Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104256 total results. Showing results 6241 to 6260 «309310311312313314315316317Next ›Last » Victoria police seizes hundreds of knives AUSTRALIA: Nearly 1000 weapons have been seized from a Dandenong factory as police attempt to slash Melbourne's knife crime epidemic. Brisbane Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 News Queensland police given ‘tactical first aid kits’ in wake of Annerley shooting AUSTRALIA: Queensland police officers will be given access to personal "tactical first aid kits" containing potentially lifesaving equipment. The police union had been calling for the kits to be distributed after an officer used a personally bought tourniquet to save a fellow officer who had been shot on the job. Constable Boyd Harrington-Karaitiana used his tourniquet to stem the bleeding of Acting Sergeant Liam Bailey after he was shot in the leg while on a call in the south Brisbane suburb of Annerley last month. ABC News (Australia) 25/2/2025 News Police custody unit reopens on Auckland’s North Shore NEW ZEALAND: The reopening of a custody unit on Auckland's North Shore will reduce the time frontline staff will spend transporting people in custody according to police. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 25/2/2025 News Police Scotland plans to replace stations with new shared community hubs The force's assistant chief constable outlined how the proposals would impact residents in Scotland as part of an estates "masterplan". Police Oracle - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 News Chiefs will be able to go to PAT to reverse misconduct hearing outcomes in new Bill Flagship Crime and Policing Bill also includes non warrant powers of entry for geo-traced stolen goods. Chief constables and PCCs will be given the ability to appeal to a Police Appeals Tribunal against the finding of a misconduct hearing board in measures proposed under the Government’s flagship Crime and Policing Bill which enters parliament today. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 News Police will not need a search warrant for stolen, trackable devices Measures in the government’s Crime and Policing Bill will allow officers to search properties when stolen phones and tablets can be tracked by owners The Times - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 News Ex-Pc jailed for ‘improper’ relationship with woman he met through his duties Daniel Jackson knew the woman was in a vulnerable situation but ‘continued the relationship despite many opportunities to stop’. The Independent - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 News Police could search for stolen phones without warrants under new crime Bill The Crime and Policing Bill is set to be introduced to Parliament on Tuesday. The Independent 25/2/2025 News Police to be allowed to search properties without warrant for stolen phones in England and Wales Warrant will not be required where tracker shows an item is present, as part of raft of measures in crime and policing bill The Guardian 25/2/2025 News Understanding the criminal justice system: The role of the courts In the latest article in The Police Student series, Policing Insight Academic Editor Dr Carina O’Reilly explores the different courts within the criminal justice system and the roles of those who work in them, the sentencing options available to the courts, and the public perceptions of those decisions and how they are made. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 Feature Weekly academic research summary This summary curates the key policing-related research that's been published online in the last week, with links to the original journal articles, and selected abstracts. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 News VAWG report highlights lack of an effective, cross-government approach and limited understanding of what works A National Audit Office ‘value for money’ report into the work of the Government and Home Office to tackle violence against women and girls (VAWG) has warned that efforts to improve the outcome for victims have largely failed so far, with the Home Office failing to lead an effective cross-government response, and a generally limited understanding of the resources allocated to tackling VAWG or their impact, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 25/2/2025 Analysis, Feature Police may have been pandemic ‘super-spreaders’ according to union – inquiry Scottish Government decisions to deprioritise frontline police during the vaccine rollout were branded ‘perverse’ and a ‘betrayal’, the inquiry heard. The Independent 24/2/2025 News Whistleblower testifies at RCMP conduct probe into alleged racist group chat CANADA: A whistleblower who sparked an internal probe into the conduct of three Coquitlam RCMP officers says he witnessed blatant racist and sexist behaviour and was bullied and harassed during his time as a general duty officer. CBC News (Canada) 24/2/2025 News Police Scotland officers may have been COVID pandemic ‘super-spreaders’, inquiry hears Calum Steele, ex-general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF), said transmission risks were "exacerbated" by using the same mask throughout a shift. Sky News 24/2/2025 News Trans police officers set to be allowed to strip-search women Campaigners condemn ‘serious breach of the fundamental rights of female detainees’. Police have revived plans to allow transgender officers to strip-search women. Proposed guidance for the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), the representative body for senior police officers, states that male staff identifying as female should be able to intimately search women, as long as they have a gender recognition certificate. The NPCC withdrew similar guidance last year after the previous government raised concerns about women’s safety, and said it was launching a “thorough” review of the rules. The Telegraph 24/2/2025 News Death in Halifax police custody raises questions about response to mental health calls CANADA: A neighbour of the man who was killed over the weekend while in police custody in Halifax says officers responded multiple times leading up to his death. Kimberly MacIntyre, who lives in the condo building where the police interaction occurred, says she had called police Thursday because he was outside her door “and clearly not in a good state.” She says the man, whose name she doesn’t know, lived on the floor above her. CTV News (Canada) 24/2/2025 News Ex-coroner says B.C.’s drug policy overhaul looks like ‘impulsive political decision’ CANADA: Feb. 24, 2025, Victoria, B.C. – British Columbia’s former chief coroner says she’s disappointed by the province’s overhaul of its program that provides prescription alternatives to toxic street drugs, a shift she says “feels like a really impulsive political decision.” Blue Line (Canada) 24/2/2025 News Met DC dismissed after ‘unacceptable behaviour’ at Arsenal FC matches The detective constable was also heard tragedy chanting at a Leicester City game, with the former officer shouting "helicopter". Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/2/2025 News Home Office ‘must learn’ from Safer Streets legacy after scheme is axed says PCC The Home Office confirmed the scheme had nationally been scrapped but has been replaced with a new strategy around neighbourhood policing. 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