Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100095 total results. Showing results 23561 to 23580 «117511761177117811791180118111821183Next ›Last » Met firearms officers step back from armed duties over Chris Kaba murder charge Armed police officers have handed in their weapons over the charging of a colleague with the murder of a Black expectant father. Chris Kaba, 24, died after he was shot in the head through the windscreen of a car he was driving in Streatham Hill, south east London, in September 2022. The Independent 24/9/2023 News Devon and Cornwall Police student officers get sensory aids A sensory learning tool has been introduced to help neurodiverse student police officers in Devon and Cornwall. The "sensory library boards" are designed to help people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or sensory issues, in a classroom environment. BBC 24/9/2023 News Counter-terrorism police among Met officers handing in weapons after colleague charged with murder The crisis began on Thursday when a Met firearms officer was charged with murdering Chris Kaba in south London last September. Counter-terrorism specialists are among a growing number of Met officers who have handed in their weapons in the backlash over one of their colleagues being charged with murder, The Telegraph can reveal. The Telegraph 24/9/2023 News Funding extended for specialist domestic abuse staff in region’s police control rooms Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has re-committed funding to keep specialist domestic abuse staff in Northumbria Police control rooms Chronicle Live (North East) 24/9/2023 News Police find $280,000 worth of cocaine in motorised hidden compartments of repossessed car in Canberra AUSTRALIA: A repossessed car in Canberra's north has been found to have $280,000 worth of cocaine inside a series of sophisticated hidden compartments. ABC News (Australia) 24/9/2023 News Police end crime scene investigations over Ōtara and Māangere shootings NEW ZEALAND: The police have completed scene examinations at two homes in South Auckland that were shot at last week. Shots were fired at the properties in Ōtara and Māngere on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, but no-one was injured. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 24/9/2023 News Met Police firearms officers turning in their weapons following Chris Kaba murder charge An officer was charged with murder after Chris Kaba was shot dead last year after he drove his Audi into a marked police car. Sky News 23/9/2023 News Dozens of Met officers refuse armed patrols after colleague’s murder charge At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris Kaba. Dozens of Metropolitan police firearms officers are refusing to go out on armed patrols after one of their colleagues was charged with murder. The Guardian 23/9/2023 News Shoplifters, yobs and drug dealers hauled before court as new app means crimes reported in seconds The app has been downloaded almost 9,000 times and allows witnesses and victims to make a police report in 90 seconds Teesside Live 23/9/2023 News Police need to get back to basics and visit the scene of every crime says ex chief Former Met Police Commissioner Lord Hogan-Howe warned that policing has lost its grip on grassroots issues. Former Met Police Commissioner Lord Hogan-Howe has called for forces to get back to basics and visit the scene of every crime reported to them. Express 23/9/2023 News ‘A fallen hero’: Fellow police, loved ones honour RCMP officer Rick O’Brien killed in Coquitlam, B.C. CANADA: Loved ones and officers are honouring Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien, who was shot dead on Friday while executing a drug-related search warrant at a residence in Coquitlam, B.C. CBC News (Canada) 23/9/2023 News Police Scotland cops quitting force because they’re ‘p****d off’ claims welfare boss Stress is a major factor for a huge jump in cops retiring, union chiefs say. More than twice as many officers quit in 2022 compared to previous years. The Scottish Sun 23/9/2023 News Police board expected to approve $115.4-million contract for new south facility CANADA: The contract includes a 7.5-per-cent contingency of just over $8 million. The overall cost of the project is $193.7 million. Ottawa Citizen (Canada) 23/9/2023 News Former WA top cop Karl O’Callaghan backs The West Australian’s SAFETY 600 GPS tracking campaign AUSTRALIA: WA’s former top cop Karl O’Callaghan is calling on the Cook Government to introduce new laws which would put more GPS trackers on violent criminals. Mr O’Callaghan has backed The West Australian’s SAFETY 600 campaign, which calls for at least 600 offenders in the community to be tracked by GPS devices. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 23/9/2023 News Met Police: Mayor Sadiq Khan refuses to rule out breaking up force Sadiq Khan has refused to rule out breaking up the Metropolitan Police if current efforts to reform it fail. The Mayor of London warned "nothing is off the table" when it comes to improving the force's culture. BBC 23/9/2023 News Chris Kaba: Armed officers step back from duties after murder charge A number of police officers in London have stepped back from firearms duties after a marksman was charged with the murder of a man. BBC 23/9/2023 News Gareth O’Callaghan: Society glorifies criminals while our gardaí are given no respect REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 'It’s becoming more difficult these days for a man or a woman to be the garda they thought they could be when they first joined' Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 23/9/2023 Feature, Opinion Sadiq Khan threatens break-up of the Met Police if it fails to reform Breaking up the Metropolitan Police was still a possibility if it did not overhaul its toxic culture, Sadiq Khan said yesterday. The mayor of London has announced measures to improve standards and restore trust in Britain’s biggest police force after it was labelled institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic in a review in March. Sir Mark Rowley, the Met commissioner, is overseeing the biggest cull in decades after scandals including the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by PC Wayne Couzens, a firearms officer. The Times - Subscription at source 23/9/2023 News ‘Gutless’ laws putting machetes into hands of young thugs AUSTRALIA: High profile youth worker Les Twentyman is calling for a ‘harder line’ on the sale of edged weapons as machete-wielding teens continue to run riot across Melbourne. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 23/9/2023 News Juryless rape trial plans will create a ‘serious’ risk of injustice, police officers warn Scottish Government wants to pilot the scrapping of juries in rape trials – but has already attracted a major backlash. Plans to scrap juries in rape trials will create a ‘serious risk of injustice’, according to rank-and-file police officers. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) warned that allowing a judge to reach a verdict in such cases rather than a jury presents a ‘serious risk of injustice’ – and heightens the risk of unconscious bias impacting on the outcome. A series of concerns have also been raised about plans to abolish the centuries-old ‘not proven’ verdict. Mail Online 23/9/2023 News «117511761177117811791180118111821183Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
