Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104248 total results. Showing results 6301 to 6320 «312313314315316317318319320Next ›Last » Holding cell overcrowding is draining police resources, NSW’s top cop warns AUSTRALIA: Holding cells in police stations across NSW are overcrowded and it's draining police resources, the state's top cop has warned. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has today called an emergency meeting with the Commissioner of Corrective Services over inmates spending too long at police watch houses. 9 News (Australia) 22/2/2025 News Trump administration shuts down national database documenting police misconduct USA: Database, first proposed by Trump in 2020 and created by Biden administration in 2023, is now offline The Guardian 22/2/2025 News Audit finds police officers illegitimately accessing sensitive case files NEW ZEALAND: Investigations have revealed around a quarter of police staff who accessed the national database for information about Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's death did not have legitimate reasons to do so. 1 News (New Zealand) 22/2/2025 News ‘Revenge porn’ abusers allowed to keep devices with explicit images Prosecutors in England and Wales are failing to obtain orders requiring the deletion of intimate content shared without consent, analysis reveals The Guardian 22/2/2025 News What Do We Know About Hot Pot Spots? Does Who Owns Matter This study examines how place management practices influence crime distribution at pot shops. We assess whether these practices explain the varying crime levels observed across different pot shops. Using data from Colorado Springs, Colorado, we apply a Poisson distribution to compare expected and actual crime distributions among pot shop owners. Multilevel Poisson regression models are then employed to quantify the extent to which crime variation can be attributed to ownership. Our results indicate that approximately 25% of the variance in crime is attributed to management practices. Importantly, even after controlling for environmental factors surrounding pot shops, place management remains significant. This research highlights the critical role of owners in implementing effective crime prevention strategies at pot shops Crime and Delinquency - Subscription at source 22/2/2025 Research article Police officer removed tag for sexual relationship A police officer who removed a burglar's tag so she could have a sexual relationship with him has been jailed. BBC 22/2/2025 News New laws to protect children exploited by gangs in England and Wales ‘will save lives’ Long-overdue laws to protect children forced into selling drugs across county lines will save lives and block a “brutal and lucrative criminal business”, the former children’s commissioner has said. The Guardian 22/2/2025 News Nunavik police say adding biometric health sensors in holding cells could save lives CANADA: Devices would enable police to remotely monitor heart rates and breathing of people in custody. The Nunavik Police Service says it wants to install sensors in holding cells to monitor the health of people in custody. Five people have died of alcohol poisoning in holding cells in Nunavik police stations since 2017. In May 2023, the death of a woman in Inukjuak highlighted the difficulties the police force faces in monitoring people's health. CBC News (Canada) 22/2/2025 News How the government ended the career of another top cop AUSTRALIA: The much-respected former Victoria Police deputy commissioner Ross Guenther quietly retired late last year. There were no lavish farewell dinners and no congratulatory messages from the government. Many on-the-road police want him to apply for the chief commissioner’s job, unaware he has already gone. In December, there was a simple guard of honour outside police headquarters, led by the pipe band, with detectives, mounted branch uniformed police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) all involved. Even some scallywags reporting for bail joined in. The Age (Australia) - Subscription at source 22/2/2025 Feature Cells gridlocked: NSW cops wasting hours crim-sitting AUSTRALIA: Police Commissioner Karen Webb has called an urgent meeting with her Corrective Services counterpart over the gridlock across the jail system that is tying up police officers and putting unprecedented strain on the front line. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 22/2/2025 News ‘Shortage on the frontline’: Lack of police patrolling Victorian streets AUSTRALIA: Victoria Shadow Police Minister David Southwick says there is a “shortage on the frontline” for police in Victoria. Victoria's Deputy Chief Commissioner of police will not have his contract renewed in July. This news comes less than a week after the Police Commissioner resigned. Sky News 22/2/2025 News, Video Audit finds police officers illegitimately accessing sensitive case files NEW ZEALAND: Investigations have revealed around a quarter of police staff who accessed the national database for information about Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's death did not have legitimate reasons to do so. An internal investigation was launched a month ago, after police staff were found to be searching the main database for details about Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's death. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 22/2/2025 News Criminals obtained shotgun after it went missing from ‘skip-like container’ at Garda Headquarters REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A pump-action shotgun seized by the Garda made its way back into the hands of serious organised criminals after going missing from what has been described as a poorly secured metal container on the grounds of Garda Headquarters. The weapon was stored in a “skip-like container” secured with a combination lock and kept outside beside the old Garda hospital on the campus, one source said. The container was used to store large numbers of weapons seized by gardaí from criminals. The apparently poor storage of the weapons by gardaí was raised in the Dáil this week by Labour TD Alan Kelly along with other allegations of alleged misconduct by gardaí in relation to firearms. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 22/2/2025 News Child exploitation and cuckooing to be criminal offences Child criminal exploitation and "cuckooing" are set to become specific criminal offences as part of new legislation being introduced to Parliament next week. BBC 22/2/2025 News Cryptocurrency theft of £1.1bn could be biggest ever Cryptocurrency firm Bybit said hackers stole $1.5bn (£1.1bn) worth of digital currency in what could be the biggest crypto theft in history. The Dubai-based company's founder told users that their funds were "safe" and that if would refund any of those affected. It said hackers stole from its Ethereum coin digital wallet. Ethereum is the second largest cryptocurrency by value after Bitcoin. BBC 22/2/2025 News Police Scotland officers ‘under stress’ over negative public perception of cops due to criminal cops Police in Scotland are being placed under "stress", and public perception of them is changing due to officers in England such as the killer Wayne Couzens, the leader of the Scottish Police Federation has said. Scottish Daily Express 22/2/2025 News IOPC investigation following death of man arrested by Border Force officers The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the circumstances of a 27-year-old man’s death following his arrest by Border Force officers at Manchester Airport on Wednesday (February 19). Police Professional 21/2/2025 News Police officer convicted of assaulting colleagues at wedding A Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officer has been found guilty of assaulting two colleagues at a wedding while off-duty and drunk. Police constable Marcus Brush, 31, was convicted on two counts of common assault and a further charge of drink driving at Coleraine Magistrates' Court on Friday. BBC 21/2/2025 News ‘Chronic understaffing’: Calgary Police Association speaks out against management in wake of $28M shortfall CANADA: The Calgary Police Association is expressing “grave concerns” over measures to further reduce what it calls an already insufficient number of officers on the front line, all while the service struggles to deal with a $28-million revenue shortfall in 2025. In a memo sent to members earlier this week, CPA president John Orr cited issues with management protocols that have led to “alarming consequences.” CTV News (Canada) 21/2/2025 News Canadian First Nations call for stable, equitable funding for local police CANADA: It was a service Cpl. Tammy Dodginghorse undertook even before her people were given full policing authority over TsuuT’ina Nation. In almost 30 years of building public trust in law enforcement, Dodginghorse passed up recruitment opportunities that would have grown her salary, benefits and pension with the Calgary Police Service. Global News (Canada) 21/2/2025 News «312313314315316317318319320Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
