Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 102666 total results. Showing results 10641 to 10660 «529530531532533534535536537Next ›Last » Changes needed to ensure stalking victims get the right response from police Significant changes are needed to improve the police response to reports of stalking, an investigation into a police super-complaint has found. Police Professional 27/9/2024 News Emily Spurrell elected as APCC Chair Emily Spurrell has been elected as Chair of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC). She is the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Merseyside. Emily takes over as APCC Chair from Donna Jones, PCC for Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Following the vote by the APCC’s membership at its Annual General Meeting on 27 September, Emily Spurrell said: Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 27/9/2024 News APCC comment on the policing response to the SLT’s stalking super complaint APCC Joint Victims Leads, PCC Lisa Townsend and Deputy Mayor Sophie Linden: “This report on the super-complaint raises significant concerns regarding the protection and support offered to victims, underscoring the urgent need for systemic improvements in how police respond to stalking. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 27/9/2024 News Force’s first female chief constable retires The chief constable of Warwickshire Police has announced her retirement after 35 years of service. Debbie Tedds took up the role in 2021, having joined the force in 1989. She was the first female chief constable of the force, which was established more than 160 years ago. BBC 27/9/2024 News All Dutch police officers’ contact details stolen in cyberattack NETHERLANDS: The government is assessing if undercover officers are at risk from the hack. The names of all Dutch police officers have been stolen in a cyberattack, the country’s justice minister said today. David van Weel, minister of justice and security in the Netherlands, said in a letter to the Dutch House of Representatives this afternoon that the chief of police informed him yesterday that “work-related contact details” of all police officers in the Netherlands were taken in a data breach. Politico 27/9/2024 News RCMP says Premier Smith wrong on RCMP numbers despite monthly updates CANADA: The Alberta RCMP says Premier Danielle Smith was "inaccurate" in statements about the province's Mounties on Thursday. Smith made the remarks at the Alberta Municipalities Convention in Red Deer, while discussing policing needs in the province. "The RCMP has not been able to fill the need that we have," Smith said on Thursday. "We pay for 1,911 officers and they have 400 or 500 vacancies, and we cannot allow for municipal or for rural communities to be under policed." On Friday, the Alberta RCMP said Smith was wrong. CTV News (Canada) 27/9/2024 News Stalking victims failed by police, report finds Victims of stalking are not being protected enough by police forces in England and Wales, a major review has found. Officers lacked understanding of the scale and types of stalking, and failures were leaving some victims at serious risk, it concluded. It comes after campaigners pushed for an investigation into how stalking is policed, saying that victims were let down "at every step of their journey to justice". BBC 27/9/2024 News Guelph police add new armoured vehicle for ‘high-risk’ situations CANADA: The Guelph Police Service has a new vehicle to its fleet. Guelph police unveiled a new community rescue vehicle outside of headquarters on Wyndham Street on Thursday afternoon. The vehicle is a Ford-based Gurkha LAPV, built by Newmarket-based Terradyne Armoured Vehicles. Global News (Canada) 27/9/2024 News Virtual Reality to benefit police officer decision-making abilities CANADA: Virtual reality allows for real-worLd assessment and training in dangerous scenarios with a reduced risk to users and reduced costs. Lethbridge Polytechnic has secured $360,000 in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada to advance its research into virtual reality-based assessment of police applicants. My Lethbridge Now (Canada) 27/9/2024 News Sarnia police expand use of automated licence plate detection CANADA: Automated licence plate recognition cameras are in place on six Sarnia police cruisers and more will be added, says police Chief Derek Davis. The Sarnia Observer (Canada) 27/9/2024 News Police feared NZ attacks in wake of Trump shooting NEW ZEALAND: Police feared reprisal attacks against vulnerable groups in New Zealand after the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump. Documents show that hours after a teen had fired at the former US president at a campaign rally, police intelligence officers were sharing emails and internal briefings on the shooting and fears about “local reactions here against vulnerable communities”. These emails and intelligence reports, obtained by the Waikato Times via an Official Information Act request, also said there had been “instances of extremist narratives, including threats to public officials (including police staff), on a near daily basis”. The Press (New Zealand) 27/9/2024 News Police officers overworked as unfilled vacancies and sick leave surge, driving thousands to leave the force AUSTRALIA: Thousands of vacancies for police officers across Australia are making it harder for police to protect the public, unions say. Data collected by the ABC from each state and territory shows there are more than 4,500 vacancies for police officers across the country. ABC News (Australia) 27/9/2024 News Police identify mystery man found in bush in remote Kimberley as Gary John Schmidt using genetic genealogy AUSTRALIA: The identity of a mystery man whose body was found in bushland beside a remote Kimberley highway almost a decade ago has finally been solved using a pioneering forensic method. Police were alerted to the human remains found on Victoria Highway, about 3km east of the Aboriginal community of Cockatoo Springs near Kununurra, in June 2015. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 27/9/2024 Feature, Innovation Warwickshire Police’s first female chief constable announces her retirement The first female chief constable of Warwickshire Police, Debbie Tedds, has announced her retirement after 35 years of policing service. Police Professional 27/9/2024 News Staff ‘forgotten’ in Police Scotland’s business plan for next three years The three-year business plan published earlier this week placed a huge emphasis on strengthening the frontline, with fewer mentions of the force's 6,054 police staff. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/9/2024 News Violent Crime Taskforce PCs have misconduct proven over stop and search of 14-year-old boy The Violent Crime Taskforce officers had received a report of a street robbery of a mobile phone from a 13-year old boy by three black boys Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/9/2024 News Warwickshire chief to retire after 35 years of service Debbie Tedds was appointed Chief Constable in 2021, having first joined Warwickshire Police in March 1989. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/9/2024 News Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted Police watchdogs have called for urgent reform and tougher laws to protect victims of stalking in 29 recommendations The Independent 27/9/2024 News ‘Change is needed’ to how police approach reports of stalking The Suzy Lamplugh Trust submitted a super-complaint in November 2022 on behalf of the National Stalking Consortium, comprised of 21 expert individuals and organisations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/9/2024 News Former ACC appointed CEO of Bedfordshire PCC’s office As ACC Sharn Basra was part of the strategic leadership team leading on areas such as operational performance. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 27/9/2024 News «529530531532533534535536537Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
