Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103827 total results. Showing results 8421 to 8440 «418419420421422423424425426Next ›Last » Deputy police chief looks to repair ‘fractured’ relationship between OPS, local Somalis CANADA: Deputy Chief Steve Bell says the Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has made a number of changes since the 2016 death of Abdirahman Abdi, but more work needs to be done — including repairing the police service's "very fractured" relationship with the local Somali community. CBC News (Canada) 13/12/2024 News Head of Edmonton police commission moves to Portugal but will govern remotely CANADA: The head of the city’s police oversight agency plans to move to Portugal full-time but will continue governing Edmonton police from overseas. Commission chairman John McDougall confirmed he’s planning to move to Portugal full-time on Friday in an interview after this newspaper reached out to the commission for comment on Thursday. His term as chair ends this month and McDougall said he won’t be seeking the leadership spot again. But McDougall plans to stay on as a commissioner until he feels it’s time to go, or when his term ends in December 2026. Edmonton Journal (Canada) 13/12/2024 News South Wales police try on-demand facial recognition app Police in South Wales and Gwent will become the first police units in the UK to use mobile apps with facial recognition that can scan a person’s face in “near real-time.” The app, known as operator-initiated facial recognition (OIFR), allows law enforcement to take a photograph of a person’s face with a mobile phone and match it to a predetermined database. The technology, however, has quickly come under scrutiny from rights groups that warn that police searches could be conducted against thousands of photos of innocent people. BiometricUpdate.com 13/12/2024 News Investigation into Deputy Police Commissioner Jevon McSkimming NEW ZEALAND: The country's second most senior police officer is on leave pending an investigation, which RNZ understands relates to alleged inappropriate conduct with a more junior staff member. 1 News (New Zealand) 13/12/2024 News NSW Police charge 10 people after uncovering knives, slingshots, tasers and drug paraphernalia during first wanding operation AUSTRALIA: Knives, tasers and slingshots are some of the weapons uncovered by NSW Police during the state's first wanding operation in Sydney. Operation Ames was launched on Thursday after new wanding powers came into effect on Monday. ABC News (Australia) 13/12/2024 News What is misidentification? How the legal system fails victims of domestic violence AUSTRALIA: Imagine a situation of domestic violence, where the primary aggressor — the person perpetrating the violence — is identified as the victim. And with the tables turned, that victim is wrongly identified as the perpetrator. ABC News (Australia) 13/12/2024 Feature Armed police right to arrest black boy after mistaking water pistol for gun, says watchdog Police van in Hackney pushed 13-year-old off his bike and marksmen confronted him after reports of a glock-shaped weapon The Telegraph - Subscription at source 13/12/2024 News Police who mistook boy’s water pistol for gun ‘acted reasonably’ in arrest, watchdog says The boy suffered soft-tissue injuries when he was knocked off his bike by a police vehicle and handcuffed in Hackney, east London, in July last year. Sky News 13/12/2024 News Firearms officers cleared of wrongdoing in arrest of boy, 13, with water pistol The Independent Office for Police Conduct found the officers’ actions were reasonable in the circumstances. The Independent 13/12/2024 News Mother attacks decision to clear police who arrested boy, 13, with water pistol The Independent Office for Police Conduct found the officers’ actions were reasonable in the circumstances. The Independent 13/12/2024 News IOPC clears armed police who arrested 13-year-old playing with water pistol Campaigners condemn watchdog ruling and say the incident in Hackney, east London, ‘traumatised’ the boy The Guardian 13/12/2024 News Good child protection practices, but GMP needs to improve safeguards for at-risk children Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has good leadership of its child protection arrangements but must improve in some areas to make sure it identifies all risks to children, the police inspectorate has said. Police Professional 13/12/2024 News IOPC investigation clears firearms officers of wrongdoing in in water pistol arrest incident An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into the actions of armed officers who arrested a child who had been playing with a water pistol has found they acted “reasonably and correctly”. Police Professional 13/12/2024 News New app lets police identify suspects in the street There are concerns human rights will be breached as police forces in Wales become the first to launch a facial recognition app in the UK. BBC 13/12/2024 News Officer jailed for passing sensitive information to known criminal A police constable has been jailed for illegally accessing police computer systems and passing sensitive information to a known criminal she had a relationship with. Police Professional 13/12/2024 News Regina police report 44% increase in speeding tickets from automated cameras CANADA: Police say increase is due to technology improvements. CBC News (Canada) 13/12/2024 News Police ID human remains found in Peterborough, Ont., river more than 35 years ago CANADA: Peterborough police have identified human remains in a decades-old cold case as those of a man who they say was a victim of homicide. Blue Line (Canada) 13/12/2024 News Statement from BCACP on decriminalization CANADA: The following is a statement from C/Superintendent Wendy Mehat, president of the British Columbia Association of Chiefs of Police: Blue Line (Canada) 13/12/2024 News Police in South Wales to use mobile facial recognition app South Wales Police and Gwent Police are planning to equip officers with a mobile phone facial recognition app. UKAuthority.com 13/12/2024 News Family of woman killed in Garda car collision to take legal action REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The family of a woman who was killed when she was struck by a Garda car are to bring a judicial review against an “outrageous” decision not to prosecute the garda involved. 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