Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 94615 total results. Showing results 2341 to 2360 «114115116117118119120121122Next ›Last » Toronto police officer convicted of stealing from dead people sentenced to 7 years in prison CANADA: A Toronto police officer convicted of stealing from deceased individuals he was supposed to be investigating has been sentenced to seven years in prison. CP24 (Canada) 3/10/2024 News Halifax police credit special unit for ‘significant’ rise in reported hate crimes CANADA: The number of hate crimes reported by Halifax police in 2023 jumped by 62 per cent compared to the prior year, according to Statistics Canada, a rise that city police credit to their new hate crimes unit. Blue Line (Canada) 3/10/2024 News Major Garda speed safety plan as TWELVE new cameras come into effect under new Budget measures REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have issued an update on 12 new speed cameras set to come into effect under new Budget measures. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 3/10/2024 News Fears that Longford Garda resources will be significantly stretched REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A series of promotions and retirements have left Longford Garda fearing that their ranks will se a significant strain on their resources. Ireland Live (Republic of Ireland) 3/10/2024 News Garda Superintendent pledges his team will ‘go to ends of the Earth’ to see those involved in violence in North Cork face justice REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Superintendent Gary McPolin was speaking after a major policing operation, involving more than 60 gardaí, led to the seizure of firearms, ammunition, and suspected drugs in Cork yesterday. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 3/10/2024 News Understanding and countering the cartels’ expansion to Europe The increase in drug-related extreme violence and the scale of drug seizures across Europe suggest Mexican and South American cartels already view the EU as the ideal location for expansion; former DEA Special Agent Michael Brown, Global Director of Counter-Narcotics Technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices, believes steps can be taken by European governments and law enforcement to thwart that expansion – but will require political will, increased co-operation, and better use of technology. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/10/2024 Analysis, Feature Senior police officer sues the Met claiming bosses had exposed the fact he was a sex addict who used prostitutes A senior police officer sued the Met for discrimination after claiming bosses had exposed the fact he was a sex addict. Jeffrey Boothe, who represented the force at a Chief Police Officers conference abroad and whose work involved 'planning and implementing initiatives' to increase women in the Met, admitted paying for sex. Mail Online 3/10/2024 News Police officers have left the force and spend thousands on home security as a result of PSNI data breach "How has this impacted on me? I don’t sleep at night. I continually get up through the night when I hear a noise outside to check that everything is ok. I have spent over £1000 installing modern CCTV and lighting around my home, because of the exposure.” Belfast Live 3/10/2024 News Only 5% of spiking reports received by police referred to Crown in last year Only nine of 168 cases of reported spikings in Scotland were passed on to the Crown Office in the last year. Exclusive information obtained by STV’s Scotland Tonight shows that despite a steep increase in the number of alleged spikings being reported, in the vast majority of cases, the police do not consider there to be enough evidence to progress. STV News 3/10/2024 News Police Scotland praised for response to missing persons A review of Police Scotland’s response when someone is reported missing has praised its work as “robust and effective”. Police Professional 3/10/2024 News Met police use of facial recognition in London surges The use of a controversial form of facial recognition technology by the UK’s largest police force has surged this year, with the number of deployments more than three times higher than in the prior four years combined. London’s Metropolitan police used the technology 117 times from January to the end of August — up from 32 times in total between 2020 and 2023 — according to data compiled by the City Hall Greens, a group of London Assembly members from the party. Financial Times 3/10/2024 News Police Scotland considered logging double rapist Isla Bryson as female on sex offenders’ register Last week, Police Scotland's chief constable said the force would never record a male rapist as female. But now a leaked document obtained by Sky News casts doubt on whether that has always been the position. Sky News 3/10/2024 News ‘Second to none’: New $41m regional police facility revealed AUSTRALIA: A new ‘state-of-the-art’ multimillion-dollar NSW Police facility has opened in the state’s central west to train regional officers closer to home. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 3/10/2024 News 0 to 100 in four seconds: Queensland police take delivery of Kia EV6 patrol cars AUSTRALIA: Queensland police have taken delivery of five Kia EV6 electric cars to serve as patrol cars along its highways, and seem pleased with the instant torque, fast acceleration, and low running costs. The EV6 GT is one of the best performing electric cars in the market place, and can get from zero to 100 km/h in less than four seconds, and deliver range of around 500 kms. The Driven 3/10/2024 News ‘Forceful’ stop and search rates highest in country The rates at which Suffolk Police arrest stop and search suspects and use force while doing so are the highest in the country, new figures revealed. BBC 3/10/2024 News Teen arrested for ‘smishing scam’ using technology never before seen in New Zealand NEW ZEALAND: A teenager has been arrested after police disrupted a "sophisticated smishing scam" using technology never seen in New Zealand before. In a statement, police said the Department of Internal Affairs was made aware of the scam in July. Multiple agencies, including Australia's cybercrime team, soon launched Operation Orca. Police described smishing - a form of phishing - as when a device known as an SMS Blaster is used as a fake cell tower and tricks nearby cellphones to connect to its fraudulent network. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 3/10/2024 News Paul Gale: Who will protect police officers? AUSTRALIA: When those who safeguard our community are dissatisfied, it's the community that suffers — the same community the government vows to protect. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 3/10/2024 Feature, Opinion PSNI ‘extremely disappointed’ by ICO decision not to reduce £750k fine DCC Chris Todd is pleased that the ICO elected not to issue an enforcement notice, a decision he says is 'a direct result' of the force demonstrating that changes have been made to improve the security of personal information. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/10/2024 News PSNI ‘disappointed’ as £750k data breach fine upheld The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said it is “extremely disappointed” after failing to have a £750,000 fine reduced over last year’s major data breach. BBC 3/10/2024 News ICO confirms £750,00 fine for Police Service of Northern Ireland data breach The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI) £750,000 for exposing the personal information of its entire workforce, leaving many fearing for their safety. UKAuthority.com 3/10/2024 News «114115116117118119120121122Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
