Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98645 total results. Showing results 33761 to 33780 «168516861687168816891690169116921693Next ›Last » London sex workers ‘frightened police will abuse increased powers’ against them Police may exploit increased powers against sex workers in east London, a campaign group has claimed. Metro 11/12/2022 News NYPD resignations shoot up by 30% as 1,225 officers ditch the US’s biggest police force as they’re wooed by offers from upstate teams and other states USA: Thousands of New York City police officers have ditched the country's biggest police force and fled to other states for higher salaries. Mail Online 11/12/2022 News £75 million revamp planned for Lancashire Police HQ in Hutton Plans for a £75 million revamp of the Lancashire Police headquarters in Hutton have been revealed. The investment would see the modernisation of critical police infrastructure that supports dogs and mounted branch, specialist and technical training, fleet maintenance, cyber and crime teams, contact management and other enabling services. The proposals are part of a ten-year plan to deliver a more efficient and fit for purpose estate in line with operational requirements to improve policing to our communities. Blog Preston 11/12/2022 News West Yorkshire Police recognised as one of the UK’s top inclusive employers The force was ranked 24th in the 2022/23 Inclusive Companies rankings, which was published at the start of December and is an improvement on last year’s 25th placing. The list is collated based on each organisation’s performance and displays a collection of the most inclusive employers operating across the UK, shining a light on best practice for inclusion across all strands of diversity. Wakefield Express 11/12/2022 News Edmonton police chief says new provincial bill will help balance police commission CANADA: Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee says the Alberta government giving itself the power to be able to appoint police commission members will balance the existing ability of city council. On Thursday, the provincial government introduced Bill 6: the Police Amendment Act, which if passed will grant the province the power to appoint members to local police commissions. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 11/12/2022 News The modern milk carton: how police find missing people in the digital age AUSTRALIA: It's the not knowing that gets you, they say. Wondering - in some cases, forever - what happened to your sibling, child, parent or friend can destroy families of missing persons, say the new head of the NSW Police's Missing Persons Registry Detective Inspector Ritchie Sim. WA Today (Australia) 11/12/2022 Feature Body-worn camera footage at odds with shooting officer’s claim of self-defence AUSTRALIA: Rookie police officer Savannah Smith had been fruitlessly banging on the front door and windows of the house for nearly 12 minutes when she made a fateful decision to jump the locked fence. It was late on a Wednesday night in August 2020, in the midst of the second pandemic lockdown. Victoria Police was responding to several noise complaints about loud music coming from a home in the Geelong suburb of Waurn Ponds. The Age (Australia) 11/12/2022 News Advocate worried over Metro Vancouver Transit Police’s new ‘community safety officers’ planned for 2023 CANADA: More police presence would deter vulnerable people from taking transit, says Pivot Legal Society campaigner CBC News (Canada) 10/12/2022 News Police could be forced to pay £25 a day under Ulez expansion plans, Sadiq Khan warned The Mayor of London has announced plans to expand Ulez in August next year to include almost all of the area inside the M25 The Telegraph 10/12/2022 News Police Scotland criticised over ‘intrusive’ local policing plan survey asking about gender and ethnicity One furious Scottish Daily Express reader blasted: 'The survey is intrusive and 90% nothing to do with local crime and police policies.' Scottish Daily Express 10/12/2022 News Modern speed cameras catch more vehicles: police NEW ZEALAND: Police have defended a rise in the number of speed camera infringements being issued, saying new mobile cameras are able to identify speeding vehicles more accurately. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 10/12/2022 News Burgers and coats: county lines gangs exploit hardship to recruit UK kids Criminals are using burgers and warm coats to recruit hungry, cold children into “county lines” gangs in towns and cities across the UK, experts are warning. Headteachers across the country say that the cost of living crisis is leading to increasing numbers of pupils being groomed by sophisticated gangs to run drugs from one city to other parts of the country. The Guardian 10/12/2022 News Norfolk officer fired for “grossly offensive” WhatsApp group A Norfolk police constable who was involved in a WhatsApp group where "grossly offensive" content was shared has been sacked. Eastern Daily Press 10/12/2022 News From Kuro and Razor to the Canaries and Qatar, policing needs to rethink football prejudices As the World Cup heads towards its climax in Qatar, former public order specialist Owen West, now a Senior Policing Lecturer, believes some law enforcement attitudes and approaches to football fans suggest an unjustified level of prejudice not witnessed in any other sporting or social arena – one which needs to be re-thought to address legitimacy and confidence in policing. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 10/12/2022 Feature, Opinion Police retain information on number plate snaps NEW ZEALAND: Police are refusing to release risk assessments around their tapping into automated number plate recognition cameras. Police tap into two private networks of thousands of cameras focused on carparks and shopping areas to help catch thieves, among other things. They withheld the assessments on the grounds of commercial sensitivity. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 10/12/2022 News Inquest into four Tasmania Police suicides exposes harsh toll on officers AUSTRALIA: An inquest examining the deaths by suicide by four police officers in Tasmania has heard how overworked officers were self-medicating with alcohol and drugs, were poorly served by under-trained welfare staff, with one officer enduring horrific nightmares of what he had seen in the line of duty. ABC News (Australia) 10/12/2022 News Domestic abuse calls rising in 2022 Garda figures show REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Reports of domestic abuse, and sexual, and gender based violence have continued to rise across the country this year, Garda figures show. Provisional figures show that up to December 9 of this year, there have been 49,257 reports of domestic abuse made to Gardaí, a 9% increase on the same period in 2021. Since 2020, the incidents of coercive control being recorded has risen steadily with a total of 481 recorded to date. In recent years, An Garda Síochána has introduced a number of measures including Operation Faoiseamh, Divisional Protective Service Units, and increased training to tackle domestic and sexual abuse. Galway Daily (Republic of Ireland) 10/12/2022 News Bedfordshire Police to charge for “babysitting” and other non-policing jobs in other counties Bedfordshire Police will be sending out bills to pay for officers carrying out duties for other local authorities, the PCC has said. The topic of non-policing tasks having to be carried out by officers was raised by Cllr Neil Bunyan (Central Bedfordshire) during Tuesday’s Police and Crime Panel (6 December). “Are you making any headway with, how shall I call it, your babysitting problems, where you end up in A&E, you end up with mental health victims which you have to take to A&E to look after and make sure they are safe,” he asked. “I’m sure other police and crime commissioners have a similar problem but are you yourself making any headway,” he asked. “No,” commissioner Festus Akinbusoye replied. “But I believe there are alternatives with third parties being utilised in other policing areas. Bedford Independent 10/12/2022 News Police seize 100 phones from rape and sex assault victims Police have used warrants to seize more than 100 phones from victims of rape and sexual assault over the past four years in Scotland. Since July 2019 officers have taken possession of 526 digital devices in order to secure evidence through cyber-kiosks. These are computers with software that allows trained officers to see what is stored on a smartphone or tablet. Police can only use this technology with consent, which is given in most cases, or with a warrant from the Crown Office or a legislative power. In 104 cases, officers used lawful authority in the absence of consent, although this equated to only 2 per cent of the total number of rape and sexual assault offences being investigated during this time. The Times - Subscription at source 10/12/2022 News Drug baron spills all to Italian police ITALY: An Italian drug trafficker who collected stolen Van Goghs and bought 40kg of gold a week with his profits is spilling secrets about the global drug trade. Raffaele Imperiale, 48, is telling investigators how he built an empire that shifted up to 400kg of cocaine a month after his arrest last year in Dubai following five years on the run. One of Italy’s most wanted criminals, Imperiale speaks five languages and built his fortune brokering deals with the Italian mafia as well as crime groups in the UK, Holland and South America. The Times - Subscription at source 10/12/2022 News «168516861687168816891690169116921693Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
