Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115679 total results. Showing results 33221 to 33240 «165816591660166116621663166416651666Next ›Last » Violence and abuse against UK retail staff rises to 1,300 incidents a day British Retail Consortium says criminals ‘being given a free pass’, with thefts more than doubling to 16.7m incidents last year The Guardian 14/2/2024 News Abuse and attacks on UK shop workers rises to 1,300 incidents a day Violence and abuse against shop workers rose to 1,300 incidents a day last year, according to a leading trade body. Incidents against staff were up by 50% in the year to September 2023, up from 870 incidents a day the year before. BBC 14/2/2024 News Violence against shop workers rises by 50% in a year The government has been urged to crack down after it was revealed there were 1,300 incidents of attacks and abuse against retail workers every day The Times - Subscription at source 14/2/2024 News Police Scotland must have access to better technology to help find missing people Many are struggling to understand, why police officers in Scotland don’t currently have access to essential kit for finding missing persons. Daily Record 14/2/2024 News Moment Met Police threaten to arrest ANOTHER Christian in London: Officer is seen in stand-off with gospel preachers who were accused of hate crime after complaint from a member of the public over ‘homophobic comments’ This is the moment a Met Police officer threatens to arrest a Christian preacher who was accused of a hate crime - weeks after a gospel singer was threatened with arrest for singing religious songs. Mail Online 14/2/2024 News Gun crime down 26 per cent in 2023, Montreal police chief says CANADA: Gun-related crime in Montreal has gone down and the chief of police says the support of community organizations has played a part. CTV News (Canada) 14/2/2024 News Victoria’s top cop provides assurance to the community about use of tasers as general duties police are armed with the devices AUSTRALIA: More cops in Victoria are now carrying tasers with general duties police in Melbourne being armed with the devices for the first time, starting with Dandenong and Springvale officers. Sky News 14/2/2024 News ‘Criminals given a free pass’ as shop thefts rocket by 50% to 16million cases a year New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) found a 50% increase in assaults and abuse of shop workers as it slammed the Government's "woefully inadequate" action. Shocking new figures reveal around 1,300 cases of violence and abuse against shop workers were reported every day last year. Mirror 14/2/2024 News More police officers and PSOs to be armed with Tasers in Victoria AUSTRALIA: More than 10,000 police and protective service officers (PSO) will soon be equipped with Tasers to help them deal with "high-risk and volatile situations" in Victoria. 9 News (Australia) 14/2/2024 News Why more frontline Victoria Police officers will carry Tasers AUSTRALIA: More frontline officers will carry Tasers to better deal with violent situations on the streets, Victoria Police has revealed, with the devices anticipated to make an “invaluable” difference. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 14/2/2024 News Avon and Somerset Police’s new operation on knife crime Chief Constable Sarah Crew told Police and Crime Commissioner Mark Shelford’s regular performance and accountability board on February 13 that officers would be launching a “high-profile proactive” operation to tackle knife crime. But she added that “unreasonable” use of stop and search powers was not the solution to the problem, and urged communities to share information about knives with the police and for people carrying knives to put them in surrender bins. Chard and Ilminster News 14/2/2024 News Australian Federal Police says it would repeat undercover terror operation on autistic teenager AUSTRALIA: Greens senator David Shoebridge has labelled comments by the Australian Federal Police as "chilling" and "extraordinary" after it defended its handling of terror charges against an autistic teenager. ABC News (Australia) 14/2/2024 News Policing truth: The dangers of digital disinformation With elections taking place in the UK and a number of other countries in 2024, the volume and impact of digital disinformation looks likely to reach new levels – and policing is not immune from being targeted by those determined to drive division and hatred, as Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/2/2024 Analysis, Feature Former cop says secret police strike force into gay hate crimes was ‘dirty, cheap, underhanded’ AUSTRALIA: Former police detective sergeant Stephen Page doesn't hold back when asked about the secret New South Wales Police strike force that he says destroyed his reputation. ABC News (Australia) 14/2/2024 News Advocates warn more resources needed if police pull back from mental heath callouts NEW ZEALAND: Mental health advocates warn support services will need more investment to cope if police pull back from responding to mental health crisis callouts. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 14/2/2024 News Garda numbers fall in Cork stations as the population increases REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda numbers in many Cork stations have fallen or stayed static over the past 10 years despite rapidly growing populations and the increasingly complex nature of crime. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 14/2/2024 News Crackdown on youth disorder is starting to pay off- Mark Hamilton The last couple of months have been a busy time for policing across the city of Edinburgh and the teams have been working hard tackling a number of issues. The Scotsman 14/2/2024 Feature, Opinion Almost 12,000 nurses, police officers and firefighters off sick as waiting list chaos bites A whopping 8,614 nurses, 2,752 police officers and 568 firefighters are away from work for long term health reasons, according to data uncovered by the Liberal Democrats Mirror 13/2/2024 News ICCL and DRI present to Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on Draft General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: ICCL Senior Policy Officer Olga Cronin, along with our colleagues at Digital Rights Ireland (DRI) presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice on the Draft General Scheme of the Garda Síochána (Recording Devices) (Amendment) Bill 2023. Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) 13/2/2024 News “To Celebrate a Copper”. Avon and Somerset Police Federation Secretary Tony Henley reacts to Channel 4 documentary series on the force Avon and Somerset Police Officers are out on our streets day and night putting their lives on the line to fight crime and keep people safe. Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 13/2/2024 News «165816591660166116621663166416651666Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
