Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115259 total results. Showing results 12721 to 12740 «633634635636637638639640641Next ›Last » Average time it takes gardai to answer emergency calls is now under 20 seconds REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The answer rate has improved by 20 per cent. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 15/6/2025 News Nationwide police operation on grooming gangs announced The National Crime Agency will target those who have sexually exploited children as part of a gang, and will investigate cases that were not previously progressed. Sky News 15/6/2025 News I’m a Met Police whistleblower – and these are the horror stories I’ve heard It's not the life-and-death situations that make ‘blue-light’ work intolerable, it’s the rogue employees who the forces won’t sack, says former 999 call handler turned police conduct campaigner Issy Vine The Independent 15/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Police operation to target grooming gangs nationwide The National Crime Agency (NCA) will carry out a nationwide operation to target and jail predators who have sexually exploited children as part of a grooming gang, according to the Home Office. BBC 15/6/2025 News Body cams for police: Funding and privacy concerns raised NEW ZEALAND: The Police Commissioner has confirmed he wants body-worn cameras for frontline staff - and work is under way to make that a reality. However, the Police Association and civil liberties campaigners are seeking answers over how they will be paid, and who will have access to the footage. Police delayed a decision over the cameras last year, after they began issuing a new model of Taser, which was not equipped with a camera. The New Zealand Herald (New Zealand) 15/6/2025 News Head of garda group: ‘The moment I came out, it became the most insignificant part of me’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The President a garda group has said that he hopes that talking about his sexuality will help his colleagues. Mark O’Meara is currently the elected head of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) which represents rank and file members of Ireland’s police force. In an interview published in the Garda Review, the group’s magazine, he speaks about his own experiences of being a gay man in An Garda SÃochána. The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 15/6/2025 News Police officer who quit to avoid misconduct hearing ‘cannot be barred’ Jim Knowles was accused of inappropriate behaviour towards a female police officer while attending an International Women’s Day event in the Maldives The Times - Subscription at source 15/6/2025 News Trans police officers blocked from strip-searching biological women Reversal seen as victory by campaigners after forces accused of lack of urgency on issue The Telegraph - Subscription at source 15/6/2025 News Expert witnesses are ‘weakest link in English justice system’, says wrongly convicted surgeon David Sellu remains alarmed that there are no training programmes to ensure evidence given is legally sound The Guardian 15/6/2025 News Police operation to target grooming gangs nationwide A nationwide policing operation to find and jail grooming gang members who sexually exploited children will be led by the National Crime Agency (NCA), according to the Home Office. BBC 15/6/2025 News Decades on from the Royal Commission, why are Indigenous people still dying in custody? AUSTRALIA: The recent deaths in custody of two Indigenous men in the Northern Territory have provoked a deeply confronting question – will it ever end? About 597 First Nations people have died in custody since the 1991 Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. This year alone, 12 Indigenous people have died – 31% of total custodial deaths. The Conversation 15/6/2025 Analysis, Feature “There’s an inherent conflict of interest”: Human Rights Commission speaks against Police investigations AUSTRALIA: Since the death of another Indigenous Territorian in custody, there has been an outcry against an in-house investigation of the incident. So should Police be investigating other Police? Hugh de Krester, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission explains why they shouldn't. ABC Listen (Australia) 15/6/2025 Audio, Feature, Opinion Victoria officer gets 7-day suspension over death of woman hit by anti-riot rounds CANADA: A Victoria police officer who was found to have made a serious error in judgment when he fired an anti-riot weapon into a smoke-filled room in 2019, hitting a woman in the head and killing her, has been handed a seven-day suspension without pay. Blue Line (Canada) 15/6/2025 News Philomena Protocol Missing Person Incident This form should be completed for all children who have previously gone missing or where there is an increased risk that they may go missing in the future. This form is to be maintained by carers and regularly updated so that if the child does go missing, the information will be up to date so that it can inform and shape the carer’s and police response. National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 15/6/2025 Report Reeves and Starmer are defunding the police Even loyal Labour ministers are telling DAN HODGES that the Chancellor's spending decisions are 'bonkers' and Britain's thin blue line will be stretched to breaking point... Mail Online - Subscription at source 15/6/2025 Feature, Opinion Provincial police lay 128 charges against 36 men in child sexual exploitation probe CANADA: Ontario Provincial Police say they’ve charged 36 men with 128 criminal offences after a child sexual exploitation investigation involving more than 20 police services across the province. Blue Line (Canada) 15/6/2025 News The families paying £1,500 for ‘private bobbies’ to police their homes We are driving at speed through the green hills of rural Hertfordshire. Through the passenger seat window, large elegant houses flash by. Each front lawn is neat, each hedgerow well-kept. It looks like England from a storybook - but this part of the country is actually on the frontline of a relatively new (and some might say divisive) approach to crime prevention. In the driver's seat is Robert, a guard employed by Blueline Security. His car is painted with blue and yellow stripes, meaning it looks a lot like a police car. Inside there's a walkie-talkie, a first-aid kit, and a Belgian Malinois dog called Bella (given similar training to a police dog, I'm told). BBC 15/6/2025 Feature Project Pelican: Peel Police’s record drug bust dismantles transnational criminal network CANADA: Peel Regional Police, working with national and international partners, have dismantled a transnational organized criminal network trafficking illicit drugs into the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Blue Line (Canada) 15/6/2025 News Deep dive into New Zealand’s growing meth crisis NEW ZEALAND: Methamphetamine use has exploded over the past year, with the social and health related harm yet to be seen. The government is actively looking at ways to respond and the Prime Minister has pulled together a "meth sprint team", which includes the justice, police, customs and mental health ministers. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 15/6/2025 Analysis, Feature Political blame game over slipping standards among police recruits NEW ZEALAND: Current and former police ministers are pointing fingers at each other over slipping standards at the Police College. Findings from an audit into recruitment standards at the Royal New Zealand Police College has found a significant number of applicants were allowed into the college, despite failing preliminary tests. Otago Daily Times (New Zealand) 15/6/2025 News «633634635636637638639640641Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events