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Garda numbers at lowest level since 2020
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The total number of Gardaí here now stands at 305, down from 314 in 2020. [AUDIO]r
Clare.fm (Republic of Ireland) 		23/4/2023
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Tassie’s police union boss returning to the beat
AUSTRALIA: The head of Tasmania’s police union Colin Riley has quit, expressing frustration at the force’s failure to deal with trauma and burnout of officers, so he’s headed back into the trenches.
The Mercury (Australia) - Subscription at source 		23/4/2023
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Garda HQ paid communications consultancy more than €300k during pandemic
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda Headquarters paid a Dublin communications consultancy more than €380,000 during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to records released under freedom of information legislation. The documents show that the Communications Clinic has billed An Garda Siochana more than €413,000 since 2016, with the vast majority of those costs coming over the past three years.
The Times - Subscription at source 		23/4/2023
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Met Police boss admits Black Londoners still feel ‘under-protected’ 30 years on from Stephen Lawrence’s death
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has admitted his force has continued to fail the black community, 30 years on from Stephen Lawrence’s tragic death. Sir Mark said: “We have let black communities down. They feel over-policed and under-protected.”
My London 		23/4/2023
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Stephen Lawrence Day – 30 Years On
Earlier this week, the National Black Police Association delivered a special conference in partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation, the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC), College of Policing, and the University of East London.
National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) 		22/4/2023
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Statement on the 30th anniversary of the murder of Stephen Lawrence
Tom Whiting, IOPC Interim Director General, said: "Today marks 30 years since the murder of Stephen Lawrence in Eltham, South London. The tragic events that unfolded on 22 April 1993 shook our country to its core, changing the policing model in England and Wales forever. It is the very reason the Independent Office for Police Conduct exists today.
Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 		22/4/2023
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Government commit €9million for garda body cams and ballistic vests to protect officers
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Some €9million will be spent on new high tech ballistic vests and controversial body worn cameras to help protect gardai, the Irish Sun can reveal. The introduction of body worn cameras and facial recognition technology has caused a split with in the coalition in recent weeks.
The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 		22/4/2023
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Calls for independent investigation into Gsoc after resignation over Hutch party
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) is calling for an external investigation to be carried out after one of Gsoc's investigators resigned having told people he attended a party for Gerry Hutch. The gathering was held last Monday after Hutch was found not guilty of the murder of David Byrne, who was shot at a crowded boxing weigh-in event at the Regency Hotel on February 5 2016. It's understood the officer, who has been involved in a number of high-profile investigations into garda misconduct, told a number of people he had attended the house party with the gangland crime boss on Monday night. A GSOC spokesperson did not confirm or deny reports that the former investigator was close to a female Hutch family member.
Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 		22/4/2023
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Merseyside Police officers investigated for sexual offences
The number of Merseyside Police officers currently being investigated for allegations of domestic abuse or sexual offences has been revealed. Statistics revealed under a Freedom of Information request found that seven officers are currently involved in an open investigation. The FOI confirmed that searches were carried out on the Merseyside Police Database. It stated: "Merseyside Police currently have seven open investigations, all of which will and are being thoroughly investigated.
WirralGlobe 		22/4/2023
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Updating RCMP ‘militaristic’ training is long overdue, experts say
CANADA: Scott Blandford considered attending the RCMP Academy when he was looking to become a police officer about 40 years ago, but he soon realized the training centre in Regina wasn’t for him. Blandford said he remembered the academy, also known as Depot, having a “militaristic” culture that he wanted to avoid.
Blue Line (Canada) 		22/4/2023
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Terror threat vectors: Protecting places of worship
The recent attacks in the UK on two men leaving mosques, along with this year’s Jehovah’s Witness Hall shootings in Hamburg and Koran burning in Stockholm, have highlighted once again the threats to places of worship and their congregations; in the last in a series of articles on the PROTECTOR project, and ahead of this week’s conference on the issue, Policing Insight’s Andy Staniforth looks at latest initiatives to tackle the threat, and the key themes set to be explored at Tuesday’s event.
Policing Insight - Subscription at source 		22/4/2023
Analysis, Feature
15 arrests as police raids give early morning wake-up calls to Stockton’s most wanted
15 arrests were made and crack cocaine and a sword were seized as police officers launched a major operation to crack down on Stockton crime.
Teesside Live 		22/4/2023
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Focus on violence against women in summertime policing plan for coast
The Force has launched its summertime police plan to ensure the area remains a safe place to live and work for residents and visitors.
Lincolnshire World 		22/4/2023
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Diversity and Policing exhibition opens at Bradford Police Museum
Bradford Police Museum takes visitors through the fascinating history and heritage of policing and criminal justice, from the early 19th century onwards.
Telegraph and Argus 		22/4/2023
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A Black teen’s murder sparked a crisis over racism in British policing. Thirty years on, little has changed
Neville Lawrence sometimes imagines walking through London and looking at buildings his son Stephen might have worked on, had he lived long enough to fulfill his dream of becoming an architect.
CNN 		22/4/2023
Feature, Opinion
Final member of drugs and firearms OCG jailed
Yesterday, (Friday 21 April), Tareanio Blake (30/09/1991) of Peakdale Avenue, Crumpsall was jailed for 19 years at Manchester Crown Court after being found guilty of conspiracy to sell/transfer prohibited weapons, conspiracy to supply cocaine, conspiracy to supply heroin and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) 		22/4/2023
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Taranaki man found with record meth haul cites Bali bombings as reason for drug offending
NEW ZEALAND: A man who suffered burns as he was blown across a dancefloor amid the Bali bombings claims the psychological scars from the terrorist attack contributed to his eventual dealing of meth in record amounts.
NZ Herald (New Zealand) 		22/4/2023
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Montreal police used unnecessary force, lacked training in man’s death: coroner
CANADA: A coroner’s report into the 2017 death of a man killed by Montreal police says officers put themselves in danger and provoked the use of force.
Global News (Canada) 		22/4/2023
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Gun violence is on the rise in London. Acting police chief Trish McIntyre weighs in
CANADA: Gun violence is on the rise in London with nine shootings in the first three months of 2023. London's acting police chief Trish McIntyre is deeply concerned and calls it alarming. [AUDIO]
CBC News (Canada) 		22/4/2023
Feature, Interview
Gsoc officer resigns amid claims he attended party with Gerard Hutch after verdict
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An officer with the Garda Ombudsman Commission (Gsoc) has resigned amid allegations he attended a party with Gerard Hutch, the day that he was cleared of murder.
Echo Live (Republic of Ireland) 		22/4/2023
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