Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115373 total results. Showing results 15621 to 15640 «778779780781782783784785786Next ›Last » Comment: Garda visibility is the key to pushing crime figures down further REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Latest crime figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show a reduction in burglary and theft offences in the Meath Garda Division last year. The number of drug offences, assaults and sexual offences also decreased but the number of public order offences increased in 2024. Meath Chronicle (Republic of Ireland) 5/4/2025 Feature, Opinion Review of emergency call systems remains inconclusive three years on NEW ZEALAND: Police Minister Mark Mitchell has declined to comment on a transport watchdog's call to address safety problems with the 111 and a second emergency communications systems. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 5/4/2025 News UK police chiefs draw up plans for national counter-terrorism force Plans for a new national police body to lead the fight against terrorism and serious organised crime are being drawn up, as UK police chiefs consider the biggest overhaul of policing since the 1960s. The Guardian 5/4/2025 News Report says Toronto police spent nearly $20M policing protests related to Israel-Hamas war CANADA: Toronto police say the cost of policing protests related to the Israel-Hamas war and proactively engaging with the city’s Jewish and Muslim communities was nearly $20 million last year. A report from police Chief Myron Demkiw to the Toronto Police Service Board says the so-called Project Resolute cost the force $19.5 million by the end of 2024. City News (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Chief constable ‘speechless’ at ‘beyond disappointing’ budget The chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has described the executive budget as "beyond disappointing". Jon Boutcher also said things are "probably going to get worse before it gets better" due to what he says is a lack of funding from the Northern Ireland executive. BBC 4/4/2025 News Police Scotland using special spray to battle anti-social behaviour Police in Hawick are using a specially developed spray to combat anti-social behaviour connected with off road bikes. SelectaDNA tagging spray is a very fine mist that can be aimed at bikes, clothing and the skin of riders of motorcycles and electric bikes. The Herald (Scotland) 4/4/2025 News Thames Valley Police ‘positive discrimination’ led to ‘divided workforce’ An independent review of Thames Valley Police’s DEI practices has found a ‘divided workforce’ after three white officers won their race discrimination claim for being overlooked for promotion. Personnel Today 4/4/2025 News Probationer spared jail for leaking details of mass shooting and high-profile murder Bristol Crown Court heard that PC Sam Hill would access confidential police logs and shared information with her family, friends and also within a WhatsApp group. A Devon and Cornwall probationer who disclosed confidential information to friends and family about one of Britain’s worst mass shootings and a high-profile murder has avoided a prison sentence. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News Regina police chief removed from active service due to complaint CANADA: Regina police chief Farooq Sheikh has been removed from active service following a review from the Public Complaints Commission (PCC). Few details are being provided at this time but in a release the organization said it is reviewing a complaint filed by a community member against Sheikh. Global News (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Quebec’s Court of Appeal rejects arbitrary police stops ahead of Supreme Court hearing CANADA: Negative impacts on racialized people outweigh benefits to public, says province's high court CBC News (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Regina police chief removed from active service as complaint by ‘community member’ investigated CANADA: Deputy Chief Lorilee Davies has been appointed interim police chief while Saskatchewan's Public Complaints Commission investigates. Regina Leader-Post (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Calgary police officers no longer have to provide their name CANADA: The policy change, part of a 12-month pilot program, is meant to improve the safety of Calgary police officers and reduce the potential for "doxing" Calgary Herald (Canada) 4/4/2025 News Ottawa Police statement on homicides in 2025 CANADA: The Ottawa Police Service recognizes the concern and unease in our community following three homicides in just one week. While these incidents are not connected, that does not make them any less tragic. Three lives have been senselessly lost, and families, friends, and loved ones are now grieving. Our thoughts are with them during this incredibly difficult time. We share the community’s concerns about the level of violence in our city. So far in 2025, there have been eight homicides. Our investigators have worked tirelessly, and charges have been laid in six of these cases. The remaining two cases remain under active investigation, and we will not stop until those responsible are held accountable. Ottawa Police Service (Canada) 4/4/2025 News The deeper harms of deepfakes: with no control over likeness, potential for abuse is huge Consequences go far beyond financial, technological disruption, says Ada Lovelace Institute. Typically, when discussing the risks presented by deepfakes created using generative AI tools, the warnings are about how you might get tricked by a fake boss or politician. But arguably a bigger and much sinister threat is identity theft – which is to say, what happens when the deepfake is you. While scam calls can empty bank accounts, deepfakes that use a person’s likeness in pornographic, violent or humiliating content can leave deeper psychological scars – especially for women. BiometricUpdate.com 4/4/2025 News Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages Civil liberties groups say that the authorities are over-policing the internet and threatening free speech using vague laws The Times - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News Officer sacked over explicit pictures of colleague A police officer has been sacked after taking consensual explicit pictures of a female officer in a police station. The male officer from Warwickshire Police, who can only be referred to as PC Z, took the intimate pictures of the woman while she was on duty at Leamington police station, a misconduct hearing was informed. BBC 4/4/2025 News Ex-police worker faces trial over 3D-printed gun A former Lincolnshire Police worker accused of attempting to manufacture a 3D-printed sub-machine gun is due to stand trial in June. Zoe Watts, who had worked as a police community support officer for more than eight years, was arrested by armed officers at her home in Lincoln on 11 December. BBC 4/4/2025 News NSW Police to launch crackdown on youth crime rates AUSTRALIA: New South Wales Police are set to launch a crackdown on youth crime across the regions. According to the Daily Telegraph, police have investigated almost 1,800 break and enters and 1,700 car thefts over the past 18 months. Sky News 4/4/2025 News About a quarter of people feel more safe than a year ago – poll NEW ZEALAND: More people don't feel any safer than they did twelve months ago than those who do, despite the government making safety a key part of its law and order reforms. Since entering office, the government has passed a suite of law and order legislation, including banning gang patches and giving police the power to issue dispersal notices, granting police more search powers, restoring Three Strikes legislation and bringing in caps to sentence reductions. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 4/4/2025 News New 10-year strategy to end domestic abuse epidemic launched A new strategy aimed at tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) has been launched in Cleveland, the region's Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has announced. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 4/4/2025 News «778779780781782783784785786Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
