Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114911 total results. Showing results 1101 to 1120 «525354555657585960Next ›Last » Woman who spat at officer and was more than three times drink-drive limit sentenced Dominika Wisniewska lashed out at the officers and a supermarket worker after the authorities were called to a branch of Morrisons in Hastings last year. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 News Watchdog complaint over Chris Kaba Panorama documentary partly upheld Broadcast regulator Ofcom has upheld part of a complaint by the IOPC over an episode of Panorama about the shooting of gang member Chris Kaba. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 News LFR rollout continues in Greater Manchester with dozens arrested The Live Facial Recognition (LFR) op has seen two vans operational for the past six months, leading to 64 arrests by Greater Manchester Police (GMP). Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 News Police officer made indecent child images A police officer who was found to have downloaded indecent images of children would have been dismissed if he was still on the force, according to a chief constable. BBC 11/5/2026 News Interim chief constable appointed to lead police A new acting chief constable has been appointed to lead Derbyshire Police after the force's former leader retired. BBC 11/5/2026 News Derbyshire PCC appoints Simon Blatchly as acting chief constable Simon Blatchly has been appointed acting chief constable of Derbyshire Constabulary following the retirement of Rachel Swann. Police Professional 11/5/2026 News Officers and staff call for better IT integration and training Police officers across the UK are calling for more reliable and better integrated IT systems, improved training and greater national standardisation. Police Professional 11/5/2026 News What UK police need to know about emotional displays and gender bias in witness testimony Victim and witness statements can play a vital role in shaping an investigation, but new research from Dr Cody Porter of the University of the West of England and Dr Mircea Zloteanu of King’s College London suggest that the emotionality of witnesses can unintentionally mislead decision-makers including police officers, especially when filtered through unconscious gendered expectations. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Evan Fitzgerald: Garda sources say ‘we don’t have hindsight’ when protecting the public REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Media coverage has again put the garda investigation into the late Evan Fitzgerald and his two friends under the spotlight. Mr Fitzgerald, along with Shane Kinsella and Daniel Quinn Burke, were arrested in March 2024 after purchasing what Mr Fitzgerald thought were a military-grade rifle and handgun, along with ammunition. Their dramatic arrest was the culmination of a garda surveillance and undercover operation involving the “controlled delivery” of weapons, which Mr Fitzgerald had ordered from the Dark Net. Last June, while on bail, Mr Fitzgerald, aged 22, took his own life with a shotgun outside a busy Carlow shopping centre. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 11/5/2026 News ‘Not prepared to drop standards’: Richard chambers says quality over quantity for NZ Police NEW ZEALAND: Latest figures show at least 144 kiwi Police left for Australia in the past year, but Police Commissioner Richard Chambers is not concerned. He told Mike Hosking that we have 'some of the best police officers in the world' and therefore it's no surprise other countries try to poach from us. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 11/5/2026 Audio, News Upgrades to core policing technology AUSTRALIA: This audit assessed whether the NSW Police Force efficiently and effectively planned and sourced key components to upgrade core policing technology systems. Audit Office of New South Wales (Australia) 11/5/2026 Report NSW Police IPOS overhaul half-a-billion over budget AUSTRALIA: And to be four years late. NSW Police will need close to an extra half-a-billion dollars and four more years to deliver a long overdue upgrade to its core systems, a stinging audit report has found. In 2020, NSW Police forecast that it would deliver the overhaul to its Integrated Policing Operating System (IPOS) by mid-next year and within an estimated budget of $328 million. However, the NSW Auditor General has found that the IPOS upgrade is in need of an extra $493 million to meet its aims, which now aren’t expected to be delivered until 2031, four years later than planned. IT News (Australia) 11/5/2026 News NT Police review clears officer who pepper sprayed camera operator during Alice Springs riot AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory Police has cleared an officer who pepper sprayed a Network 10 camera operator in the face during rioting in Alice Springs last month of wrongdoing, saying his actions were "not inappropriate in the particular circumstances". ABC News (Australia) 11/5/2026 News New figures reveal record number of Police Scotland officers sacked for misconduct "Where any officer falls below the standards expected, there are robust and transparent mechanisms in place to hold them to account." A record number of police officers in Scotland were dismissed last year for gross misconduct, alarming new figures have revealed. Fourteen officers were let go in 2025, compared to six the previous year and three in 2023. Edinburgh Live 11/5/2026 News New ID system will help emergency services to track drones in real time The government is investing £46.5m to ‘drive drone regulations’ with an emphasis on developing a new ID system to track drones in real-time with a so-called ‘numberplate system’ for the skies. Emergency Services Times 11/5/2026 News Cancelled rest days and unsustainable workloads are now ‘the operating model for policing’ Nearly 820,000 rest days – the equivalent of 2,240 years – are owed officers in the UK according to a Police Oracle survey. Claire Sweeting and Minia Bennie report. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 News Some Tipperary garda stations unable to deploy squad cars due to staff shortages, TD claims REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some Garda stations across Tipperary do not have enough personnel to respond effectively to emergencies, according to independent TD Mattie McGrath. Deputy McGrath told the Dáil that there is a feeling that the county has been “neglected” when it comes to policing numbers. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 11/5/2026 News Evan Fitzgerald case: Senior garda praises firearms probe REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A senior garda has praised the “professional, empathic, and thorough investigation” carried out against three young men prosecuted for serious firearms offences. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 News Poor police plan prompted half-billion dollar blowout AUSTRALIA: Despite knowing for more than a decade its technology was out-of-date, an audit has found a state police force trusted critical upgrades to a high-risk supplier, contributing to a cost blowout. Australian Associated Press (AAP) - Subscription at source 11/5/2026 News British Overseas Territories Women in Policing Awards 2026 A representative from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in Miami was delighted to attend the 2026 BOT Women in Policing Award ceremony recognising the contribution of women in police forces across the UK’s Overseas Territories. These awards acknowledge the professionalism, leadership and impact of women officers whose work improves the quality of policing, builds public trust, and contributes to safeguarding communities. PolicingTV 11/5/2026 Feature, Video «525354555657585960Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
