Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115777 total results. Showing results 35681 to 35700 «178117821783178417851786178717881789Next ›Last » Queensland men arrested over 560kg WA cocaine bust AUSTRALIA: The AFP has charged two men for their alleged involvement in the importation of about 560kg of cocaine seized by authorities in Western Australia’s Mid-West region in August, 2023. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 10/12/2023 News WA Police Union president Paul Gale says Kimberley police are facing crime wave without government support AUSTRALIA: Under-fire police officers in the Kimberley are facing a crime wave with “one arm tied behind their back” because of the State Government’s sluggish roll-out of measures to combat increasing drunken violence. That is the view of Paul Gale, the president of the WA Police Union, who says he came away from a recent visit to meet his members working in WA’s north with serious concerns. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 10/12/2023 News ‘A state of near anarchy’ – Gardaí were warned of ’emerging conflict’ with far-right mobs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai management were warned of an ‘emerging conflict’ with far-right mobs as far back as last January when a senior officer warned his bosses a district in Dublin was thrown into ‘a state of near anarchy’. The warnings appear to directly contradict claims by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, who insisted in the immediate aftermath of last month’s riots in the capital that ‘nobody could have foreseen these events’. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 10/12/2023 News Family violence statistics might have remained hidden if not for an email sent by mistake AUSTRALIA: Some sobering statistics made news this week. Alcohol-related family violence more than doubled in at least a dozen Western Australian country towns in the past decade. But you weren't supposed to know that. ABC News (Australia) 10/12/2023 Analysis, Feature ‘We do not investigate movements or ideologies’: Canadian Police CANADA: Interview/ Marie-Eve Breton, head of National Communication Services, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canada. RCMP said it was working with its Five Eyes partners to respond to security threats. The Week 10/12/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion ‘Deeply concerning’ tally of just 388 new gardai in hiring crisis REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Just 388 new oficers have joined the gardai this year, including those due to graduate later this month, according to new figures from the Department of Justice. The figure is higher than each of the preceding two years, but almost 50 per cent lower than before the pandemic. According to the department, 522 new gardai graduated in 2020, 605 in 2019, 789 in 2018 and 883 in 2017. Just 370 gardai attested last year, while 148 did in 2021. Gardai said last week that 637 were recruited to join the force this year and had entered the policing academy at Templemore for its 32-week training course. The Times - Subscription at source 10/12/2023 News Explainer: What will facial recognition technology mean for policing in Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The news that Justice Minister Helen McEntee is to expand controversial legislation for garda use of facial recognition technology (FRT) was met with disquiet from politicians and social justice campaigners. Helen McEntee, the Minister for Justice, has told legal officials in her department to include riot and violent disorder offences in the new legislation. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 10/12/2023 Feature ‘Waste of resources’ as garda canine unit has two sergeants — but no dogs REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Two gardaí appointed 18 months ago to head up a dog unit in Co Galway still have no animals to work with. In July last year, the garda sergeants were appointed to run the unit in the western region headquarters in Renmore in Galway. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 10/12/2023 News Gavin Stephens: ‘The police have lost focus of things that affect people’s day-to-day lives’ The police chiefs’ chair explains the Met's row with Suella Braverman, budget cuts and why he'll always be a neighbourhood policeman. The Telegraph 10/12/2023 Feature, Interview, Opinion Shift work in policing and road safety I joined West Yorkshire Police in 1996 and developed an interest in roads policing early in my career. I went on to serve on roads policing teams across two forces, prior to moving to a variety of different uniformed roles. College of Policing 10/12/2023 Feature Shropshire: Two die after crash involving police vehicle Two people have died after the car they were travelling in collided with a police vehicle in Shropshire. A West Mercia Police crime scene investigation vehicle and a Skoda Octavia collided on the A458 in the Morville Heath area at about 10:15 GMT. A man in his 60s, the driver of the car, and a passenger, a woman in her 50s, died at the scene. The driver of the police vehicle, which was not responding to an emergency, sustained serious injuries. BBC 9/12/2023 News Dog attack victim criticises slow police action A man who suffered serious leg injuries after being attacked by two dogs has criticised the time it took police to seize the animals. Stephen Phillips from Caernarfon said it was five weeks before North Wales Police took the dogs from their owners. The force said officers had to ensure correct methods were followed including applying for a court warrant to seize the dogs. BBC 9/12/2023 News Edmonton needs different approach for dealing with homeless encampments, police chief says CANADA: Edmonton's police chief is renewing calls to change the way the city deals with homeless encampments after fatal tent fires in the city's downtown area in recent weeks. Dale McFee, chief of the Edmonton Police Service, told CBC Radio's Edmonton AM on Tuesday that complaints about encampments have grown from 6,500 to nearly 15,000 in the last two years. "This is not okay, this needs a different approach, these things all need to come down," McFee said. CBC News (Canada) 9/12/2023 News Wiltshire Police apologises for more domestic abuse failures A police force has apologised for the second time after uncovering more cases where it has failed to protect potential victims of domestic abuse. In October, Wiltshire Police launched an urgent review into the way it had handled more than 3,500 disclosure requests under Clare's Law since 2015. BBC 9/12/2023 News 670 garda vehicles broke down in Dublin region last year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Tender documents show that Garda vehicles required recovery services 2,330 times during 2022 Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 9/12/2023 News International cooperation leads to 92 children removed from harm in 2023 AUSTRALIA: Child exploitation and abuse investigations by the AFP and international partners have resulted in 92 children being removed from harm in the Philippines in 2023. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 9/12/2023 News More than 1,200 Police Scotland officers ‘unable to attend crimes’ Around 7.5% of officers can't be deployed to deal with crimes due to reasons such as ill health, injury or disciplinary action. STV News 9/12/2023 News 75% of people say they feel safer seeing gardaí on the streets REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Three out of four people said the presence of gardaí on the street would make them feel safer, rising to 84% for those living in disadvantaged areas Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 9/12/2023 News One in three has little or no confidence in Garda ability to solve crime REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A new Criminal Justice Public Attitudes Survey was published today by the Department of Justice Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 9/12/2023 News Court decision on Garda roadside drug tests could shape hundreds of pending cases REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Mr Dorrian questioned the use of roadside drug tests taken on the Gardai's hand-held Drager Drugs Test device when the outside temperature is less than five degrees celsius. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 9/12/2023 News «178117821783178417851786178717881789Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
