Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115580 total results. Showing results 541 to 560 «242526272829303132Next ›Last » Officer tells inquest he gave Far North Qld man one second to drop knife before fatal shot AUSTRALIA: A Special Emergency Response Team officer has given evidence on the moments that led up to him shooting Aubrey Donahue dead in March 2023 during a hostage siege. ABC News (Australia) 16/6/2026 News Police failed to act on repeated warnings about a violent man before he killed a toddler. But that’s not the most shocking thing about this case AUSTRALIA: Nine months before the death of toddler Mason Jet Lee, a woman called police to warn them about the boy’s killer, William Andrew O’Sullivan. They placed a flag on his file labelling the woman’s claims “vexatious”, but that’s not the most shocking part of this story. The Guardian 16/6/2026 Analysis, Feature Police should not strip search trans people of different sex, court told in action over PACE rules The charity Sex Matters is bringing legal action over interim guidance published last year allowing cross-sex searches. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2026 News College of Policing launches training for neighbourhood sergeants and inspectors Specialist leadership training available as part of the next stage of CoP's neighborhood policing programme. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2026 News Spoofed number spike triggers hundreds of calls to police City of London Police received more than 260 calls within hours this week after members of the public reported receiving calls from spoofed numbers – fake caller IDs designed to mimic legitimate organisations including police forces, banks and government agencies. Police Professional 16/6/2026 News Essex deputy named as preferred candidate for chief constable role Rachel Nolan, currently deputy chief constable of Essex Police, has been named as the preferred candidate to succeed BJ Harrington as the force’s next chief constable. Police Professional 16/6/2026 News Sex assault victim’s 13-hour wait for BTP response A woman who reported being sexually assaulted on the London Underground said police did not respond to her call for 13 hours. BBC 16/6/2026 News Inspector was ‘chaser of young women’, hearing told A retired detective inspector has been described as a "serial chaser of very young women" at a misconduct hearing examining his actions towards a junior colleague. BBC 16/6/2026 News Increase in police funding ‘not silver bullet’ The Lincolnshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) says an increase in funding for the county's force "isn't a silver bullet". BBC 16/6/2026 News Force to put more neighbourhood officers on beat A police force has said it expects to have 19 extra neighbourhood officers on patrol by the end of the financial year. BBC 16/6/2026 News Insp Nicole Simpson: ‘It’s important to think outside the box in investigations – and leave rank at the door’ Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Nicole Simpson has been named the International Association of Women Police’s Officer of the Year, after demonstrating “exemplary leadership and investigative skills” in a series of high profile cases; she spoke to Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons about the need to “think outside the box” and leave rank “at the door” when it comes to investigations, and the importance of instilling pride and confidence in young-in-service officers. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 16/6/2026 Feature, Interview ‘Inadequate’: NSW police criticised for not getting out of cars after triple zero call reported woman being bashed AUSTRALIA: Independent watchdog clears officers of serious misconduct but finds they ‘did not meet minimum standards’ on night Lindy Lucena was killed in Ballina The Guardian 16/6/2026 News Modes of prevention: a framework for cutting crime This paper argues that contemporary crime challenges cannot be addressed effectively through reactive policing and criminal justice alone. Drawing on the Police Foundation’s Strategic Review of Policing, it contends that crime prevention must become a central, systematised feature of public policy, involving a broad range of actors beyond the police. The authors trace the evolution of crime prevention in England and Wales, showing how ideas and practices have accumulated but remain fragmented, conceptually ambiguous and weakly institutionalised compared with other prevention focused domains such as public health. While recent developments – notably public health approaches, Violence Reduction Units, and renewed political interest – signal momentum towards prevention, progress is constrained by short-termism, cultural attachment to ideas of deterrence and personal responsibility, and the lack of a lack of a clear organising framework. The Police Foundation 16/6/2026 Report APCC Leads on Serious Organised Crime welcome faster access to EU vehicle data to fight international crime The government has announced an agreement that allows UK police faster access to European vehicle registration data through the EU’s Prüm data-sharing network. This significantly speeds up the process of number plate checks to individual EU Member States, giving officers results in seconds and helping them identify vehicles linked to cross-border crime. Welcoming the development, APCC Joint Leads on Serious Organised Crime, Lisa Townsend and David Allen, said:... Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 16/6/2026 News New training for neighbourhood sergeants and inspectors We’ve released specialist leadership training for sergeants and inspectors who lead frontline neighbourhood policing teams. This training, titled 'NPP3: Leading effective neighbourhood policing teams', marks the next stage of our neighbourhood policing programme (NPP). The launch coincides with neighbourhood policing week, an opportunity to recognise the vital contribution frontline officers make every day to the people and places they serve. College of Policing 16/6/2026 News Under-16 social media ban raises fears over online displacement Government plans to ban under-16s from mainstream social media platforms risk pushing young people toward less moderated online spaces where child exploitation and grooming are harder to detect and disrupt, experts have warned. Police Professional 16/6/2026 News New chief announced for Essex Police Rachel Nolan is to be the new Chief Constable for Essex Police as BJ Harrington steps down after eight years in the top job. Emergency Services Times 16/6/2026 News First eight closed grooming gang cases sent back to forces to be reopened Operation Beaconport is examining cases from between January 2010 and March 2025 which involved two or more suspects accused of sexual abuse. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2026 News DCC is preferred candidate for chief constable of Essex Rachel Nolan has been selected as the preferred candidate for Chief Constable of Essex Police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2026 News Parents’ pride for 19-year-old PC who died in the line of duty PC Jess Turnbull had followed her father into policing. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 16/6/2026 News «242526272829303132Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
