Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103290 total results. Showing results 61 to 80 12345678Next ›Last » Police force investigating more than 1,000 grooming gang suspects Watchdog says Greater Manchester Police has made ‘significant improvements’ following years of failure. The Independent 3/7/2025 News City of London Police launches summer ‘safer streets’ campaign Nearly 300 cyclists have received fixed penalty notices for going through red lights so far this year, more than ten times the number of motorists clocked for the same offence. Police Professional 3/7/2025 News Public confidence in PSNI remains high, survey shows Public confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is at 80 per cent, according to the findings of a survey. Police Professional 3/7/2025 News ‘Significant improvements’ by GMP in CSE investigations, says police inspectorate Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has made “significant improvements” to how it understands and investigates child sexual exploitation, but needs to make sure investigators have the necessary skills for their roles, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 3/7/2025 News Greater Manchester police investigating over 1,000 grooming gang suspects Inspectorate finds force has made ‘significant improvements’ in how it treats victims of sexual exploitation The Guardian 3/7/2025 News ‘Reservations’ from MSPs over ‘well-intentioned’ dog theft Bill in Scotland "Reservations" have been made by a Holyrood committee over a "well-intentioned” bid to change the law to make the theft of a dog a statutory offence. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News Arrest of child contact suspect sparks ‘bricks’ being thrown at riot police in Hampshire The arrest of a man suspected of engaging in sexual communications with a child sparked violent disorder from crowds, who began "throwing bricks" at riot police. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News Essex officer banned over ‘reckless’ steroids use A "reckless" Essex Police officer has been dismissed after he was found to be using unprescribed anabolic steroids. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News CBRM refusing to release staff survey results, but police union says low morale is no secret CANADA: Municipality says keeping first responder wellness data confidential maintains trust, avoids misinterpretation. CBC News (Canada) 3/7/2025 News Two N.B. RCMP officers allegedly tried to influence impaired driving case CANADA: A police watchdog is investigating two New Brunswick RCMP officers who allegedly tried to influence an impaired driving case. Blue Line (Canada) 3/7/2025 News Police intelligence behind B.C. call for Bishnoi gang’s terror listing: minister CANADA: British Columbia’s public safety minister said police intelligence had linked many cases of extortion against the South Asian community to India’s Lawrence Bishnoi gang, giving the government confidence to recently seek its listing as a terrorist organization. Blue Line (Canada) 3/7/2025 News Police urged to improve data around strangulation and suffocation as report reveals 65% rise in cases Police forces have been urged to improve their data capture and analysis around non-fatal strangulation and suffocation after a new report from the Institute for Addressing Strangulation highlighted a 65% increase in the number of recorded cases in 2023-24, but 70% of cases failing to progress to court and little clear or consistent data about victims or suspects, as Policing Insight’s Keith Potter reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 Analysis, Feature Gardaí conceal internal “bias” training from the public REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána is “structurally biased” and requires organisation-wide training to address its own prejudice, according to Deputy Garda Commissioner Shawna Coxon – but members of the public and the media are not allowed to see the training materials. Gript (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News Seven gardaí from Donegal Division have resigned from duty over a three-year period to date in 2025. Donegal garda resignation figures revealed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Seven gardaí from Donegal Division have resigned from duty over a three-year period to date this year, we can reveal. Donegal News (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News GMP better on grooming gangs as more than 1,000 suspects under investigation says HMIC The report found Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson and other senior officers make sure all ranks understand child protection is a priority, with he or other SMT members having personally spoken to every supervisor in the force about it. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News Scottish retail crime rises as police ‘clear-up’ rates decline Retail trade union Usdaw is concerned by the continued growing trend of shoplifting incidents in Scotland, which have more than doubled since the pandemic, alongside a persistent decline in police ‘clear-up’ rates for the offence. Scottish Legal News 3/7/2025 News Greater Manchester Police investigating grooming cases with more than 700 victims Inspectors who reviewed Greater Manchester Police said the force was working on child sexual exploitation investigations involving 714 victims and survivors, along with 1,099 suspects. Sky News 3/7/2025 News HMICFRS and Ofsted publish final independent reports into current handling of child sexual exploitation in Greater Manchester His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), supported by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published their final report into their inspection of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and wider safeguarding partners’ approach to investigating allegations of child criminal and sexual exploitation. In it, they have stated that “GMP has made significant improvements in how it investigates child sexual exploitation” and have concluded that “Greater Manchester’s complex safeguarding peer review programme contributes positively to…reduce the risk of child exploitation.” Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 3/7/2025 News SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens opens up about 1991 firearm incident AUSTRALIA: When Grant Stevens was confronted by waiting journalists as he left the ABC's Adelaide studios following a radio interview on Wednesday morning, he smiled wryly. "I'm not armed. It's OK," the SA Police Commissioner said. The quip was in reference to an incident from the commissioner's professional past in which he had, he said, accidentally discharged his firearm during a raid on the house of an alleged drug dealer. ABC News (Australia) 3/7/2025 News WA Police commissioner calls for tougher penalties after sentencing over Anthony Woods’ death AUSTRALIA: The man responsible for taking the life of “hero cop” Anthony Woods has been jailed for 15½ years, with WA’s police commissioner calling for mandatory murder charges when an officer is killed in the line of duty. WA Today (Australia) - Subscription at source 3/7/2025 News 12345678Next ›Last » Upcoming events September 8 IAWP Annual Training Conference 2025 September 9 Vulnerability and Policing: Reducing harm, strengthening justice September 17 The Emergency Tech Show 2025 September 18 Emergency Services Show 2025 September 21 CACP National Workshop on Coercive Control View all events
