Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98367 total results. Showing results 30141 to 30160 «150415051506150715081509151015111512Next ›Last » Police warn drug drivers enforcement measures imminent NEW ZEALAND: Drug drivers have been warned they face a sobering response at checkpoints as tougher transport laws come into force on Saturday. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 10/3/2023 News Magistrates ‘incredibly disappointed’ as sentencing powers scaled back Sentencing powers for magistrates have been scaled back less than a year after they were doubled in an effort to tackle the courts backlog. The Guardian 10/3/2023 News Dyfed-Powys Police reveal 72 county lines drugs arrests Dyfed-Powys Police alongside other Welsh forces have announced that they have made multiple arrests in a crackdown on County lines drug activity. County Times (Powys) 10/3/2023 News Police officers ‘struggling to cope’ in some areas of Wiltshire Wiltshire Police is ‘struggling to cope with demand’ in some areas of the county, it has been revealed. Wiltshire 999s 10/3/2023 News Changes to national policing forensics contracts unveiled The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) has revealed upcoming changes to the way policing manages forensic science contracts and other commercial functions across England and Wales following a joint review. Police Professional 10/3/2023 News Officers injured after being attacked at property Two police officers were injured, one seriously, when they were attacked after responding to an incident in the early hours of Friday morning (March 10). Police Professional 10/3/2023 News Violent extremists are not lone wolves – dispelling this myth could help reduce violence Recent high-profile sentencing hearings involving individuals responsible for the shooting murders of multiple victims in the US have brought the term ‘lone wolf’ back into the media focus; but Rutgers University Professor Alexander Hinton believes the term is misleading – with violent extremists almost always part of a pack – and its use could impede efforts to combat far-right extremist violence. Policing Insight 10/3/2023 Feature, Opinion Critics call for transparency a month after police boost presence on Toronto transit CANADA: Toronto police have been patrolling parts of the city’s transit system in increased numbers for more than a month but critics say there’s little information on the effectiveness on the move and it’s unclear how long the costly measure will continue. Toronto Star (Canada) 10/3/2023 News Inmate ‘mistakenly released’ from Hamilton jail, say police CANADA: Police are looking for an inmate who they say was ‘improperly released’ from the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre. CTV News (Canada) 10/3/2023 News Halifax police board endorses plan to deal with growing number of long-term absences CANADA: The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners has voted to endorse the recommendations made in a human resources study on under staffing, long-term absences and mental health claims at Halifax Regional Police. CBC News (Canada) 10/3/2023 News Three men arrested as Gardai seize €100,000 worth of cocaine in Co Clare REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí arrested three men and seized €100,000 worth of suspected cocaine in Co Clare on Thursday night. Kildare Nationalist (Republic of Ireland) 10/3/2023 News Suspended garda’s mental health ‘brought to brink’ over fears he’ll be charged REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A garda suspended for the past two-and-a-half years in an investigation into alleged 'corrupt' squaring away of traffic tickets has broken his silence in a bid 'to clear my name'. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 10/3/2023 News New O’Connell Street Garda Station to officially open today REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Justice Simon Harris and Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe today attended the official opening of the new Garda station on O’Connell Street, Dublin following a full internal and external renovation undertaken by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Government of Ireland 10/3/2023 News PC proud of ’12-year journey’ to create maritime policing framework This framework forms part of the General Maritime Portfolio which has been created under the guidance of the UK Head of Maritime Policing, ACC Jim Nye. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/3/2023 News Red-flagging officers who are exposed to multiple trauma incidents The Federation's Wellbeing lead says that forces should be monitoring the levels of trauma and incidents that officers are exposed to. Police Oracle 10/3/2023 Feature Hamburg shooting: gunman kills at least seven at Jehovah’s Witness church GERMANY: The man who shot dead several people at a centre of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses in the German city of Hamburg is believed to be a former member of their community, Spiegel magazine has reported. The man was aged between 30 and 40 and was not known to authorities as an extremist, the report said, citing unnamed sources. The Times - Subscription at source 10/3/2023 News Devon and Cornwall police return to front desks A police force is to reopen the front desk at 17 stations in an effort to improve public trust. Will Kerr, who has been brought in as chief constable to get Devon and Cornwall police out of special measures, said that in policing “everything starts and ends in the local neighbourhood” and the move would make officers more accessible to the public. The Times - Subscription at source 10/3/2023 News Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act to come into effect tomorrow NEW ZEALAND: New infringements and tougher penalties are in line for drivers found to be driving while impaired when the new Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act comes into effect tomorrow. For the first time, drugs that impair the ability to drive safely have been ring-fenced by law and drug concentration levels introduced that enable additional enforcement measures and penalties. Assistant Police Commissioner Bruce O’Brien said, “This is a significant step against reducing the harm caused on our roads by drug driving.” NZ Herald (New Zealand) 10/3/2023 News New illegal limits and tougher penalties for drug-impaired driving NEW ZEALAND: The Land Transport (Drug Driving) Amendment Act 2022 makes changes to the Land Transport Act (LTA) 1998. The changes to the legislation include new illegal limits with lower limits for infringements, and tougher penalties for drivers found to be driving while impaired. The new drug driving law includes illegal limits for specified prescription medicines and illicit drugs that impair the driver’s ability to drive safely; and have the highest risk to road safety in New Zealand. New Zealand Police 10/3/2023 News There’s a Dire Need for a National Forensic Science Authority AUSTRALIA: Sue Neill-Fraser is currently living in the Tasmanian community under strict parole condtions, including having to wear an ankle bracelet, which will continue on for another decade, in relation to the murder of her de facto partner Bob Chappell on a yacht on Hobart’s River Derwent on 26 January 2009: a crime she likely didn’t commit. Sydney Criminal Lawyers 10/3/2023 Feature, Opinion «150415051506150715081509151015111512Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
