Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98547 total results. Showing results 28941 to 28960 «144414451446144714481449145014511452Next ›Last » Fears grow over police collecting data from lone child refugees in UK Police have been collecting the sensitive data of unaccompanied child asylum seekers and sharing it with immigration enforcement, sparking fears it could be used against them for their deportation. As part of a government operation to prevent unaccompanied migrant children being trafficked from Home Office hotels, police officers meet them for what is described as a “welfare conversation” to create “a relationship of trust”. The Guardian 16/4/2023 News Police Association President says it’s ‘far from ideal’ nation’s largest prison nearing capacity NEW ZEALAND: Frontline police have been told to consider the necessity of bail arrests as the nation's largest prison nears capacity. An email sent to Wellington staff on Friday revealed Rimutaka prison is nearing maximum occupancy. The email warns repeat breach of bail and warrant offenders may be remanded in police custody for longer than usual, and officers should consider that before making an arrest. New Zealand Police Association President Chris Cahill says it's far from ideal. "Police stations aren't the place to remand prisoners. These are people who have breached their bail, these are people awaiting trial on serious charges." [AUDIO] NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 16/4/2023 News Police play down email telling officers to consider prison capacity when making arrests NEW ZEALAND: Police are playing down claims that officers in the capital are being told to consider delaying arrests due to capacity issues at Rimutaka Prison. In an email sent on Friday by a senior sergeant and leaked to the Herald on Sunday, Wellington police officers were told repeat bail and warrant offenders may be held in police custody for prolonged periods due to the prison being near maximum occupancy. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 16/4/2023 News Frontline police told to ‘consider necessity’ of bail arrests as NZ’s largest prison nears capacity NEW ZEALAND: Some frontline police have been told to “consider necessity of arrests” in some circumstances because one of the country’s largest prisons is nearly full. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 16/4/2023 News Biden visit: €50m bill for ‘biggest garda security operation in history of the State’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The security bill for US president Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland will exceed €50m, a security source has said. Mr Biden flew out of Ireland on Friday night following a four-day tour which began in Northern Ireland on Tuesday and passed off without any major security issue. Keeping the president on schedule was the only real issue — an important element of any major policing plan. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 16/4/2023 News Calgary police team up with Chainalysis for new investigation center CANADA: Darker days lie ahead for digital currency scammers operating in Canada as the country’s police team up with on-chain analytics firm Chainalysis to create the Western Canada Cryptocurrency Investigations Centre. Coin Geek 15/4/2023 News Oversight of police custody in England and Wales ‘inadequate to stop misconduct’ Conference for sociologists hears how visitors often fail to challenge the police and can have limited access to detainees The Guardian 15/4/2023 News Data rules breached 18,000 times by bungling law enforcement agencies last year Law enforcement agencies breached data rules almost 18,000 times last year with a series of gaffes. Blunders included a classified Home Office terrorism report being left at a London stadium after a sporting event. Among CPS mistakes was a disc containing a video interview with a sex crime victim being lost, while a witness statement was sent to the defendant. The Sun 15/4/2023 News RCMP’s future role in Nova Scotia policing uncertain after mass shooting inquiry CANADA: The town hall in Wolfville, N.S. could not be closer to the community’s RCMP station: the two ivy-covered buildings sit on the same plot of land and share a wall. But Mayor Wendy Donovan says the police officers who come and go are strangers. “We don’t know them, they don’t know us,” Ms. Donovan said. “What we need is somebody who walks the street, who knows the mayor and the mayor knows, and who people recognize as somebody embedded in our town.” Staff shortages, lack of local knowledge and officers with little to no engagement with communities are long-standing, Canada-wide problems for the RCMP, who police most of rural Nova Scotia under contract with the provincial government. Those issues have bubbled to the surface in recent weeks, as communities around the province absorb the recommendations in the Mass Casualty Commission’s final report. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 15/4/2023 News Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police unveil new Taser A new model of Taser is being rolled out by Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary and Thames Valley Police which has been designed to be much safer when deployed. Hampshire Chronicle 15/4/2023 News Female police officers issued specially-designed body armour Police armour re-designed to be lighter, more flexible and provide female versions for the first time The Telegraph - Subscription at source 15/4/2023 News Row deepens over Braverman’s ‘rebuke’ to police for golly pub probe The row over Suella Braverman’s “rebuke” to Essex police for seizing racist golly dolls from a pub intensified yesterday after sources indicated the Home Office had apologised to the force over the episode. The Guardian 15/4/2023 News Edmonton shootings up 45% after first 3 months: police CANADA: It was a dangerous and active month of March for Edmonton police. The Edmonton Police Service says it responded to 18 separate shootings last month, with most of them (13) resulting in injuries. City News (Canada) 15/4/2023 News Quebec police chiefs balk at releasing race-based data on police stops CANADA: Some of Quebec’s police services have finally started to collect racial data on the people they stop for questioning, after years of advocacy and a tribunal order forcing one department to act. But accessing the data is another matter: most of the departments the province says have started collecting this information still claim not to have it, or say they are unable to release it publicly. The Globe and Mail (Canada) 15/4/2023 News Queensland Police banned from using chokehold AUSTRALIA: Queensland Police Chief Katarina Carrol has announced that police officers in her state will no longer be using the move, and it will be removed from the training manual, saying that options have changed for officers to apply force in challenging and life-threatening situations. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 15/4/2023 News Grand National’s biggest security operation in 26 years underway to combat animal rights protests Spotters and extra undercover police have been drafted in as radical activists vow to stop race and wage chaos The Telegraph - Subscription at source 15/4/2023 News Nicola Bulley police confirm reason for second river search and criticise ‘misinformed speculation’ Officers were recently seen in the River Wyre near where Bulley’s phone was found The Independent 15/4/2023 News Queensland pledges $3 million to fight youth crime through Community Partnership Innovation Grants AUSTRALIA: One Australian state has made a $3 million commitment to fighting youth crime on the same day a teen girl allegedly attacked three police officers. News.com.au (Australia) 15/4/2023 News Gardaí seize cocaine worth almost €4m worth of cocaine at Cork Harbour REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Revenue officers found some 55 kgs of drug in in container from that arrived on a fruit ship from Ecuador The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 14/4/2023 News The family of a trainee cop found dead after allegedly being bullied on a work placement claim he was “treated like a criminal” by officers. Anugrah Abraham, 21, worked at Halifax Police station in West Yorkshire as part of a three-year apprenticeship degree at Leeds Trinity University before disappearing on March 3. Mirror 14/4/2023 News «144414451446144714481449145014511452Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
