Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 99544 total results. Showing results 21 to 40 123456Next ›Last » Regina police chief removed from active service due to complaint CANADA: Regina police chief Farooq Sheikh has been removed from active service following a review from the Public Complaints Commission (PCC). Few details are being provided at this time but in a release the organization said it is reviewing a complaint filed by a community member against Sheikh. Global News (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Quebec’s Court of Appeal rejects arbitrary police stops ahead of Supreme Court hearing CANADA: Negative impacts on racialized people outweigh benefits to public, says province's high court CBC News (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Regina police chief removed from active service as complaint by ‘community member’ investigated CANADA: Deputy Chief Lorilee Davies has been appointed interim police chief while Saskatchewan's Public Complaints Commission investigates. Regina Leader-Post (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Calgary police officers no longer have to provide their name CANADA: The policy change, part of a 12-month pilot program, is meant to improve the safety of Calgary police officers and reduce the potential for "doxing" Calgary Herald (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Ottawa Police statement on homicides in 2025 CANADA: The Ottawa Police Service recognizes the concern and unease in our community following three homicides in just one week. While these incidents are not connected, that does not make them any less tragic. Three lives have been senselessly lost, and families, friends, and loved ones are now grieving. Our thoughts are with them during this incredibly difficult time. We share the community’s concerns about the level of violence in our city. So far in 2025, there have been eight homicides. Our investigators have worked tirelessly, and charges have been laid in six of these cases. The remaining two cases remain under active investigation, and we will not stop until those responsible are held accountable. Ottawa Police Service (Canada) 4/4/2025 News The deeper harms of deepfakes: with no control over likeness, potential for abuse is huge Consequences go far beyond financial, technological disruption, says Ada Lovelace Institute. Typically, when discussing the risks presented by deepfakes created using generative AI tools, the warnings are about how you might get tricked by a fake boss or politician. But arguably a bigger and much sinister threat is identity theft – which is to say, what happens when the deepfake is you. While scam calls can empty bank accounts, deepfakes that use a person’s likeness in pornographic, violent or humiliating content can leave deeper psychological scars – especially for women. BiometricUpdate.com 4/4/2025 News Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages Civil liberties groups say that the authorities are over-policing the internet and threatening free speech using vague laws The Times - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News Officer sacked over explicit pictures of colleague A police officer has been sacked after taking consensual explicit pictures of a female officer in a police station. The male officer from Warwickshire Police, who can only be referred to as PC Z, took the intimate pictures of the woman while she was on duty at Leamington police station, a misconduct hearing was informed. BBC 4/4/2025 News Ex-police worker faces trial over 3D-printed gun A former Lincolnshire Police worker accused of attempting to manufacture a 3D-printed sub-machine gun is due to stand trial in June. Zoe Watts, who had worked as a police community support officer for more than eight years, was arrested by armed officers at her home in Lincoln on 11 December. BBC 4/4/2025 News NSW Police to launch crackdown on youth crime rates AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Police are set to launch a crackdown on youth crime across the regions. According to the Daily Telegraph, police have investigated almost 1,800 break and enters and 1,700 car thefts over the past 18 months. Sky News 4/4/2025 News About a quarter of people feel more safe than a year ago – poll NEW ZEALAND: More people don't feel any safer than they did twelve months ago than those who do, despite the government making safety a key part of its law and order reforms. Since entering office, the government has passed a suite of law and order legislation, including banning gang patches and giving police the power to issue dispersal notices, granting police more search powers, restoring Three Strikes legislation and bringing in caps to sentence reductions. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/4/2025 News New 10-year strategy to end domestic abuse epidemic launched A new strategy aimed at tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been launched in Cleveland, the region's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has announced. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News Two causes of concern closed against Nottinghamshire Police Two causes of concern against Nottinghamshire Police have been closed after HMICFRS found the force had addressed issues around leadership and management, and preventing and deterring crime. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News Hertfordshire launches new live chat service with auto-translate function The new live chat service for routine, non-emergency enquiries, has been launched on Hertfordshire Constabulary's website this week, and is helping provide answers to the public's most commonly asked questions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News ‘More work to do’ at police force despite progress Nottinghamshire Police has made progress since concerns were raised, a watchdog says, but the force remains under "enhanced monitoring" with "more work still to do". BBC 4/4/2025 News Former police officer faces harassment charge A former Devon and Cornwall Police firearms response officer has appeared in court charged with harassment without violence. BBC 4/4/2025 News Police watchdog investigating after officer fatally shoots a person in Montreal CANADA: Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after a Montreal police officer fatally shot a person during an intervention late Saturday. Blue Line (Canada) 4/4/2025 News RCMP celebrates graduates of the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program CANADA: Last week, at the RCMP Academy, the Indigenous Pre-Cadet Training Program (IPTP) troop celebrated the completion of the 2025 spring session with a graduation at Depot. Blue Line (Canada) 4/4/2025 News New Brunswick RCMP honours officers and employees with King’s Coronation Medal CANADA: Several RCMP officers, federal public service employees, and municipal employees were recently honoured for their outstanding contributions to public safety by receiving the prestigious King’s Coronation Medal. Blue Line (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Family of George Nkencho fail in appeal against DPP decision not to prosecute gardaà over his fatal shooting REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The inquest into George Nkencho’s death, first opened nearly four years ago, can now proceed. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 4/4/2025 News 123456Next ›Last » Upcoming events May 13 World Police Summit 2025: Beyond the badge – envisage the next era of policing May 19 IPPPRI Conference 2025 May 19 National Vetting Symposium 2025: Building trust through transformation May 20 Drugs and Substance Misuse Conference 2025 May 20 European Police Congress 2025 View all events
