Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100734 total results. Showing results 12781 to 12800 «636637638639640641642643644Next ›Last » Regional police introduce mandatory alcohol screening pilot project CANADA: Beginning on July 1, Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) will be introducing the launch of a Mandatory Alcohol Screening Pilot Project. The pilot will be carried out through until December 2024. WRPS said in a media release that it’s to combat impaired driving to improve road and community safety in Waterloo Region. City News (Canada) 29/6/2024 News Astonishing $1.5bn bill reveals police heroes need more help AUSTRALIA: Psychologically injured police cost the NSW government more than $180 million a year, but former officers who’ve battled PTSD want to help their colleagues stay in the job. The Daily Telegraph (Australia) - Subscription at source 29/6/2024 News Law and order blitz not making people feel safer, poll suggests NEW ZEALAND: Most people do not think the coalition Government’s law and order policies have yet had any impact on making them feel safer, according to a 1News Verian poll. 1 News (New Zealand) 29/6/2024 News 12 gardaí suspended after being accused of sexual offences REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Twelve gardaí are currently suspended as they are under investigation for alleged sexual assault or sexual misconduct. That is according to new figures provided by the Garda Freedom of Information Unit which show that an additional eight members are under investigation by An Garda Síochána or GSOC for domestic violence/ coercive control. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 29/6/2024 News Backlash proved my point about racism in police, former chief says The former chief constable of Police Scotland has told how the backlash he received for branding the force “institutionally racist” proved his assessment was correct. Sir Iain Livingstone, who stepped down in August last year, gave evidence to the Sheku Bayoh inquiry in Edinburgh and said that he had tried to stay as independent as possible while investigations into possible misconduct continued. Livingstone admitted that a nine-year wait to find out if police officers would be subject to misconduct proceedings was too long. The Times - Subscription at source 29/6/2024 News ‘Critical incident’ declared in NSW town of Casino, woman found dead AUSTRALIA: A one-hour delay in the police response time to a triple-0 phone call will form part of a ‘critical incident’ investigation following the alleged murder of a woman at the hands of her partner. News.com.au (Australia) 29/6/2024 News “Unlawful, unreasonable, oppressive, and unjust”: Arrest of Aboriginal teenager by WA Police criticised by Crime and Corruption Commission AUSTRALIA: Western Australia's Crime and Corruption Commission has slammed the arrest of a 14-year-old Aboriginal girl by WA Police, labelling the actions of officers as "unlawful, unreasonable, oppressive, and unjust". The CCC described internal investigations by WA Police as "inadequate," noting without the CCC's intervention, "[they] would have failed to adequately address the allegations of serious misconduct". National Indigenous Times (NIT) (Australia) 29/6/2024 News Scathing Auditor-General review: Government’s youth crime crisis failure AUSTRALIA: Queensland’s Auditor-General has delivered a scathing review of the government’s failure to address the youth crime crisis, stating it was “unclear” whether strategies were reducing repeat offending. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 29/6/2024 News Police launch national crackdown on illegal street racers NEW ZEALAND: Police around the country have been kept busy dealing with illegal street racers. In Canterbury overnight three people were arrested, 15 vehicles impounded and 260 infringement notices issued. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 29/6/2024 News 157 new gardai sworn in and this is where they’ll be stationed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: 157 Gardaí have been attested and sworn in on Friday, bringing the total number of active members on the force to over 14,000. The new gardaí were recruited as part of the 2022 recruitment campaign, with 102 of those sworn in men (65%), while 55 were female (35%). Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 29/6/2024 News Wiltshire Police take 12 seconds to accept 999 call Wiltshire Police take on average 12 seconds to answer a 999 call, only five seconds slower than the fastest police force in the country. In January, an improvement plan was made to help the force get quicker at picking up calls after more than 20% of emergency calls to the force were not answered in under the target 10 seconds. BBC 29/6/2024 News Man charged after woman found dead in northern NSW as police investigate force’s response AUSTRALIA: A man has been charged with domestic violence-related murder after he allegedly assaulted his girlfriend at a home in northern New South Wales. The Guardian 29/6/2024 News Police crackdown leads to at least 120 youth arrests in 3 months, including children as young as 10 NEW ZEALAND: More than 120 young people have been arrested in the past three months for crimes like smash-and-grabs, ram-raids and being in stolen cars after a police crackdown on youth crime. NZ Herald (New Zealand) 28/6/2024 News Twenty seven Just Stop Oil supporters arrested in coordinated 8-forces action Met Officers worked with more than eight other forces to arrest suspects. A total of twenty seven Just Stop Oil supports have been held as part of a co ordinated police operation across the country. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/6/2024 News Case of PC alleged to have stolen from dead man sent to Crown Court PC Craig Carter, 51, appeared at Westminster Magistrate's Court on Friday charged with misconduct in public office. The case of a Metropolitan Police Officer, who allegedly stole from a man who died after collapsing, is too serious to be heard in the Magistrates Court, the judge has said. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/6/2024 News Thames Valley officer pleads guilty to misconduct in public office PC Lynch admitted forming a personal relationship with a suspect after he had arrested her. A Thames Valley Police (TVP) officer who formed a relationship with a suspect when he was in charge of the investigation has admitted misconduct in a public office. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/6/2024 News Inquest recommends Winnipeg police consider more options for less lethal weapons after man fatally shot CANADA: The judge who led an inquest into the death of a man shot by an officer in 2020, after police failed to subdue him with a stun gun, recommends Winnipeg police look at best practices for those kinds of less lethal weapons — and consider giving intermediate weapons reserved for its tactical response team, like sock guns, to other officers. CBC News (Canada) 28/6/2024 News Hamilton police still using force disproportionately on Black people: report CANADA: For the fourth year in a row, Black people were over-represented in public interactions where Hamilton police used force. That's according to the Hamilton Police Service's annual Use of Force Report, presented at a police services board meeting Thursday. CBC News (Canada) 28/6/2024 News Thames Valley Police officer guilty of misconduct in public office A Thames Valley Police (TVP) officer we investigated has admitted misconduct in public office. PC Matthew Lynch, 36 and based at Slough, pleaded guilty to the offence at the Nightingale Court in the Barbican, London EC1 yesterday (27 June) after the IOPC investigated a report that he abused his position for a sexual purpose. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 28/6/2024 News Private security industry backs the national Safe Spaces Scheme The Safe Spaces scheme, which has been backed by police, is an overarching scheme that businesses can sign up to and support to create safer spaces in cities. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 28/6/2024 News «636637638639640641642643644Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
