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How Uvalde killer’s family and officials missed red flags before massacre
USA: Report that draws from interviews with family members, phone information and testimony given to lawmakers offers the most complete account yet of shooter
The Guardian 		17/7/2022
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Gardaí to relaunch hotline for informing on reckless drivers
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A traffic scheme to inform on reckless and dangerous drivers will be relaunched in the coming months due to its low number of convictions, according to gardaí. Originally piloted in the southeastern region covering counties Waterford, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Wexford and parts of Wicklow, the Garda Traffic Watch Scheme asked motorists to call a telephone hotline if they see inappropriate behaviour. Set up in November 2001, the scheme went nationwide in February 2004 in partnership with the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and the then National Roads Authority, now Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).
Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 		17/7/2022
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Mid West-Gascoyne’s new police superintendent says officers happy despite regional policing challenges
AUSTRALIA: The Mid West–Gascoyne's top cop says despite issues with recruitment and housing, police officers in the region are pretty happy.
ABC News (Australia) 		17/7/2022
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Drastic moves to meet shortage of frontline police officers
AUSTRALIA: Recruiting is being revamped, more police are being moved to frontline duties and promotions will be delayed to try and alleviate SAPOL’s resourcing crisis.
The Advertiser (Australia) - Subscription at source 		17/7/2022
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Illegal drug prices stable, seemingly unaffected by inflation
NEW ZEALAND: The prices of some of the country’s illegal drugs have remained stable, seemingly unaffected by the rising inflation that is forcing up food and fuel costs.
Stuff (New Zealand) 		17/7/2022
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Police board wants external consultant to help create new strategic plan
CANADA: The Moose Jaw Police Service plans to hire an outside consultant to assist in the development of a new five-year strategic plan for the organization and the Board of Police Commissioners.
Moose Jaw Today (Canada) 		17/7/2022
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Albanian mobster jailed for smuggling fake asylum seekers into UK via Ireland
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Qema specialised in sourcing false documentation and in money laundering, using his extensive contact network in other countries to help him do his bidding.
Sunday World (Republic of Ireland) 		17/7/2022
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British women taken to court over abortions
Doctors write to chief prosecutors to call for an end to the criminalisation of the pregnant.
The Times 		17/7/2022
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Boy of 16 and ‘Vietnamese nationals’ charged as police smash £5m cannabis factory
A boy of 16 was among seven charged after police smashed a £5m cannabis factory in the city. The teenager was arrested at the scene in Digbeth.
Birmingham Live 		17/7/2022
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‘It would be better if you had more coppers on the street’: Darlington residents react to new PSPO
The new Public Space Protection Order has received mixed reviews, with some residents saying that there needs to be a stronger police presence in the town
Gazette Live 		17/7/2022
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Senior Met Police officers earning over £100,000 while others ‘use foodbanks’
The Metropolitan Police is currently in special measures after a string of errors which led to the resignation of commissioner Dame Cressida Dick who was paid £250,000
Mirror 		17/7/2022
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Only half of the 300 reports of human trafficking in five years led to a prosecution
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí logged almost 300 human trafficking incidents on its crime database in five years, but only just over half of these were prosecuted. Between 40 and 70 such cases a year have been flagged on the Pulse system since 2017, new figures show. Charges were brought in relation to 173 out of 297 “incidents” of human trafficking.
Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 		17/7/2022
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Meet the police in Cornwall swapping their patrol cars for electric bikes
Police in Cornwall say doing their neighbourhood patrols on their electric bikes is making them much better at their jobs. Devon and Cornwall Police are testing out 18 e-bikes in a trial with Cornwall Council. Officers say it has been so successful they are drawing up plans to buy approximately 50 bikes to be used across the region.
ITV News 		17/7/2022
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More than 100 new police officers in Lancashire thanks to degree course
The first cohort of the Degree Holder Entry Programme for policing has graduated from the University of Central Lancashire and are ready to serve in Lancashire Police. The 108 new officers are amongst the first to graduate from this innovative new programme, which is specifically for people who already hold a bachelor’s degree and want train as a police officer.
Lancashire Telegraph 		17/7/2022
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‘Concern and disappointment’ over North Yorkshire Police child protection probes
A police commissioner has voiced her “concern and disappointment” after government inspectors found a police force’s standard of investigations in child protection cases was poor, including those involving missing children and child sexual exploitation.
Darlington & Stockton Times 		17/7/2022
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Appeal court kicks out judge’s ban on police investigation
Veto on Met interviews into child abuse allegations ‘overreached powers’
The Guardian 		17/7/2022
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Civil service: ‘Johnson can’t hand top police job to friend’
Former Met Police commissioner will have to go through same process as other candidates to land prestigious position, say sources
The Guardian 		17/7/2022
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Cops back plan to stop arrests for people stealing essentials like food or nappies
A pilot scheme, put forward by Labour MP Ian Byrne, is set to launch at a Tesco in Liverpool’s West Derby area, which has been losing £50,000 a month as thefts rise
Mirror 		16/7/2022
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Suffolk chief to leave force to take up national policing role
CC Jupp has specialised is SOC and developed the Met's intelligence operating model.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		16/7/2022
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Police force ‘losing hours’ to mental health calls – and plans to bill the local authority
Bedfordshire Police said the demand from non crime related calls meant officers were unable to do the job they signed up for
The Telegraph - Subscription at source 		16/7/2022
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