Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114945 total results. Showing results 2521 to 2540 «123124125126127128129130131Next ›Last » Home Secretary pays tribute to PC killed in crash The Home Secretary has paid tribute to a serving Kent Police officer who died after a car crash while responding to an emergency call. BBC 23/3/2026 News We must tackle the knife carrying culture to protect young lives In the latest in a regular series of articles from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC), Matthew Barber, APCC Joint Lead on Serious Violence and PCC for the Thames Valley, highlights the continuing efforts of police and PCCs to tackle knife crime and the importance of partnerships and early intervention to change the culture of knife carrying, and urges the Government to ensure the momentum and progress made to date is not lost with the abolition of PCCs and ongoing police reform. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/3/2026 Feature, Opinion Increase in gardaí declaring domestic violence orders taken out against them REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Disciplinary action can be taken against gardaí if they do not declare such orders and they later come to light. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 23/3/2026 News Gardaí used new counter-drone equipment during Starmer visit REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It is understood that Cork based Armed Support Unit (ASU) members have been trained in the systems to knock down unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 23/3/2026 News Gardaí paid more than €189 million in overtime last year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: One inspector was able to earn an extra €65,008 on top of their ordinary salary, according to records released under FOI. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 23/3/2026 News Sexual violence in the force: Has the Garda learned from the Sarah Everard case? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Five years ago, Sarah Everard was raped and murdered after being abducted in London as she walked home from a friend’s house. The remains of the 33-year-old marketing executive were found in woodland in Kent, resulting in the arrest and conviction of Wayne Couzens, then a serving member of the Metropolitan Police. It was a case that shocked Britain. But when it emerged Couzens had previously faced allegations of exposing himself and sexual assault, and was never properly investigated, shock turned to anger. In the fallout, questions were asked about whether other offenders were hiding in plain sight in British police forces, with some of those questions also surfacing in Ireland. It is important to say Irish policing has never experienced anything like Couzens abducting, raping and murdering a woman. However, in recent years there has been a steady flow of cases in the courts resulting in the conviction of Garda members for gender-based violence. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 23/3/2026 Feature Government and Privacy Commissioner on collision course over new legislation to boost police intelligence-gathering powers NEW ZEALAND: The government is pressing ahead with legislation to overturn a landmark Supreme Court decision that limited police powers to photograph people for “intelligence-gathering” purposes, despite warnings from Privacy Commissioner Michael Webster that it risks trampling on democratic freedoms. The Ministry of Justice has also expressed unease at elements of the Policing Amendment Bill, which Police Minister Mark Mitchell says will give officers the tools to “prevent, disrupt, and address crime”. Law News (New Zealand) 23/3/2026 News Rise in cocaine and meth use prompts call for ‘fundamental shift’ in policies NEW ZEALAND: The New Zealand Drug foundation is calling for a "fundamental shift" in drug policies in response to dramatic increases in cocaine and methamphetamine consumption. The foundation said police wastewater testing showed cocaine use reached an all time high during the last quarter of 2025 - exceeding MDMA consumption for the first time. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/3/2026 News Cocaine consumption surges to all‑time high in New Zealand NEW ZEALAND: Cocaine use has hit an all-time high in New Zealand, exceeding MDMA consumption for the first time, according to new wastewater testing data. 1 News (New Zealand) 23/3/2026 News NSW Deputy Commissioner Paul Pisanos on heritage, service and historic march in full uniform AUSTRALIA: At a moment when questions of identity, service and community are increasingly intertwined, NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Paul Pisanos offers a deeply personal reflection on both his career and his heritage – one that spans generations, continents and cultures. As the NSW Police Force prepares to march in full uniform at Sydney’s Greek Independence Day parade for the first time, Deputy Commissioner Pisanos speaks exclusively to The Greek Herald not only as one of the state’s most senior law enforcement leaders, but as the grandson of migrants whose journey from Laconia and Asia Minor helped shape the values he carries today. The Greek Herald (Australia) 23/3/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion NSW Police launch biggest e-bike crackdown in history as officers target illegal acts AUSTRALIA: Police have also revealed the grey area sellers operate it in, making the rules difficult to enforce. They’re the fast, convenient, and sometimes fatal way of getting around the suburbs — e-bikes. More than one million are now in Australia, but as their popularity has skyrocketed, so have the dangers that come with them. 7NEWS was given exclusive access to NSW’s Highway Patrol Unit for its statewide blitz on illegal behaviour: Operation e-Voltage. It’s the largest crackdown of its kind ever carried out by a state police force. 