Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100533 total results. Showing results 14941 to 14960 «744745746747748749750751752Next ›Last » West Mercia Police among the slowest forces at answering 999 calls West Mercia Police takes longer to answer 999 calls on average than almost every other force in the UK, figures show. And the force answers only 72.63 percent of emergency calls within 10 seconds - well short of the national target of 90 percent. Worcester News 28/4/2024 News North Wales Police’s new Stalking Co-ordinator enhancing victim support “Stalking is a serious crime that causes long term psychological harm on victims. It is extremely important that we provide the best service to victims.” These are the words of North Wales Police’s new stalking co-ordinator, Kerry Sidney. Her role is to improve the way the force recognises and responds to reports of stalking. Wrexham.com 28/4/2024 News Terrorism label puts multicultural communities ‘on edge’, independent MP Dai Le warns AUSTRALIA: Police and intelligence agencies should consult with multicultural communities before designating an incident an act of terror, Fowler MP says The Guardian 28/4/2024 News New figures reveal huge dip in numbers of gardaí on Irish roads since 2021 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: There are around 100 fewer gardaí on roads now than there were three years ago, new figures have revealed. It comes as Garda Commissioner Drew Harris recently revealed plans to make all rank and file officers do at least 30 minutes of road policing a day. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 28/4/2024 News Gardai spat with commisioner risks veering into toxic and dangerous territory REPULIC OF IRELAND: The garda commissioner and the Garda Representative Association really do need to get a room. Inside it they need a table, some chairs, a coffee machine and a few long hours of productive conversation. A toxicity has entered this long-fraught relationship. Beefs with each other are being played out over the media. In fact, from the outside, relations seem on a sort of precipice. This is harmful enough in itself. But — as we saw with the protest at the house of Roderic O’Gorman, the equality minister — the games being played may be veering into dangerous territory. You didn’t have to listen too carefully this week to realise that the ding-dong between Drew Harris, the commissioner, and the association has reached new levels. The Times - Subscription at source 28/4/2024 Feature, Opinion New Queensland police chief appointed as Youth Crime Taskforce made permanent AUSTRALIA: It’s been a big week for the Queensland Police Service (QPS), with its new chief Steve Gollschewski APM unlocking a swathe of funding largely focused on youth crime. Public Sector and Defence News (PSNEWS) (Australia) 28/4/2024 News Dangerous drivers to face prison sentences of up to 20 years under ‘Susan’s Law’ in Queensland AUSTRALIA: New laws would increase maximum penalties for people who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harm. People who drive dangerously, evade police and cause death or grievous bodily harm could face 20 years in prison under proposed laws in Queensland. The Guardian 28/4/2024 News ‘Hidden pandemic’: Warning as ‘sextortion’ targets younger users on social media NEW ZEALAND: Reports of online 'sextortion' are on the rise, according to experts. Recently, police have issued a warning claiming reports of online child exploitation have quadrupled in the last five years. NewstalkZB (New Zealand) 28/4/2024 News Donegal gardai have seized over €1million in drugs so far this year REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The escalation in drugs finds - including one of €125,000 of cannabis in the Milford District and also more than €600,000 of cannabis in Donegal Towen - coincides with the re-establishment of the local Garda Drugs unit in the county Over €1million worth of drugs have been seized in Donegal since the start of 2024. Ireland Live (Republic of Ireland) 28/4/2024 News Scheme where the public shadow officers for the day hailed a ‘great success’ A public observation scheme, an initiative launched by Nottinghamshire Police, where the public can shadow officers for the day, has proven very popular since applications first opened. Nottinghamshire Police 28/4/2024 Analysis, Feature Woman raped by father wins payout as police finally admit mistakes in four-decade battle for justice Exclusive: ‘An officer said to me that “if this goes to court your name will be blackened and dragged through the mud and you will be made out to be the biggest liar and slag going”,’ says Carol Higgins. A woman who was raped by her father has hit