Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 93847 total results. Showing results 26941 to 26960 «134413451346134713481349135013511352Next ›Last » Gardai seize cocaine worth €700,000 and arrest one person during Dublin 15 search REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí investigating organised crime activity in the Dublin Region seized cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately €700,000 and arrested one person, following the interception of a vehicle in the Carpenterstown area of Dublin 15, on Friday, February 3. Dublin People (Republic of Ireland) 7/2/2023 News Garda bodycams: ‘I am absolutely determined to do everything I can to protect members of the force’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Siochana play a vitally important role in society. They are on the front lines, keeping people safe and serving communities. They do this at great personal risk to themselves. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 7/2/2023 News Too little, too late: Mental health and wellbeing in police forces – why are policing organisations still failing? Despite four decades of recognition of the challenges a policing career poses to officers’ mental health and wellbeing, police organisations still seem to struggle to deliver an effective response for their workforce; new research by Policing Insight’s Dr Alan Beckley and colleagues at the University of Technology Sydney highlights the nature and scale of those challenges, and will explore what interventions work best. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/2/2023 Analysis, Feature North Yorkshire Police plan to boost visible frontline policing North Yorkshire Police is to consider a major overhaul of how it operates to boost visible frontline policing. Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoe Metcalfe and North Yorkshire Police chief constable Lisa Winward made the announcement as they revealed they would ask residents to pay 4.99 per cent extra council tax for the service, despite leaving more than 120 posts vacant. A meeting of the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel was told the review could lead to an increase in uniformed officers attending incidents such as burglaries. The Press (York) 7/2/2023 News Police cells on standby to aid crowded jails Prisoners will be held in police cells within weeks under plans to cut “acute” overcrowding in jails. In November the government announced that it had requested the emergency use of 400 cells to hold inmates after male prisons and youth jails became too full. The Ministry of Justice has given the National Police Chiefs’ Council 14 days to make cells, expected to number about 100, in the northwest of England and the west midlands available. The Times - Subscription at source 7/2/2023 News NSW coroner highlights cross-border police failures in Darren Higgins death inquest AUSTRALIA: An inquest into the death of a young First Nations man, who went missing while on release from a central Victorian psychiatric facility six years ago, is expected to result in recommendations about cross-border police communication. Darren Higgins, 26, was on leave from Bendigo Health's Vahland House treatment facility in February 2017 when he jumped into the Murray River and disappeared. His body was found in the river seven months later. ABC News (Australia) 7/2/2023 News SA Police officer goes on trial accused of kicking suspect in ‘excessive’ and ‘unlawful’ assault AUSTRALIA: A South Australian police officer has gone on trial for assault, accused of repeatedly kicking a man during an arrest after a lengthy high-speed police chase. The police officer, whose identity is suppressed, is charged with aggravated assault. The Port Adelaide Magistrates Court heard the defendant was the first police officer on scene to arrest a suspect who had led police on a high-speed car chase through Adelaide's suburbs in October 2019. ABC News (Australia) 7/2/2023 News Former top cop avoids jail after giving false evidence to NSW police watchdog AUSTRALIA: A former NSW police superintendent has successfully appealed against a jail term for giving false evidence to the state's police watchdog. Michael James Rowan was last year sentenced to a minimum of six months jail for two counts of giving false or misleading evidence. The charges related to a Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) investigation that centred around Rowan's relationship with three female officers. ABC News (Australia) 7/2/2023 News Inside cops’ successful battle to smash Drogheda gangs’ bloody drug war involving 200 thugs – as hoods look to fill void REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: More than 200 people were connected to the feuding gangs at the height of the chaos in Drogheda, the Irish Sun can reveal. Mobsters from bosses down to gang members, associates, runners, spotters, partners and vulnerable teenagers were identified by investigators probing the deadly war. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 7/2/2023 News PSNI job almost impossible on shoestring budget, says Paisley Policing in Northern Ireland is being asked to be done "on the cheap", a DUP MP has claimed during a debate at Westminster. BBC 7/2/2023 News Police officer allegedly raped woman then pushed her down the stairs, court hears Martyn Coulter is on trial at the High Court in Edinburgh accused of raping and assaulting the woman at an address in East Lothian in 2013. Daily Record 7/2/2023 News Nicola Bulley search expert says case is most unusual A search expert looking for Nicola Bulley says he has not seen such an unusual case in 20 years of his work. BBC 7/2/2023 News Stronger together: Police and private partnerships to tackle online terrorist content With terrorism increasingly evolving online, the need for effective partnerships between police and the tech industry has never been stronger; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at new research which highlights the progressive, co-operative and collaborative partnerships between law enforcement and the private sector to tackle the online terror threat. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/2/2023 Analysis, Feature PACE Code A 2023 Code of practice for statutory powers of stop and search and requirements to record public encounters by police officers and staff. Home Office 7/2/2023 Report Police Scotland Chief Superintendent to move to Humberside Thom McLoughlin will take up the role of Assistant Chief Constable. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/2/2023 News Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 7/2/2023 News Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick faces life sentence Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001, is expected to be sentenced at Southwark Crown Court on Tuesday. Express & Star 7/2/2023 News Crime hotspots ‘block progress on levelling up’ Rishi Sunak has been warned by an influential Conservative think tank that levelling up will succeed only if the government tackles the antisocial behaviour that is blighting “left behind communities”. The Times - Subscription at source 7/2/2023 News Safer internet day NEW ZEALAND: Today is Safer Internet Day – New Zealand Police is taking the opportunity to educate the public about sextortion, especially targeting our younger males. New Zealand Police 7/2/2023 News Insulate Britain protester faces prison over contempt of court conviction David Nixon defied judge’s instruction not to cite climate crisis as motivation for causing public nuisance The Guardian 6/2/2023 News «134413451346134713481349135013511352Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
