Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115843 total results. Showing results 39301 to 39320 «196219631964196519661967196819691970Next ›Last » Bean-bag rounds are billed as ‘less-than-lethal’. Last week one killed Newcastle woman Krista Kach AUSTRALIA: The death of a Newcastle woman last week has prompted NSW Police to suspend its use of bean-bag rounds, with a review launched into the deployment of the "less-than-lethal" devices. ABC News (Australia) 24/9/2023 News Guns, knives and knuckledusters seized as 140 people charged across NSW AUSTRALIA: Dozens of people have been charged across NSW during a widespread police operation. From Thursday morning to Saturday morning, police charged 140 people and seized five guns, 61 knives and a set of knuckledusters, in an operation targeting knife crime and "anti-social behaviours". The 48-hour police blitz saw arrests made in Kincumber, Bankstown, Manly and Arndell Park and charges laid for weapons related offences, drug detections, outstanding warrants and bail condition breaches. 9 News (Australia) 24/9/2023 News Ireland is leading bid to end domestic violence – as Govt’s plan gets international praise, says Fianna Fail TD REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: THE Government announced a zero-tolerance plan to tackle domestic, sexual and gender based violence in Ireland last year. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 24/9/2023 Feature, Opinion The rise of Ireland’s far right: who are the Dail protesters and what next? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: After ugly scenes outside the Dail last Wednesday, John Mooney goes in search of the proper policing response to extremists. The Times - Subscription at source 24/9/2023 Feature Gene Kerrigan: Policing of far-right headbangers is a complete cop-out REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Last week’s attack on parliament — with a mob of headbangers screaming threats at politicians and at guards — was facilitated by the policy adopted earlier this year by An Garda Síochána. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 24/9/2023 Feature, Opinion Elevated threat can’t afford supine gardai REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Last week should be the straw that breaks the camel’s back with regard to policing public order breakdowns in this state. Note I did not mention demonstrations. A properly run public assembly of citizens to demonstrate their ire about government policy should not need the application of the garda’s public order unit. However, we must now accept that in police planning before any public assembly, two elements must be included: the use of tactical intelligence to ascertain the likelihood of violence; and then a series of steps to deal with escalation up to and including deployment of garda public order units. The Times - Subscription at source 24/9/2023 Feature, Opinion Helen McEntee backs ‘hands off’ policing of the far right REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The justice minister last night expressed her support for the garda commissioner’s “hands off” approach to policing far-right protests despite calls for a crackdown on extremists following the violent protests that blockaded the Dail last Wednesday. Helen McEntee’s intervention comes as the force resisted calls by TDs to abandon its policy of allowing extremist groups to organise and hold demonstrations at any location. “We have to trust the judgment of the gardai on the ground on a particular day, and they operate what they call a graduated response. That means they will escalate their approach if required, but we have to be mindful that some people want to provoke a reaction and use it for their own ends,” McEntee said. The Times - Subscription at source 24/9/2023 News The Citizens’ Assembly on Drug Use needs more diversity of speakers and thought REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Lynn Ruane, Ian Marder and Cian O’Concubhair say independent, critical, expert voices on policing and criminal justice are desperately needed. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 24/9/2023 Feature, Opinion Rank-and-file Gardai consider ignoring new roster orders amid suspension fears REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have rejected offers to sit down with the commissioner over the ongoing rosters issue as fears grow officers could face suspension if they don't adhere to the new system. The Garda Representative Association and the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors met with Garda Commissioner Drew Harris yesterday but said they could not enter into negotiations if plans to reintroduce the pre-COVID roster were not deferred. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 24/9/2023 News Met firearms officers step back from armed duties over Chris Kaba murder charge Armed police officers have handed in their weapons over the charging of a colleague with the murder of a Black expectant father. Chris Kaba, 24, died after he was shot in the head through the windscreen of a car he was driving in Streatham Hill, south east London, in September 2022. The Independent 24/9/2023 News Devon and Cornwall Police student officers get sensory aids A sensory learning tool has been introduced to help neurodiverse student police officers in Devon and Cornwall. The "sensory library boards" are designed to help people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or sensory issues, in a classroom environment. BBC 24/9/2023 News Counter-terrorism police among Met officers handing in weapons after colleague charged with murder The crisis began on Thursday when a Met firearms officer was charged with murdering Chris Kaba in south London last September. Counter-terrorism specialists are among a growing number of Met officers who have handed in their weapons in the backlash over one of their colleagues being charged with murder, The Telegraph can reveal. The Telegraph 24/9/2023 News Funding extended for specialist domestic abuse staff in region’s police control rooms Northumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Kim McGuinness has re-committed funding to keep specialist domestic abuse staff in Northumbria Police control rooms Chronicle Live (North East) 24/9/2023 News Police find $280,000 worth of cocaine in motorised hidden compartments of repossessed car in Canberra AUSTRALIA: A repossessed car in Canberra's north has been found to have $280,000 worth of cocaine inside a series of sophisticated hidden compartments. ABC News (Australia) 24/9/2023 News Police end crime scene investigations over Ōtara and Māangere shootings NEW ZEALAND: The police have completed scene examinations at two homes in South Auckland that were shot at last week. Shots were fired at the properties in Ōtara and Māngere on Wednesday night and early Thursday morning, but no-one was injured. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 24/9/2023 News Met Police firearms officers turning in their weapons following Chris Kaba murder charge An officer was charged with murder after Chris Kaba was shot dead last year after he drove his Audi into a marked police car. Sky News 23/9/2023 News Dozens of Met officers refuse armed patrols after colleague’s murder charge At least 70 police firearms officers are reconsidering carrying a gun after marksman to go on trial over death of Chris Kaba. Dozens of Metropolitan police firearms officers are refusing to go out on armed patrols after one of their colleagues was charged with murder. The Guardian 23/9/2023 News Shoplifters, yobs and drug dealers hauled before court as new app means crimes reported in seconds The app has been downloaded almost 9,000 times and allows witnesses and victims to make a police report in 90 seconds Teesside Live 23/9/2023 News Police need to get back to basics and visit the scene of every crime says ex chief Former Met Police Commissioner Lord Hogan-Howe warned that policing has lost its grip on grassroots issues. Former Met Police Commissioner Lord Hogan-Howe has called for forces to get back to basics and visit the scene of every crime reported to them. Express 23/9/2023 News ‘A fallen hero’: Fellow police, loved ones honour RCMP officer Rick O’Brien killed in Coquitlam, B.C. CANADA: Loved ones and officers are honouring Ridge Meadows RCMP Const. Rick O'Brien, who was shot dead on Friday while executing a drug-related search warrant at a residence in Coquitlam, B.C. 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