Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97231 total results. Showing results 26301 to 26320 «131213131314131513161317131813191320Next ›Last » 95-year-old great-grandmother ‘tasered by police at care home’ AUSTRALIA: ‘At the time she was tasered, she was approaching police but it is fair to say at a slow pace’ Australian authorities have launched a high-profile investigation after a 95-year-old woman great-grandmother with dementia was allegedly tasered at a retirement home by police. The Independent 20/5/2023 News Former undercover officer rounds on ‘war on drugs’ approach by Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commisoner As Devon and Cornwall Police continues its war on drugs under the banner of Operation Scorpion, a former officer offers words of warning about police tactics. A former undercover police officers has questioned an apparent 'war on drugs' approach being advocated by Devon and Cornwall Police and the Crime Commissioner. Plymouth Live 20/5/2023 Feature, Opinion Clare Nowland: Police ‘don’t intend’ to release video of 95-year-old’s Tasering AUSTRALIA: Australian police say they will not release bodycam footage of the moment an elderly woman with dementia was Tasered by an officer. Clare Nowland, 95, is in critical condition after an officer discharged the weapon at a care home in Cooma, New South Wales (NSW), on Wednesday. Police say Ms Nowland had moved towards them "at a slow pace" with a knife. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said she was "not sure" why there were calls for the footage to be released. BBC 20/5/2023 News Police officers being called to aged care homes is ‘standard protocol’, industry expert says AUSTRALIA: Police officers being called to nursing homes is "more common" than the NSW police commissioner realises, an aged care expert says. ABC News (Australia) 20/5/2023 News Suspected 3D-printing weapons factory uncovered by NCA A man has been remanded in custody after police uncovered what is thought to be a 3D-printing weapons factory. BBC 20/5/2023 News Stoke-on-Trent cops facing huge workload as crime outpaces police recruitment Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent cops are facing massive workloads as crime continues to outpace police recruitment across the county and city. Stoke on Trent Live 20/5/2023 News Petition to hold Met Police ‘accountable’ for shooting dead two dogs hits one million More than one million people have signed a petition to hold the Metropolitan Police "accountable" for shooting two dogs dead. Mirror 20/5/2023 News Essex Police receive 2,000 calls in one day – matching peak figures Essex Police has issued a reminder to only call 999 in a genuine emergency after its control room was inundated with calls. Echo (Basildon Canvey Southend) 20/5/2023 News Family of UK woman who lost finger in dog attack critical of police response The family of a woman who had her finger bitten off in a dog attack on the street have said the police’s decision to deem the dog safe and return it to its owner is appalling. The Guardian 20/5/2023 News Police pair with case workers to tackle youth crime in holistic way AUSTRALIA: A successful youth justice program that has the worker in other jurisdictions has been brought to Toowoomba as police looking for new ways to reduce crime and keep the community safe. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 20/5/2023 News Police defend aftermath of elderly woman tasered AUSTRALIA: Police have defended their decision to not address the media following the tasering of a 95-year-old nursing home patient. The Age (Australia) 20/5/2023 News, Video Timeline of a tragedy: Wellington’s Loafers Lodge fire in pictures NEW ZEALAND: When fire first broke out at Wellington’s Loafers Lodge this week, nobody could imagine the horror that would unfold. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 20/5/2023 News Gardaí join forces with Italians to fight ‘mafia-style’ gangs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí have joined forces with Italy’s Anti-Mafia Investigation Directorate to target top-level “mafia-style” drug and money-laundering gangs operating across Europe, including Ireland. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 20/5/2023 News Garda bosses look to reduce garda call volume by not responding to minor road crashes REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda bosses are carrying out a report examining a plan to stop gardaí attending some non-crime-related incidents such as minor road crashes, The Journal has learned. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 20/5/2023 News Car crashes kill more Canadian police officers than guns, research shows CANADA: National police association agrees fewer officers dying on duty than past but say stats don't tell whole story. CBC News (Canada) 20/5/2023 News NSW police commissioner says she won’t watch video of Clare Nowland, 95, being Tasered AUSTRALIA: New South Wales’s top cop says she will not watch confronting video of a 95-year-old grandmother being Tasered in a nursing home, as the elderly woman’s condition deteriorates in hospital. Clare Nowland, 95, was using a walking frame when she was hit with a Taser at an aged care facility in Cooma in the early hours of Wednesday, after she allegedly failed to drop a steak knife. The Guardian 20/5/2023 News Those who encourage serious self-harm could be jailed for five years This new offence will be created following a recommendation from the Law Commission in 2021. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 20/5/2023 News Police Scotland chief’s quit date hints at summer end to SNP missing cash probe Sir Ian Livingstone intends to wait until the end of the investigation before he leaves but is expected to be gone by the end of July The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/5/2023 News Officer dismissed after conviction for assault A Met officer convicted of assaulting a women has been dismissed without notice. PC Thomas Andrews, of Central South Command Unit, was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court on March 6 after he pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. Metropolitan Police Service 20/5/2023 News Northumbria Police officer sacked for drink driving after being out on a date PC Liam Routledge was confronted about being drunk by a member of the public in Rowlands Gill. A police officer who was caught driving while almost three times over the alcohol limit has been sacked. 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