Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114982 total results. Showing results 4601 to 4620 «227228229230231232233234235Next ›Last » Federation sets out six-point plan to end the ‘silent crisis’ of police suicide The Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) is calling for the “silent crisis” of police suicide to end as new data reveals the devastating scale of this crisis killing officers. Police Professional 21/1/2026 News Cheshire Constabulary’s frustration after CPS decide against new Lucy Letby charges The child killer nurse is currently serving 15 whole life terms for the murder of seven babies, and attempting to kill seven more. Cheshire Constabulary passed evidence to prosecutors last year, linked to eight potential additional offences of attempted murder and one offence of murder at the Countess of Chester Hospital. Police Oracle 21/1/2026 News Police ‘went woke’ because of political pressure, says ex-Scotland Yard chief Lord Hogan-Howe, who was Metropolitan Police commissioner from 2011 to 2017, argued the need to create a climate that encouraged officers “to do the right thing”, as he backed demands at Westminster to scrap non-crime hate incidents. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/1/2026 News Neighbourhood policing pledge ‘on track to meet target’ after surge in recruitment According to the Home Office a recruitment boost in neighbourhood policing is on track to meet its target of an extra 3,000 officers by the spring. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/1/2026 News Gardaí to be given powers to ‘spy’ on mobile phones REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí are to be given new powers to ‘spy’ on mobile phones to monitor criminals’ activity. New legislation will allow the force to use controversial software to gain access to encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 21/1/2026 News NPCC launches National My Police Portal with first force now live A new national online service designed to change how the public communicates with police forces has gone live, marking a significant step in the digital transformation of public contact across policing. Emergency Services Times 21/1/2026 News South Yorkshire is first force to roll out national police portal for consistent public contact South Yorkshire Police became the first force to go live with NMPP, marking the start of a national rollout that will modernise public contact. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 21/1/2026 News Crime gangs restocking shops ‘up to 10 times a day’ with illegal cigarettes and vapes, WA police say AUSTRALIA: Organised crime gangs are restocking stores with illegal cigarettes and vapes "up to 10 or more times a day" — faster than authorities can seize the products, WA's police commissioner says. The number of violent incidents related to the tobacco black market, including fire bombings and drive-by shootings, have been escalating in Western Australia. ABC News (Australia) 21/1/2026 News Pathways to Policing program delivers first Police Academy graduate AUSTRALIA: An innovative school-based initiative designed to create a direct employment pathway into South Australia Police (SAPOL) has delivered its first Police Academy graduate. Today, 19-year-old Balian officially graduated as part of Course 87, becoming the first student to progress from the Pathway to Policing (PTP) program through to Police Academy graduation. This marks a major milestone for the PTP program, which launched as a pilot in 2024. Balian completed the SACE Stage 2 PTP program at Thebarton Senior College while in year 12. He then progressed through the SAPOL recruitment process and nine months of training at the Police Academy. South Australia Police 21/1/2026 News From crisis to hope: Global police investigative response to locating missing persons With someone reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK, missing persons enquiries are a significant demand on police forces and other support organisations, and can include complex concerns around vulnerability, abduction, and transnational investigations; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth looks at the work of Interpol in supporting international searches, and new European research funding streams to help develop tools and methods to improve those cross-border investigations. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 21/1/2026 Analysis, Feature Police using facial recognition: is it a problem? More than 400,000 faces have been scanned by police in the South of England using live facial recognition (LFR) technology, leading to a handful of arrests. But what is it? BBC 21/1/2026 Feature Put bobbies on the beat not in desk jobs, Mahmood tells police Home Secretary scraps grant which had led to swell in HR and IT roles, so forces focus on patrolling streets The Telegraph - Subscription at source 20/1/2026 News Fraudsters now have nowhere to hide, says City police commissioner Pete O’Doherty explains why Action Fraud wasn’t good enough, and what his force is doing to stay ahead of the criminals The Times - Subscription at source 20/1/2026 Feature, Interview APCC Economic and Cyber Crime leads back launch of Report Fraud service Following the official launch of Report Fraud, a new, improved service for the reporting of incidents of fraud, APCC Joint Leads for Economic and Cyber crime Tijs Broeke and Nicolle Ndiweni-Roberts said: Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 20/1/2026 Report Justice Minister seeking to give gardaí ‘profoundly intrusive powers’, ICCL warns REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Justice Minister is seeking to give gardaí “profoundly intrusive powers”, a civil rights group has said. Minister Jim O’Callaghan recently secured Government approval for legislation which would increase garda powers to intercept digital communications. The Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL) said it has “very serious concerns about this shopping list of surveillance powers”. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 20/1/2026 News Manitoba First Nations Police Service fully outfitted with body-worn cameras CANADA: Manitoba RCMP also use devices; Winnipeg police hope to test them this year. Body-worn cameras are now in use by all officers across the Manitoba First Nations Police Service. The police agency, which serves 12 First Nations communities in southern Manitoba, said the Axon-brand cameras have been fully deployed to each of its detachments. CBC News (Canada) 20/1/2026 News Windsor police launch dedicated unit for child abuse and sexual assault investigations CANADA: Child abuse and sexual assaults reported to the Windsor Police Service will now be handled by a dedicated, specially trained team of officers, the service announced Tuesday, with the creation of the child abuse and sexual assault (CASA) unit. In a statement, the police service said the CASA unit officially launched Jan. 5. CBC News (Canada) 20/1/2026 News Toronto police say they will not help with federal government’s gun buyback program CANADA: Toronto police will not be participating in the federal government’s gun buyback program that aims to reduce the number of banned “assault-style” weapons in circulation across the country. The Toronto Police Service (TPS) told CTV News Toronto in a statement on Tuesday that they requested further information and are committed to reviewing the Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program once more details were provided. CTV News (Canada) 20/1/2026 News Limerick special unit pairing gardaí with mental health clinicians is already saving lives REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: By the time gardaí step out onto the streets of Limerick each morning, they know there will be challenges. “You never know what's going to happen,” Garda Joe Costello says. Mental health has become a major issue for policing in Limerick, reflecting a national trend. Gardaí now find themselves on the front line of crises once handled by specialist services and as a result, mental health-related calls to An Garda Síochána have risen by 60pc in the past two years. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 20/1/2026 News Stigma attached to suspension from duty, garda trial hears REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A former assistant garda commissioner has been giving evidence about disciplinary processes in the force, at the trial of five people who are accused of perverting the course of justice in Limerick. 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