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Race for Victoria’s next top cop now wide open
AUSTRALIA: The race to replace Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton is wide open and may end with an external appointment.
Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 		5/4/2025
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Police officers, cars being rammed every second day, document shows
NEW ZEALAND: Police are alarmed their staff and patrol cars are intentionally being rammed by offenders every second day across the country.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		5/4/2025
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Comment: Garda visibility is the key to pushing crime figures down further
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Latest crime figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show a reduction in burglary and theft offences in the Meath Garda Division last year. The number of drug offences, assaults and sexual offences also decreased but the number of public order offences increased in 2024.
Meath Chronicle (Republic of Ireland) 		5/4/2025
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Review of emergency call systems remains inconclusive three years on
NEW ZEALAND: Police Minister Mark Mitchell has declined to comment on a transport watchdog's call to address safety problems with the 111 and a second emergency communications systems.
RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 		5/4/2025
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UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force
Plans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s.
The Guardian 		5/4/2025
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Report says Toronto police spent nearly $20M policing protests related to Israel-Hamas war
CANADA: Toronto police say the cost of policing protests related to the Israel-Hamas war and proactively engaging with the city’s Jewish and Muslim communities was nearly $20 million last year. A report from police Chief Myron Demkiw to the Toronto Police Service Board says the so-called Project Resolute cost the force $19.5 million by the end of 2024.
City News (Canada) 		4/4/2025
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Everard inquiry opens survey for police forces
Police officers and staff are being asked for their views on recruitment, vetting, culture and standards as part of an inquiry into the circumstances around the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by off-duty police officer Wayne Couzens.
BBC 		4/4/2025
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Officer sacked over explicit pictures of colleague
A police officer has been sacked after taking consensual explicit pictures of a female officer in a police station. The male officer from Warwickshire Police, who can only be referred to as PC Z, took the intimate pictures of the woman while she was on duty at Leamington police station, a misconduct hearing was informed.
BBC 		4/4/2025
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Chief constable ‘speechless’ at ‘beyond disappointing’ budget
The chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has described the executive budget as "beyond disappointing". Jon Boutcher also said things are "probably going to get worse before it gets better" due to what he says is a lack of funding from the Northern Ireland executive.
BBC 		4/4/2025
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Police Scotland using special spray to battle anti-social behaviour
Police in Hawick are using a specially developed spray to combat anti-social behaviour connected with off road bikes. SelectaDNA tagging spray is a very fine mist that can be aimed at bikes, clothing and the skin of riders of motorcycles and electric bikes.
The Herald (Scotland) 		4/4/2025
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Thames Valley Police ‘positive discrimination’ led to ‘divided workforce’
An independent review of Thames Valley Police’s DEI practices has found a ‘divided workforce’ after three white officers won their race discrimination claim for being overlooked for promotion.
Personnel Today 		4/4/2025
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Probationer spared jail for leaking details of mass shooting and high-profile murder
Bristol Crown Court heard that PC Sam Hill would access confidential police logs and shared information with her family, friends and also within a WhatsApp group. A Devon and Cornwall probationer who disclosed confidential information to friends and family about one of Britain’s worst mass shootings and a high-profile murder has avoided a prison sentence.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		4/4/2025
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Regina police chief removed from active service due to complaint
CANADA: Regina police chief Farooq Sheikh has been removed from active service following a review from the Public Complaints Commission (PCC). Few details are being provided at this time but in a release the organization said it is reviewing a complaint filed by a community member against Sheikh.
Global News (Canada) 		4/4/2025
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Quebec’s Court of Appeal rejects arbitrary police stops ahead of Supreme Court hearing
CANADA: Negative impacts on racialized people outweigh benefits to public, says province's high court
CBC News (Canada) 		4/4/2025
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Regina police chief removed from active service as complaint by ‘community member’ investigated
CANADA: Deputy Chief Lorilee Davies has been appointed interim police chief while Saskatchewan's Public Complaints Commission investigates.
Regina Leader-Post (Canada) 		4/4/2025
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Calgary police officers no longer have to provide their name
CANADA: The policy change, part of a 12-month pilot program, is meant to improve the safety of Calgary police officers and reduce the potential for "doxing"
Calgary Herald (Canada) 		4/4/2025
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Ottawa Police statement on homicides in 2025
CANADA: The Ottawa Police Service recognizes the concern and unease in our community following three homicides in just one week. While these incidents are not connected, that does not make them any less tragic. Three lives have been senselessly lost, and families, friends, and loved ones are now grieving. Our thoughts are with them during this incredibly difficult time. We share the community’s concerns about the level of violence in our city. So far in 2025, there have been eight homicides. Our investigators have worked tirelessly, and charges have been laid in six of these cases. The remaining two cases remain under active investigation, and we will not stop until those responsible are held accountable.
Ottawa Police Service (Canada) 		4/4/2025
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The deeper harms of deepfakes: with no control over likeness, potential for abuse is huge
Consequences go far beyond financial, technological disruption, says Ada Lovelace Institute. Typically, when discussing the risks presented by deepfakes created using generative AI tools, the warnings are about how you might get tricked by a fake boss or politician. But arguably a bigger and much sinister threat is identity theft – which is to say, what happens when the deepfake is you. While scam calls can empty bank accounts, deepfakes that use a person’s likeness in pornographic, violent or humiliating content can leave deeper psychological scars – especially for women.
BiometricUpdate.com 		4/4/2025
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Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages
Civil liberties groups say that the authorities are over-policing the internet and threatening free speech using vague laws
The Times - Subscription at source 		4/4/2025
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Officer sacked over explicit pictures of colleague
A police officer has been sacked after taking consensual explicit pictures of a female officer in a police station. The male officer from Warwickshire Police, who can only be referred to as PC Z, took the intimate pictures of the woman while she was on duty at Leamington police station, a misconduct hearing was informed.
BBC 		4/4/2025
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