Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115877 total results. Showing results 42821 to 42840 «213821392140214121422143214421452146Next ›Last » Person assaulted by men in balaclavas, police investigate two aggravated Hamilton robberies NEW ZEALAND: Police are investigating two aggravated robberies in Flagstaff, Hamilton yesterday in which one person was assaulted. The first incident occurred around 3.30pm on Saturday in a car park beside Flagstaff Park, where two people were approached by two men, armed with weapons, wearing black clothing and balaclavas. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 9/7/2023 News Queensland police add cocaine to list of roadside drug tests AUSTRALIA: Motorists in Queensland will now be tested to see if they have cocaine in their system, with the drug added to the list of illicit substances that roadside police drug vans are set up to detect. Brisbane Times (Australia) 9/7/2023 News Three new police divers selected in Queensland following a gruelling four-day course AUSTRALIA: Queensland Police Service (QPS) have welcomed three new specialist divers after 10 applicants underwent a gruelling four-day selection course. Involved officers were tasked with a range of challenges to test their teamwork, physical ability, and communication skills. ABC News (Australia) 9/7/2023 News Police officers get on their bikes Cumbrian police officers will be patrolling areas on bicycles. The county force has relaunched the initiative for its neighbourhood teams to help increase the visibility of officers, including PCSOs and special constables, and patrol areas where a vehicle may not be suitable Cumbria Crack 9/7/2023 News Fears Police Scotland rolled out £25m electric car fleet ‘without proper training for officers’ Police Scotland has rolled out a fleet of electric cars – but haven’t given officers proper training on how to use them. That’s the claim from the body which represents rank and file police officers amid safety fears over the £25million group of new emergency vehicles. Daily Record 9/7/2023 News Stop closing our police stations! Anger at ‘PCs in Starbucks with iPads’ With more and more police stations closing down, former cabinet minister Theresa Villiers set to warn MPs to enhance visible presence of public services. Express 8/7/2023 News Anti-racism group wants Montreal police to review street check policy CANADA: Cyrus Senior was left speechless when a Montreal police officer pulled him over last month. Standing beside his vehicle, the officer told him he had been driving at an "unusual time." CBC News (Canada) 8/7/2023 News B.C. police watchdog called in after death in Surrey following ‘medical distress’ CANADA: SURREY, B.C. - British Columbia’s police watchdog is investigating after a man died in Surrey Friday night while in custody. The Independent Investigations Office of BC says RCMP received a call about a man and a woman walking in traffic in the 19300-block of the Fraser Highway at around 7:30 p.m. Toronto Star (Canada) 8/7/2023 News Disgraced former Police Chief Dame Cressida Dick expresses shame at the force’s ‘professional and moral health’ Disgraced former Met Police chief Cressida Dick has admitted she could have done more to improve the force's 'professional and moral health'. Dame Cressida, 62, who presided over a toxic culture of racism and sexism that engulfed the Met, described the behaviour of some colleagues as 'unforgivable'. Mail Online 8/7/2023 News Treat DV offenders like bikies: NSW Police demand new powers AUSTRALIA: NSW Police put domestic violence offenders in the same category as bikies, mobsters and terrorists. Now, they want to be granted powers to officially treat abusers that way under the rule of the law so survivors can stop living in fear. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 8/7/2023 News Dubai Police set new record with nearly 66,000 transactions done without human intervention in first half of 2023 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: The Dubai Police on Saturday said a record 65,942 transactions were carried out at 22 Smart Police Stations (SPS) during the first half of 2023. Processed without any human intervention, the transactions involved 4,967 criminal-related enquiries and 16,205 other reports. The smart stations offer community-based and police services in seven languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, and Chinese Khaleej Times (UAE) 8/7/2023 News Devon and Cornwall Police take 1,300 calls during tweetathon Police handled more than 1,300 calls during a 12-hour period shared in real-time updates on social media. BBC 8/7/2023 News Kent police criticised for Top Gun tweet after identifying woman’s body A woman has criticised Kent police for sharing a tweet congratulating themselves for quickly identifying her daughter’s dead body, above a gif showing characters from the film Top Gun. The Guardian 8/7/2023 News Police using live facial recognition at British Grand Prix Police are using live facial recognition (LFR) to scan the faces of people attending the British Grand Prix at Silverstone this weekend. Northamptonshire police were deploying the technology on Saturday and Sunday to provide “an extra layer of security” at the Formula One race, which 450,000 people were expected to attend, the force said. The Guardian 8/7/2023 News A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relationship between policing and collective efficacy Objectives: To systematically review the evidence of the relationship between policing and collective efficacy. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis synthesising data from 16 studies (4 experimental/quasi-experimental, 12 observational) assessing the relationship between policing and collective efficacy. Results: Overall, police trustworthiness was the only measure of policing that was significantly associated with collective efficacy. People who thought the police were an effective and supportive resource perceived greater collective efficacy in their neighbourhoods. Conclusions: The contribution of policing to collective efficacy seems to be about supporting communities by providing a trustworthy presence, which may reassure people that the police will be there if needed. Journal of Experimental Criminology 8/7/2023 Research article Addressing police misconduct: The crucial role of timeliness Delays in the police disciplinary process can risk undermining the legitimacy of policing as an institution, and erode public trust; Matthew Wood, a police constable with Toronto Police Service and part-time professor at the Seneca College School of Public Safety, looks at the importance of timeliness in addressing misconduct – highlighted in specific Canadian cases – and what can be done to improve the process. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 8/7/2023 Analysis, Feature Two brothers shot at hair salon in Sydney’s inner west linked to organised crime AUSTRALIA: Two men shot in a "targeted" and "brazen" attack at a hair salon in Sydney's inner west have links to organised crime. Police sources have told ABC News the brothers, a 33-year-old man and a 20-year-old man, are associated with the Bandidos bikie gang. ABC News (Australia) 8/7/2023 News, Video Manufactured weapons seized, Gold Coast and Logan AUSTRALIA: A joint operation by the Queensland Police Service and the Australian Border Force has resulted in the seizure of allegedly domestically manufactured weapons, as part of Operation Adestria. myPolice - Queensland Police News 8/7/2023 News Collapse of an empire: How a South Island gang boss was brought down from the inside NEW ZEALAND: The South Island boss of the Mongols MC gang was last month jailed for 12 years after flooding the Mainland with methamphetamine. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) - Subscription at source 8/7/2023 Feature Number of no-knock police raids in Brantford, Ont., in 2022 is ‘concerning,’ lawyer says CANADA: Police executed 23 no-knock raids in 2022, highest number since at least 2019 and triple the number in 2021. Police officers clad in tactical gear and armed with rifles burst open a door by surprise and throw a flash grenade before moving swiftly to track down a target or find drugs and guns. CBC News (Canada) 8/7/2023 News «213821392140214121422143214421452146Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
