Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116031 total results. Showing results 56801 to 56820 «283728382839284028412842284328442845Next ›Last » Police face record gun crime with ‘tensions high’ before Commonwealth Games A Birmingham shootings crimewave has raised community fears of further violence during the Commonwealth Games. The concerns come as West Midlands Police faces a potential record number of gun discharges in July. Detectives are investigating multiple shooting incidents in the city this month, with one person dead and at least four others injured. A 16-year-old also died from fatal knife wounds. Birmingham Live 23/7/2022 News Caroline Henry: How are police bosses held to account? Nottinghamshire's police and crime commissioner Caroline Henry has been fined and banned from driving after being caught speeding five times in 12 weeks. Calls have been made for her to resign, but Mrs Henry says she remains "committed" to serving the county. So how are police and crime commissioners held to account? BBC 23/7/2022 Analysis, Feature Lack of detectives in North Yorkshire Police A chief constable has revealed a police force which has been criticised over the poor quality of its child protection investigations has vacancies for about a third of detectives it needs. The Northern Echo 23/7/2022 News Policing is “in crisis” despite “real terms” funding boost, warns Police Federation "The government must consider longer-term funding deals, akin to the NHS, if it is to reverse years of damaging cuts." Wales Online 23/7/2022 News SNP shamed by police overtime figures as pay dispute rumbles on Overtime hours for officers doubled last year with the Scottish Conservatives saying public safety is no longer a priority for the Nats Scottish Daily Express 23/7/2022 News Suicide pact pensioner who killed wife says ‘law has to change’ Graham Mansfield walked free from court after a judge said he was satisfied he acted ‘out of love’ in taking the life of his cancer-stricken wife. The Independent 22/7/2022 News End trauma of mercy killing probes, pleads ex-police chief Lengthy investigations into mercy killings and suicide pacts are causing unnecessary trauma for families and detectives, a former police boss has warned. Express 22/7/2022 News It’s high time for the police to stop recording ‘non-hate crime incidents’ A knock at the door from police officers, asking you to “check your thinking”, sounds like fiction straight from the pages of a George Orwell novel. Yet over the last 5 years, the police have recorded 120,000 “non-crime hate incidents” in the UK. Big Brother Watch 22/7/2022 News Fraudsters convicted for £21m loss in cryptocurrency Four offenders were convicted yesterday (21 July 2022) for fraudulently obtaining and laundering Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency worth tens of millions of pounds from an Australian based cryptocurrency exchange Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) 22/7/2022 News Drugs and firearms worth €120,000 seized in Dublin suburb REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: About €120,000 worth of drugs, as well as a firearm and ammunition, have been confiscated in the western Dublin suburb of Finglas. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 22/7/2022 News SARC Quality Management System launches: links and step-by-step video guide We’ve been doing a lot of work recently to help support SARCs. The latest example is the development of documentation for a SARC QMS. Forensic Capability Network 22/7/2022 News Why it is just as important to document force avoidance as it is to document the use of force USA: Such reporting would show how often officers face resistance and the lengths they go through to avoid using force Police1 22/7/2022 Feature, Opinion ‘Armed’ police on the streets of Somerset for weeks Villages across Somerset are to be used for police firearms training - but locals are being urged not to feel alarmed. Firearms officers will be in Kenn, Clevedon and Clapton-in-Gordano for 10 weeks this summer. The training started earlier this month. No ‘live ammunition’ will be used and signage will be in place to warn people of the training taking place. Somerset Live 22/7/2022 News An entire North Carolina police department has resigned USA: ’The new manager has created an environment I do not feel we can perform our duties and services to the community,’ the former police chief said in a Facebook post The Independent 22/7/2022 News Music festival patrons launch class action against NSW police alleging unlawful strip-searches AUSTRALIA: A landmark class action lawsuit alleging New South Wales police unlawfully strip-searched people at music festivals has been filed in the supreme court. The Guardian 22/7/2022 News Alleged Victorian OMCG member charged with drug and firearms offences AUSTRALIA: An alleged Raiders Outlaw Motorcycle Gang (OMCG) member has been charged with firearms and drug offences, following an AFP-led Victorian National Anti-Gangs Squad (NAGS) investigation. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 22/7/2022 News Multi-state drug syndicate dismantled AUSTRALIA: The AFP has dismantled an Australian criminal network allegedly importing and manufacturing hundreds of kilograms of cocaine under the direction of a Colombian organised crime syndicate. Australian Federal Police (AFP) 22/7/2022 News ‘You can’t catch us’: Teens in stolen cars bait police, knowing they can’t chase NEW ZEALAND: Children as young as 13 are “baiting” police as they drive around in stolen cars, knowing the officers cannot chase them. Stuff (New Zealand) 22/7/2022 News, Video Police recruitment community event in Waikato District follows Puhikura launch NEW ZEALAND: In June, Police launched Puhikura, a campaign which has been created to attract more wāhine Māori to join police. New Zealand Police 22/7/2022 News Many hands make light work NEW ZEALAND: A 56-year-old woman reported missing on a large, private rural property of 1400 hectares in North Canterbury sparked a challenging search involving multiple agencies, friends and whānau. New Zealand Police 22/7/2022 News «283728382839284028412842284328442845Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
