Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114995 total results. Showing results 5241 to 5260 «259260261262263264265266267Next ›Last » Police to carry weapons ‘you haven’t seen before’ at Sydney New Year events AUSTRALIA: NSW police will carry large, long-arm weapons for the first time at major New Year celebrations to strengthen public safety following the Bondi Beach shooting. Premier Chris Minns has urged people in Sydney “to step out and do what you would ordinarily do” over the New Year period, but he warned the public might be unfamiliar with firearms carried by police. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) - Subscription at source 28/12/2025 News West Mercia Police saves £550k with energy efficiency measures Energy efficiencies are delivering cost savings and carbon reductions amounting to more than half a million pounds has been saved by the estates operated by the Police and Crime Commissioner. The data comes from the nine months between January to September this year, which has been achieved by reducing costs in energy and fuel. The Ross Gazette 28/12/2025 News Police Scotland: Hundreds of officers leaving after less than 5 years The Scottish Government is being accused of pushing police officers to ‘breaking point’. Over 500 police officers have left the force after serving less than five years, according to new figures. Police Scotland data shows that 543 officers quit between 2021 and 2025 having served for less than half a decade. This includes 201 who gave up the job after less than 12 months. The Scotsman 28/12/2025 News Final warning for bikini comment police inspector A police inspector who messaged a vulnerable junior colleague to tell her that he had imagined her wearing a bikini has been given a three-year final written warning. BBC 28/12/2025 News The New Policing Family: Plural Policing of Public Spaces in Trinidad and Tobago Within the last two decades, policing has changed radically as the production of public security, once the sole domain of the state police, is now being provided by a host of non-state police actors or private security companies, a development known as plural policing. While there is a growing corpus of scholarship examining plural policing, the majority of this work is dominated by Anglo-American viewpoints. As such, there is an existing gap in plural policing scholarship in Southern contexts. To address this lacuna, the current study utilized a qualitative approach aimed at understanding plural policing in Trinidad and Tobago. Senior personnel (N = 15) from private security companies were interviewed and their narratives analyzed and used to answer five research questions. The results indicate a host of benefits, challenges, functions, roles, and contributions to National Security as well as safety and security due to plural policing practices in Trinidad and Tobago. Three themes emanated from the study (collaboration, limitedness of state policing, and wide usage of plural policing services) and these are presented and discussed. This study has implications for “policing” in both the narrow and broad contexts. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice - Subscription at source 28/12/2025 Research article Europol warn of risks and opportunities of a ‘phygital’ society where unmanned systems impact on policing A new report from Europol’s Innovation Lab on the impact of robotics and unmanned systems on law enforcement highlights the range of new threats posed by technology such as drones and robots generating new types and patterns of crime, as well as the potential for policing to leverage such technology to respond to many of the key criminal challenges, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 28/12/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation PSNI officer bitten and car rammed as 14 staff injured in spate of assaults Fourteen police officers were assaulted in the space of a few hours – including one who was bitten, the PSNI has said. Belfast Telegraph 27/12/2025 News How Las Vegas police ended up with a fleet of free Tesla Cybertrucks USA: Mysterious donors gave a fleet of 10 of the vehicles – which have had a number of recalls – to the police earlier this year The Guardian 27/12/2025 News Why cocaine traffickers need to start re-using their narco-submarines Spanish police say Colombian drug traffickers are sending their narco-subs on multiple trips. World of Crime checks the economics, construction materials, and logistics to see if this makes sense. World of Crime 27/12/2025 Analysis, Feature Top cops on the beat over the New Year NEW ZEALAND: The police commissioner and his deputies will take part in frontline duties over the New Year period across the country. Commissioner Richard Chambers will be on the beat in Nelson on New Year's Eve, as well as policing at the Rhythm and Vines event in Gisborne. Chambers said it would be a year since Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming was killed and he wanted to support officers who worked with her. