Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103153 total results. Showing results 23981 to 24000 «119611971198119912001201120212031204Next ›Last » Canadian-made fentanyl is an international problem, RCMP says CANADA: Seizures of fentanyl precursors at border have surged, law enforcement numbers show. The head of the RCMP unit responsible for fighting organized crime says Canada is not just a significant producer of fentanyl — we also export it. Organized crime groups in Canada are using precursor chemicals to produce the deadly drug for both the domestic market and for sales abroad, Mathieu Bertrand said in an interview with CBC's The House airing Saturday. CBC News (Canada) 18/11/2023 News Durham Police gets funding for metal detecting wands Hand-held metal detectors are to be carried in police cars across County Durham and Darlington to help officers with suspects who may be armed with a knife. The Northern Echo 18/11/2023 News Police shouldn’t use powers ‘inappropriately’ against blocked grandparents, says Lord Blunkett Survey reveals some grandparents who have tried to send cards or gifts to grandchildren have faced police intervention The Telegraph - Subscription at source 18/11/2023 News Are Toronto-area police forces finding it harder to recruit after years of turbulence? CANADA: As police chiefs across the GTA put the finishing touches on their plans for the next year, the question of recruitment after a turbulent few years continues to bubble under the surface. In April, the Ford government announced a slew of changes to boost police recruitment, with the premier saying local forces were struggling to attract new cadets. Global News (Canada) 18/11/2023 News Senior Met Police officer cleared of misconduct A Metropolitan Police officer accused of accessing force information to defend a bullying investigation has been cleared. BBC 18/11/2023 News Tasmania Police are still mistaking family violence victims for abusers. For too many women, correcting the record is impossible AUSTRALIA: When two police officers arrived at Bianca's* front door in the middle of a cold winter's night last year, she assumed they were coming to tell her they'd taken out a family violence order against her partner. ABC News (Australia) 18/11/2023 Feature Police ‘failing to act’ on deluge of museum and gallery theft Just one in 40 thefts from galleries, museums and libraries in London results in any kind of criminal sanction, police data shows. Nearly 6,500 offences have been reported to the Metropolitan Police since 2013, with the value of items stolen estimated at about £4.4 million. Yet in that time only 160 people have been charged with a crime or been given a warning, fixed penalty notice or any kind of summons, the Times can reveal. The Times - Subscription at source 18/11/2023 News Concern over three-year delay to Sadiq Khan’s Met Police stop and search study The mayor promised in November 2020 that his office would complete a study into the Met's use of stop and search - but the project remains incomplete The Standard 18/11/2023 News ‘Senseless loss of life’: Commissioner’s inquiry to be held into SA Police shooting AUSTRALIA: A commissioner's inquiry will be held into the shooting death of a South Australian police officer, the Minister for Police has confirmed. Brevet Sergeant Jason Doig was fatally wounded after being called to an isolated rural property in Senior, 15 kilometres north of Bordertown, at 11.20pm on Thursday. A second officer, Sergeant Michael Hutchinson, was allegedly shot by the same man, 26-year-old Jaydn Stimson, sustaining non-life-threatening injuries. 9 News (Australia) 18/11/2023 News ‘An accident could block up the whole city’: New Garda roster could cause ‘bedlam’ for morning traffic in Cork REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí in the Cork City Roads Policing Unit will start at 10am instead of 7am and this could lead to traffic “chaos” in the city should an early morning incident occur, it has been claimed. A source close to roads policing told The Echo that the roster change is to fully come into effect from next Monday. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 18/11/2023 News Gangland thugs jailed for thousands of years Gangsters in England and Wales have been jailed for almost 6,000 years after specialist police cleared the streets of several tonnes of drugs and lethal weapon hauls in just 12 months. Express 17/11/2023 News CEO departure Rebecca Lawrence has announced her departure from the CPS. She will continue to offer advice to the new DPP and CEO during the transition to the next phase for the organisation. Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 17/11/2023 News New Garda figures: Very few “hate incidents” are actually crimes REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The statistics released by An Garda Síochána on the level of “hate crime” in the state for 2022 make for interesting reading, particularly given that the alleged high and increasing number of such incidents are often cited as a justification for the proposed “hate speech” legislation. It seems that in a year where 389 incidents were reported to and recorded by the Gardaí as a possible “hate crime,” just 11 of those processed to the end of September that year were categorised as actual “hate crimes.” Gript (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 17/11/2023 News Senior officer accused of accessing staff info cleared of misconduct The misconduct panel had earlier thrown out DAC Matt Home's application to stay proceedings on the basis that he had initially been treated as a witness in the case. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2023 News PCC attacks ‘obsession with public health approach’ to drugs The enforcement of laws around class B and C drugs has been "pathetically weak" for years says Devon and Cornwall PCC. Tougher action needs to be taken nationally against cannabis, a police and crime commissioner has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2023 News Officer put on barred list for sending victim messages despite warning A former Met officer who sent inappropriate messages to a victim of crime, despite previously being warned not to, has been placed on the barred list. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2023 News ‘Inaccessible’ prosecutors working from home causing frustration DPP Stephen Parkinson believes communication between the CPS and policing is improving, pointing to the frequency of early conversations around advice and case surgeries. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2023 News Quebec man alleges racial profiling, police brutality at Edmonton International Airport CANADA: A Quebec man who says he was abused by RCMP officers at Edmonton International Airport — and racially profiled by security staff — is calling for independent investigations into his allegations. CBC News (Canada) 17/11/2023 News ‘Heavy-handed’: Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke reacts to decision to suspend police board CANADA: Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke did not mince words in her response to the news that the province has suspended the city’s police board. Global News (Canada) 17/11/2023 News Some progress made on probation and prison staffing levels Some better news but the number of probation officers in post still represents a shortfall of 2,129 FTE against the required staffing level of 6,780 FTE. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/11/2023 News «119611971198119912001201120212031204Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
