Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 105118 total results. Showing results 41061 to 41080 «205020512052205320542055205620572058Next ›Last » Leo Varadkar promises to fight crime ‘head on’ in keynote Fine Gael Ard Fheis speech REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Leo Varadkar has promised he will take the fight to the criminal underworld in his keynote Ard Fheis speech. The Fine Gael leader talked tough on crime at the party’s annual conference that saw more than 2,000 people gather in TUS (Technological University Shannon) Athlone. Speaking directly to the criminal gangs that are wreaking havoc on our streets, the Tánaiste said: “we will take the fight to you head on.” Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 19/11/2022 News Cryptocurrency now ‘de-facto currency of crime’ as gardaí struggle to deal with their use by street-level drug dealers REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A detective garda has outlined how cryptocurrencies are now the “de-facto currency of crime”. The annual National Prosecutors’ Conference, in the Convention Centre, in Dublin, heard from Detective Garda Alan Carbery from the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) about the force’s experience in seizing Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies from criminals. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 19/11/2022 News EU police patrol Kosovo’s north after Serb officers quit EUROPE: European Union police officers are undertaking patrols in northern Kosovo after some 600 police officers from the Serb minority quit over a car licence plate row that the West fears may trigger fresh ethnic violence. Police officers, judges, prosecutors, and other state workers quit their jobs earlier this month after the government in Pristina ruled that local Serbs must finally replace their car plates, issued by Serbia's unrecognised authorities in Kosovo, with Kosovo state ones. Reuters 19/11/2022 News Queensland police whistleblower goes public to argue commissioner Katarina Carroll should lose her job AUSTRALIA: Kate Pausina ‘bared her soul’ by revealing the harassment and bullying she suffered to the inquiry into QPS. She wants to see change The Guardian 19/11/2022 News New police strategy to reduce drug crime across south Wales Police have launched the Substance Misuse and Harm Reduction Strategy 2022 – 2025, outlining what the force is doing to reduce and prevent the harmful effects that drugs have on communities. South Wales Guardian 19/11/2022 News Listening and acting Sir Mark Rowley: A core part of my mission for the Met is less crime, and over the last few months I've been talking to officers and staff across the Met and scrutinising our data to understand what needs changing to help us deliver this. Fundamentally to be successful in achieving less crime we need to ensure that we are making the most of every officer we have, so it was difficult hearing how stretched our people feel and reading the data that we have 3,500 officers currently with some sort of restriction who are not fully deployable. LinkedIn 19/11/2022 Feature, Opinion An Garda Siochana is hiring for up to €800 a week REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Siochana is looking for candidates with a specific set of skills for the job Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 19/11/2022 News ‘Policing at its best’: How two police officers brought cheer to South Australia’s African community AUSTRALIA: Two South Australian police officers are being praised for joining in a dance at the African Nations Cup football tournament in Adelaide. SBS News (Australia) 19/11/2022 News Commissioner says ‘big proportion’ of MPS’s officers ‘not properly deployable’ Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has criticised the police recruitment process, saying “a big proportion” of officers in his force are “not properly deployable” due to health and performance issues. Police Professional 19/11/2022 News The PSNI must now be fully resourced In March, MI5 lowered the threat level from terrorism here for the first time in 12 years. Belfast Telegraph 19/11/2022 Feature, Opinion Rishi Sunak vows to lock up more criminals in crime crackdown New Prime Minister vows to take tough action on crime Birmingham Live 19/11/2022 News Make it easier to sack failing officers, urges Met police chief Mark Rowley reveals one in 10 officers are not fully deployed due to worries over their performance or health issues The Guardian 19/11/2022 News Fears extra Lincolnshire Police funding could dry up Lincolnshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner fears windfall schemes such as the Safer Streets Fund could disappear next year following the government’s Autumn Statement on Thursday. However, Marc Jones said it would be a “shame but understandable” with the Home Office looking to spend £1 billion less. Lincolnshire Police itself will have to find more than £5 million extra funds next year “just to stand still” he said, however, he promised that if residents did not want to see tax rises there would not be any. The Lincolnite 19/11/2022 News West Midlands Police boots ‘destroy’ officers’ feet Protective boots issued to police officers are "destroying" their feet, says a police federation. About 40 public order trained personnel in the West Midlands have told a health and safety officer the footwear causes "pain, blistering and sores". West Midlands Police should now conduct an urgent review, the federation said, adding the job could be dangerous and officers needed comfortable boots. BBC 19/11/2022 News Three arrests after apparent attempted murder of Northern Ireland police in bomb attack Police in Northern Ireland have arrested three men after the apparent attempted murder of two officers in a bomb attack on Thursday night. A suspected improvised explosive device damaged a police vehicle in the town of Strabane in County Tyrone about 11pm. The two officers escaped unharmed. The Guardian 19/11/2022 News Top officer Steve Rodhouse may face misconduct inquiry over VIP sex ring claims The head of operations at the National Crime Agency, who led Scotland Yard’s VIP paedophile inquiry, could face gross misconduct proceedings. Steve Rodhouse has been served with a formal notice for allegedly using “inaccurate or dishonest words” at the conclusion of Operation Midland. It cost more than £2.5 million and more than two dozen Metropolitan Police officers spent 16 months investigating allegations of murder and sexual abuse at the heart of the Establishment. The Times - Subscription at source 19/11/2022 News Thousands of arrests in London crime blitz Police officers have attended 80 per cent of domestic burglaries in London in the past six weeks amid a crackdown on serious and violent crime. Scotland Yard said 1,680 people had been arrested halfway into a 100-day blitz on crime, aiming to detain sex offenders, drug traffickers and violent criminals and restore public trust in the force. One in three suspects are being charged or cautioned, going before the court or going back to prison, the Metropolitan Police said. The Times - Subscription at source 19/11/2022 News Met chief Mark Rowley: There’s no magical way of fixing the force — I have to hit it head-on In the past two years, as Scotland Yard endured more scandal than the average institution faces in two decades, many senior police officers concluded that Britain’s biggest force was simply impossible to lead. For Sir Mark Rowley, however, it was a chance for revolution. “You’ve got to be bold,” he says, at his modern but bare seventh floor office overlooking the Thames, a stone’s throw from the Palace of Westminster. Metres away the Metropolitan Police’s most senior officers buzz around the open-plan building, working on dozens of tasks set by the new boss in the first two months. The Times - Subscription at source 19/11/2022 Feature, Interview, Opinion Confirmation of the appointment of Thames Valley Police’s new Chief Constable The appointment of Jason Hogg as Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police has today (18/11) been confirmed by Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber. Thames Valley Police 18/11/2022 News John Campion, APCC EDHR joint lead & PCC for West Mercia 'Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Conference: Trust and Confidence' was held at the IBM Centre on the 17th and 18th November. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 18/11/2022 Video «205020512052205320542055205620572058Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