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 27/12/2025 News NSW Police under fire for failing to heed request from Jewish community to attend Hanukkah event at Bondi AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police force is under fire after revelations emerged that the Jewish community had asked for additional officers to attend the Hanukkah festival on the day of the Bondi Beach attack. Nine newspapers reported that the volunteer-led organisation, Community Security Group, deemed the event high risk and asked for multiple officers to be stationed there for its duration. A source shared that instead, "junior officers roaming Bondi Beach on a broad patrol had been instructed to monitor the event intermittently". 9 News (Australia) 27/12/2025 News Woman dies in custody at police watch house in Tennant Creek AUSTRALIA: A 44-year-old woman has died in custody at a police watch house in Tennant Creek on Saturday afternoon. Around 1pm local time, Tennant Creek police were conducting cell checks at the watch house and located an unconscious female prisoner in a cell, according to the NT Police, Fire & Emergency Services. ABC News (Australia) 27/12/2025 News How the Met Police’s targeted campaign cut crime across 20 London hotspots in months City Hall has also pointed out the wider fall in crime rates across London in 2025, despite limited resources for the Met Police. A targeted police crackdown in 20 hotspots across London reduced crime by 18 per cent and resulted in a third more arrests compared to last year during the summer, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can reveal. The Metropolitan Police launched increased police patrols and plain-clothed operations after jointly identifying areas with high levels of anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime with the Home Office. My London 27/12/2025 News New police recruitment initiative launched: Chief says staffing strains top list of challenges heading into 2026 CANADA: While traffic safety and social disorder are also 'key on (her) radar,' Chief Katie McLellan said maintaining a stable workforce is essential to keeping Calgarians safe in the long run Calgary Herald (Canada) 26/12/2025 News The impact of officer tenure on injury outcomes in law enforcement encounters Police use-of-force encounters, though rare, pose serious injury risks. This study examines whether officer tenure predicts injury outcomes for both officers and suspects during use-of-force incidents. Using logistic regression on 762 Miami-Dade cases (2002–2006), this study finds that officer tenure was not linked to officer injury but negatively predicted suspect injury. Experienced officers may manage encounters more effectively, reducing harm. Conducted energy device (CED) use corresponded with reduced injury odds for both parties, while canine deployment increased the risk of suspect injury. Suspect resistance and soft-hand control were associated with a higher likelihood of injury. Findings align with social learning and naturalistic decision-making theories on experience shaping police behavior and outcomes. The Police Journal: Theory Practice and Principles - Subscription at source 26/12/2025 Research article Toronto police 911 wait times dropping after communications centre changes CANADA: The Toronto Police Service communications centre has been dealing with longer 911 wait times and staff shortages in recent years. Nick Westoll takes a look at efforts to improve responsiveness. City News (Canada) 26/12/2025 News, Video Ford government proposes new rules to expand police presence in schools CANADA: The draft rules would require boards to allow officers in safety programs, career days, festivals and more. The Doug Ford government is considering new rules to allow police presence at school extracurricular activities, lockdown drills and mentorship programs, as part of the return of a program that would see school boards work with police departments. OrilliaMatters.com (Canada) 26/12/2025 News PolicingTV highlights compilation (8th-12th December 2025) This highlights package explores the evolving landscape of policing, focusing on the rise of cybercrime and the potential role of volunteers in addressing this challenge. It discusses the skills gap in law enforcement, the effectiveness of community mobilization programs, and innovative volunteer models in cities like Toronto. PolicingTV 26/12/2025 Feature, Video Key events of ‘Gangland Ireland’ in 2025: From the capture of wanted fugitive to huge money laundering network REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Sean McGovern, one of Ireland’s most wanted men, thought he was out of reach in Dubai - until a dramatic turn after a long campaign Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 26/12/2025 News IIO investigating after woman struck and killed by Surrey Police vehicle CANADA: B.C’s police watchdog has launched an investigation after a woman was struck and killed by a Surrey Police Service vehicle early Christmas morning. Global News (Canada) 25/12/2025 News «259260261262263264265266267Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
