Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103185 total results. Showing results 31341 to 31360 «156415651566156715681569157015711572Next ›Last » Police watchdog issues appeal over e-bike crash after death of teen who had been followed by officers Saul Cookson, 15, died after crashing into an ambulance in Salford Manchester Evening News 10/6/2023 News Police automatic surveillance of number plates – new accountability and privacy rules mooted NEW ZEALAND: Police have been given new benchmarks of control and openness around its access and use of an expanding privately-owned CCTV network of thousands of cameras for surveillance and tracking. The fresh guidelines around use of automatic number plate recognition technology come in the form of a Privacy Impact Assessment telling police it needs “robust governance, policies, processes and controls” for using the surveillance system. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 10/6/2023 News Garda row over use of controversial ‘spit hoods’ escalates REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A row between the Policing Authority and the Garda Commissioner over the continued use of controversial ‘spit hoods’ has escalated. Drew Harris introduced “anti-spit guards” during the covid-19 pandemic to protect frontline gardaí and supervisors from being spat or coughed at by suspects. The Policing Authority expressed concerns over their use since their introduction and expected it to end when the pandemic emergency measures were rescinded. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 10/6/2023 News Quarterly Insights | June 2023 NEW ZEALAND: A multi-agency team focused on better understanding the New Zealand gang environment, while focusing on the social structures that underpin harmful behaviours. New Zealand Police 10/6/2023 Report Chief Constable reacts to State of Policing Report Chief Constable Debbie Tedds has reacted to the State of Policing report that was published by HMICFRS earlier today. Warwickshire Police 9/6/2023 News New three-year strategic plan to help guide police service’s community work CANADA: The Moose Jaw Police Service has released its new three-year strategic plan, which lays out the objectives it wants to pursue and gives it direction for its work. The police agency (MJPS) unveiled its 2023-26 document during the Board of Police Commissioners’ meeting at the Moose Jaw Public Library on June 8. “It will guide our work. And there was a lot of community involvement in creating this plan,” said Police Chief Rick Bourassa, noting the board “worked very heavily” on this new plan in conjunction with police administration and contractor Praxis Consulting. Moose Jaw Today (Canada) 9/6/2023 News My despair with the foot dragging Met My starting point is what's now the Marine Policing Unit of the Metropolitan University. The Times - Subscription at source 9/6/2023 News Edmonton police, union reach three-year deal in arbitration CANADA: Edmonton police officers will receive a seven per cent retroactive raise after being without a contract for three years. On Wednesday, an arbitrator imposed a new contract between the Edmonton Police Association and the Edmonton Police Service, police association president Curtis Hoople told Postmedia. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 9/6/2023 News Cops threaten to sue parents for half-million after shooting their son AUSTRALIA: Two Queensland police officers involved in the shooting of 24-year-old West Australian man Luke Gilbert have threatened to sue his family for half a million dollars over what they allege are false and defamatory online posts. Gilbert was shot by Senior Constable David Murray and Constable Liam Forster after they stopped him while he was carrying a knife in Airlie Beach’s party precinct in October last year. Brisbane Times (Australia) 9/6/2023 News Australian retail giants and police using artificial intelligence software Auror to catch repeat shoplifters AUSTRALIA: Artificial intelligence (AI) is now part of everyday life in the modern world, even if we don't always know when and where. While AI platforms like ChatGPT, Siri and Alexa are among the most well-known, major Australian retailers like Woolworths and Bunnings are also using AI, in the form of software called Auror. Auror chief executive Phil Thomson says the software is used to catch shoplifters. "There are different tools that a retailer can choose to use," he says. "So, with an image, once that's uploaded into the platform, that can then be referenced across crimes reported today, to see if it's the same person who's committed those other offences." ABC News (Australia) 9/6/2023 News Domestic and sexual violent complaints against Gardaí on the rise – GSOC REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: GSOC investigated 80 complaints of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence in the Gardaí last year, according to new figures. New figures show that domestic abuse and sexual violence are on the rise – with the ombudsman saying it expects to focus greater attention on the “phenomenon of the abuse of power for a sexual purpose” in the coming years. newstalk (Republic of Ireland) 9/6/2023 News Alarm at Garda use of mental health powers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Mental Health Commission (MHC) has again expressed alarm at the rising level of involuntary detentions initiated by gardaí and has called for the matter to be addressed “at the highest levels”. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 9/6/2023 News Devon and Cornwall Police to change way it responds to some mental health 999 calls Devon and Cornwall Police is to introduce "new working practices" in how it deals with some mental health calls. It is also changing the way it responds to reports of people missing from care facilities when they are not deemed to be in immediate danger. Devon Live 9/6/2023 News Police receive no training in e-bike chases as watchdog probes third death of teen in a month The College of Policing has extensive guidelines around the pursuit of vehicles including cars and motorcycles, but specifically excludes bicycles – including e-bikes which can travel at up to 28mph i News 9/6/2023 News Trust in police hanging by a thread, inspectorate says Time is running out if the police and the government are to restore public trust in policing, the Chief Inspector of Constabulary has warned. BBC 9/6/2023 News ‘Hanging by a thread’: Public trust in police has fallen to its lowest level ever, watchdog warns His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Constabulary Andy Cooke - who presides over police forces in England and Wales - says too many officers have been able to abuse their position for sexual purposes. Sky News 9/6/2023 News Teenager riding e-bike dies in crash after police chase in Salford He is the third young person in just over a fortnight to have been killed after being pursued by officers The Times - Subscription at source 9/6/2023 News Response to HMICFRS State of Policing 2022 report NPCC Chair, Chief Constable Gavin Stephens responds to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) report on the State of Policing 2022. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 9/6/2023 News APCC response to HMICFRS state of policing report 2022 APCC Chair, Marc Jones said: “This report rightly recognises some of the key challenges that all policing leaders face in repairing trust with the public. Confidence is fundamental to our policing system and something that Police and Crime Commissioners are working to address as a priority. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 9/6/2023 News Concepta Leonard: Lessons must be learned from woman’s murder, family say The family of an "amazing and kind" woman killed in her own home by her former partner has said police and social services "must learn lessons" from her death. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 9/6/2023 News «156415651566156715681569157015711572Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
