Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115647 total results. Showing results 31661 to 31680 «158015811582158315841585158615871588Next ›Last » Garda rosters dispute looks to be coming to an end as GRA leaders vote to accept new proposal REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has been in a dispute between the GRA and the AGSI over new proposed working hours. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 19/3/2024 News Use of disputed medical terms may ‘deflect attention’ in deaths following police restraint in the UK A recent investigation by the Observer has revealed widespread use of disputed medical terms, ‘Acute Behavioural Disturbance’ (ABD) and ‘Excited Delirium,’ in explaining deaths following police restraint incidents in the UK. Further concerns have been raised about the disproportionate application of these terms to black individuals, exacerbating existing inequalities in the use of coercive measures. The Justice Gap 19/3/2024 News Policeman raped mother while on duty in Plymouth, court hears A police officer raped a mother at her home multiple times, a court has been told. BBC 19/3/2024 News Hate crimes: police will not ‘target performers’ Police Scotland have said they will not target performers when new hate crime laws come into force next month. BBC 19/3/2024 News Police Association warns a hiring freeze on backroom staff will pull front-line cops off the street NEW ZEALAND: Police have implemented a hiring freeze on non-sworn staff in a bid to cut costs, which critics say will put pressure on the Government’s target of delivering 500 extra cops within two years. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 19/3/2024 News Drug smuggler jailed for internally concealing 100 pellets of cocaine AUSTRALIA: A Portuguese national has been sentenced to six years’ jail for smuggling 1.2kg of pure cocaine into Australia by an internal concealment. The man, 61, was selected by Australian Border Force (ABF) officers for a baggage examination on 1 January 2023, at Sydney International Airport after he arrived on a flight from France. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 19/3/2024 News Spending cuts could weaken police and defence frontline services, MPs warned NEW ZEALAND: The top brass at police and defence have warned MPs the government's spending cuts could see them divest capability or weaken frontline services. Public sector bosses have been questioned at Parliament's Select Committees over the past month about the potential impact of the government's public service cuts. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 19/3/2024 News Firearms parts, ammo, meth found in burglary investigation NEW ZEALAND: An investigation into a Waiuku burglary has landed a 38-year-old man in court on a string of unrelated charges. Police were intending only to execute a search warrant at a Waiuku property in relation to a burglary. 1 News (New Zealand) 19/3/2024 News First Stalking Protection Order given to Belfast man A 46 year old Belfast man has been handed a two-year Stalking Protection Order (SPO) after he stalked and harassed his 50 year old female ex-partner. The order was handed at Belfast Magistrates Court on Tuesday 19th March. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) 19/3/2024 News IOPC makes 10 recommendations to improve child strip search practice We have made a series of recommendations aimed at improving policing practice across England and Wales around strip searches of children, to ensure their safety and wellbeing are prioritised. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 19/3/2024 News Strip searches: Watchdog urges police to be ‘proportionate’ with children Police officers strip-searching children should ensure they act in a sensitive and proportionate way, a watchdog has said. BBC 19/3/2024 News Home Office considers mandatory safeguarding referrals for any child subject to EIP search The IOPC has made a number of national recommendations on child strip search practice drawn from evidence gathered from previous investigations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/3/2024 News Police Now’s first Counter Terror stream attested Police Now’s National Detective Programme cohort have been attested this week. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/3/2024 News Female police chief in Oak Bay a first for Greater Victoria CANADA: Julie Chanin, who was the region’s first female deputy chief in April 2022, takes over as Oak Bay police chief on June 1. Times Colonist (Canada) 19/3/2024 News Police issue caution about imitation, modified firearms CANADA: The Thunder Bay Police Service is continuing to be concerned about the presence of firearms and lookalike firearms in their community. Blue Line (Canada) 19/3/2024 News Abbotsford Police Department’s major crime unit and drug enforcement unit make arrests related to significant investigations CANADA: In late 2022, the Abbotsford Police Department’s drug enforcement unit initiated an investigation into the drug trafficking behaviours of two individuals identified as Anmol Sandhu and Navdeep Dhaliwal of Abbotsford, BC. Blue Line (Canada) 19/3/2024 News Garda sergeant accused of false imprisonment of woman and other offences in Dublin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: He is also accused of perverting the course of justice, and charged with burglary. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 19/3/2024 News Garda accused of false imprisonment, burglary and perverting course of justice REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A Dublin-based garda sergeant is to stand trial accused of the false imprisonment of a woman, perverting the course of justice and burglary. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 19/3/2024 News Annual Report of the Policing Authority for 2022 in accordance with Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Section 22 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 requires the publication of a report by public bodies each year relating to the number of Protected Disclosures made in the preceding year and of actions taken in response to protected disclosures made. [pdf] Policing Authority (Republic of Ireland) 19/3/2024 Report T/Comm Peter O’Doherty: ‘I really feel that, as a leader, you have to practice what you preach’ In this first in a two-part interview, City of London Police Temporary Commissioner Peter O’Doherty spoke to Policing Insight’s James Sweetland about the unique challenges of policing London’s Square Mile, efforts to rebuild trust and confidence with the public, and his personal reflections on taking over a major force for the first time. 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