Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104479 total results. Showing results 301 to 320 «121314151617181920Next ›Last » Elite police squad to monitor anti-migrant posts on social media Concerns for free speech mount as Home Office creates team to flag signs of potential unrest. An elite team of police officers is to monitor social media for anti-migrant sentiment amid fears of summer riots. The Telegraph 26/7/2025 News Police use spit hoods on suspects once an hour Tactic is used to prevent accused from spitting or biting when arrested or in custody. Police officers are using spit hoods to defend themselves in potentially violent situations once every hour, new figures have shown... The Telegraph - Subscription at source 26/7/2025 News ‘My son needed help, not police restraint’ "My son was unwell. He wasn't under arrest, he hadn't committed a crime," said his father Nathaniel Ameyaw. But when a police welfare check escalated into Kaine Fletcher being sectioned in the early hours of 3 July 2022, he was handcuffed, struck and restrained for about 30 minutes. BBC 26/7/2025 News Police responses to missing people must change after teenager death, couple say Emily and Mark Pulman are suing Sussex Police at the High Court following the death of Jason Pulman, who took his own life in 2022 aged 15. A couple have said police must change how they deal with missing person reports to better protect those at risk of harm following the suicide of a teenager who was reported missing several hours before he died. The Standard 26/7/2025 News Mobile police stations to make force more ‘visible’ Mobile police stations are being launched in Dorset so officers are "more visible and accessible". Dorset Police has announced plans to change its front counter provision across the county from September. BBC 26/7/2025 News Surrey RCMP could be around longer CANADA: The SPS became the city's police of jurisdiction in late 2004, but the RCMP has been acting in a support capacity as the SPS continues to increase its ranks Delta Optimist (Canada) 26/7/2025 News Loved ones, watchdog raise concerns about NSW Police response to Lindy Lucena’s fatal bashing AUSTRALIA: NSW Police took almost an hour to respond the night Lindy Lucena was killed and the officer did not get out of the patrol car to investigate. Ms Lucena's family and friends are calling for an independent investigation into the police response. NSW Police claims its response was "appropriate", but the state's police watchdog says it "holds concerns". ABC News (Australia) 26/7/2025 News 3D-printed guns, AI fraud, synthetic drugs: the future of Irish crime REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Cyberattacks on the NTMA and Marks & Spencer are just a hint of what the new garda commissioner will have to handle. The Times - Subscription at source 26/7/2025 News Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse The Guardian 26/7/2025 News Chief constable hails ‘fantastic results’ as West Midlands Police report continued drop in crime over last year Craig Guildford said that news of reductions in vehicle crime, burglary, robbery and knife crime were all positive signs of the work being done by the force to tackle crime across the West Midlands. The chief constable was speaking as West Midlands Police produced the report of figures from the last year, ranging from July 2024 to June 2025, which it said showed a drop of almost 20,000 offences, around six per cent, compared to the previous 12 months. Express & Star 26/7/2025 News Surprising candidate in running for top police job AUSTRALIA: Peter Thurtell, the current steady hand leading the NSW Police Force, has put himself in the running to be become the next commissioner. He has five to beat. News.com.au (Australia) 26/7/2025 News Meet the six men fighting to fill Karen Webb’s shoes as top cop AUSTRALIA: Who will replace Karen Webb? The NSW Police chief race is heating up, with six contenders vying to become the most powerful police officer in the state. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 26/7/2025 News WA Assistant Police Commissioner Gailene Hamilton charged with stalking AUSTRALIA: One of the highest-ranking police officers in an Aussie state has been stood down after being charged with stalking. News.com.au (Australia) 26/7/2025 News Garda warns of serious flaw in car chase policy as ‘no drivers’ trained in pursuit skills REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Mark Ferris, who is a serving garda and an official with the Garda Representative Association, has gone public with serious concerns. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 26/7/2025 News From Liberators to Lutys: homemade firearms, right-wing extremism, and the challenge to policing Homemade firearms have posed a notable challenge for police in recent years. Around the world, policing bodies are uncovering larger and more sophisticated caches of homemade firearms, some of which are possessed by violent extremists. In Australia, this possession has been associated with alleged right wing extremists. Extreme right-wing documents sometimes provide instructions about the manufacture and use of such firearms in technical detail. This study assesses the instructions for homemade firearms found in right-wing extremist documents to calibrate their accuracy and better understand the challenges posed by these documents. We then consider this in light of recent cases in Australia, with possession of homemade firearms and extreme right wing ideology have been noted factors in the courts, in order to develop insight into the challenges this presents to contemporary policing. We found that the extreme right instructions for building homemade firearms to be mostly accurate, albeit with crude and limited production. This production is also influenced by the availability of materials, firearm popularity, and lethality across jurisdictional contexts, which further poses a threat to the wider community. With the increasing instances of homemade firearms in Australia possessed by alleged extremists, we argue that a tangible threat is presented to police, who are tasked with interacting with these individuals. This is not simply because police are often first responders, but also because police are considered attractive, high-value targets in extreme right wing targeting logic. Policing and Society 26/7/2025 Research article Couple sue police force at High Court over death of transgender teenager The mother and stepfather of a transgender teenager who took his own life after going missing are taking High Court legal action against a police force whose response was found to have potentially contributed to his death. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/7/2025 News Media statement in relation to Lachlan Jones NEW ZEALAND: On 12 June 2025 Coroner Ho issued a judgment concerning the death of three-year-old Lachlan Jones in January 2019. In the course of his judgment the Coroner criticised aspects of the Police’s two inquiries into the incident, and directed Police to conduct a further (third) inquiry. Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) (New Zealand) 25/7/2025 News Senior Garda says animal abuse cases “not a priority” for force due to lack of experience and training REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A senior Garda source has told Kfm that cases involving animal cruelty often fall into the “lower rungs” of policing priorities, largely because Gardaí are not routinely trained or resourced to deal with them effectively. KFM Radio (Republic of Ireland) 25/7/2025 News High-security intelligence hub to be built at Garda HQ under long-delayed national upgrade REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A new multi-storey, high-tech facility for Ireland's internal security service is to be built at Garda HQ, the Irish Examiner understands. The project marks a significant investment in Ireland's security infrastructure and capabilities but comes nearly seven years after the Commission on the Future of Policing in Ireland (CoFPI) urged such investment and prioritisation. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 25/7/2025 News Latest crime statistics show shoplifting at 20 year high Between April 2024 and March 2025, police recorded 530,643 shoplifting offences—a 19.5% increase on the previous year and a 55% rise compared to 2022/23. As the ONS notes (1), shoplifting offences have seen a sharp rise since the pandemic and now stand at their highest level since 2002/03. Crest Advisory 25/7/2025 Analysis, Feature «121314151617181920Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
