Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100344 total results. Showing results 15681 to 15700 «781782783784785786787788789Next ›Last » Scotland’s hate crime law will force police to make cuts, warn senior officers Control room staff already on overtime as they struggle to handle volume of complaints under new legislation The Telegraph - Subscription at source 6/4/2024 News Auckland city business boss presses case for downtown police station NEW ZEALAND: Auckland's central city business association says a police station downtown is still necessary to crack down on crime. The calls for an increased police presence in the city surged last year, with the association Heart of the City expected to spend more than $1.3 million on safety in the year ending June. 1 News (New Zealand) 6/4/2024 News Death of mother set on fire by ex ‘could have been avoided with police info’ A sheriff has ruled that Police Scotland’s concerns about Kevin Marks’s mental health should have been shared with the NHS and Ann Drummond, who he killed The Times - Subscription at source 6/4/2024 News SA union unaware of Alice Springs police deployment AUSTRALIA: South Australia Police says there's nothing new in sending its officers out of state after union officials demanded answers and claimed they weren't consulted ahead of the Alice Springs deployment. The Canberra Times (Australia) 6/4/2024 News Handling hate claims ‘needs 40 cops a day on overtime’, says Police Federation as force is deluged by complaints following controversial new Scottish law Dozens of police officers are being paid overtime every day to deal with the deluge of complaints sparked by Scotland's new hate crime law. It is understood up to 40 police officers have been called in to do extra hours every day since Monday in a bid to wade through all the reports submitted. Each officer is being paid time and a third, sparking fears the overtime costs could end up taking hundreds of thousands of pounds out of an already overstretched Mail Online 6/4/2024 News Police Scotland criticised over mistake in new hate crime training Inconsistency in legislation wording involving ‘and’ and ‘or’ prompts doubt in law enforcement The Telegraph - Subscription at source 6/4/2024 News How facial recognition cameras are catching rape, robbery and drug suspects: Interactive map shows where Met Police are making arrests thanks to the ‘biggest breakthrough in crime-fighting since DNA’ Facial recognition technology has been hailed as the 'biggest breakthrough in crime-fighting since DNA', by the Metropolitan Police chief who introduced the cameras into London a year ago. An interactive map created by MailOnline shows how the high-tech cameras have helped catch rape, robbery and drug suspects in each London borough. Analysis of Met Police data shows the facial recognition cameras have led to the arrests of 152 alleged criminals - nearly one every two hours - since they were first deployed in April 2023. Mail Online 6/4/2024 Analysis, Feature Police Scotland ‘may be forced to make cuts’ due to hate crime burden Police Scotland may be forced to reduce services or make cuts due to the burden of dealing with controversial new hate crime legislation, it has been claimed. The Scotsman - Subscription at source 6/4/2024 News New police CCTV van in Plymouth aims to improve safety Police have acquired a new CCTV van in an effort to improve public safety in Plymouth. The van has two high-definition 360-degree cameras that can be set to a height of 8m (26ft) and can capture activity up to 6.2 miles (10km) away from the van, police said. BBC 6/4/2024 News Number of fleeing driver deaths, crashes rose after police abandoned non-pursuit policy NEW ZEALAND: Police are standing by their fleeing driver policy, despite a rise in crashes and deaths in the year since the guidelines changed. Commissioner Andrew Coster rung in the changes in May 2023 allowing officers to chase more offenders. The decision came three years after they effectively chose to stop pursuits, for public safety reasons in 2020. Newshub (New Zealand) 6/4/2024 News Significant seizure increases in Class A drugs and weapons Policing leads have praised the country’s specialist organised crime units for significantly increasing their seizures of class A drugs and dangerous weapons in the last three years. Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) 5/4/2024 News Complaint made against three detectives in controversial murder case NEW ZEALAND: The Independent Police Complaints Authority (IPCA) is investigating the actions of three detectives involved in a controversial murder inquiry. Palmiro MacDonald was murdered in 2016, and police subsequently charged three men with killing him. However, charges were eventually dismissed against all three, amid concerns police hadn’t disclosed crucial evidence and their use of unreliable prison informants. The murder remains unsolved. The fallout from the case saw the High Court, in November 2023, order police and high-profile Palmerston North Crown Solicitor Ben Vanderkolk each pay $20,000 costs for their conduct. The Post (New Zealand) 5/4/2024 News Police officer’s texts found to be gross misconduct A former police officer who texted a fellow detective to say two colleagues who were late to a briefing got away with it because they were black, committed gross misconduct, a tribunal has ruled. BBC 5/4/2024 News Gardai hit back after recruitment advert for South Australia Police parked outside Limerick station REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardaí attached to Limerick's Henry Street weren't “overly impressed” when a van appeared outside the station. Gardaí in Limerick were not “overly impressed” after a recruitment advert for South Australia Police was placed outside a garda station in the city centre. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 5/4/2024 News Serious Disruption Prevention Order powers come into force today The orders are designed to prevent individuals from repeatedly causing serious disruption at protests. Orders which enable the police to prevent individuals from repeatedly causing serious disruption are effective as of today. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/4/2024 News Former police officer vying to replace West Midlands PCC Simon Foster Tom Byrne was recently an aide to West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and was in the mix to become the Conservative candidate for the Tamworth by-election last October. A former West Midlands Police officer has been chosen as the Conservative candidate to contest the upcoming PCC elections against current incumbent Simon Foster. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/4/2024 News Families of men killed by Winnipeg police team up to call for joint inquest ‘sooner rather than later’ CANADA: The families of two men who were fatally shot by Winnipeg police within weeks of each other want a joint inquest to examine their deaths together, their lawyers say. Lawyers for the families of Afolabi Opaso, 19, and Bradley Singer, 59, held a press conference in Winnipeg on Friday to call for a joint inquest and for the province to introduce support services for families who've lost loved ones to police violence. CBC News (Canada) 5/4/2024 News ROCU network praised as firearms seizures increase by over 400% in three years The NPCC leads for Serious and Organised Crime and for the Regional Organised Crime Unit network have praised officers and staff as details of seizure figures are released. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/4/2024 News Met PC given final written warning for five years following domestic assault incident The panel concluded that proven breaches of the standard of Discreditable Conduct, which included PC Massey headbutting his son, did amount to gross misconduct. A Met PC who headbutted his son and committed two separate acts of hair pulling while intoxicated has been given a final written warning for five years by a misconduct panel. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/4/2024 News Former Cheshire Constabulary officer jailed for misconduct in public office A former Cheshire Constabulary officer investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has today been jailed after being found guilty of misconduct in public office. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 5/4/2024 News «781782783784785786787788789Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
