Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97248 total results. Showing results 25681 to 25700 «128112821283128412851286128712881289Next ›Last » Jargon-obsessed police struggle with letters of the law It would bamboozle even the fearless crime fighters in Line of Duty’s fictional AC12 unit, and it certainly has some officers at the Metropolitan Police scratching their heads. Britain’s biggest police force has published its glossary of acronyms and phrases, containing more than 2,000 terms that range from sensible shorthand used by officers every day to the extremely obscure. The document has raised laughs among some police officers. The Times - Subscription at source 4/6/2023 News Institutional racism isn’t confined to Police Scotland, says chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone, the chief constable of Police Scotland, has defended his decision to brand the force “institutionally racist”, insisting that trade unions, political parties and the media are also tainted by bigotry. The Times - Subscription at source 4/6/2023 News AI poses national security threat, warns terror watchdog The creators of artificial intelligence need to abandon their “tech utopian” mindset, according to the terror watchdog, amid fears that the new technology could be used to groom vulnerable individuals. Jonathan Hall KC, whose role is to review the adequacy of terrorism legislation, said the national security threat from AI was becoming ever more apparent and the technology needed to be designed with the intentions of terrorists firmly in mind. The Guardian 4/6/2023 News Gang numbers up by 400 new members since Christmas NEW ZEALAND: The number of reported gangsters in New Zealand has climbed 10% in under year, according to police data. An April report from the Gang Harm Insights Centre said there are 8875 gang members spread across 33 gangs on police’s National Gang List (NGL). Stuff (New Zealand) 4/6/2023 News New cameras detect distracted drivers in the thousands AUSTRALIA: Victorians are being urged to get back to the basics of safe driving and remove any potential distractions, as new data shows a shocking amount of drivers not obeying the road rules. Almost 3000 Victorians have been detected not wearing seatbelts or driving while using a mobile phone according to initial data from the Government’s new mobile phone and seatbelt detection cameras. Gazette (Australia) 4/6/2023 News ‘Extreme self-harm’: Queensland Labor faces internal criticism over prison system AUSTRALIA: Lack of mental health resources and basic facilities leaving inmates and workers traumatised, party member and daughter of state MP says. The Queensland government is facing internal criticism of the state’s prison system, with Labor party rank and file members warned about instances of prisoners engaging in severe acts of self-harm and a growing number of inmates experiencing mental health issues. The Guardian 4/6/2023 News Police won’t look for ‘low risk’ missing persons Police won't look for 'low risk' missing persons. Overstretched officers will no longer seek patients who discharge themselves from hospital or children. The Metropolitan Police commissioner claimed officers spend 10,000 hours a month dealing with mental health cases when they could be fighting crime. The Times - Subscription at source 4/6/2023 News Scammer ‘sounded eerily like my daughter’ as UK worst in world for cybercrime EXCLUSIVE: Scammers appeared to perfectly mimic the way Jayne's daughter speaks as Brits lose thousands to the scheme every year. A grandmother lost over £2,300 to scammers that managed to perfectly mimic her daughter’s way of speaking. Express 4/6/2023 News Sexually motivated burglary led to death of Kaikohe woman Linda Woods, police believe NEW ZEALAND: Police believe a sexually motivated burglary is how an incident that led to the death of an elderly woman started. Police are seeking a man who fled barefoot without his shorts after breaking into a house in Kaikohe, Northland, where Linda Woods, 71, died on the night of Thursday 1 June. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/6/2023 News Three police officers injured in County Durham knife attack Officers injured while checking on an individual in Billingham and taken to hospital to receive stitches. Three police officers were taken to hospital after being injured in a knife attack in north-east England on Friday evening. Officers attended an address in County Durham to carry out a welfare check on an individual. The Guardian 3/6/2023 News Australian intelligence’s secret hand in bringing down the Bali bombers AUSTRALIA: For two long and intensely frustrating weeks after bombs tore through Bali's nightclub strip, investigators had no idea who was responsible for killing 202 people, including 88 Australians. ABC News (Australia) 3/6/2023 News Man (20s) arrested as gardaí seize over €80k of cocaine in major Longford drugs seizure REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A man has been arrested and over €80,000 worth of cocaine seized in a major drugs seizure in Longford town, the Leader can exclusively reveal. A man has been arrested and over €80,000 worth of cocaine seized in a major drugs seizure in Longford town, the Leader can exclusively reveal. Longford Leader (Republic of Ireland) 3/6/2023 News Met officer who stalked woman he met while on duty loses his job Pc Jonathan Simon, 44, who had been given a 16-week suspended jail sentence at magistrates' court, was this week dismissed from the force at a disciplinary hearing. Express 3/6/2023 News Revealed: Nearly 30 police staff under investigation by anti-corruption unit NEW ZEALAND: Nearly 30 police staff are under investigation across the country by a dedicated anti-corruption unit, it can be revealed. The National Integrity Unit (NIU), was announced in 2020 after former Auckland police officer was uncovered as an informant for the criminal underworld. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 3/6/2023 News Edmonton police, sheriff partnership extended to end of year CANADA: A pilot program between the Edmonton Police Service and Alberta Sheriffs aimed at curbing crime in the city’s core has been extended. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 3/6/2023 News Police chief wants more uniformed officers in Ottawa schools CANADA: Ottawa's police chief is hoping to get more uniformed officers back into schools, two years after the city's largest school board ended its school resource officer program and started requiring police to take off their uniforms when appearing as guests in classrooms. CBC News (Canada) 3/6/2023 News Garda facing prosecution over N7 pursuit of burglary gang is ‘in limbo’ as summons has yet to be issued REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda who is facing criminal prosecution over a car chase in which three men died on the N7 in Dublin remains “in limbo” as the DPP has yet to issue a summons. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 3/6/2023 News ‘Freedom of expression’ protected in new police rules on hate crime A new code of practice for the police comes into effect today that will protect freedom of speech by ensuring officers record non-crime hate incidents only when absolutely necessary. It introduces a threshold for the police to record the personal information of someone for hate incidents that do not constitute a crime. The Times - Subscription at source 3/6/2023 News Three police officers injured in County Durham knife attack Three police officers were taken to hospital after being injured in a knife attack in north-east England on Friday evening. Officers attended an address in County Durham to carry out a welfare check on an individual. The Guardian 3/6/2023 News Met officers accused of not assisting in inquiry of man who drowned in Thames The Metropolitan police’s reputation on racism is again under scrutiny after it emerged that officers involved in the death of a man who was Tasered on a London bridge are under investigation for allegedly failing to cooperate with an official inquiry into the high-profile tragedy. The Guardian 3/6/2023 News «128112821283128412851286128712881289Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
