Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 41221 to 41240 «205820592060206120622063206420652066Next ›Last » Five Met Police officers who pepper sprayed man in hospital after he set fire to his clothes are being investigated Five Met Police officers are being criminally investigated for pepper spraying a man in hospital after he set fire to his clothes. The man, aged in his mid-fifties, then fell unconscious and was rushed to another hospital in a critical but stable condition. Mail Online 13/8/2023 News Policing model is ‘not suitable’ for rural Ireland REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The new policing model has eroded public confidence and left gardaí ‘disillusioned’, according to a local county councillor. Westport-based Independent councillor Christy Hyland, who served as a detective garda for many years, believes a significant decline in manpower and resources is having a hugely detrimental impact and says the new system should be scrapped. Western People (Republic of Ireland) 13/8/2023 News Garda transport antisocial behaviour crackdown sees just 49 charges in first half of 2023 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some 3,029 incidents associated with the operation were recorded on the Garda Pulse computer system up to the end of June. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 13/8/2023 News Ayrshire’s top cop ‘temporarily’ takes one of Police Scotland’s highest ranked jobs Ayrshire's top cop has been handed one of Police Scotland's highest-ranked jobs on a temporary basis. Faroque Hussain has ascended to the role of temporary assistant chief constable (TACC) of Police Scotland - the third highest rank in the force. Daily Record 13/8/2023 News Big Data technologies in criminal investigations: The frames of the members of Judiciary Police in Portugal Big Data has been increasingly implemented in police departments. In the Judiciary Police in Portugal, although it is at an early stage of implementation, there are no studies on the topic. Based on 16 interviews with members of the Judiciary Police, their frames that portray Big Data’s benefits and harms in criminal investigations are explored. The benefits portrayed are related to its capabilities to help fight organized and transnational crimes, advance criminal investigations, and expand the availability of sets of information. The harms focus on the lack of regulatory documents, threats to human rights, and the probability of obtaining erroneous conclusions. A critical analysis of these frames may contribute to reflecting on their role to inform technology developments in policing settings, with implications for inequalities, and crime control. Criminology and Criminal Justice 13/8/2023 Research article How one human error put thousands of police officers’ lives at risk After a leak of 10,000 names in Northern Ireland, a veteran Troubles reporter spoke to those who now fear for their lives The Times - Subscription at source 13/8/2023 Feature, Opinion Gardaí launch hunt for hoax caller behind two Longford bomb threat scares REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Detectives are this morning hunting for an individual behind two separate hoax bomb threats which resulted in the closure of two major shopping outlets in Longford town. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Registration at source 13/8/2023 News 200 police officers and staff not told of theft involving data for a month The Police Service of Northern Ireland the theft on July 6 was not reported until July 27 and then investigated. The Independent 13/8/2023 News Annual Police survey points to public transport safety concerns AUSTRALIA: The annual Victoria Police Community Sentiment Survey ran over a five-week period between March 31 and May 7 this year. Victorians participated in the survey to share their local safety concerns and how comfortable they feel about approaching police and Protective Services Officers outside of an emergency. A total of 10,996 responses were received from the 2023 Community Sentiment Survey, helping police identify issues that matter most to Victorians. Gippsland Times (Australia) 13/8/2023 News Dublin city crime: statistics indicate return to pre-pandemic incidence of assault REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A series of serious assaults have made headlines in recent weeks, and official crime statistics are known to under-report the scale of the problem. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 13/8/2023 News Figures reveal record number of officers resigning from police force A record number of police officers voluntarily resigned from West Mercia Police last year, new figures show. The Police Federation of England and Wales said demand is outstripping police resources as the number of officers voluntarily resigning is at its highest across the two nations Advertizer (Oswestry and border counties) 13/8/2023 News Police sergeant Matt Ratana’s murderer to challenge his whole life sentence in a bid to get out of prison early The man who murdered police sergeant Matt Ratana is preparing to challenge his whole life sentence in a bid to get out of prison early. Louis De Zoysa, 26, is planning to appeal the ruling that found him guilty of shooting Sgt Ratana, 54, while handcuffed in a custody suite, sources told the Sun. Mail Online 13/8/2023 News Five foreign nationals charged with defrauding Australians AUSTRALIA: Five foreign nationals accused of flying to Australia to install ATM card skimmers to steal money and create fake bank cards have been charged in Sydney and Brisbane. The alleged international crime syndicate is allegedly linked to five Romanian nationals charged by the United States Secret Service (USSS) in May 2023. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 13/8/2023 News Why are police still allowed to investigate themselves? NEW ZEALAND: A one-man crime wave. It’s a judgmental, reductive obituary for a young father, cut down only two weeks after celebrating the birth of his child Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 13/8/2023 Feature, Opinion Police Scotland to cut staff jobs and freeze recruitment Police Scotland says it will cut civilian staff jobs and freeze recruitment in order to save money and maintain officer numbers. The force said that "hard choices" had to be made to deliver policing with its current Scottish government budget. BBC 12/8/2023 News ‘You had to be strong within your own Māoriness’ – Iwi liaison marks 50-year career in NZ Police NEW ZEALAND: One of Aotearoa’s leading iwi liaison officers is celebrating a fifty-year milestone in the New Zealand Police, before his pending retirement at the beginning of next year. Sergeant Wayne Panapa QSM said there has been a massive change in the way policing is done in this country over his long career. Te Ao Maori News (New Zealand) 12/8/2023 News Child among 3 injured in ‘targeted’ downtown Toronto shooting: police CANADA: Three people, including a child, have been injured in a "targeted" shooting in downtown Toronto Saturday evening, police say. Police said they were called to the area of Princess Street and The Esplanade around 6 p.m. CBC News (Canada) 12/8/2023 News I was burgled by my former colleagues at the Metropolitan Police as payback for making a sex discrimination complaint A senior Met police officer last night claimed two junior colleagues were among four men who burgled her home as 'punishment' for making a sex discrimination complaint. Mail Online 12/8/2023 News New forensic centre planned for Thames Valley Police Thames Valley Police has revealed plans for a state-of-the-art forensic centre. The purpose-built centre in Bicester aims to become the main hub for the force - providing new laboratories, digital technologies and training facilities. BBC 12/8/2023 News Police officers and staff not told about data breach for almost a month A police-issued laptop, radio and documents were stolen on 6 July from a car that is understood to belong to a superintendent. Some 200 police officers and staff who had their details stolen were not told about the security breach for almost a month, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has confirmed. Sky News 12/8/2023 News «205820592060206120622063206420652066Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
