Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104274 total results. Showing results 6161 to 6180 «305306307308309310311312313Next ›Last » Criminal gangs using key programming devices to steal cars at level not seen in Victoria in decades, police say AUSTRALIA: Police have revealed criminal gangs armed with new tech devices were behind the biggest surge in vehicle thefts in more than 20 years. Police said as many as one in five Victorian thefts occurred in residential streets, driveways, and other public locations, without the usual associated burglaries or carjackings. Police said the thieves are using electronic devices which are programmed to mimic keys and are plugged into a vehicle's on board diagnostic (OBD) port to override the security system and start the engine. ABC News (Australia) 26/2/2025 News Gardai confirm new recruits undergoing ‘adjusted vetting’ process REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: It comes as Labour TD Alan Kelly questioned in the Dáil how potential new Gardaí can have “access to all facilities, access to guns, armoury and a lot of information” when they have not had full background checks done on them. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 26/2/2025 News Chief Superintendent Goretti Sheridan: ‘Modern policing includes more than crime fighting’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: One of few women to have achieved the rank of Chief Superintendent in An Garda Síochána, Chief Superintendent Goretti Sheridan says she is hopeful for the future of the national police force. “Female representation across the organisation is improving,” she tells me, adding that she is delighted to be in a position to help influence change. Image (Republic of Ireland) 26/2/2025 Feature, Interview, Opinion Met Police must be ‘less aggressive’ in relaunch of stop and search The force has pledged to conduct searches with ‘professionalism, showing basic forms of respect’. Police in London have been told to be “less aggressive” when carrying out stop and search as the Metropolitan Police relaunches its policy for seizing weapons and drugs. Senior officers said that “too many young people are being stabbed” in the capital but acknowledged that the number of street searches has fallen by almost 20 per cent in the past year. The Times - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Scotland’s police needs strategy for biometric data: Biometrics Commissioner The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has urged police authorities in Scotland to speed up defining their strategy for biometric data and technology. Plans should be approved by the Police Scotland executive and the Scottish Police Authority by October 31st, 2025, according to a report published by Commissioner Brian Plastow this week. BiometricUpdate.com 26/2/2025 News Police Association slams beefed-up citizen arrest powers NEW ZEALAND: The Police Association has slammed the beefed-up citizen arrest powers proposed by the Government, saying they are highly risky and could have unintended consequences. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 26/2/2025 News College of Policing expands recruitment and retention hub The College's retention hub was developed from the police uplift programme and includes best practice and fore case studies to help with retention. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Sheku Bayoh family in ‘brutally honest’ meeting with Police Scotland chief It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death. The Independent 26/2/2025 News NIPB condemns disruption of Policing and Community Safety Partnerships meetings by protestors The Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) has condemned the disruption of Policing and Community Safety Partnership (PCSP) meetings in Belfast this week. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Crime in Scotland fell by one per cent last year Recorded crime in Scotland fell by one per cent in the year ending December 2024, with a two per cent drop in sexual crimes. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Serious concerns over ‘excessive working hours’ of inspectors Almost a quarter of inspectors are working up to an extra 40 hours a month, mostly unpaid, prompting serious concerns over the mental health and wellbeing of members and the outdated 1994 Police Negotiating Board (PNB) agreement, says the Police Federation of England and Wales’ (PFEW). Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Failure to properly record ethnicity on DNA database is ‘concerning’, says Biometrics Commissioner The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner has called on Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) to review procedures for recording the ethnicity of citizens when it collects their DNA or other biometric data following arrest. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News A measured response? Examining the use of specialty resources and tactics adopted by tactical officers The use of tactical officers, commonly known as Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), has become a contentious issue within contemporary policing. Problematically, most Canadian research has focused on de-contextualized call types (e.g. mental health call, traffic stop) to speak to the use of tactical officers. We move beyond this limitation by conducting a content analysis of incidents that received a response from tactical officers (n = 1652) using operational data from the Winnipeg Police Service. Our results indicate that a pair of tactical officers responded to approximately half of incidents (n = 803) and that the number of responding tactical officers increased when weapons were reported to be involved and when patrol officers requested tactical members to attend the call. Similarly, the use of tactics and other specialty units (e.g. K9) varied depending on the level of risk posed by the incident. Although tactical officers rarely used force (n = 9), most commonly this involved the use of less-lethal options on armed individuals. Taken together, our findings suggest that the use of tactical officers and their tactics are a measured response to risk posed by an incident in an attempt to minimize harm to officers and the public. Police Practice and Research - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 Research article Chief constable meets family of Sheku Bayoh Police Scotland’s chief constable has met with the family of Sheku Bayoh to underline the force’s support for his relatives and the wider Public Inquiry into his death. Police Professional 26/2/2025 News Ex-police officer avoids jail for sexual comments A former police officer who admitted communicating indecently with women has avoided a jail sentence. BBC 26/2/2025 News Public ‘threatened and intimidated’ after masked gangs disrupt two police meetings The DUP leader blamed dissident republicans for acting as part of an orchestrated campaign against the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News Nearly 3,500 XL bullies seized in 2024 with more than 1,200 put down The new figures comes as animal charities urge the Government to consider alternatives to legislation that bans breeds. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/2/2025 News ‘We’re building police-community relations through disability sport’ Police Oracle caught up with British Transport Police officer, and founder of Police UK Disability Sport (PUKDS), Gary Callier, who detailed how his journey from Invictus Games hero to launching a new scheme at getting people back into sport is helping foster relationships between police and communities across England and Wales. Police Oracle 26/2/2025 Analysis, Feature Grande Prairie Police Service graduates first class of locally trained recruits CANADA: The Grande Prairie Police Service has proudly celebrated the graduation of its inaugural class of recruit police officers. A ceremony, attended by dignitaries, family and colleagues, was held on Feb. 21, 2025, at the Teresa Sargent Hall to commemorate the achievements of the 12 graduates and mark this historic moment. Blue Line (Canada) 26/2/2025 News Edmonton Police make interim chief announcement CANADA: Deputy Chiefs Warren Driechel and Devin Laforce have been appointed by the Commission as interim chiefs of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) to replace outgoing Chief Dale McFee, effective Feb. 21, 2025. Blue Line (Canada) 26/2/2025 News «305306307308309310311312313Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
