Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115142 total results. Showing results 9441 to 9460 «469470471472473474475476477Next ›Last » Garda SWAT team’s new €500,000 armoured vehicle bought for war on gangs and terrorists REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The massive vehicle is bulletproof and bombproof - and even has firing slits so officers can engage targets from the safety of inside. Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 10/9/2025 News Inside Garda SWAT team’s new €500k ‘battle bus’ for taking on dangerous criminals REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The massive truck is bullet and bomb proof - and even has firing slits so officers can shoot from inside. CorkBeo (Republic of Ireland) 10/9/2025 News How the global anti-scam community could come together to beat the criminals With online cross-border financial scams driving fraud to new levels – it now accounts for 40% of all crime against individuals in England and Wales – most police and government efforts remain focused on preventative and defensive measures; but new research from Professor Mark Button and Associate Professor Branislav Hock at the University of Portsmouth highlights several ways to take more offensive actions against fraudsters, including embracing the work of the private anti-scam community. Policing Insight 10/9/2025 Analysis, Feature, Innovation, Opinion PFEW responds to State of Policing report His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary says policing reforms must be properly funded, otherwise they "risk falling short". Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW) 10/9/2025 News Royal Military Police drafted in to help out on the streets of Bath Over the weekend of Friday 29th and Saturday 30th August, Avon & Somerset Police officers were joined by officers from the Army corps to boost their presence in the night-time economy. Bath Echo 10/9/2025 News Police must separate offensive conduct from criminal, says watchdog in the wake of Linehan arrest Police should stop recording non-crime hate incidents and must “separate the offensive from the criminal”, a watchdog has said. Sir Andy Cooke, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary, said officers are placed in an invidious position by current legislation and that “discretion and common sense don’t always win out in these issues”. ITV News 10/9/2025 News Met Police plans £25m digital, data and AI agreement to support ‘precise policing’ Constabulary to create framework lasting five years and hoped to ‘accelerate the delivery of technology and data products to frontline officers and establish new ways of working and rapid prototyping’ Public Technology 10/9/2025 News Protests had ‘massive’ impact on policing – report Rioting during the summer of 2024 had a "massive" impact on the ability to respond to other crimes, a report by West Yorkshire Police has claimed. BBC 10/9/2025 News Toronto detective allegedly caught with coke, meth could hurt dozens of federal prosecutions CANADA: Dozens of criminal prosecutions could be affected by allegations a Toronto detective was caught with drugs following a drunken vehicle pursuit that left two police officers injured, according to records obtained by CBC News. Det. Const. Brian Sukhram spent several years investigating the narcotics trade for the Toronto Police Service's drug squad and other units, making undercover buys and handling contraband before he was arrested in Peel Region last year and charged with possession of cocaine and methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking. CBC News (Canada) 10/9/2025 News Ottawa police chief weighs in on Ontario bill calling for officers in schools CANADA: Ottawa's police chief says his force wants to work with schools to add police to their hallways following the expected passing of an Ontario law that would mandate police presence in schools. Bill 33, Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025, would bring wide-ranging change to Ontario's education system and is expected to be passed this fall. The bill would require police officers in some Ontario schools. "We see this as a partnership with schools," Ottawa Police Chief Eric Stubbs told CBC on Tuesday. "We don't say we're in schools, we say we're working with the school." CBC News (Canada) 10/9/2025 News Premier Jacinta Allan rejects pepper spray trial for Victoria despite major concerns over state crime rate AUSTRALIA: Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has said her government is not considering following in the footsteps of the Northern Territory in utilising a pepper spray trial amid major concerns over the state’s crime rate. The Victorian Labor government is not considering utilising a pepper spray trial amid major concerns from the Opposition over the state’s crime rate. The Northern Territory this month began a 12-month trial allowing the public to buy, carry and use OC (Oleoresin Capsicum) spray - commonly known as pepper spray - to protect themselves. Sky News 10/9/2025 News Suspended police officer Mark Orford appears in court accused of abuse of public office and assault AUSTRALIA: A senior South Australian police officer remains suspended with pay after appearing in court for the first time on charges of abuse of public office and historical domestic violence assaults. ABC News (Australia) 10/9/2025 News Police management on drug crime: The art of accountability AUSTRALIA: Spider-Man once said that with great power comes great responsibility. When it comes to law enforcement, senior police managers carry the authority and weight of both. During my near 30 years’ service in the Western Australia Police Force, I regularly witnessed senior police management deftly avoid scrutiny and accountability whenever crime results were bad, or strategies failed – and that was often. It was rare to see any acceptance or acknowledgment that they were somehow getting things wrong. News Weekly (Australia) - Subscription at source 10/9/2025 Feature, Opinion Why NZ Police don’t wear body cameras – and if that will change NEW ZEALAND: The police commissioner, the police minister and the police union have all said they want officers to wear body cameras. Why hasn't it happened yet? 1 News (New Zealand) 10/9/2025 Feature Police must scrap non-crime hate incidents, watchdog says Sir Andy Cooke says in his annual report on policing that officers must distinguish between offensive remarks and criminal behaviour The Times - Subscription at source 10/9/2025 News APCC Chair comments on HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s annual State of Policing report Commenting on the findings of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary’s State of Policing 2024-25 report, APCC Chair Emily Spurrell said:.. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 10/9/2025 News Scrap non-crime hate incidents, says police watchdog Officers must separate the offensive from the criminal to protect free speech, says Sir Andy Cooke The Telegraph - Subscription at source 10/9/2025 News Mental health crisis in police force: Over 100 officers lost to suicide in three years In the depths of despair, PC Arnie Wilson found a lifeline. His tale of survival and hope sheds light on the silent battles faced by many in uniform. Express 10/9/2025 News ‘I just became empty… seeing that much death, I didn’t know how to deal with it’ This is PC Arnie Wilson, a Hampshire officer whose mental health was severely impacted by the demands of policing, and who twice came close to suicide. Here, he talks about his experience and why he is backing the STEP (Suicide Trauma Education Prevention) campaign. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/9/2025 Feature, Opinion New guidance to support better major roads and bridges designs to reduce suicide risk Developed by the National Highways and the UK Roads Leadership Group (UKRLG), the guidance also drew insight from the road sector and Samaritans, and encourages planners and engineers to incorporate features that could act as a deterrent. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 10/9/2025 News «469470471472473474475476477Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
