Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103303 total results. Showing results 37261 to 37280 «186018611862186318641865186618671868Next ›Last » Legal experts call for new UK offence of inducing sexual activity by deception CRLN Network draft proposal designed to address confusion in existing law around issue of consent The Guardian 18/1/2023 News Western Australia Police critically understaffed: Union boss AUSTRALIA: The Western Australia (WA) Police Union has warned the state's police force is facing critical shortages after over 500 police resigned last year. The Epoch Times (Australia) - Registration at source 17/1/2023 News IOPC statement following PC David Carrick’s guilty pleas IOPC regional director Sal Naseem said: “Our thoughts are with the many women who were victims of PC David Carrick’s shocking offending and we acknowledge their tremendous courage in reporting this offending to the police. The catalogue, breadth and depth of his offending and the impact on all of the women affected cannot be underestimated. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 17/1/2023 News Durham Constabulary providing free sanitary products for staff Durham Police and Crime Commissioner, Joy Allen has announced joint funding with Unison and the Police Federation to allow for free sanitary products for Durham Constabulary staff, the first in the country to front this kind of initiative. Emergency Services Times 17/1/2023 News Braverman launches review of Met’s dismissal processes after Carrick case Home secretary says bureaucracy appears to have prevailed over ethics, but Labour calls her response weak The Guardian 17/1/2023 News Can commissioner put broken Met back together as fury against police grows? As the David Carrick scandal is added to a long list, Sir Mark Rowley faces a mammoth – and lonely – task to win back public support The Guardian 17/1/2023 Analysis, Feature Met Police inspector who was facing raft of child porn charges is found dead A Scotland Yard officer who oversaw schools has been found dead just as he was due to be charged over a stash of child porn and boys' pants allegedly found hidden in a secret room. The body of Richard Watkinson was found at his home after he failed to report to a police station last week on the morning he was due to be charged. Mail Online 17/1/2023 News Police received 3,604 calls for help over domestic abuse at Christmas On Christmas Day alone, officers in Northern Ireland received 110 calls from domestic abuse victims and concerned loved ones. The Standard 17/1/2023 News Vancouver police say controversial thin blue line patch not authorized for uniform CANADA: Metro Vancouver Transit Police only Canadian police agency known to allow wearing of patch Vancouver is Awesome (Canada) 17/1/2023 News Peel police launch intimate-partner violence pilot project CANADA: Peel police are launching a pilot program that will see gender-based-violence experts partner with police to help intervene before intimate-partner disputes turn violent. Under the new initiative announced Tuesday, Peel police’s 12 division will house two Safe Centre Response Teams comprised of a mobile support worker with experience in gender-based violence paired with a specially trained police constable. The teams will be available seven days a week to respond to intimate-partner incidents. Toronto Star (Canada) 17/1/2023 News Thunder Bay’s police chief resigns amid suspension, misconduct charges CANADA: Thunder Bay’s embattled police chief has resigned. The Thunder Bay Police Board said it accepted a letter of resignation from Sylvie Hauth during a meeting on Tuesday with an effective date of Jan. 27. “The Board thanks Chief Hauth for her 30-year service to our community and wishes her well in her retirement,” it said in a news release. Hauth, who became chief in 2018, was suspended last June after what the board referred to as “serious allegations” were brought forward by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission. City News (Australia) 17/1/2023 News How prisons, drug smugglers and the war in Ukraine made Australia’s DroneShield a global success AUSTRALIA: On January 1, at the inauguration of Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, police detected four unidentified drones converging on the new head of state. Unmanned aerial vehicles had been used in an assassination attempt on a South American leader before, but this time the security forces were prepared. Moments later, presidential bodyguards used a relatively new kind of drone gun to jam and "take down" the four suspicious aircraft, according to reports. Images from the event showed men in dark suits with enormous, unusually designed rifles. As it turns out, they were drone guns made by a Sydney-based company that has recently scored a series of big contracts with government agencies. ABC News (Australia) 17/1/2023 News NCA investigates after series of smuggling attempts from Los Angeles UNITED STATES: The National Crime Agency has begun an investigation after a series of drug seizures were made from passengers flying into Heathrow Airport from Los Angeles in the United States. National Crime Agency (NCA) 17/1/2023 News EMSOU deputy the preferred candidate for temporary chief Subject to a confirmation hearing, DCC Paul Gibson of the East Midlands Special Operations Unit will replace Northamptonshire Chief Nick Adderley from February 27 until the beginning of April. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/1/2023 News Australian Police uncover fingerprint evidence worth its weight in gold AUSTRALIA: Australia’s federal police (AFP) announced Saturday its ability to track down alleged criminals by using gold as a forensic tool to lift their fingerprints off of items that would otherwise be impossible to accurately process. Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) 17/1/2023 News Met’s monsters are product of sick society It's hard to believe the police take abuse against women seriously. At least 125 were by men in the UK in the year after Everard died. The Times - Subscription at source 17/1/2023 Feature, Opinion Safer Streets ‘improves confidence’ but minimal impact on crime so far An independent evaluation has been carried out on the Safer Streets Round 1 funding for which interventions had been implemented between July 2020 and June 2021. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 17/1/2023 News Police offer $1m reward for information on killing of Melbourne socialite Jeanette Moss AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police is offering a $1 million reward for information about the suspicious death of Melbourne socialite Jeanette Moss. ABC News (Australia) 17/1/2023 News Victoria to end public drunkenness laws with no new arrest powers for police AUSTRALIA: The daughter of Tanya Day, who died in custody after being arrested for being drunk on a train, has welcomed a decision by the Victorian government not to replace the state’s public intoxication laws with new move-on powers, despite opposition from the police union. The Guardian 17/1/2023 News Harriet Harman urges sack for officers who let David Carrick remain in Met Former Labour deputy leader says officers who allowed offender’s career to flourish must be investigated The Guardian 17/1/2023 News «186018611862186318641865186618671868Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
