Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 104848 total results. Showing results 1201 to 1220 «575859606162636465Next ›Last » NT Police Sergeant Patrick Carson sues government for malicious prosecution AUSTRALIA: Northern Territory police officer Patrick Carson was acquitted on all charges by a Supreme Court jury in 2022 after being charged with the rape of a young woman. He is now suing the NT government for malicious prosecution in a civil lawsuit, saying he suffered "distress, embarrassment and humiliation". ABC News (Australia) 14/7/2025 News Hannah Thomas’ lawyer says police punched her and she could launch legal action AUSTRALIA: Hannah Thomas' lawyer says he has instructions to proceed on a civil claim seeking compensation for alleged police actions that he says led to her eye injury, which could lead to permanent vision loss. SBS News (Australia) 14/7/2025 News Police honoured for rescuing man from burning car Two police officers have described how "instinct took over" when they dragged an injured man from a burning car moments before it exploded. BBC 14/7/2025 News Restrictions on jury trials will put real justice at risk Dr Joanna Gilmore and Prof David Mead on Sir Brian Leveson’s proposals to help deal with a backlog in the criminal courts. Plus letters from former crown court judge Owen Davies KC and a sitting magistrate The Guardian 14/7/2025 Feature, Opinion Merseyside officers win national award for cutting city centre thefts Two officers from Liverpool City Centre’s Neighbourhood Policing Team have received national recognition for their efforts to reduce theft. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/7/2025 News NPAS announces new chief operating officer The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has announced Chief Superintendent Fiona Gaffney will be its new chief operating officer, after the retirement of Chief Superintendent Vicki White after 30 years of service. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/7/2025 News ‘Shameful’ racial disparities in criminal justice system says Met Commissioner Racial disparities in the criminal justice system are “shameful” for London, the head of the Metropolitan Police said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/7/2025 News Brantford, Police launch summer youth engagement series CANADA: The City of Brantford, in collaboration with the YMCA of Hamilton Burlington Brantford and Brantford Police Service, has announced the return of the free Youth Engagement Series (YES) program for its summer sessions. Blue Line (Canada) 14/7/2025 News RCMP Chief Superintendent Bert Ferreira named officer-in-charge of the B.C. Lower Mainland District Integrated Teams CANADA: The Lower Mainland District RCMP has announced that Chief Superintendent Bert Ferreira has been promoted and selected as the officer-in-charge (OIC) of the Lower Mainland District Integrated Teams (LMD I-Teams). Blue Line (Canada) 14/7/2025 News Dessert should never be skipped: Rethinking retirement in policing CANADA: There’s a saying I’ve always loved by Steve Jobs: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward.” That’s when everything finally starts to make sense. Blue Line (Canada) 14/7/2025 Feature, Opinion Carlow Kilkenny had lowest increase nationwide in number of recorded rapes and sexual assaults in the past 20 years REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: As of May 31, 2025, there were 800 sex offenders in Irish prisons costing the state almost €80m annually to house. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 14/7/2025 News Crime prevention initiative launched at Laois hospital in partnership with gardaí REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An Garda Síochána has partnered with Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise for the launch of ‘Hospital Watch’ – a proactive crime prevention programme to enhance safety for staff, patients, and visitors. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 14/7/2025 News Convictions for sex offences in Laois/Offaly have risen by 250% in 10-years REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Outside of Dublin, the Laois/Offaly Garda Division has the seen highest rise in the country of recorded convictions for sex offences from 2003 to 2024. Laoise Nationalist (Republic of Ireland) 14/7/2025 News Sgt Mike Wilmore-Crumrine: ‘Just putting that uniform on, being authentically you – that takes courage’ Ahead of next month’s 4th World LGBTQI+ Criminal Justice Conference in Austin, Texas, Policing Insight’s Christine Townsend spoke to Austin Police Department’s Sergeant Mike Wilmore-Crumrine, Conference Executive Director, about his own experiences as an officer who is gay, the work being done to improve internal workplace cultures for queer-identifying officers as well as the communities policing serves, and why the conference theme of ‘Bridging the Gap’ is also crucial part of moving forwards. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/7/2025 Feature, Interview Thousands sign up doorbell cameras to solve crimes More than 4,000 households and businesses have registered their doorbell or CCTV cameras to help assist in police investigations. BBC 14/7/2025 News Police announce plan to breathalyse passengers leaving Aberdeen International Airport The trial scheme to tackle drink-driving - known as Operation Safe Landing - could be rolled out to other areas. Sky News 14/7/2025 News Vic Police uses AI to reformat community-submitted crime reports AUSTRALIA: Hopes to grow online reporting of non-urgent crime. Victoria Police has incorporated generative AI into a self-service non-urgent crime reporting tool to summarise information in a way that frontline officers are accustomed to receiving it. IT News (Australia) 14/7/2025 News Mobile mystery as corruption watchdog probes top Vic cops AUSTRALIA: IBAC’s Operation Picton has seized mobile phone records as investigates senior police — including two high-ranking officers — amid complaints of perjury and allegations of perverting the course of justice. The Australian - Subscription at source 14/7/2025 News NSW Police seeks lead for ‘critical’ network uplift AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Force is recruiting a delivery director to lead a major transformation of its network infrastructure following a $50-million injection from the state budget. IT News (Australia) 14/7/2025 News Walker inquest highlights deeper failures of NT’s ‘tough on crime’ agenda AUSTRALIA: Whilst revelations of institutional police racism in the Kumanjayi Walker inquest rightly dominated headlines last week, another pressing and ongoing issue was again thrust into the spotlight: the Northern Territory's punitive law and order policies. National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 14/7/2025 Feature, Opinion «575859606162636465Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events