Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115935 total results. Showing results 49781 to 49800 «248624872488248924902491249224932494Next ›Last » Retired officers accused of being in Met Police paedophile ring Two retired officers have been accused of being in a Met Police paedophile ring with a senior colleague who killed himself last week. Richard Watkinson, a chief inspector, was found dead last Thursday, before he was due to answer bail to be charged with a series of sex offences. The Times - Subscription at source 20/1/2023 News Police Scotland urged to review all serving officers’ records Police Scotland must review the background of all existing officers to ensure they are not sex offenders, a former assistant chief constable has said. Angela Wilson, who held the position with Tayside police, spoke out after David Carrick admitted carrying out dozens of rapes and sexual offences while working as an officer with the Metropolitan Police. The Home Office has said that every force in England will be asked to check staff against national databases. Wilson, chairwoman of the Women’s Rape and Abuse Centre in Dundee, said Police Scotland needed to be “doing that scrutiny now”. The Times - Subscription at source 20/1/2023 News Man arrested after Met officer ‘assaulted’ and taken to hospital A man has been arrested after a Met officer was allegedly assaulted and later collapsed. BBC 20/1/2023 News Police departments instructed to search for rogue officers who may have “slipped through the net” In the wake of the David Carrick case, UK police agencies have been instructed to check all officers and staff against national police databases to detect alleged sexist predators who may have “slipped through the net.” The Justice Gap 20/1/2023 News Two new ACCs appointed at Police Scotland Police Scotland has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of two assistant chief constables. Police Professional 20/1/2023 News MoJ claims crime fighting success from alcohol and GPS tags The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has claimed evidence of success in the use of alcohol and GPS tags to control criminal behaviour. UKAuthority.com 20/1/2023 News Children born as a result of rape to be recognised as victims for the first time Children born as a result of rape will be officially recognised as victims of crime and receive better support under changes announced by the Government on Thursday (January 19). Police Professional 20/1/2023 News Professionalism in policing: Minding the gaps In her latest blog, British Transport Police Chief Constable Lucy D’Orsi expresses her anger that serving officer David Carrick was free to carry out a campaign of abuse against women for so long without ‘alarm bells being heard’. Police Professional - Subscription at source 19/1/2023 Feature, Opinion Keir Starmer suggests Met explore changing name in ‘root and branch’ review Labour leader likens scale of change needed to policing reforms in Northern Ireland after Good Friday agreement The Guardian 19/1/2023 News People born of rape now recognised in Victims’ Code in England and Wales Woman conceived through rape campaigned for law change after facing difficulties pursuing justice against her birth father The Guardian 19/1/2023 News More calls made to police in wake of David Carrick case Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick admitted being a serial rapist. Express & Star 19/1/2023 News Prince Albert police report violent crime increase in 2022 CANADA: Violent crime rose by 56 per cent last year from 2021 in Prince Albert, Sask., according to a report submitted to the city's Board of Police Commissioners. The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) reports there were 1,820 victims of violent crime in 2022, while 1,165 were reported the year prior. CBC News (Canada) 19/1/2023 News New Montreal police chief vows to address racial profiling, gun violence, lack of trust CANADA: Mayor Valérie Plante says Fady Dagher has her full confidence as he becomes city's 42nd police chief CBC News (Canada) 19/1/2023 News Vancouver police confirm thin blue line patch isn’t allowed on officer’s uniforms CANADA: Chief Adam Palmer promises discussions with officers who wear the badge with 'really good intent' CBC News (Canada) 19/1/2023 NT Police data reveals nearly one-quarter of calls to emergency lines in 2022 were trivial or pranks AUSTRALIA: From attempts to book a taxi to complaints about power outages, trivial and nuisance calls made up nearly a quarter of all calls to Northern Territory Police in 2022. New police statistics reveal that of 379,559 calls received by the NT's emergency call centre last year, 82,323 of them were time wasters. ABC News (Australia) 19/1/2023 News Top garda in dramatic intervention to deny claims made in PSNI sex discrimination tribunal case A top Garda made a dramatic late hour intervention in an industrial tribunal to deny a claim made by a former senior PSNI officer who is accusing the force and senior officers of sex discrimination. Assistant Commissioner John Roberts, formerly of the PSNI, was alleged to have told ex-Chief Superintendent Emma Bond that a decision over her transfer was decided prior to a panel meeting to discuss the move. The Irish News 19/1/2023 News David Carrick: police systems ‘cannot flag’ suspect officers Police forces do not have systems that raise the alarm when one of their own officers is arrested, meaning that others like David Carrick could “fall through the cracks and go on to do harm”, says the head of the British Transport Police. Lucy D’Orsi said it was “high time we sorted it out” after Carrick, a firearms officer who committed 48 rapes over nearly 20 years despite repeated criminal complaints. The Times 19/1/2023 News Board of the WA Police Union survives another day AUSTRALIA: Members of the WA Police Union met today to discuss the removal of the entire board, however, it was unsuccessful. [AUDIO] 6pr (Australia) 19/1/2023 News Man shot dead at Tenterfield police station after pointing gun at officers AUSTRALIA: A man has been shot dead at a police station in far northern NSW after pointing a gun at officers. ABC News (Australia) 19/1/2023 News Alice Springs mayor calls for ‘heavy handed response’ as crisis talks held over increased crime AUSTRALIA: Federal and local authorities have held crisis talks over the escalating wave of crime and violence across Alice Springs. The Guardian 19/1/2023 News «248624872488248924902491249224932494Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
