Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115741 total results. Showing results 34841 to 34860 «173917401741174217431744174517461747Next ›Last » Ex-cop gets 14 months in jail in death of Elijah McClain, whose mum calls him ‘bully with a badge’ NEW ZEALAND: A judge sentenced an ex-Colorado police officer to 14 months in jail for his role in the death of Elijah McClain after hearing the young Black man’s mother on Friday call the officer a “bully with a badge” who will always have blood on his hands. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 6/1/2024 News Lawsuit alleges Winnipeg police officer searched store without warrant, threatened employee CANADA: Plaintiff says officer put him in handcuffs, threatened to have him deported. A man is suing a Winnipeg police officer who he alleges searched his workplace without a warrant, placed him in handcuffs and threatened to have him deported CBC News (Canada) 6/1/2024 News Post Office scandal: Met Police investigate ‘potential fraud offences’ The Metropolitan Police is looking at "potential fraud offences" committed in the Horizon IT scandal. More than 700 Post Office branch managers were accused of wrongdoing after faulty accounting software made it appear money was missing. The Met said it was investigating possible fraud offences from these cases. BBC 6/1/2024 News Twenty-one days, eight homicides – Police investigate nearly double usual rate of deaths NEW ZEALAND: The rate of homicides in the country has almost doubled over the past three weeks, with police saying they have started eight separate investigations since 16 December. The police's latest annual homicide report shows that, between 2007 and 2020, New Zealand has averaged one murder or manslaughter every five days, not counting the Christchurch mosque shootings. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 6/1/2024 News Frontline gardai to be equipped with overdose reversing drug REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Frontline gardai will soon be able to carry and administer an overdose-reversing drug, following a surge in cases in Dublin and later in Cork. To target a reduction in drug-related deaths and non-fatal overdoses, the HSE is expanding the availability of Naloxone, a medication used to reverse or reduce the effects of opioids. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has signed off on a deal and members of An Garda Siochana are being trained in the administering of Naloxone. Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 6/1/2024 News Young Britons exposed to online radicalisation following Hamas attack There has been an unprecedented 12-fold increase in hateful social media content being referred to specialist police officers since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, according to the UK's Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit. BBC 6/1/2024 News 30% rise in dash cam submissions to police in 2023 There has been a significant rise in the number of dash cam videos submitted to police forces across the UK. Emergency Services Times 5/1/2024 News Road deaths: Safety fears after road policing officer numbers cut A cut in the number of road policing officers could mean drivers breaking the rules "get away with it", a road safety charity has warned. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed 21 roles were cut from the roads policing unit in the last financial year. BBC 5/1/2024 News New website launched to report illegal parking Cheshire Police is piloting a new initiative where residents can report illegal parking problems online. It is set to be launched in Crewe in January and is being codenamed Operation Park Safe. People will be able to upload photos and videos to the police website, external and these will then be assessed and handled by traffic officers. BBC 5/1/2024 News Former Hampshire Inspector admits 17 misconduct charges relating to strip searches Gerard Hutchings has denied a further 12 charges, for which Judge Peter Blair KC listed a three-week trial to commence on January 20, 2025. A former Hampshire Police Inspector has admitted 17 charges of misconduct in a public office relating to strip searches at six police stations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News Plain-clothed Met officer sacked after stop and search victim thought he was being robbed A Met officer who used excessive force during a search has been sacked. A plain-clothed Met PC has been dismissed without notice after using excessive force during the search of a man in west London. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News PCC praises new operating model as force sees reduction in burglary and serious violence Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC Donna Jones has reviewed the progress of the force since a new operating model was introduced last June. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News Exclusive: Police secretly conducting facial recognition searches of passport database Revelation sparks concern among MPs and watchdogs over implications for data protection and relationship between the citizen and the state. Police forces have been secretly conducting hundreds of facial recognition searches using the UK’s database of 46 million British passport holders, it can be revealed. The Telegraph 5/1/2024 News Police IT system is failing victims There are growing fears NSW Police are not set-up to deal with new coercive control laws coming into effect in July. NSW has the oldest IT policing system in Australia. Experts are urging state Labor to fast-track updates, or else fail victim-survivors of domestic and family violence. The Australian - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News Thousands of UK police working away from frontline crime amid funding crisis Leader of Britain’s police chiefs Gavin Stephens says policing is still being damaged by austerity The Guardian 5/1/2024 News Detective’s Casebook: Online videos, drug dealing and Digital Media Investigators Fesal Khan has been jailed for three years and four months following a Bedfordshire investigation that began on YouTube. Bedfordshire Police uncovered thousands of pounds of cocaine, heroin and cash at a Luton property after pursuing a concerning YouTube video that officers had discovered online. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Vancouver police deploy body worn cameras to 85 officers in pilot project CANADA: Dozens of Vancouver police officers are now recording their interactions on body-worn cameras in a pilot project the department says is aimed at improving public trust. Blue Line (Canada) 5/1/2024 News Young UK girl ‘gang raped’ in Metaverse as police launch probe into dark new online world Police are investigating the first case of rape in the metaverse after a child was 'attacked' in a virtual reality video game. Police in the UK are looking into the first case of rape in the Facebook's Metaverse virtual reality world after a young girl was 'attacked' in a video game. Express 5/1/2024 News Ex-police inspector admits misconduct during strip searches A former police inspector has admitted misconduct in a public office relating to strip searches at six police stations. Gerard Hutchings admitted 17 charges which were dated between October 1999 and April 2007. Metro 5/1/2024 News Met Police officer sacked after using ‘excessive force’ in a stop and search A plain-clothed Met Police officer who used excessive force during the search of a man in west London has been sacked. The independent policing panel (IOPC) found PC Martin Binala’s actions amounted to gross misconduct and he has been dismissed without notice. ITV News 5/1/2024 News «173917401741174217431744174517461747Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