out at a catalogue of misogynistic police failings during her four-decade-long fight for justice. The Independent 28/4/2024 News West Mercia Police among the slowest forces at answering 999 calls West Mercia Police takes longer to answer 999 calls on average than almost every other force in the UK, figures show. And the force answers only 72.63 percent of emergency calls within 10 seconds - well short of the national target of 90 percent. Malvern Gazette 28/4/2024 News ‘Whistleblower’ questioned holster safety before garda was killed REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A purported whistleblower has made four protected disclosures over the quality of the gun holsters previously worn by armed gardaí, it has emerged. The first of the disclosures was made to An Garda Síochána in 2019 and the last in 2022. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 28/4/2024 News Fuel fraud investigation leads B.C. police to drug operation CANADA: Nearly 50 charges approved as police find a 'fully operational' drug lab and a marijuana grow op. Police in Delta, B.C. said an initial investigation into suspected fuel fraud led them to a much more serious crime ring, involving a drug lab and a marijuana growing operation. CBC News (Canada) 28/4/2024 News Police working ‘around the clock’ to investigate further attacks that were planned by terror suspects rounded up in Sydney AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has revealed police are working hard behind the scenes to uncover alleged plans for further attacks by terror suspects who were arrested in Sydney this week. Sky News 27/4/2024 News Sarnia police auxiliary demographics unexpected: deputy chief CANADA: Sarnia’s male-dominated police force is getting a few more women in uniform. Five of the six officers in the service’s new auxiliary unit are women, the force’s board heard recently before approving their appointment. The Sarnia Observer (Canada) 27/4/2024 News ‘We’d like to see change’: NSW Police Commissioner calls for stronger bail laws following alleged murder of Forbes woman Mollie Ticehurst AUSTRALIA: Karen Webb has called for bail laws to be strengthened in New South Wales so all those accused have a presumption against bail, following the alleged domestic violence murder of young mother Mollie Ticehurst Sky News 27/4/2024 News All the candidates running to be Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner Voters across the North East are set to take to the polls next week in a series of elections. As well as local council elections and the first mayoral election of the new North East Combined Authority, the polls will also be open for the Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner. Four candidates are vying for the job, with current incumbent Kim McGuinness stepping aside to run as mayor. Former Northumberland county councillor Susan Dungworth is running for Labour, while ex-Newcastle city councillor John Appleby is running for the Liberal Democrats. Former para legal and communications manager Ros Munro is the Tory candidate, while Crown Prosecutor Mustaque Rahman is running as an independent candidate. The Local Democracy Reporting Service has spoken to each of the candidates to find out what they feel they can bring to the role and what their key priorities for policing in the area are. Chronicle Live (North East) 27/4/2024 Feature, UK PCC Elections Shoplifters getting away with it in 250,000 unsolved cases Politicians blame “ineffective resourcing” which it says has taken 4500 community police support officers off the streets. Nearly 250,000 shoplifting cases were unsolved in England and Wales last year, an increase of almost 50 per cent on 2022. The number of unsolved shoplifting crimes has increased by 47 per cent since 2022, when 168,780 were unsolved. The Times - Subscription at source 27/4/2024 News Dozens of men have five or more domestic violence victims. We must shine a spotlight in their faces AUSTRALIA: Over the past fortnight the killing of women, allegedly by men, has been front and centre following the Bondi killings and numerous women’s deaths. Victorian Premier Jacinta Allen, speaking following the alleged killing of a third woman in Ballarat in 2024, described men’s violence against women as a crisis. Among the alarming statistics of nearly 100,000 domestic violence offences recorded annually in Victoria alone, there lies a particular cohort of high-harm, high-risk offenders, dozens of whom have more than five separate victims each. These men, in particular, need the spotlight shone in their faces. WA Today (Australia) 27/4/2024 Feature, Opinion «744745746747748749750751752Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
