Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103271 total results. Showing results 37881 to 37900 «189118921893189418951896189718981899Next ›Last » Police’s fleet of old bangers as some vehicles date back to the 1980s, figures show Police are being forced to use cars older than some of the officers driving them, figures show. One force even owns a vehicle dating from 1986 - 36 years ago. The revelation comes as ministers are accused of squeezing police budgets, leaving them unable to ditch ageing and unreliable old bangers. Express 27/12/2022 News OPP officer killed near Brantford, Ont., while responding to a call, commissioner says CANADA: An Ontario Provincial Police officer has died after he was shot in Haldimand County while responding to a call, police say. OPP Commissioner Thomas Carrique identified the officer on Tuesday evening as Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala, who died "courageously serving in the line of duty." "Our hearts are with his loved ones and all OPP members at this tragic time," Carrique wrote on Twitter. OPP Sgt. Ed Sanchuk said a male and a female are in custody in connection with the fatal shooting. CBC News (Canada) 27/12/2022 News Experts call for change as number of police shootings in Canada increases annually CANADA: Young men continue to make up the vast majority of people shot by police CBC News (Canada) 27/12/2022 News Police Scotland using ancient motors – with one vehicle 20 years old Figures obtained through a Freedom of Information request show the nation-wide force owns a vehicle that is 20 years old. Daily Record 27/12/2022 News Chief Constable pledges police will be relentless in finding those responsible for the fatal shooting in Wirral Following the dreadful incident at the Lighthouse Inn, Wallasey Village, on Christmas Eve detectives and uniformed officers have been working round the clock to progress the investigation and disrupt those involved in serious organised crime on the Wirral. Two people are currently being interviewed in relation to the murder of 26-year-old beautician Elle Edwards, and officers have arrested four men overnight on suspicion of possession of a bladed article, a public order offence and drug offences, 10 stop searches were also conducted as part of ongoing patrols in Wallasey and the surrounding areas. Chief Constable Serena Kennedy has today pledged that Merseyside Police will be relentless in finding those responsible for Elle’s murder and bringing them to justice. Merseyside Police 27/12/2022 News Police are solving only 1% of catalytic converter thefts, data suggests Tens of thousands of catalytic converter thefts are going unsolved, with only 1% of cases resulting in someone being charged, figures obtained by the Liberal Democrats suggest. BBC 27/12/2022 News What’s an Osman warning? This man keeps getting them – and nearly 3,000 have been issued by police since 2018 Kevin Lane says he has received multiple "threat to life" notices - also known as Osman warnings - since he was found guilty of shooting dead Robert Magill in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, in 1994. A Sky News investigation reveals how many of the warnings have been issued by UK forces. Sky News 27/12/2022 Feature Catholic policeman wins £44,000 harassment case over anti-Pope mug A Catholic firearms officer has won almost £44,000 in a religious harassment case after “f*** the Pope” was written on his work coffee mug. Paul McCue, a police sergeant, discovered the message on the underside of his Celtic Football Club mug and was so upset that he had to go home from work. The officer had previously been “harassed” by colleagues writing comments about the Ulster Defence Association, a loyalist paramilitary group, an employment tribunal in Glasgow was told. There was a history of “religious tensions” within the Civil Nuclear Constabulary unit where he worked, with the force having to hold investigations and training sessions after allegations of sectarianism. The Times - Subscription at source 27/12/2022 News The Supply and Demand Shifts in Policing at the Start of the Pandemic: A National Multi-Wave Survey of the Impacts of COVID-19 on American Law Enforcement We report the results of the only multi-wave survey of a large and geographically diverse sample of police agencies across the United States to understand the immediate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on law enforcement. Findings indicate an unprecedented and sustained shift in both the supply of and demand for police services during that time. While overall calls for service (demand) tended to decline in most agencies, some experienced increases in specific categories of calls. During the early months of COVID, agencies also reduced their in-person response to calls for service, arrests, proactive policing, and community policing activities (supply). These findings indicate a substantial change in the public safety landscape during that time, which was experienced by agencies of all sizes and from all types of jurisdictions. We explore how public health pandemics can lead to substantial, immediate, and potentially sustained changes to police deployment and police-community interactions that may impact public safety goals. Police Quarterly 27/12/2022 Research article Reducing repeat calls to police through occupational therapy partnership response Vulnerable members of the community experiencing mental health challenges account for a significant proportion of repeat callers to the police and other services; but Occupational Therapy Degree student Bridget Townsend believes a pilot project in which occupational therapists accompany police officers in response to those repeat callers could improve the service to individuals while reducing the resource burden on policing. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 27/12/2022 Analysis, Feature Do not reduce UK’s modern slavery protections, Theresa May warns Theresa May has warned government efforts to tighten modern slavery laws must not mistakenly make it easier for criminal gangs to hold onto victims. BBC 26/12/2022 News Elle Edwards Wallasey pub shooting: man and woman arrested Man, 30, arrested on suspicion of murder and woman, 19, held on suspicion of conspiracy to murder The Guardian 26/12/2022 News ‘Area of concern’: Police commissioner backs cashless gaming card AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb says the misuse of cash in the gambling system is a “hole that needs to be closed”, backing a Crime Commission push for cashless gaming cards to stop billions of dollars in dirty money flowing through poker machines. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 26/12/2022 News Garda to spend over €32m on upgrading aircraft fleet REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána is to spend over €32 million in the coming year on updating its fleet of aircraft. As well as a new fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, the force is also acquiring new water craft for the Garda Water Unit. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 26/12/2022 News Police Federation: Officers leaving PSNI because they cannot afford to stay The representative body’s chairman, Liam Kelly, said a student officer was offered a hotel shift which would have paid more than a police shift. Express & Star 26/12/2022 News Ministers accused of squeezing police budgets over ageing cars Police forces operate more than 1,500 cars which are over 10 years old, leading to claims that ministers are failing to give officers the resources they need. Times & Star 26/12/2022 News Wallasey pub shooting: Woman fatally shot was not targeted – police Police hunting a gunman who killed a woman at a pub in Merseyside on Christmas Eve have appealed for help over the "callous shooting". Four other people were injured but police do not believe the 26-year-old victim, who was celebrating with her sister and friends, was targeted. BBC 26/12/2022 News Terrorist recruitment now happens mainly online – which makes offenders easier to catch New research by Dr Jens Binder of Nottingham Trent University and Dr Chris Baker-Beall of Bournemouth University has found that terrorism radicalisation now takes place predominantly online, and that those recruited without face-to-face interaction are less likely to carry out violent attacks – but there is still a thin line between online only activity and mixed radicalisation processes, so internet extremism must still be taken seriously. Policing Insight 26/12/2022 Analysis, Feature Gibraltar: UK police asked to help with inquiry into alleged government corruption Royal Gibraltar police ask British counterparts to investigate alleged data breach in interests of ‘transparency’ The Guardian 25/12/2022 News Police launch murder inquiry after Christmas Eve Merseyside shooting Manhunt has begun for gunman after woman, 26, was shot dead in Lighthouse pub in Wallasey The Guardian 25/12/2022 News «189118921893189418951896189718981899Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
