Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100431 total results. Showing results 68281 to 68300 «341134123413341434153416341734183419Next ›Last » PSNI chief Simon Byrne says heavily-armed police ‘reality in some areas’ Chief Constable Simon Byrne has said heavily armed police are needed to patrol some parts of Northern Ireland after he posted a photo on Twitter of himself with officers in County Armagh. BBC 26/12/2019 News Chief Constable Simon Byrne under fire over Crossmaglen ‘heavy weaponry’ photo The chief constable has faced criticism for tweeting a picture of heavily armed officers in south Armagh on Christmas Day. Simon Byrne, who succeeded George Hamilton as PSNI head in July this year, posted the image of himself and four other uniformed officers outside the perimeter fence of Crossmaglen station on December 25. Two were posing for the picture carrying semi-automatic rifles fitted with large night vision sights. The Newsletter 26/12/2019 News UK police out-of-court settlements total £30m in four years Dozens of police forces have made out-of-court settlements totalling more than £30m in the past four years, according to recent figures, which were described as “the tip of the iceberg” in terms of people on the receiving end of unlawful police behaviour. The Guardian 26/12/2019 News Police wasted £1.5million on electric cars that can’t chase criminals Police forces in the United Kingdom have squandered over a million pounds on electric cars that are incapable of chasing criminals or performing emergency services because the eco-friendly vehicles are too slow and take too long to charge. Breitbart 26/12/2019 News Revealed: How Met Police spent nearly £14,000 on VEGAN meals for locked-up Extinction Rebellion activists during year of eco-chaos in London The Metropolitan Police have spent nearly £14,000 on vegan meals for Extinction Rebellion activists in custody in the last year. Mail Online 25/12/2019 News Conservatives to select new Police and Crime Commissioner candidate Daily Echo (Southern) 25/12/2019 News PC Jamie Aston proposes before Christmas Day shift in Bangor A police officer, who revealed he had proposed to his partner on Christmas morning before starting his shift, said she was more shocked at being woken up so early. BBC 25/12/2019 News Indigenous people outraged at Canada police’s possible use of lethal force CANADA: A Guardian report revealed an RCMP strategy document calling for ‘lethal overwatch’ in a January raid The Guardian 24/12/2019 News Christmas message from Home Office, PSA and Police Federation In a video put out on the Home Office Twitter account, Home Secretary Priti Patel, Minister of State for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service Kit Malthouse, and MP Victoria Atkins have delivered the following Christmas message to the police and emergency services. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News NBPA “disheartened” by IOPC’s conclusion on Saddique case The President for the National Black Police Association (NBPA) says the IOPC sends the message to Black and Asian whistle-blowers: "you won't be supported in policing" Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News Look out for each other, Fed urges The Police Federation called for police officers to stay alert and look out for other team members who are on shift over the Christmas period and struggling with depression. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News Police Scotland ‘responding effectively to demand’ As 2019 draws to a close, the Scottish Justice Secretary Humza Housaf considers the achievements of the police workforce and why they are well placed to make improvements next year. Police Professional 24/12/2019 News Police spend £1,500,000 on electric cars that are too slow to catch criminals At least 448 green vehicles have been bought by police forces across the country in a bid to meet emission targets. Metro 24/12/2019 News Small Police Agency Use of Social Media: Positive and Negative Outcomes Noted in A Case Study Many studies on police use of social media focus on large police agencies. The current case study investigates how a rather small police agency has attracted broad attention on ‘Facebook’. By selecting a relatively small police agency that received a great many Facebook ‘likes’, the study investigates two social media-centered questions: (1) What are this police agency’s strategies of engaging so many citizens on Facebook? and (2) what are potential risks related to these strategies? Findings suggest that two major strategies were used to achieve such uncommon ‘subscriber success’ on Facebook: (1) maintaining the department’s Facebook page as a personal account page directed towards a Chief’s or Sheriff’s own philosophy of policing and (2) writing Facebook posts in a folksy vernacular featuring slang terms and relating humorous (often suspect deprecating) stories using such language. The current study proposes that law enforcement agencies may use informal communication to engage citizens, but they also need a formal team to give consistency and avoid dependency on a single person regarding managing their Facebook accounts. Burgoon’s (1978) expectancy violations theory is used to help explain both the positive and negative outcomes noted in the current study. The principal public policy implications regarding social media use by police agencies are discussed, along with implications for further research. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice - Registration at source 24/12/2019 Research article Gang murder investigations hitting a ‘wall of silence’, police warn as they urge public to come forwards Gang murder investigations are hitting a "wall of silence", police have warned as they urge members of the public to come forward. The Telegraph 24/12/2019 News Police spend £1.5M on electric cars too slow to catch criminals Police in the UK have spent at least £1.49 million on 448 ‘green’ vehicles in a bid to meet emission targets, but none of them can be used to catch criminals. Unilad 24/12/2019 News Gang murder investigations blocked by ‘wall of silence’ Police investigations of gang murders are increasingly held back by a "wall of silence", the BBC has found, with witnesses across the country unwilling to give evidence. The trend emerged during the BBC's First 100 Killings project which has tracked homicides from the start of 2019 and monitored dozens of murder trials. Youth workers, police and prosecutors believe witnesses are afraid for their own safety. BBC 24/12/2019 Analysis, Feature Drug and drink-driving convictions rise in Wales The number of drug and drink-driving convictions in Wales rose by 18% in 2018 compared with the previous year, a report has found. BBC 24/12/2019 News The police have dropped an investigation into the swindling of millions of pounds from UK investors by OneCoin, a pyramid fraud cryptocurrency. The head of the National Crime Agency has instructed chief constables to prioritise fighting fraud after an investigation by The Times. The Times - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News Police drop inquiry into $4bn OneCoin swindle The police have dropped an investigation into the swindling of millions of pounds from UK investors by OneCoin, a pyramid fraud cryptocurrency. The Times - Subscription at source 24/12/2019 News «341134123413341434153416341734183419Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
