Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 97014 total results. Showing results 29741 to 29760 «148414851486148714881489149014911492Next ›Last » New call diversion may be reducing demand on Waterloo Regional Police mental health response team CANADA: WATERLOO REGION — In the last quarter of 2022, police’s Impact team was dispatched to 15 per cent fewer calls than the same period a year prior because of the new crisis call diversion program, according to a report presented to the police board Wednesday. The crisis call diversion program started in November and diverts mental health crisis calls to mental health clinicians working out of the police communications centre. The drop in Impact responses coincides with when the new call diversion program has been in place; police believe it’s because calls were fielded to the new program. The Record (Canada) 15/2/2023 News Christchurch superintendent defends police patrols as shop owners rally NEW ZEALAND: Christchurch’s top-ranking officer has stated police are happy to chat with the city’s shop owners over fears of safety, but defended claims his squadron has let the city down. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 15/2/2023 News RCMP’s Brenda Lucki says she will retire next month: ‘I did my best’ CANADA: RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki said Wednesday she is stepping down as the head of Canada’s national police force. Lucki will exit the top job on March 17, she said in a statement. She was appointed in 2018 and was the first woman to permanently hold the role. She has faced intense criticism in recent years for the RCMP’s handling of multiple crises, including the mass shooting in Nova Scotia and the response to the so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests in Ottawa and at border crossings across the country. Multiple sources told Global News the government was not planning to extend Lucki’s mandate. “Today I announced that I have made a personal decision to retire. This was not an easy decision as I love the RCMP and have loved being the 24th Commissioner,” Lucki said in her statement. Global News (Canada) 15/2/2023 News One in 20 US homicides are committed by police – and the numbers aren’t falling USA: Police killings of any sort account for nearly 5% of all homicides, with at least 1,192 people killed by law enforcement in 2022 The Guardian 15/2/2023 News Major bust at drugs-mixing facility in Dublin ‘will disrupt cocaine supply chains’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A major bust of a drugs-mixing facility in Dublin is expected to disrupt cocaine supply chains, a senior Garda has said. Six people remain in custody after cocaine with an estimated street value of 2.8 million euro and thousands of nitrous oxide cannisters were seized in a multi-agency Garda operation in the capital. It is understood that Gardai suspect the large haul is connected to the Kinahan organised crime group. The Independent 15/2/2023 News ‘The system’s broken’: police fear vigilantism as Toowoomba residents vent their anger over youth crime AUSTRALIA: Frustrated Queenslanders have told a youth crime forum that they have considered taking matters into their own hands, prompting police to warn that there could be “no place” for vigilantism. The Guardian 15/2/2023 News Northern Territory Country Liberal Party introduces bill to allow police to arrest and fine people for drinking in public AUSTRALIA: The Northern Territory opposition has introduced a bill that would make drinking in public a criminal offence — a proposal a legal expert says has "foreseeable racially discriminatory outcomes". ABC News (Australia) 15/2/2023 News Two people injured and one charged after alleged shooting in Toowoomba AUSTRALIA: A woman and a teenage girl have been injured and an 18-year-old charged with a string of offences after an alleged shooting in Toowoomba, ahead of a community forum at which tensions over a perceived youth crime crisis are expected to come to a head. The Guardian 15/2/2023 News Auckland police confirm remaining escaped prisoner has been arrested NEW ZEALAND: Auckland police have found and arrested the third and final escaped convict, after locating the man in the Auckland region overnight. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 15/2/2023 News Met Police criticised for tackling man who removed Animal Rebellion protester for them The protesters claimed they were "straight up assaulted" by "violent" bystanders during their protest on Tuesday. Express 15/2/2023 News Two officers face misconduct cases over handling of Couzens indecent exposure reports Two police officers face misconduct cases over the handling of reports of indecent exposure by former Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer Wayne Couzens, who abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard in 2021. Police Professional 15/2/2023 News Former officer due in court charged with making indecent images of children A former Devon and Cornwall Police officer is due to appear in court accused of making indecent images of children. Police Professional 15/2/2023 News Plymouth shooting: police force says sorry for issuing licence to gunman Jake Davison should never have been allowed to have shotgun, Devon and Cornwall police tell inquest The Guardian 15/2/2023 News New sentencing guidelines for underage sale of knives to come into force for first time New sentencing guidelines for retailers and individual shop owners convicted of selling knives to children have been published by the Sentencing Council. Police Professional 15/2/2023 News Police launch partnership with RNIB Northern Ireland The Police Service of Northern Ireland has launched a partnership with the Royal National Institute of Blind People Northern Ireland (RNIB NI). Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 15/2/2023 News UK police vulnerable to Chinese spy equipment, says watchdog Surveillance commissioner warns of widespread use of China-made drones and cameras by forces in England and Wales Financial Times 15/2/2023 News UK policing ‘shot through’ with Chinese surveillance technology Police forces in the UK are shot through with Chinese camera technology, according to a survey by the Office of the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner. Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner 15/2/2023 News Eighteen arrested in two-day operation targeting suspected £1.5m car theft gang Eighteen people suspected of being part of a “sophisticated organised crime network” responsible for more than £1.5 million in stolen motor vehicles have been arrested in a series of dawn raids. Police Professional 15/2/2023 News Officer dismissed after conviction for making and possessing indecent images of children A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer who was given a suspended prison sentence for making and possessing indecent images of children has been sacked. Police Professional 15/2/2023 News Police use of Chinese camera tech criticised by surveillance watchdog Police use of cameras made by Chinese firms should be at least as concerning a security issue as alleged Chinese spy balloons, a watchdog head has said. BBC 15/2/2023 News «148414851486148714881489149014911492Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
