Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115696 total results. Showing results 33681 to 33700 «168116821683168416851686168716881689Next ›Last » Communication tool launched by Regina and Saskatoon police services CANADA: The Regina Police Service has a new communication tool to assist officers and members of the public who are deaf or hard of hearing or whose preferred language is not English. It’s a card which allows officers to explain the reason for the traffic stop and what they need the driver to do. It also allows the driver to communicate with the officers. CJWW Radio (Canada) 3/2/2024 News At least one Canadian police officer fires their gun per week: Study CANADA: At least one Canadian police officer fires their gun at a civilian every week, on average, highlighting the need for a national database tracking police-involved shootings, according to new research. The London Free Press (Canada) 3/2/2024 News Police forces must find ways of continuing to screen officers on a regular basis – Dr Alan Billings In March 2021, a serving police officer, Wayne Couzens, kidnapped a young woman, Sarah Everard, on a London street, and subsequently raped and murdered her. After Couzens had been arrested, it came to light that he had worked for forces other than the Met and his behaviour there had caused some concern. The Yorkshire Post - Subscription at source 3/2/2024 Feature, Opinion UK police may be ‘ill-equipped to handle crypto crimes’ — Fraud victim A fraud victim in the U.K. claims that local police failed to request his stolen funds be frozen, even though the tokens were sent to a centralized app that could potentially recover them. The United Kingdom’s National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) may be “ill-equipped to handle crypto crimes against UK residents,” according to one resident who was a victim of crypto fraud. Coin Telegraph 3/2/2024 News Thames Valley Police: No action taken for 9 in 10 allegations More than nine in 10 allegations made against Thames Valley Police officers last year resulted in no misconduct action, new figures show. Across England and Wales, the proportion of allegations not seeing further action remained unchanged from the year before at 89 per cent, which experts said shows a lack of police accountability. Bucks Free Press 3/2/2024 News IOPC to investigate contact Leicestershire Police had with Valdo Calocane prior to killing three people in Nottingham The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has begun an investigation into the contact that Leicestershire Police had with Valdo Calocane prior to killing three people in Nottingham. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 2/2/2024 News Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill: impact assessments Impact assessments relating to the Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill introduced in the House of Lords on 8 November 2023. Home Office 2/2/2024 Report Probationer who had sex on duty guilty of misconduct in public office The former officer had said he was “powerless”. A probationary constable who said he was “powerless” when he had sex with a woman while responding to a 999 call has been found guilty of misconduct in public office. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 News Delays, backlogs and victim withdrawals risk ‘undermining’ progress since Rape Review Victims' Commissioner Baroness Newlove has reacted to the latest MoJ Criminal Justice System Delivery Data published on February 1. Progress made since the 2021 Rape Review “risks being undermined by systemic issues eroding victim confidence”, according to Victims’ Commissioner Baroness Newlove. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 Feature, Interview Reasonable force used by Gwent officers prior to death The IOPC has found no grounds for bringing disciplinary proceedings against any of the officers involved. The IOPC has determined that no Gwent officers will face disciplinary proceedings after their use of force prior to a death in 2021 was determined to be reasonable. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 News Merseyside’s historic former HQ to go on sale Canning Place is set to go on the market. Merseyside’s historic former headquarters on Canning Place is set to go on the market. It follows the opening of the new headquarters at Rose Hill as well as major refurbishments to other stations such as St Anne Street. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 News Future fleet: electric vehicles and potential dangers Concerns have been raised about the risks presented to first responders for collisions involving electric vehicles. Collisions involving electric vehicles can present a “significant risk to any first responder”, a roads policing seminar has heard. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 Analysis, Feature WA Police crack alleged international money laundering racket AUSTRALIA: WA Police have foiled an alleged international money laundering operation, finding a multimillion-dollar haul of luxury items in Perth's north-west. Among the items seized was an $80,000 Louis Vuitton trunk you won't see on the shelf as it has to be made to order. 9 News (Australia) 2/2/2024 News How Australian undercover police ‘fed’ an autistic 13-year-old’s fixation with Islamic State AUSTRALIA: Counter-terrorism police encouraged an autistic 13-year-old boy in his fixation on Islamic State in an undercover operation after his parents sought help from the authorities. The Guardian 2/2/2024 News Devon and Cornwall latest force to introduce ‘Walk and Talk’ scheme The idea was first trialled in the Met in 2022. Devon and Cornwall Police is introducing an initiative first employed by the Met to promote better communication between officers and their communities. Police Oracle 2/2/2024 News PSNI pays out £400,000 to provide officers with home security after data leak CC Jon Boutcher has made an offer of £500 to each officer and staff member.More than 1,000 PSNI officers and staff have taken up an offer of a payment to help with home security improvements following a major data leak which contributed to the departure of former Chief Constable Simon Byrne. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 News TVP ‘exploring’ non-apprenticeship PCSO route to address recruitment challenges The force is receiving more applications but fewer candidates are appointable, while there have been more departures than joiners this year to date. Thames Valley Police is currently “exploring” the possibility of offering a non-apprenticeship entry route to PCSOs as a way of addressing ongoing recruitment challenges. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 2/2/2024 News Dublin crime gang targeted as part of search operation which saw drugs worth over €3m seized REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A major south Dublin crime gang were the targets of a significant garda operation this week in which over €3m of drugs and €350k in cash was seized. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 2/2/2024 News The rate at which First Nations women are murdered or go missing is an unfolding crisis AUSTRALIA: This week there was an important breakthrough in a long-running criminal case which is at the heart of an unfolding crisis that few Australians are aware of. Almost 11 years to the day after she went missing in Cape York, a man has been charged with the murder of Ms Bernard, a Kowanyama woman who was last seen in February 2013. Ms Bernard is one of hundreds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who have been murdered or who have gone missing in the past 25 years. Many of the cases remain unsolved. ABC News (Australia) 2/2/2024 News IOPC confirms it is investigating Leicestershire Police over contact with Nottingham triple killer Valdo Calocane The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed it has begun an investigation into the contact that Leicestershire Police had with Valdo Calocane prior to him killing three people in Nottingham. Police Professional 2/2/2024 News «168116821683168416851686168716881689Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
