
Racial discrimination, poverty, alleged police brutality
Augustus created a sort of police force because it was needed to deal with crime, runaway slaves and riots
It started in Totenham (soz if i spelt it wrong!)
The riots were terrible, but the ensuing police response made things even worse.
The precipitating factor in the Rodney King riots was the acquittal of four LAPD officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. The failure to convict the officers led to widespread outrage and protests that escalated into riots.