7 News (Australia) 23/3/2026 News Met Police chief issues chilling ‘long and sustained’ Iran terror warning Prime Minister Keir Starmer is chairing an emergency COBRA meeting on Monday to assess the war's impact on the UK economy and cost of living. Britain is confronting a “long and sustained” threat from Iranian-backed plots, the head of the Metropolitan Police has warned, as ministers scramble to respond to the widening fallout from the Middle East crisis. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the scale and nature of hostile activity linked to Iran had shifted sharply, with more than 20 potentially lethal plots disrupted in the past two years. Express 23/3/2026 News Police forces are conducting fewer roadside breath tests New data shows the number of breath tests in the UK lags far behind other countries – potentially increasing the risk of drink-drive deaths. Motoring Research 23/3/2026 News Police: Disruptors and innovators 2026 UK policing is experiencing a period of significant technological change as traditional boundaries between policing-native software and enterprise technology dissolve. This report highlights 26 disruptive and innovative Software and IT Services (SITS) suppliers currently active in the policing market. We then profile 10 of those companies in more depth, selected to represent the breadth of disruption taking place across the market and the variety of strategies being used to achieve it. Together, they illustrate how the competitive dynamics across forces, national bodies and specialist units are being reshaped. Tech Market View 23/3/2026 Report £17m police firearms training facility on track to open later this year Staffordshire Police is to benefit from a new purpose-built training facility that will see firearms officers prepared for complex and high-risk situations. Celebrating a significant milestone in its development of the Police Firearms Training Facility, PFCC Ben Adams marked the topping-out ceremony with contractor Morgan Sindall. Emergency Services Times 23/3/2026 News Community policing as a translated and co-constituted practice in the Global South: evidence from Bangladesh Community policing (CP) in Bangladesh was introduced with the expectation that closer police – community cooperation would enhance public safety and legitimacy. However, its outcomes remain uneven and modest. Employing a mixed-methods research design, this article examines CP as a translated and co-constituted reform shaped by colonial institutional legacies, organisational cultures, and local political dynamics. Using a southern criminological and postcolonial analytical framework, the study explores how globally circulating policing reform ideas are negotiated, re-signified, and constrained as they encounter embedded hierarchies and governance practices. The findings show that while CP has increased public awareness, episodic information sharing, and police visibility, its transformative potential is limited by politicised committee structures, hierarchical organisational logics, capacity constraints, and persistent public distrust. The analysis further reveals a marked disjuncture between official police narratives of success and more sceptical assessments offered by community members, journalists, and civil society actors. These findings demonstrate that CP’s limited impact cannot be understood solely as an implementation deficit. Rather, it reflects deeper structural and historical conditions through which policing reforms are rendered workable in postcolonial contexts. By positioning Bangladesh as a theoretically analytical case, the article contributes to debates on policing mobilities and reform in the Global South and offers a grounded basis for rethinking participatory policing models beyond North-derived assumptions. Policing and Society 23/3/2026 Research article Five things to know about the review of police structures The Home Office has published the terms of reference for the independent review of police structures which is part of the policing reform white paper. Here are five key things to know. Emergency Services Times 23/3/2026 Analysis, Feature New campaign launched to warn of non-fatal strangulation dangers The campaign was started by Clare Moody, the Avon and Somerset Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC), and is aiming to challenge myths, improve understanding, and help prevent harm before it happens. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/3/2026 News Preparing organisations for the new era of witness support From April 1, Victim Support will once again deliver the national Witness Service, ensuring that every witness attending a criminal court in England and Wales can access free, confidential, and trauma-informed support. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/3/2026 News ‘Popular’ Kent officer dies and another critical after weekend 999 RTC PC Bradley Corke, who joined the service three years ago, died on Sunday after the incident near Farningham. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/3/2026 News «123124125126127128129130131Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
