Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98126 total results. Showing results 21 to 40 123456Next ›Last » New Auckland training facility hoped to boost police recruit numbers NEW ZEALAND: Police say a training facility for new recruits in Auckland will open this year. 1 News (New Zealand) 2/3/2025 News ‘We’re taking it seriously’: how police in Manchester cut burglaries by third When Sean Edwards found his car and his neighbours’ houses had been broken into in Longsight, Greater Manchester, in 2022, he was not expecting much from the police based on previous experiences. “I expected them to dust for prints and take statements, then give us a crime reference number and nothing else happen,” he said. The Guardian 2/3/2025 News Jersey police trial AI to transcribe interviews Artificial intelligence is being tested within the police to help transcribe witness interviews, States of Jersey Police has confirmed. The development of AI within the force was confirmed by deputy chief officer Scott Hall during a Children, Education and Home Affairs scrutiny hearing. BBC 2/3/2025 News Revealed: at least 25 UK ‘spy cops’ had sex with deceived members of public At least 25 undercover police officers who infiltrated political groups formed sexual relationships with members of the public without disclosing their true identity to them, the Guardian can disclose. The total shows how women were deceived on a systemic basis over more than three decades. It equates to nearly a fifth of all the police spies who were sent to infiltrate political movements. The Guardian 2/3/2025 Analysis, Feature Who were the undercover cops who deceived women into sexual relations? Officers infiltrated a variety of movements and leftwing groups, with some fathering children with women they met on deployments The Guardian 2/3/2025 News Shop thefts rise as police say offenders linked to organised crime AUSTRALIA: Retail theft and assaults have skyrocketed across Victoria, with organised crime syndicates responsible for the spike, police say. Victoria Police and Crime Stoppers are teaming up to crackdown on repeat offenders they say are responsible for 70 per cent of offences. 9 News (Australia) 2/3/2025 News Firearms crackdown gives police and courts given new powers NEW ZEALAND: The government is expanding powers for the police and courts in hopes of keeping firearms from gangs and high-risk offenders. From Sunday, police have been given new search powers to check compliance with Firearms Prohibition Orders (FPOs). Courts will also be given expanded criteria to apply FPOs, and a process has been set up for orders to be modified or removed. Police Minister Mark Mitchell said the move demonstrated this government was taking law and order seriously. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 2/3/2025 News New Auckland training facility hoped to boost police recruit numbers NEW ZEALAND: Police say a training facility for new recruits in Auckland will open this year. Police Commissioner Richard Chambers said the extra training facility, alongside the Police College in Porirua, was a step towards delivering on a target of 500 extra officers. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 2/3/2025 News Violent offence victimisation rates steady, not dropping, data shows NEW ZEALAND: Victimisation rates for violent offences have stayed mostly steady according to new official data, released two days after the Government said violent crime had dropped. 1 News (New Zealand) 2/3/2025 News Police to open new training facility in Auckland to boost recruit numbers NEW ZEALAND: Police have revealed they will open a new training wing for recruits in Auckland. The announcement was made by Police Commissioner Richard Chambers ahead of Auckland’s Round the Bays marathon event this morning. The Auckland location is being finalised and will be confirmed “soon”, police said in a statement. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 2/3/2025 News ‘Criminals will go unpunished’ after victim services cuts, Reeves warned Victims commissioner tells chancellor cutbacks and national insurance hike creating ‘existential crisis’ for rape and domestic abuse charities The Guardian 2/3/2025 News How safe is your data with Police Scotland as national force urged to explain huge rise in breaches Incidents of 'data' loss have increased by 40% in five years amid concerns budget cuts are having consequences even away from everyday policing Scottish Daily Express 1/3/2025 News Man, 37, dead after being Tasered by Halifax police; 2nd similar incident in a week CANADA: Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating after the death of a second person who was Tasered by Halifax police in less than a week. CBC News (Canada) 1/3/2025 News Is South Australia facing a ‘youth crime crisis’, and how should it manage young offenders? AUSTRALIA: While the opposition is calling for a crackdown on youth crime, some experts say a tough approach is not necessarily the most effective. ABC News (Australia) 1/3/2025 Analysis, Feature Meth use in NZ spikes to record high – except in Ōpōtiki after Mongrel Mob bust NEW ZEALAND: The consumption of methamphetamine in New Zealand more than doubled in the second half of 2024 to the highest levels yet recorded, according to new drug testing data obtained by the Herald. NZ Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 1/3/2025 News We were tricked into sexual relationships with Met police They were young, innocent members of charities like Greenpeace. What they didn’t know was that their long-term boyfriends were undercover police officers — some of whom were married with children. Now the women involved are appearing in an ITV documentary The Times 1/3/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion Extreme online violence may be linked to rise of ‘0 to 100’ killers, experts say Criminal justice specialists call for new approach to identify emerging type of murderer with no prior convictions The Guardian 1/3/2025 News Cops swoop on two Australians as part of global operation targeting alleged AI-generated child abuse material Two Australian men have been arrested as part of a global investigation into the alleged production of AI-generated child abuse material. The men, a 31-year-old from Cairns in Queensland and a 38-year-old from Toukley in New South Wales, were charged this week with allegedly possessing child abuse material in an operation spanning 19 countries. The investigation started in Denmark when local authorities arrested a man allegedly producing and selling material through a subscription service. Danish authorities allegedly uncovered 273 subscribers globally and tipped off the Australian Federal Police (AFP), leading to the two arrests this week. More than 20 people have been arrested globally as the investigation continues. Mail Online 1/3/2025 News NZ police part of global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse material NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand police are part of a global operation targeting AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Led by Danish law enforcement and supported by Europol, 25 arrests were made across 21 countries on 26 February - no arrests were made in New Zealand. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 1/3/2025 News A day at a District Court: More than 40% of Garda time is taken up by ‘drunken fools’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 'Seriously – come on,' judge tells burglar who stole laundry pods but admits to Co Kildare court he does not know how to use a washing machine. 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