Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 116123 total results. Showing results 61 to 80 12345678Next ›Last » Swatting as sextortion: Armed cops sent to teen’s home after refusing to send nude pics NETHERLANDS: The “swatting” phenomenon, in which teenagers make false reports to send heavily armed police officers to each other’s homes, is on the rise again in the Netherlands. But this time, it has an extra layer. Swatting is now being used in sextortion to pressure victims into sending nude photos, among other things, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) told RTL Nieuws. NL Times (Netherlands) 20/7/2026 News UK police service orders two more Airbus H135 helicopters The UK's National Police Air Service (NPAS) has placed a firm order for two additional H135 helicopters from Airbus (OTC: EADSY), bringing its total fleet renewal program to nine H135 aircraft. The order falls under a 2025 Framework Contract signed with the BlueLight Commercial procurement agency, which designates Airbus as the exclusive helicopter supplier for NPAS for up to six years. Street Insider (USA) 20/7/2026 News MPS considers restructuring roads policing unit amid budget pressures The Metropolitan Police Service is considering significant changes to its Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) as it looks to make substantial financial savings, prompting concerns over the future of specialist roads policing in the capital. Police Professional 20/7/2026 News Mid-level police leaders face trauma, stressors and burnout without the levels of support offered to the frontline New research carried out among more than 1,500 mid-level police leaders and frontline officers in Australia suggests that while many of the leadership cohort have experienced the same level of traumatic experiences and operational burnout as the officers they are managing, they are also dealing with greater levels of organisational stress and demand without the support programmes that are now in place for their frontline colleagues, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 20/7/2026 Feature When police fear the boss more than the threat In this interview, Dr Susannah Hickie joins PolicingTV to discuss one of the most sensitive and important issues facing policing today: trauma, PTSD, moral injury and suicidality among police officers. Drawing on her PhD research in criminology at the University of Cambridge, Susannah explains why she chose to focus on police wellbeing, why Northern Ireland offered such a unique and revealing context, and what she discovered when she spoke directly to officers about the pressures they face. PolicingTV 20/7/2026 Feature, Interview, Opinion, Video WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy AUSTRALIA: Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’. The arrest unfolded in real time, behind a bank of television microphones at Perth’s busy Mirrabooka bus station. As Western Australia’s police commissioner, Col Blanch, spoke to reporters on Thursday 2 July, a camera mounted on a nearby marked police van had been quietly panning across the interchange. The Guardian 19/7/2026 News Senior Garda suspended after being accused of assaulting woman during overseas visit REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda bosses have suspended the inspector after the woman - who is herself Irish - made a complaint when she came back to Dublin Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 19/7/2026 News Man dies after police pursuit across Queensland and northern NSW AUSTRALIA: A man has died in northern NSW after a police pursuit that crossed the Queensland–NSW border. Just before 1am on Sunday, NSW Police were told by their Queensland counterparts that a man was travelling south over the border, allegedly armed with a firearm. NSW Police later identified the weapon as a modified lever action long arm. ABC News (Australia) 19/7/2026 News Cleveland Police given praise for community-based measures Cleveland’s Police and Crime Commissioner has praised the force for stepping up its use of community-based measures to tackle offending. Matt Storey commended Cleveland Police for increasing the use of out-of-court resolutions (OoCRs), which focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment for lower-level or first-time offenders. The Northern Echo 19/7/2026 News Cambridgeshire police says £2m uniform spend is ‘best value’ Cambridgeshire police have defended their spending on uniforms after new figures suggested the force splashed nearly £2m on kit in three years and routinely destroys worn garments rather than re‑issuing them. The Hunts Post 19/7/2026 News Met to scrap roads policing division Scotland Yard poised to make 'foolhardy in the extreme' cuts as its struggles to balance the books. Scotland Yard is planning to scrap its entire roads policing unit, prompting fears London will become even more dangerous for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. The Roads and Transport Policing Command (RTPC) could be axed and the responsibilities spread across other teams as part of reforms across the Metropolitan Police to save money. While the unit specialises in responding to and investigating road-traffic accidents, it also works alongside other departments to prevent and detect crime on the roads. