Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98566 total results. Showing results 201 to 220 «789101112131415Next ›Last » Groups call to end deploying police for wellness checks CANADA: Three prison advocacy organizations want police deployments for mental wellness checks to end after the deaths of two men in police custody in the span of less than a week last month in Halifax. CBC News (Canada) 8/3/2025 News Sentencing furore grows over ‘soft’ guidance on burglary penalties The Sentencing Council recommends criminals be sentenced to less than half the maximum legislated by parliament The Times - Subscription at source 8/3/2025 News Police force orders media not to report court evidence in free speech threat Claims of ‘overreach’ after newspapers told to curtail elements of reporting on trial of crossbow killer Kyle Clifford The Telegraph - Subscription at source 8/3/2025 News $22.6 million reason police should have been there when a teen allegedly stormed a plane at Avalon Airport AUSTRALIA: When the security crisis unfolded on Thursday afternoon, local police from Lara - nine kilometres away - were the ones that responded. When a 17-year-old allegedly attempted to force his way onto a plane while wielding a loaded shotgun at a Victorian airport earlier this week, police were nowhere to be seen. This is despite police deeming the airport a high terrorism risk and having a multimillion-dollar land lease there specifically for special operations training. 7 News (Australia) 8/3/2025 News Young Aboriginal man dies in custody in WA AUSTRALIA: A young Aboriginal man being held in Western Australia's Casuarina Prison has died in custody. The 29-year-old man was found unresponsive in his prison cell on Monday morning. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 8/3/2025 News Underworld on edge as police battle to access lawyer’s phone AUSTRALIA: A large section of Sydney's underworld was on edge after police went close to landing an audacious legal bid to get backdoor access to the secrets held on.. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 8/3/2025 News Fast boats and military-grade guns are new trends in Irish drugs trade, says assistant Garda chief REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Irish drugs trade is now global and demand for cocaine is ‘surging’ here, says senior officer The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 8/3/2025 News Garda chief ‘very reluctant’ to stop force using Israeli-made Cellebrite tech REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Technology is used to extract data from phones and computers to solve crimes, including murders The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 7/3/2025 News Northumbria Police record 29% increase in stop and search in wake of 2024 riots Northumbria Police have recorded a 29% increase in the use of the force’s stop and search power, potentially linked to last summer’s riots. Figures from the Police and Crime Commissioner’s panel report, due to be discussed by regional officials next week, have revealed a near 30% rise in stops and searches by police. Between the first two quarters of 2023/24 and 2023/24 saw 1,166 police street interventions, for a total of 5,188. Chronicle Live (North East) 7/3/2025 News Garda pleads guilty to inciting rape, impersonating woman online REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: By Laura Fletcher A 39-year-old garda has pleaded guilty to two charges of inciting men to rape a woman and six counts of endangerment, after impersonating the same woman online and inviting strangers to either visit violence on her or potentially on two others. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 7/3/2025 News The Home Secretary praises police chiefs of the future The Home Secretary visited the College of Policing at Ryton-on-Dunsmore to meet 50 UK and overseas officers and police staff participating in the executive leaders programme (ELP), including representatives from Nepal, the Cayman Islands and Barbados. College of Policing 7/3/2025 News Officer pleads guilty over unauthorised searches on police systems A Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer has pleaded guilty to four counts of misconduct in public office over a series of unauthorised searches for information he shared in WhatsApp chats with members of the public. Police Professional 7/3/2025 News HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland reappointed Craig Naylor has been reappointed as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary in Scotland for an additional three years. Police Professional 7/3/2025 News Home Secretary praises police chiefs of the future The Home Secretary praised aspiring police leaders for their public service commitment when she met delegates attending the College of Policing’s Executive Leaders Programme (ELP) on Thursday (March 6). Police Professional 7/3/2025 News Northumbria Police record 29% increase in stop and search in wake of 2024 riots Northumbira Police have recorded over 1,100 extra incidents of stops and searches by their officers in the wake of civil unrest last summer. Chronicle Live (North East) 7/3/2025 News IOPC considers releasing more details on failings made in Rotherham police investigation The police watchdog – the IOPC – says it’s considering whether to release more details from an unpublished report on failings by senior police to protect children from grooming gangs in Rotherham. Channel 4 News 7/3/2025 News Nelson Police Department hires new deputy chief CANADA: The Nelson Police Department has hired a new deputy chief. A March 6 news release from the department states that Andrew Cooper comes to Nelson from the Peel Regional Police where he served for well over 30 years in a variety of roles with increasing complexity and responsibility. He has a master’s degree in conflict analysis and management. Nelson Star (Canada) 7/3/2025 News After months-long delay, Gene Bowers named Winnipeg’s new police chief CANADA: Bowers, a 36-year Winnipeg Police Service veteran, replaces Danny Smyth, who stepped down last September CBC News (Canada) 7/3/2025 News New Zealand introduces digital database to combat extremist content NEW ZEALAND: The database assigns a unique identifier, or 'hash,' to each piece of illegal content NZ Lawyer (New Zealand) 7/3/2025 News Justice Minister to push for greater digitalisation of courts to free up garda time REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is to change the law to allow for greater digitalisation in court cases so as to free up garda time and increase their presence on the streets. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 7/3/2025 News «789101112131415Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
