Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114960 total results. Showing results 3481 to 3500 «171172173174175176177178179Next ›Last » Garda management to explore the possibility of pursuit training for officers dealing with two-wheeled vehicles REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda management is “looking into” pursuit training for officers dealing with two-wheeled vehicles. The Commissioner says this issue is not an easy one for any police force in the world to deal with. Highland Radio (Republic of Ireland) 21/2/2026 Audio, News Police responder to 2017 London Bridge attack sacked for ‘derogatory’ language A police officer who was one of the first on the scene of the 2017 London Bridge terror attack has been sacked for gross misconduct after using “derogatory” language about Romas, Gypsies and Travellers. DC Mark Luker of the British Transport Police (BTP) used offensive language in a WhatsApp group he was in with other police officers. The Guardian 21/2/2026 News New Barrie police policy aims to cut back on response to false alarms CANADA: 'This doesn’t impact panic, hold-up or duress alarms. Officers will be dispatched to those in short order,' says deputy chief. The Barrie Police Service has received board approval for a new alarm response policy as officers continue to be dispatched to hundreds of bogus calls each year. Deputy Chief Rob Burke told the police services board on Thursday that officers respond to about 1,300 alarm calls annually, and that roughly 97 per cent of them turn out to be false. To reduce the strain on police resources, the service is proposing to launch a verified alarm response program (VARP) and introduce new registration and suspension reinstatement fees starting April 1. Barrie Today (Canada) 21/2/2026 News U of R mental health app adopted by Indigenous police service CANADA: An evidence-based mental health app developed at the University of Regina is now supporting first responders with UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service in Ontario. The Psychological Trauma and Stress Systems Lab at the University of Regina has developed an evidence-based mental health screening and self-monitoring app that is now being adopted by the United Chiefs & Councils of Manitoulin (UCCM) Anishnaabe Police Service in Ontario to support the well-being of first responders, other public safety personnel, and trauma-exposed professionals. Sask Today (Canada) 21/2/2026 News RCMP confirm police were contacted about Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT CANADA: An employee voiced concerns but they didn't meet the threshold of a credible or imminent plan for serious physical harm to others, according to reports. The B.C. RCMP has confirmed artificial intelligence company OpenAI contacted investigators after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge last week, following news the company had banned the shooter’s account last year. Vancouver Sun (Canada) 21/2/2026 News Why Surrey’s police budget request dropped by $47M and what’s behind the underspending CANADA: Delays in hiring, infrastructure during RCMP transition left millions unspent, says police board chair CBC News (Canada) 21/2/2026 News Police ‘turn blind eye’ to sharia courts in Britain ‘Privatisation of justice’ in some Muslim communities blamed as only 3pc of so-called honour crimes are successfully prosecuted The Telegraph - Subscription at source 21/2/2026 News Victoria Police union demand compensation over WFH exclusion, claim mandatory policy could ‘undermine recruitment’ AUSTRALIA: One state’s police union has demanded “compensation” for officers locked out of controversial proposed WFH changes which would affect millions of Aussies. The Victorian Police union has issued a dire warning about the state’s proposed mandatory working from home policies, while demanding officers locked out from their ability to work remotely should be “compensated” if the proposal passes. News.com.au (Australia) 21/2/2026 News How a Victoria Police sick leave deal triggered a mass exodus from the force AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police faces a staffing crisis, with one in 11 positions vacant after hundreds of members resigned last year due to a change in sick leave payouts. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 21/2/2026 News OpenAI had banned B.C. shooter’s ChatGPT account, but didn’t call police 8 hours ago CANADA: OpenAI, the U.S. company behind ChatGPT, has said it had banned last June the account associated with the teenager behind the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The company told CBC News that Jesse Van Rootselaar's account was detected via automated tools and human investigations that 'identify misuses of our models in furtherance of violent activities.' In its statement, OpenAI said that the account's activity in June 2025 didn't meet the 'higher threshold required' to refer it to law enforcement. CBC News (Canada) 21/2/2026 News, Video Police Scotland emergency phone lines hit by global outage causing ‘delays’ The connectivity issue caused delays for around 90 minutes and is said to have impacted multiple organisations. Police Scotland’s emergency phone lines were hit by a global outage on Friday evening, with delays in answering 999 calls. The force said around 6pm on Friday, a global internet platform issue created challenges for police in being able to answer 101 and 999 calls. STV News 21/2/2026 News Cash may be rotting after UK’s biggest raid – police Twenty years after Britain's biggest cash robbery, a raid on a Securitas depot still grips the public imagination - and remains unfinished business for Kent's top police officer, with millions still missing and at least one gang member unaccounted for. BBC 21/2/2026 Feature OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago CANADA: Company behind ChatGPT last year flagged Jesse Van Rootselaar’s account for ‘furtherance of violent activities’. ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has said it considered alerting Canadian police last year about the activities of a person who months later committed one of the worst school shootings in the country’s history. The Guardian 21/2/2026 News Challenging the unchallenged: Institutional barriers to addressing sexual harassment in policing Internal sexual harassment persists in UK policing, yet the social mechanisms sustaining silence remain under-specified. We report findings from a vignette-based, anonymous survey of employees in a large UK police force. Across victim and witness scenarios, participants favoured informal resolution over formal complaint, citing organizational distrust, opaque procedures, fear of ostracism, rank hierarchies, and the normalization of ‘banter’. Gendered expectations and shorter tenure further discourage challenges to harassment. Suggested reforms included clearer policies, confidential multi-path reporting, enhanced training—especially bystander roles—and restorative justice for lower-level harms. By foregrounding witnesses and men, we show how occupational solidarity and masculinity shape a bystander calculus that reproduces silence, while also identifying institutional levers for reform. The British Journal of Criminology 21/2/2026 Research article Return to 50:50 police recruitment a mistake – DUP Any return to 50:50 recruitment to the police force in Northern Ireland would be a "mistake", DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said. In his weekly email to party members, Mr Robinson also said there had been an "absence of sustained and wholehearted leadership" from republicans to challenge barriers to Catholics joining the PSNI. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 21/2/2026 News Toronto police officers accused of GPS tracking victim, orchestrating insurance fraud: court docs CANADA: Newly released court documents reveal more details about charges laid against multiple Toronto police officers in a sweeping corruption probe — including allegations that an officer helped place a GPS tracker on a victim’s vehicle so another person could follow her. CBC News (Canada) 20/2/2026 News Commissioner ‘looking at’ e-scooter pursuit training for gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly has said he is looking into training for gardaí when they are in pursuit of suspects on e-scooters and in other vehicles. The commissioner said there will be "changes and improvements across the board," including driving training for gardaí. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 20/2/2026 News Police officer faces misconduct probe over club link A Nottinghamshire Police officer has been served a gross misconduct notice over links to a sports club. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said the investigation follows a mandatory referral from the force and remains at a "relatively early stage". BBC 20/2/2026 News Assaults on police ‘must never be normalised’, says chair Dyfed Powys Police Federation chair Delme Rees says the human cost of violence against police is too often overlooked. Delme welcomed a Government acknowledgment of the sacrifices made by police officers. Dyfed-Powys Police Federation 20/2/2026 News Jevon McSkimming scandal: Advocate calls for removal of another member of police executive NEW ZEALAND: Victims’ advocates are calling for the removal of a senior member of the police executive, who has retained her job despite describing a woman’s complaints against former deputy commissioner Jevon McSkimming as “complete spam” and “gobbledygook” during an inquiry into the police’s handling of the scandal. Rachael Bambery was among those criticised in the subsequent Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) investigation after McSkimming’s resignation, but she remains the police’s Executive Director of Service, Victims and Resolutions, The Post can reveal. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said the language used fell “well short” of his expectations, but he believed Bambery deserved the opportunity to learn from her mistakes. 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