Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115908 total results. Showing results 46741 to 46760 «233423352336233723382339234023412342Next ›Last » Merseyside Police hopes life sentence for Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer will be a ‘deterrent for anyone thinking of picking up a gun’ Merseyside Police said it hopes the life sentence handed out to the killer of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel “will act as a deterrent for anyone who thinks of picking up a gun and putting our communities at risk through their reckless behaviour”. Police Professional 3/4/2023 News A decade of police reform Martyn Evans reflects on the ten years since Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority were established. Police Professional - Subscription at source 3/4/2023 Feature Labour vows to target vandalism with more police on the beat Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper promised to put 13,000 police and community support officers in neighbourhood roles. The Independent 3/4/2023 News Focus: the future of PCSOs A performance framework, a national abstraction policy and an annual award ceremony are all in the pipeline for PCSOs. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/4/2023 Feature Cumbria pilot ‘chipping away’ at the county lines customer base Cumbria is mid-way through a county lines pilot that focussed on identifying and supporting vulnerable members of the community who have the potential to be exploited. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/4/2023 News Joint International Crime Centre launches A specialist new unit has been launched to lead the UK’s work on international crime. The Joint International Crime Centre consolidates and enhances the UK’s capabilities around international law enforcement co-operation and co-ordination. It provides the UK an opportunity to perform a greater and more efficient role in responding to the growing threat from transnational criminality. The JICC will drive, co-ordinate, and support the response of UK policing and law enforcement to international crime. National Crime Agency (NCA) 3/4/2023 News Gun upgrade planned for Windsor police officers CANADA: The Windsor Police Service is planning to upgrade to new, smaller firearms. Police say about 500 new guns are expected to be purchased for each officer and it will cost about $500,000. Officers have been using a .40 calibre Smith and Wesson firearm since 2014, but they are nearing the end of their life and need to be upgraded by 2024. CTV News (Canada) 3/4/2023 News Canada’s police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: ‘Policing is at a crossroad’ CANADA: Canada’s police chiefs are sounding the alarm over public safety. In a letter obtained by Global News, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police said it urgently needs to meet with premiers from across the country to look at how to protect Canadians, police officers, and combat a spike in guns, gangs, drugs, and violence. Global News (Canada) 3/4/2023 News First Nations police services say Ottawa’s underfunding amounts to discrimination CANADA: OTTAWA — The association representing all 36 stand-alone First Nations police services in Canada is backing a human rights complaint alleging Ottawa's "deliberate" underfunding of policing in their communities amounts to discrimination. Times Colonist (Canada) 3/4/2023 News Australia’s justice systems are prioritising cost efficiency and productivity. Some experts have concerns AUSTRALIA: In 2020, it was revealed that the NSW Police had been given a quota of more than 240,000 searches, including strip searches, during the 2019 financial year. But by 2022, the police scrapped the controversial target-based strategy after facing heavy criticism from legal groups and civil libertarians. Former NSW director of public prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery described the strategy as a distortion of law enforcement, telling Nine Media that it had "serious consequences for innocent citizens". ABC News (Australia) 3/4/2023 News Australian Federal Police report largest ever detection of heroin in Queensland after 336kg shipment seized AUSTRALIA: Authorities have intercepted 336kg of heroin in a shipment sent from Malaysia to Brisbane — the largest seizure of the drug ever detected in Queensland and the second-largest on record for the entire country. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) said in a statement that the drugs seized had an estimated street value of $268.8 million and represent more than a third of Australia’s annual heroin consumption. ABC News (Australia) 3/4/2023 News Australian firearms registry ‘one step closer’, with cabinet decision expected mid-year AUSTRALIA: The creation of Australia’s first national firearms register “is one step closer to reality”, the attorney general Mark Dreyfus has declared. The Guardian 3/4/2023 News Queensland police’s lack of body camera footage of fatal Mareeba shooting labelled a ‘farce’ AUSTRALIA: Civil liberties campaigner Terry O’Gorman says it is a “farce and an absurdity” that tactical police who shot Aboriginal man Aubrey Donahue were not wearing body cameras, and has called for immediate changes to Queensland police policy. The Guardian 3/4/2023 News Eight men convicted over 1.2tonne meth import – then Australia’s biggest drug bust AUSTRALIA: An eighth man has now been found guilty over the 2017 importation of 1.2 tonnes of methamphetamine into Western Australia – at the time the biggest meth seizure in Australian history. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 3/4/2023 News Inquest into police officer’s death hears wife raised alarm NEW ZEALAND: The estranged wife of a police officer said she flagged his suicide risk for months before he died, but was always told the police would “look after” him. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 3/4/2023 News Police seize 328kg of methamphetamine hidden in shipment of beer NEW ZEALAND: Over a quarter of a tonne of methamphetamine concealed amongst a shipment of beer has been seized by police. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 3/4/2023 News Police dogs get new Škoda vehicles to meet the demands of the job NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Police is beginning a roll-out of new purpose-built dog vans, following a successful four-month trial in the Waikato. New Zealand Police 3/4/2023 News Sadiq Khan calling for removal of Couzens’ CNC pension Wayne Couzen's pension with the CNC, worth £7,000 a year, is not covered by the pension forfeiture certificate obtained by London Mayor Sadiq Khan in relation to his Met pension. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/4/2023 News SPF seeking 8.5% pay rise and use of average pay index The SPF has also requested that pay be linked to an average pay index from April 1 next year, and that senior officials consider compensating officers for the 'special features' of the job. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/4/2023 News Thomas Cashman sentencing: Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s killer jailed for 42 years The drug dealer who fatally shot Olivia Pratt-Korbel as he chased a convicted burglar into her home in Liverpool has been sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison. The Times - Subscription at source 3/4/2023 News «233423352336233723382339234023412342Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
