Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103473 total results. Showing results 50841 to 50860 «253925402541254225432544254525462547Next ›Last » NZ Transport Agency ‘concerned’ by police’s lack of performance on road safety NEW ZEALAND: The Transport Agency says it is “concerned” by the performance of police as part of its Road Safety Partnership. It comes as police say they have witnessed a tragic start to the holiday period, with 18 road deaths in 11 days. Assistant Commissioner Bruce O’Brien said he believed the crashes were caused by speed, poor decision-making, distractions and no restraints. Stuff (New Zealand) 27/12/2021 News Police warn of human trafficking increase as borders open AUSTRALIA: Police are asking Queenslanders to be aware of the signs of human trafficking, with fears the horror crime could ramp up with the opening of borders. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 27/12/2021 News Police ‘powerless’ to shift CBD’s homeless hordes AUSTRALIA: Despite concerns about drug use and antisocial behaviour at the bottom end of Elizabeth St, police say they have no power to move on homeless people. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 27/12/2021 News Dalian Atkinson: Police apologise for killing black ex-footballer Police have sent a written apology to the family of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson, six months after an officer who Tasered him and kicked him in the head was jailed for manslaughter. West Mercia's Chief Constable Pippa Mills said she was "deeply sorry". BBC 27/12/2021 News ‘Turn the planes around’: Māori leader says New Zealand should block Australian deportations NEW ZEALAND: Chair of National Māori Authority says country should adopt John Howard’s playbook or risk sparking local gangland wars between deported criminals The Guardian 27/12/2021 News Virus brought police into conflict with those normally law-abiding – police body Mark Lindsay has complained that police got ‘absolutely no support’ from the Executive when it came to enforcing Covid rules. The Independent 27/12/2021 News Mental health issues among Police Scotland staff cause over 165,000 lost days in last two years The figures come after a survey conducted earlier this year revealed that almost half of officers reported feeling burnt out while working. Daily Record 27/12/2021 News Mental health crisis cost Police Scotland more than 166,000 working days in nearly three years Police officers and staff have lost over 166,000 working days to mental ill health in the past two-and-a-half years, new figures reveal. The Scottish Sun 27/12/2021 News The police officer from Wales who helped bring some of Europe’s worst war criminals to justice Howard Tucker's mission included locating and identifying human remains to prove mass murder had taken place Wales Online 27/12/2021 News Police ‘ineptitude’ contributed to Stephen Port murders, says producer Shoddy investigation into serial killer also result of underfunding, says producer of BBC drama about murders The Guardian 27/12/2021 News Met probe video ‘of crossbow-wielding man threatening to assassinate the Queen’ A video appearing to show a crossbow-wielding man threatening to “assassinate the Queen in revenge for 1919 Amritsar massacre” is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police. The Standard 27/12/2021 News Police Are Shutting Down Record Numbers of Trap Houses in the UK Criminals are using the pandemic to force their way into the homes of vulnerable people and drug users like never before. Vice 27/12/2021 Feature West Midlands police refers itself to watchdog over suspect who died in custody after being chased by cops on Christmas Day West Midlands police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct after a man died in custody on Christmas Day. Mail Online 26/12/2021 News Crisis response teams achieve 70% reduction in people taken into custody under Mental Health Act CANADA: Const. Scott Woods and mental health worker Sarah Burtenshaw check in on an elderly woman who believes neighbours are spraying a substance into her apartment. This is not the first time she's called 911. Woods and Burtenshaw are members of Hamilton's mobile crisis rapid response team. The program pairs a police officer with a mental health worker to answer 911 calls involving people in mental health crises. In the eight years since the program launched in Hamilton, there has been a marked reduction in taking people in mental health crisis into custody. CBC News (Canada) 26/12/2021 News Toronto’s gun violence exploded after police street checks scrapped CANADA: Ever since Toronto Police street checks were shut down after 2014 on the orders of the provincial government and City Council, gun violence on Toronto streets has skyrocketed. Not even the pandemic, including two years of so-called lockdowns, has put a significant dent in the mayhem. Toronto Sun (Canada) 26/12/2021 Feature, Opinion Garda chief Drew Harris intervened to correct Brandon abuse report REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Commissioner personally intervened to correct the Brandon Report into the sexual abuse of intellectually disabled residents at a HSE-run disability centre in Co Donegal. Drew Harris wrote to the Disabilities Minister Anne Rabbitte saying gardaí were contesting a claim in the report that there was “no follow-up” after a nurse first reported the alleged sex abuse to gardaí in 2011. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 26/12/2021 News Less than six per cent of recorded sexual assaults made public in NT Police press releases AUSTRALIA: Less than six percent of alleged sexual assault offences in the NT recorded over 22 months until October were publicly reported by the NT Police, an NT Independent analysis that compared crime statistics to police media statements shows, including three months where no sex crimes were made public by police at all. There were 46 press releases about sexual assaults and related offences, issued by the NT Police’s newsroom from January 2020 to October 2021, while data from the Attorney-General and Justice Department shows there were 862 sexual assaults and related offences recorded during the same period. NT Independent (Australia) 26/12/2021 News Cop suspended without pay after losing vaccine mandate battle AUSTRALIA: A Queensland police officer has lost legal battles against his employer’s vaccine mandate and his battle to be suspended with pay during the Christmas and New Year period. Nikolay Radev has worked for the Queensland Police Service for more than 15 years and is an AO7 Principal Operations Co-ordinator attached to Queensland Government Air at Brisbane Airport. Brisbane Times (Australia) 26/12/2021 News Inside Strike Force Trawler: The secretive police unit that traps would-be child abusers AUSTRALIA: The videos with sound are what haunt Detective Senior Constable Antonio Alfaro. After seven years inside Strike Force Trawler, the specialised unit within the Child Abuse Squad that uses online stings to catch would-be child abusers, Senior Detective Alfaro has seen a lot. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Registration at source 26/12/2021 Feature Essex Police looking into ‘call back option’ for non emergencies Essex Police has pledged to look at introducing a free call back option for its 101 system and admitted 20% of callers giving up before speaking to a call handler is “unacceptable”. The force receives between 600 and 1,000 calls to its 101 non emergency numbers per day depending on the time of year, with an average wait time of more than four minutes to be connected. Reporter (Saffron Walden) 26/12/2021 News «253925402541254225432544254525462547Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
