Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115594 total results. Showing results 26821 to 26840 «133813391340134113421343134413451346Next ›Last » West Midlands Police reveal tactic that caught Primark, Matalan and jewellery thieves West Midlands Police has revealed a new tactic that has snared thieves in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Coventry in a major crackdown on shoplifting. Shoplifting has sky-rocketed across the region, with a 30 percent increase between April and June this year, compared to the same time in 2023. Birmingham Live 21/7/2024 News UK parents should check under-18s’ phones for nude photos, says police chief Head of child protection says intimate images should be reported to tackle ‘tidal wave’ of online sexual abuse The Guardian 21/7/2024 News Crime figures exploiting bail system amid claims of fake trackers, perjury and weapons offences AUSTRAIA: Police are investigating privately run bail and rehabilitation services after claims underworld figures and violent criminals are gaming the system to win release. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 21/7/2024 News A garda’s view of Coolock clashes: ‘We were defenceless, with no riot helmets or shields… like lambs to the slaughter. There was palpable fear in the ranks’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A frontline garda says they were totally ill-equipped to deal with the ‘urban warfare’ they faced on Monday Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 21/7/2024 News Guns Blazing Secret weapons dealers supplying organised crime groups with deadly firearms ‘totally dismantled in one swoop’ by Gardai REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: THE country’s main weapons dealers, who specialised in supplying deadly AR-15s and US-made handguns to organised crime gangs, have been busted and dismantled. The Sun 21/7/2024 News Six-figure sum paid for ex-garda superintendent ‘defamed’ on garda computer system REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Drew Harris paid a six-figure sum to settle a legal action taken by a retired senior officer who alleged he was defamed on the internal garda Pulse system. Mr Harris is believed to have authorised the high five-figure payment plus legal costs to Kevin English, a former superintendent in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Registration at source 21/7/2024 News Police mental health callouts: Hospital staff say they are already getting hurt as cops pull back NEW ZEALAND: Emergency department and hospital staff are already being hurt as police prepare to make sweeping changes to how they respond to mental health calls, a nurse says. The police changes include officers not attending some 111 calls if there is no immediate risk to safety, plans to transfer some of these 111 calls to the non-emergency 105 line, and a direction to officers to spend a maximum of 60 minutes waiting in emergency departments with mental health patients. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 21/7/2024 News Police miss deadline to delete unlawfully gathered photos of young Māori NEW ZEALAND: Police have missed a deadline to delete a trove of unlawfully gathered photos of children and young people. They have discovered they have so many photos scattered about so widely, they need a new plan to deal with them. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 21/7/2024 News ABC rides along as police target public disorder and crime in Canberra’s CBD AUSTRALIA: It's just past midnight and police officers are cruising the streets of inner-city Canberra. They take a turn down an alley to a commercial car park, tucked away from the crowds of busy Lonsdale Street. ABC News (Australia) 21/7/2024 News NSW commission finds senior police tried to cover up officer’s crash in unmarked car AUSTRALIA: Serious misconduct within the NSW Police has been revealed in a commission’s report detailing how one drunk senior officer crashed an unmarked car before allegedly committing insurance fraud. PS News (Australia) 21/7/2024 News Met Police officer sacked for making ‘abusive and misogynistic comments’ to female coworkers A Met Police officer has been sacked after making 'abusive and misogynistic comments' to female colleagues. PC Terrence Ellis, who was based on the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Command, was sacked after a four-day gross misconduct hearing. My London 21/7/2024 News Arrest after €8m drug raid in Dublin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A man has been arrested following the seizure of more than €8m worth of suspected illegal drugs and €1m in cash. An Garda Síochána (Irish police) carried out a search operation under warrant at a residence in The Ward, Dublin 11 on Friday evening. BBC 20/7/2024 News Mum of murdered sisters forgives killer but not police who photographed their bodies Mina Smallman said she has forgiven the man who stabbed daughters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry to death in a park in June 2020 and does not feel "hatred" towards him. Express 20/7/2024 News Detention officer held over cyberflashing and sex assault as review slams police custody It comes as a damning review into the treatment of women and men in GMP custody suites has been launched into the spotlight this week. A Custody Detention Officer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual touching, misconduct in a public office and cyberflashing. Express 20/7/2024 News The UK police force where officers gave girls ‘unjustified strip searches’ Women and girls were "treated like meat" and subjected to "unjustified strip searches" in police custody while a man was left naked for eight hours because he annoyed officers, a damning review found. Express 20/7/2024 News Govt launches pilot unit for controversial youth boot camps NEW ZEALAND: The government has launched a pilot unit for its controversial military-style boot camps for “the most persistent young offenders” in Palmerston North today. Children’s Minister Karen Chhour hosted a media walk-through of the unit at Oranga Tamariki’s Te Au rere a te Tonga youth justice residence in the Manawatū this morning. Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 20/7/2024 News Data on Queensland’s youth crime co-responder program shows improvement but opposition says it’s not working AUSTRALIA: A new report into one of Queensland's biggest youth justice programs has revealed only 12 per cent of young people did not reoffend in the six months after connecting with the scheme. ABC News (Australia) 20/7/2024 News Quebec City police officer acquitted of assault CANADA: Quebec City police officer Jacob Picard has been found not guilty of assault charges in connection with a violent arrest in October 2021, Noovo Info(opens in a new tab) reported on Friday. CTV News (Canada) 20/7/2024 News Concerns over facial recognition at river festival A police force has been criticised for introducing facial recognition technology for the first time in its county at a riverside festival. Bedfordshire Police said the technology would be used "in a bid to locate the county’s most wanted offenders and keep the public safe" at this weekend’s Bedford River Festival which attracts more than 250,000 visitors. BBC 20/7/2024 News Doubts government can achieve promise of 500 extra police, as numbers keep falling NEW ZEALAND: The government will struggle to reach its target of 500 more police officers if numbers keep falling as they are, the Police Association says. Data published in the union's publication Police News this month showed constabulary staffing numbers fell by 124, not including vacancies, from February to 24 June. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 20/7/2024 News «133813391340134113421343134413451346Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
