Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115977 total results. Showing results 53661 to 53680 «268026812682268326842685268626872688Next ›Last » Police board aims to hire new chief by end of term, despite election CANADA: Seven people have applied to be the next chief of police in the nation's capital, according to the chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, who said the plans remain to hire a new chief before the end of this term of council. CBC News (Canada) 8/10/2022 News Over €350,000 of diamorphine and cocaine seized in Clondalkin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaà in Dublin have arrested and charged one man following the seizure of over €350,000 worth of suspected diamorphine and cocaine on Friday. Breaking News (Republic of Ireland) 8/10/2022 News Almost €625k spent on repairs to Garda cars after ramming incidents since 2019 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Repairs to Garda vehicles targeted in ‘ramming’ incidents since 2019 have cost the State almost €625,000, figures have revealed. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 8/10/2022 News Nuclear unit investigated in ‘pornographic’ messages case The police watchdog has launched a criminal investigation into six officer and one former officer. The Times - Subscription at source 8/10/2022 News Children’s eyewitness testimony can be as accurate as adults’ or more so – if interviewers follow these guidelines Eye-witness testimony can be crucial in many investigations and subsequent court cases, but how reliable are child witnesses, and how accurate are their recollections? Psychology Lecturer Ben Cotterill believes that if investigators use the right questioning techniques, the testimony of children can be as accurate as that of adults – and in some situations even more reliable. Policing Insight 8/10/2022 Analysis, Feature Police unveil new scanning kit which can spot concealed weapons and drugs A new state-of-the-art portable x-ray scanning kit will be used to spot signs of concealed weapons and drugs, said police. Lancashire's Police and Crime Commissioner has invested almost £40,000 in the technology which is being rolled out across the county. Lancashire Telegraph 8/10/2022 News Drugs worth almost £5m seized by Police Scotland Police Scotland seized illegal drugs with a street value of almost £5m through enforcement between April and June, a report shows. Police Scotland 7/10/2022 News Investigation begun into fatal police shooting in Derby The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is independently investigating a fatal police shooting outside Ascot Drive police station in Derby this morning (Friday). Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 7/10/2022 News Policing numbers are not adding up Policing in Northern Ireland just doesn’t add up. At a time when the number of crimes are higher, there will be fewer PSNI officers than ever before. And that creates a very worrying situation. What last month was called a ‘complete freeze’ on new recruitment has thawed a little, but only to allow ‘priority posts’ to be filled. But surely any role in policing at a time when resources are so stretched would come under the term ‘priority’? Belfast Telegraph 7/10/2022 Feature, Opinion New Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command for the Met The new Anti-Corruption and Abuse Command will have a specific focus on proactively rooting out racist, misogynistic, homophobic and abusive officers. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/10/2022 News Police Scotland staff to get blanket 5% pay rise All Police Scotland staff will receive a 5% pay increase backdated to April this year following an agreement between the force, the SPA and Trade Unions Unison and Unite. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/10/2022 News “Child abuse has almost become decriminalised”, warns former DC Maggie Oliver resigned in 2012 over the Rochdale abuse case. She has set up a charity which advocates for and supports both survivors and those at risk of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Police Oracle - Subscription at source 7/10/2022 Feature Police chiefs in breach of legal duty to carry out effective investigation into 1992 UVF pub attack, High Court rules Police chiefs are in breach of a legal duty to carry out an effective investigation into a fatal loyalist gun attack on a village pub 30 years ago, the High Court has ruled. A judge held that new material within a watchdog report and a documentary film which named suspects represents plausible evidence of significant state collusion in the shootings at the Thierafurth inn in Kilcoo, Co Down. Belfast Telegraph 7/10/2022 News Nine incidents of abuse towards shop workers reported every day, report shows Nine incidents of assault, abuse and threatening behaviour towards shop workers are reported every day in Scotland, new police figures reveal. Police Professional 7/10/2022 News Home Office reprimanded after sensitive documents left at London venue The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a formal reprimand to the Home Office after sensitive documents were found at a public London venue. Police Professional 7/10/2022 News Technology can put police in the picture Body-worn cameras (BWCs) are already a common feature of policing in the UK, although they are not widely used in Scotland. A research team that I led has produced an evidence review, to help Police Scotland better understand the consequences of using BWC technology, and how it should be best managed and governed. FutureScot 7/10/2022 Feature, Opinion More than 50,000 hang up police 999 calls this year because they can’t get through The number of 999 callers who have hung up before getting through to police because they have been kept waiting too long has soared this year, as under-pressure staff have struggled to cope with the volume of calls. Thousands of calls have been abandoned by frustrated members of the public seeking urgent help because no-one has answered. Birmingham Live 7/10/2022 News Innovation a key issue as world police chiefs meet at Europol EUROPE: This week, Europol confirmed its position as the centre of the European policing world as police chiefs and senior law enforcement representatives from the European Union and key partner countries convened to Europol’s headquarters for the 2022 European Police Chiefs Convention (EPCC). Europol 7/10/2022 News Met Police creates anti-corruption unit to ‘root out’ criminal officers The Metropolitan Police has created a new anti-corruption unit to "root out" criminal colleagues within the force. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has assigned about 100 detectives to help the Met's fight against wrongdoing within the ranks, the force said. BBC 7/10/2022 News Man dies after being shot by armed police in Derby Officers responded to reports of a man with a knife in police station car park, Derbyshire constabulary says The Guardian 7/10/2022 News «268026812682268326842685268626872688Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