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 19/7/2026 News Off-road police vehicle for remote areas, PCC says A police force's new 4x4 will help officers access remote rural locations more quickly and effectively, a police and crime commissioner has said. Dorset Police's new Suzuki Jimny, external will be used by its rural crime team to strengthen its off-road capability and access previous hard-to-get-to areas. BBC 19/7/2026 News The role of police perceptions of gender variation in California police stops: A research note Research showing that transgender people experience disproportionately negative police interactions raise a host of questions about the perceptions of police that guide their decisions and attendant actions. One potential driver of these disparities is whether police perceive a person's gender as normative or not. Using data derived from California's Racial and Identity Profiling Act, which requires officers to record their subjective perceptions of every person they stop, we examine how perceived gender relates to policing outcomes. We find that individuals perceived as transgender men and women are significantly more likely to be searched and arrested than those perceived as cisgender men or women, despite being no more likely to be found with contraband during a search. These findings demonstrate that police perceptions of gender are related to interactions and outcomes, and they support arguments that policing can function as a form of queer control, insofar as visibly gender nonconforming individuals are subjected to more invasive forms of policing and punitive outcomes. Criminology - Subscription at source 18/7/2026 Research article Churn at the top: understanding predictors of turnover in police leadership in Canada Police leadership in Canada is in flux. Police leaders appear to be turning over at an alarming rate, potentially jeopardising the stability of police services and raising questions about recruitment and retention by police service boards and commissions. In this study, we examine police chief tenure in 40 jurisdictions across Canada, 2000–2025. We investigate if the rate of police chief turnover is increasing and, if so, which factors contribute to these changes. This research has implications for police leadership in Canada and internationally, by contributing to important conversations about the demographic profile and turnover of police leaders in the twenty-first century. Policing and Society - Subscription at source 18/7/2026 Research article Retired police returning to duty to fill Victoria Police shortages AUSTRALIA: When Margaret Lewis retired from the police force four-and-a-half years ago, she planned to spend time with her grandchildren and focus on her role as secretary for Retired Police Association Victoria. But those plans have been put on hold, for the time being at least. The 68-year-old is one of hundreds of former officers who have applied to rejoin Victoria Police as reservists. ABC News (Australia) 18/7/2026 News Former police chief given £57k ‘golden goodbye’ The former boss of West Midlands Police has been given a payout worth £57,800 after he retired, following criticism of a decision to ban Israeli football fans from a match against Aston Villa. BBC 18/7/2026 News Police chiefs make officers ‘reflect on anti-racism’ with 500-word essays Dyfed Powys Police holds training in “diversity, culture and inclusion“ as well as “unconscious bias”. Police officers are required to write essays on how to build an “anti-racist police service” as part of their training, documents obtained by The Telegraph show. Officers at Surrey Police have been told to write 500-word “reflections” on how they feel about the force’s stance on racism after taking part in lessons on diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI). The lessons are part of DEI training courses, costing hundreds of thousands of pounds of taxpayer money, which critics said were being led by “diversity bureaucrats”. The Telegraph - Subscription at source 18/7/2026 News Internal investigation launched into viral footage of cops removing key from ute outside Sydney cafe AUSTRALIA: Several officers involved have been placed on ‘alternate duties’. CCTV footage of police officers taking keys from the ignition of a ute and laughing has sparked an internal investigation from NSW Police. The video shows an officer approaching the vehicle after the driver briefly left it parked and empty outside of Cafe Elle in Rouse Hill, northwest Sydney, about 10.50am Thursday. The officer then shut off the engine and removed the key before sitting in the cafe with a group of other officers. They broke into laughter as the driver returned minutes later to find his car not only locked but his keys also missing. 7 News (Australia) 18/7/2026 News Police reveal NT crime drop amid regional spikes AUSTRALIA: Police have hailed an “encouraging” decrease in offences across the NT but said challenges remain in areas like Palmerston, Katherine and Tennant Creek... NT News (Australia) - Subscription at source 18/7/2026 News Police chief forced out over Maccabi Tel Aviv ban gets £58,000 payout West Midlands police asked to explain the compensation for loss of office payment after Craig Guildford was allowed to retire rather than face dismissal. 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