Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100573 total results. Showing results 3501 to 3520 «172173174175176177178179180Next ›Last » Sexual misconduct claims against police soar Sexual misconduct allegations against police officers rose by more than two-thirds last year, Government data show. The number of allegations relating to sexual conduct – including sexual assault and harassment – against officers increased to 819 in 2024, up 67 per cent from the 491 recorded in 2023. The Telegraph 1/2/2025 News Blue light blunder One in five cops barred from 999 responses as they aren’t trained to drive police cars ONE in five cops cannot respond to 999 calls as they have never been trained to drive a police car, we can reveal. Around 2,800 duty officers and 80 on traffic are barred from using lights, sirens and breaking speed limits. The Scottish Sun 1/2/2025 News AI tools used for child sexual abuse images targeted in Home Office crackdown UK will be first country to bring in tough new laws to tackle the technology behind the creation of abusive material. Britain is to become the first country to introduce laws tackling the use of AI tools to produce child sexual abuse images, amid warnings from law enforcement agencies of an alarming proliferation in such use of the technology. The Guardian 1/2/2025 News Hundreds of Police College staff sent into earthquake-prone buildings despite significant safety risks NEW ZEALAND: Police bosses are sending hundreds of workers and recruits into severely earthquake-prone buildings despite a report identifying “significant life safety risk” if the structures are hit by a major tremor. An email to police IT workers – leaked to the Herald – was sent out on Monday, advising of the decision to occupy a series of potentially compromised buildings at the Royal New Zealand Police College in Porirua. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 1/2/2025 News AI-generated child sex abuse images targeted with new laws Four new laws will tackle the threat of child sexual abuse images generated by artificial intelligence (AI), the government has announced. BBC 1/2/2025 News South Yorkshire Police should get answers on £65m funding shortfall ‘in weeks’ Mayor Oliver Coppard should find out within weeks how much financial support he will get from the Government to fill the £65 million black hole in South Yorkshire’s police funding. The Yorkshire Post 1/2/2025 News Northamptonshire Police domestic abuse unit doubles, as Chief Constable admits ‘we got it wrong’ Chief Constable Ivan Balhatchet said work has been done to improve the force's specialist investigations unit to offer 'a better service' to domestic abuse victims Cambridgeshire Live 1/2/2025 News NSW government takes major step to combat antisemitism by doubling police resources after multiple attacks AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has declared that the government cannot put the country on “autopilot” and hope for the best, following a series of antisemitic attacks that have shaken Sydney, announcing police resources have been doubled in a decisive effort to combat the rise in racial “vilification” and hate crimes. Sky News 1/2/2025 News Floreat murders report sees police praised for transparency as WA premier issues gun laws warning AUSTRALIA: Premier Roger Cook has praised WA Police for its "transparency" in detailing the mistakes made in the lead-up to the Floreat murders, while warning a Liberal-National government would weaken gun laws. ABC News (Australia) 1/2/2025 News Data shows rape cases included in Garda Youth Diversion Programme REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Individuals linked to at least 19 rape cases have been accepted into the Garda Youth Diversion Programme since 2010, according to new data obtained by RTÉ Investigates. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 1/2/2025 News Police officer wearing Mighty Mongrel Mob gang colours in photos being spread on social media NEW ZEALAND: Images of a second police officer posing in gang colours are being spread on social media just months after the Government’s controversial gang patch ban came into force. The latest photos show the officer posing in “an office” while wearing a Mighty Mongrel Mob vest and hat over his police uniform. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 1/2/2025 News The Floreat murders have been blamed on a ‘broken system’. Where did it go wrong? AUSTRALIA: Ariel Bombara's devastatingly powerful address to WA Police contained a rhetorical question that should serve as a wake-up call to government. Where would we be today if murderer Mark Bombara had barged through a different door last May? ABC News (Australia) 1/2/2025 Analysis, Feature Extra money a ‘tiny percentage’ of what is needed, police chief warns Lincolnshire Police chief said the force may have to cut 400 staff and officers as the Government announced £100m extra for neighbourhood policing. A police chief has warned his force may have to cut 400 officers and staff after the Government’s announcement of an extra £100 million for neighbourhood policing was branded a “tiny percentage” of what they needed. The Independent 31/1/2025 News Calgary police officer charged with perjury, fabricating evidence following provincial watchdog investigation CANADA: ASIRT directed to look into officer regarding evidence provided by him in off-duty legal proceeding. A former Calgary police constable has been charged with perjury and fabricating evidence following an investigation into a family court case unrelated to his employment with the police service. CBC News (Canada) 31/1/2025 News Officers treated man appropriately prior to death in custody says IOPC after 8-month investigation. The deceased had a marker against him on police systems for drug concealment. An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct found that a man who died after being taken into custody was dealt with in an appropriate manner by West Midlands Police officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/1/2025 News N.S. police board didn’t have authority to close disciplinary appeal to public, lawyers say CANADA: Judicial review looking at 'significant procedural abnormalities' by Nova Scotia Police Review Board. The Nova Scotia Police Review Board overstepped its authority by trying to close a disciplinary hearing to the public, according to lawyers for Halifax's police department and the mother of a man who died in a jail cell. CBC News (Canada) 31/1/2025 News Extra money a ‘tiny percentage’ of what is needed, chief constable warns The chief constable of Lincolnshire said he had halted recruitment and would need to start reducing police staff numbers “significantly and immediately”. The chief constable of Lincolnshire has warned his force may have to cut 400 officers and staff after the Government’s announcement of an extra £100 million for neighbourhood policing was branded a “tiny percentage” of what they needed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/1/2025 News Force might not press ahead with PCSO redundancies A police force might not cut its 99 community officers as planned, after the government announced a £100m investment in policing. Essex Police said on Tuesday it needed to make drastic staffing cuts to mitigate a budget shortfall of £5.3m. BBC 31/1/2025 News Save the date: Police Oracle Detective Academy kicks off on the 11th of February Launching in February the academy will be comprised of 18, forty-minute webinars to be delivered twice on each scheduled day. The Police Oracle Detective Academy is a membership benefit for all subscribers however it is designed specifically for trainee and serving detectives. The purpose of the academy is to provide bite sized live training and question and answer events to help detectives put theory into practice. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 31/1/2025 Advertisement, Feature Rank review promise for ‘top heavy’ police force Devon and Cornwall's Police Commissioner has said the force is committed to "a rank review" to put more PCs on duty across the two counties. At a Police and Crime Panel meeting, Alison Hernandez said an announcement of extra government funding was "good news" for communities but it was not clear if the "one off payment" could be used to recruit extra officers. BBC 31/1/2025 News «172173174175176177178179180Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
