Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114960 total results. Showing results 3521 to 3540 «173174175176177178179180181Next ›Last » Inside the Police Federation: Why I walked away How does a regional newspaper editor end up helping to found a brand new staff association for UK policing? Bernard Rix speaks to Martin Buhagiar, co-founder of the National Police Association and a former Head of Communications at the Police Federation of England and Wales, to trace his journey from local journalism, through the London riots, into the heart of police representation at the Police Federation of England and Wales. PolicingTV 20/2/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video Gardaí defend pepper spray use in response to UN report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána and the Minister for Justice have defended gardaí's use of incapacitant spray and other less than lethal weapons in response to a UN Special Rapporteur’s report which expressed concern over their use for crowd control and protest management. RTÉ (Republic of Ireland) 19/2/2026 News Finance minister unveils Ottawa’s ‘follow the money’ plan to tackle extortion CANADA: OTTAWA — The federal government is bringing law enforcement and financial institutions together to fight extortion operations targeting Canadian businesses and households. CFJC Today (Canada) - Subscription at source 19/2/2026 News Surrey police budget slashed by $47M with union sounding the alarm CANADA: The Surrey Police Union says it is concerned after the Surrey Police Board cut $46.95 million from the budget for the upcoming year. The reduction came from the provisional 2026 budget, which the board endorsed in November. The union stated, in a release, that the cut represents the annual cost of approximately 87 officers, with the average annual cost of each officer being $158,510. Global News (Canada) 19/2/2026 News York police Chief Jim MacSween to retire in June, police service board says CANADA: MacSween, who has worked in policing for 37 years and was chief for the past six years, is set to retire officially on June 26, the York Regional Police Service Board in a news release. CBC News (Canada) 19/2/2026 News Which police forces are investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to the UK and why? Nine forces are looking into Epstein’s links to UK, including those relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor The Guardian 19/2/2026 News Police trial to fight crime with drones set to expand AUSTRALIA: Drones remotely piloted from hundreds of kilometres away are being used by NSW Police in a remote town to assist in crime fighting. Drive (Australia) 19/2/2026 News Federal authorities target black flights and drug importation in Far North Queensland AUSTRALIA: A police taskforce has been set up to counter organised crime in Far North Queensland. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett says tonnes of "illicit commodities" have been stockpiled in the Pacific. ABC News (Australia) 19/2/2026 News 4 extortion investigations launched in Vancouver — the first in the city CANADA: B.C.’s most populous city is now part of a growing trend of crime where perpetrators threaten residents and businesses with violence in exchange for money. CBC News (Canada) 19/2/2026 News Surrey police chief warns force needs more officers to take over Cloverdale CANADA: Surrey’s police chief is warning his force does not have enough officers, just weeks ahead of assuming responsibility for another part of the city. Starting April 1, the Surrey Police Service is supposed to be taking over District 4, the Cloverdale area, from the RCMP. Global News (Canada) 19/2/2026 News PSNI attracts thousands of applicants for latest student officer recruitment The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has received more than 4,000 applications for its 2026 student officer recruitment campaign, underscoring continued public interest in a career in policing. Emergency Services Times 19/2/2026 News Why the latest consultation on UK police biometrics watchdog leaves too many questions How should we regulate the police use of facial recognition technology (FRT)? This has been a challenge for successive UK governments and the latest consultation window for a new regulator has just closed. In answering its 17 questions, I was left with several of my own, the first being what are they proposing this time? It’s neither a police biometrics regulator nor a regulator for policing biometrics – it’s more like a new body that will oversee some uses of some biometrics for some law enforcement purposes. BiometricUpdate.com 19/2/2026 Analysis, Feature Police commissioner claims drones over Moree will not be used for surveillance AUSTRALIA: Authorities are moving to reassure the public that police drones now flying over a town in north-west NSW will not be used for everyday surveillance. A six-month trial will see officers at the PolAir base at Sydney's Bankstown Airport remotely controlling drones that can be launched from a rooftop in Moree. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 19/2/2026 News Concern over lowest percentage of Catholic applicants to PSNI in a decade Concern has been voiced at the lowest percentage of Catholic applicants to the PSNI is more than a decade. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/2/2026 News More than half of police force considering quitting – union survey NEW ZEALAND: Police bosses say a survey showing almost 60 percent of officers have considered quitting in the last year is not a pressure point that can be used in pay negotiations. A Police Association survey of almost 6000 officers put the quit figure at 57 percent and said big factors were insufficient pay and strain on the job. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 19/2/2026 News A modern youth justice system Russell Webster reviews the latest assessment of the effectiveness of youth justice. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 19/2/2026 Analysis, Feature More than 4,000 apply in PSNI student officer recruitment campaign The Police Service of Northern Ireland received more than 4,000 applications for its 2026 student officer recruitment campaign. Police Professional 19/2/2026 News Police officer charged with sexual assault A West Yorkshire Police officer has been charged with two counts of sexual assault. BBC 19/2/2026 News Council tax rise will fund police, mayor says Council tax across London will rise from April to help fund policing and crime prevention, under City Hall budget proposals. BBC 19/2/2026 News Tracking OCG co-operation can enable police to predict and prevent drug surges and spikes in violence A study of drug violence dynamics on Merseyside has highlighted the importance of understanding the “informal governance mechanisms” employed by organised crime groups (OCGs), and has led to the creation of a ‘co-operation index’ tool which can help police to more effectively target resources and prevent increased violence between OCGs, as researcher Dr Andrea Giovannetti explained to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 19/2/2026 Analysis, Feature, Innovation, Interview «173174175176177178179180181Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
