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Four arrested as missing 13 year-old girl found after major police search
A 13 year-old girl who went missing has been found after a major police search. Carmelle Hepi, who had travelled alone to London from Barnsley, was found by officers on Thursday at an address in south west London.
The Independent 		2/7/2023
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Stephen Lawrence’s friend says he could have identified sixth murder suspect
The best friend of Stephen Lawrence said he could have identified the sixth suspect in a line-up if he was given the opportunity and has accused police of sabotaging the investigation. Duwayne Brooks was there when five or six people attacked and killed Lawrence in Eltham, south-east London in April 1993.
The Independent - Registration at source 		2/7/2023
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Met Police ‘bans wearing of Thin Blue Line badge by officers at London Pride’
Police officers at London Pride were reportedly told not to wear a badge commemorating officers killed in the line of duty because of concerns about its links to far-right groups in the US.
The Independent 		2/7/2023
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Police officers making history in Tasmania’s rural Fingal valley — the first females in blue in 180 years
AUSTRALIA: It was a different type of policing when the rural town of Fingal in Tasmania's north-east started life as a convict station in 1827. Times in the town have changed, and so has the workforce.
ABC News (Australia) 		2/7/2023
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Police hunt masked men after spate of late-night knife attacks in Brisbane
AUSTRALIA: A group of men wearing masks and balaclavas allegedly stabbed three people in separate "brutal" robberies in Brisbane's nightlife precinct early Sunday morning. Police have arrested and charged a 17-year-old male but are seeking public help to find another four or five suspects.
ABC News (Australia) 		2/7/2023
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New police powers to crack down on protests come into force
The legislation gives officers powers to move static protests, such as those blocking roads and creates the new offence of "tunnelling". New measures to crack down on environmental activists come into force from today, including an expansion of police powers and a new criminal offence of tunnelling.
Sky News 		2/7/2023
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Teen (16) killed in M8 crash in Cork named as GSOC probe continues
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The 16-year-old boy killed after a car drove the wrong way down the M8 motorway has been named locally as Johnny Foley from the Togher area of Cork. The teenager died, while four other young people were hospitalised in the first car, and the woman driver of the other car was left seriously injured.
Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 		1/7/2023
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Auckland police officer prosecuted after driving car to station while licence suspended
NEW ZEALAND: An Auckland cop has found himself on the wrong side of the thin blue line after making the bold call to drive to a police station to start work while his licence was suspended. The Herald on Sunday can reveal the male officer remains employed by the police despite the prosecution for driving while disqualified.
NZ Herald (New Zealand) 		1/7/2023
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Shocking figures of violence against WA Police officers revealed as Force prepares to farewell Anthony Woods
AUSTRALIA: WA Police officers are being assaulted every six hours as the cowardly attacks on cops are on track to reach a record high this year, alarming new figures reveal. There has already been 1,108 assaults on police officers in the first nine months of this financial year — nearly the same number of assaults for all of the year before — according to WA Police’s crime statistics
The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 		1/7/2023
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PSNI and Garda take part in cross border crime operation
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: PSNI officers have taken part in a cross-border operation targeting criminal activity passing through the South Armagh and Newry areas. Working alongside their colleagues in An Garda Síochána, as part of the Joint Agency task Force (JATF), the high visibility operation involved a number of vehicle check points on Wednesday past.
Newry Times 		1/7/2023
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Thousands of Scots cops to be issued with body cameras next year
Police Scotland is planning a roll-out of body worn cameras for thousands of officers next year, we can reveal. The force has already access to around 1,000 devices, according to figures published at the end of last year.
The Scottish Sun 		1/7/2023
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Ex-Detective Sergeant says police are stuck behind desks and letting gangs run streets
Police have become too preoccupied with progressive issues, leaving little resources for urgent police work, a veteran Detective Sergeant has warned. DS Dave Speight, 63, spent over three decades putting some of Britain's most violent criminals behind bars and is said to be responsible for offenders receiving half a millennium of jail time.
Express 		1/7/2023
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Cumbria Police Federation decries Government as cop pay rises unlikely
The chair of Cumbria Police Federation, Ed Russel said the prime minister is ‘woefully out of touch with the challenges faced by working people’ in response. Sunak’s suggestion is linked to his attempts to tackle soaring inflation, but the union argued the effect this may have on working people is far worse than inflation itself.
Times & Star 		1/7/2023
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Teenage boy dies and five others injured in Cork motorway crash
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A TEENAGE BOY died and five others were injured following a car crash on the M8 motorway in Cork. Gardaí said that the incident has been referred to the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) as the vehicle involved was subject to an interaction with An Garda Síochána prior to the crash.
The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 		1/7/2023
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The uneasy relationship between the police and Pride
Underneath the rainbow bunting in Soho, PCs Sam Mason and Matt Smith weave among the customers enjoying drinks in the sunshine, occasionally stopping to chat. "We're kind of hoping to make a human connection again", PC Mason tells me, and "then victims might be able to be a bit more comfortable, a bit more open".
BBC 		1/7/2023
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Stephen Lawrence murder: How I found the new suspect 30 years on
Earlier this week, the BBC publicly named a major suspect in the Stephen Lawrence murder. In response, Stephen's mother Baroness Doreen Lawrence said, "It should not have taken a journalist to do the job that a huge, highly resourced institution should have done." Correspondent Daniel De Simone started investigating the case after the Metropolitan Police stopped.
BBC 		1/7/2023
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Nicola Gobbo seeking damages from Victoria Police for her use as an informer, Supreme Court documents reveal
AUSTRALIA: Nicola Gobbo is seeking unspecified damages from the state of Victoria for the police's "negligent" use of her as an informer, a statement of claim lodged with the Supreme Court reveals.
ABC News (Australia) 		1/7/2023
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FPN funds should come back to road traffic policing, says PCC
West Midlands PCC Simon Foster has said that the money collected through FPNs should be fed back into roads policing.
Police Oracle - Subscription at source 		1/7/2023
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France has ignored racist police violence for decades. This uprising is the price of that denial
FRANCE: The killing of 17-year-old Nahel shows how little has changed since the deaths of two teenagers fleeing police in 2005
The Guardian 		30/6/2023
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Police presence increased across France as officer charged over 17-year-old’s death — as it happened
AUSTRALIA: France has deployed 45,000 police to tackle riots throughout the country on Friday night local time. The country is bracing for more violence following the killing of a 17-year-old by a police officer this week.
ABC News (Australia) 		30/6/2023
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