Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100377 total results. Showing results 15441 to 15460 «769770771772773774775776777Next ›Last » New police vetting system to avoid repeat of Couzens failures Home secretary orders development of a continuous screening system for police in the wake of failings uncovered after the murder of Sarah Everard The Times - Subscription at source 14/4/2024 News John O’Brien: We had a road safety policing model that worked, what went wrong? REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The former Detective Chief Superintendent says there was a plan that worked in the past on road safety, we need something similar again. In 1997 I led a small team to Victoria Police in Australia to study their Road Safety Model. Their demographics were broadly similar to Ireland but their road safety record was infinitely better. So, the task was basically simple, find out what they did, replicate it in Ireland and modify it where necessary. Together with partners and with strong financial support, I led this initiative on behalf of the Garda Síochána. Slowly but surely the dreadful road casualties began to decline (from 472 deaths in 1997 to 134 deaths in 2018). The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 14/4/2024 Feature, Opinion Lone female cop showed ‘enormous courage’ in shooting Bondi killer AUSTRALIA: As hundreds fled Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon, a lone female police officer ran towards the man who had just stabbed more than a dozen people, including a nine-month-old baby. 1 News (New Zealand) 14/4/2024 News Some state police forces are looking abroad for recruits as they face a shortage of trained officers AUSTRALIA: Police forces across the country are dealing with a shortage of recruits reaching into the thousands, with Tasmania the only state not looking to boost its numbers. Nationwide, police jurisdictions are saying they are short by more than 4,000 officers and some states are actively trying to poach officers from overseas to fill gaps. ABC News (Australia) 14/4/2024 News Bondi Junction attacker was known to Queensland police but never charged, police say AUSTRALIA: Queensland police say Joel Cauchi, the 40-year-old man named as the attacker who stabbed six people to death and seriously wounded 12 others including an infant at the Westfield shopping centre in Sydney’s Bondi Junction, was known to them but never arrested in the state or charged with a criminal offence. Queensland police say the last interaction they had with Cauchi was in December 2023 on the Gold Coast and he was not in regular contact with his family The Guardian 14/4/2024 News, Video Sydney knife attacker had mental health issues, ideology not motive, police say AUSTRALIA: The man who fatally stabbed six people in Sydney had mental health issues in the past and there was no indication ideology was a motive in the attack in one of the city's busiest shopping centres, police said on Sunday. The attacker, identified by police as 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, was known to police in the neighbouring state of Queensland, and police have spoken to his family after Saturday's attack, according to police from both New South Wales and Queensland. Reuters 14/4/2024 News Police officer hit with ‘blows to the head’ trying to stop fleeing driver NEW ZEALAND: A police officer allegedly received multiple blows to the head as they tried to stop a fleeing driver in Waikato last night. 1 News (New Zealand) 14/4/2024 News ‘Having guards out doing roads policing will result in people waiting longer for the guards to arrive,’ Cork GRA rep warns REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Under a new directive from Garda Commissioner Drew Harris, all uniformed gardaí will have to carry out “high visibility roads policing operations, of 30 minutes’ duration in each tour of duty”. Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 13/4/2024 News Government to bring forward proposals for a dedicated transport police, says Martin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Micheál Martin wants to push forward with plans for a dedicated transport police to be established. Speaking at the Fianna Fáil party Ard Fheis in Dublin last night, the Tánaiste said: “Crime and anti-social behaviour can be a particular problem on public transport, and we believe a targeted approach is needed.” The Journal (Republic of Ireland) 13/4/2024 News Nearly 18,000 police officers hired without face-to-face interviews by forces prompting fears of new Wayne Couzens Tens of thousands of PCs and PCSOs were recruited when initial face-to-face interviews were suspended across the country as a result of the pandemic. The practise continued in many forces until the summer of 2023, long after the lifting of most Covid rules. LBC 13/4/2024 News Police officer who shot Bondi Junction attacker wielding a ‘massive’ knife hailed as a hero AUSTRALIA: Anthony Albanese has praised a lone police officer who pursued a man on a stabbing spree through a shopping mall, saying ‘there is no doubt that she saved lives through her action’ The Guardian 13/4/2024 News Hobart: Probe launched after man, 29, dies in police custody after he’d been arrested for acting in a ‘suspicious and erratic manner’ AUSTRALIA: A coronial report is being prepared into the death of a 29-year-old man who was being held in police custody. The man was arrested around 1.55am on Saturday morning after police received reports of him acting 'in a suspicious and erratic manner' in the northern Hobart suburb of Moonah. Mail Online 13/4/2024 News Major police incident at Bondi after reports of man with knife AUSTRALIA: Authorities are warning people to avoid the Westfield in Bondi Junction with more than a dozen emergency vehicles on the scene. The Guardian 13/4/2024 News Police commissioner role ‘a Tory retirement home’ The office of Police and Crime Commissioner has been lambasted as a "Conservative retirement home for ex-chief constables" by the Liberal Democrat candidate for the role in Cheshire. BBC 13/4/2024 News Former Thunder Bay police chief charged by OPP CANADA: The former chief of the Thunder Bay Police Service is facing charges of obstructing a public or peace officer, breach of trust, and obstruction of justice following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police. Bay Today (Canada) 13/4/2024 News Multiple people killed in Bondi Junction shooting, stabbing spree AUSTRALIA: Four people have died in a stabbing spree at the Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday afternoon. “Many more” are in a critical condition, a police source not authorised to speak publicly said. Police have shot one person; it is unclear if the shot was fatal. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 13/4/2024 News Dedicated road policing from 2am-7am is not covered in proposed garda roster REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Dedicated road policing officers will not be on duty between 2am and 7am most days, according to a policing plan agreed by Garda Commissioner Drew Harris. The Irish Independent can reveal the move only a day after it emerged Mr Harris has instructed all uniformed gardaí to dedicate a minimum of 30 minutes a day to high-visibility road policing in an effort to tackle the increasing death toll on the roads. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) - Registration at source 13/4/2024 News Police given script to reject Humza Yousaf racism claims under hate law Police officers and staff have been issued with a script to defend Humza Yousaf from vexatious complaints. The Times - Subscription at source 12/4/2024 News Much of PSNI’s work about ‘providing an indemnity and resilience’ to health service The force is progressing Right Care, Right Person in a phased approach over the next 12-18 months, initially looking at concern for safety, then conveyancing, handover and mental health detentions. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 12/4/2024 News UK government rejects calls for clearer facial recognition laws Debates continue among British lawmakers on the legality of police deployment of live facial recognition. After the UK Parliament’s Justice and Home Affairs Committee (JHAC) questioned the legal basis of UK police use of the technology and recommended the establishment of a new legislative framework, BiometricUpdate.com 12/4/2024 News «769770771772773774775776777Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
