Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97847 total results. Showing results 22781 to 22800 «113611371138113911401141114211431144Next ›Last » Victoria Police pushes to axe one-cop shops AUSTRALIA: Ninety-eight Victorian rural towns are set to lose their only police officer to larger stations, undermining community safety and prompting officers to speak out. The Weekly Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 22/8/2023 News Wheels turn again for roadside drug testing plans NEW ZEALAND: A year after it dawned on officials that roadside drug testing would not be able to go ahead as planned, a workaround policy has been confirmed The Land Transport Act is getting re-written again so roadside drug testing can finally go ahead. Changes to the law were brought in so police could test drivers, and if impairment was detected, they could be held accountable. The new regime was supposed to come into effect in March but it couldn’t because the oral testing devices the new plan relied on, didn’t exist. newsroom (New Zealand) 22/8/2023 News Common Ground: Could we use our Garda force better? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Kieran Cuddihy was joined by Fine Gael Senator, Regina Doherty, and Socialist Party TD for Cork North Central, Mick Barry. Continuing the series, ‘Common Ground’, they will debate some of the biggest, most divisive topics around. The series continued with a debate on 'Could we use our Garda force better?' [AUDIO] newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 22/8/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Operation Elbrus: Trio jailed over tax fraud AUSTRALIA: Three men have been jailed for their roles in a large-scale tax fraud and money laundering syndicate responsible for defrauding the Australian tax system of more than $105 million over three years. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 22/8/2023 News Alleged coordinator of 2021 drug importation charged AUSTRALIA: An alleged criminal syndicate member has been charged in connection to an alleged importation of more than three kilograms of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL). Australian Federal Police (AFP) 22/8/2023 News AFP assists Fiji Police charge man for distribution of obscene images online AUSTRALIA: The AFP has assisted the Fiji Police Force (FPF) bring an offender to justice who unlawfully shared intimate photos and videos online. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 22/8/2023 News Phone thrown from window could unlock Sydney woman’s murder AUSTRALIA: A mobile phone potentially tossed from an apartment window the night before a woman was found dead in the same building could help police crack the unsolved case. 1 News (New Zealand) 22/8/2023 News Police not justified in shooting at fleeing violent offender’s car – IPCA NEW ZEALAND: An inquiry has found police were not justified in shooting at the tyres of an offender's vehicle as he fled the scene of an arrest last year. The man - referred to as X by the Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) - was considered high risk and a warrant was out for his arrest. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 22/8/2023 News Adam Provan: timeline of events before former Met officer’s jailing for rape Allegations against predatory officer started during probationary period with police in 2003 The Guardian 22/8/2023 Analysis, Feature Armed Gardaà will deploy to Dublin city centre to combat crime REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: People will be seeing a lot more Garda Armed Response Units in Dublin city centre. More armed Gardaà will be deployed to patrol Dublin city centre, the Government has announced. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 22/8/2023 News Minister for Justice Helen McEntee welcomes details of An Garda SÃochána’s plans for €10 million overtime allocation REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, has welcomed details announced by Angela Willis, Assistant Garda Commissioner for the Dublin Metropolitan Region, of how the additional €10 million allocation to An Garda SÃochána will be used to bolster high visibility policing in Dublin city. gov.ie 22/8/2023 Press release Full-time public order unit, armed patrols and €10m in overtime – new Garda plan to make Dublin safe after spate of assaults REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Public Order Unit is being deployed to Dublin's city centre on a full-time basis following a spate of violent attacks on the capital's streets in recent weeks. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 22/8/2023 News Stricter bail a ‘balancing act’ with overrepresented groups: police chiefs CANADA: OTTAWA - The leader of Canada's police chiefs says it's a balancing act to toughen up the bail system without the risk of more people of colour ending up behind bars. CTV News (Canada) 22/8/2023 News Halifax police release use of force policy, three years after request from oversight board CANADA: Release comes amid an external review of homeless camp removals two years ago. Two years after a confrontation with protesters ended with angry shoving, pepper spray and almost two dozen arrests, Halifax Regional Police finally released its policy on use of force. CBC News (Canada) 22/8/2023 News Grounds for arrest not to be assessed in isolation CANADA: When assessing whether a police officer has met the reasonable grounds threshold for a lawful arrest, is important for a trial judge to consider the contextual background of the officer’s investigation and not look at each individual fact in a piecemeal fashion. Blue Line (Canada) - Subscription at source 22/8/2023 Analysis, Feature Former MPS officer jailed for multiple rapes of teenage girl and female colleague A former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer has been jailed for 16 years, with a further eight years on extended licence, for multiple rapes against a female police officer and a teenage girl. Police Professional 22/8/2023 News Officer guilty of off duty assaults Officer became involved in a fight in a bar while off duty and returned after being ejected. A former Thames Valley officer has been convicted of three counts of assault following a hearing at High Wycombe Magistrate's Court. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/8/2023 News Officers to be offered free hot drinks in bid to tackle shoplifting John Lewis and Waitrose will offer police officers free hot drinks in their stores. Officers and PCSOs will be offered free hot drinks in Waitrose and John Lewis stores as the retailer attempts to "strengthen relationships and tackle retail crime". Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/8/2023 News GMP launch domestic abuse ‘advisor’ vehicles funded by council Other forces, including Cleveland, have similar schemes in place. Greater Manchester Police has launched an initiative to have a specific domestic abuse vehicle patrol the Wigan borough and respond to domestic incidents as they are reported. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/8/2023 News ‘You need to have difficult conversations to attract top talent’ Police Oracle spoke with Police Now on recruitment through Uplift and their new CT stream that is due to be piloted from next year. Police Now has said that an acceptance that there are issues in policing and having open conversations with candidates has proved fruitful for them with recruitment. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 22/8/2023 News «113611371138113911401141114211431144Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
