Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 114919 total results. Showing results 1601 to 1620 «777879808182838485Next ›Last » WMP’s cultural competence training continues West Midlands Police has undertaken its first session of anti Jewish racism training. Police Professional 23/4/2026 News Memorial stone for PC Andrew Harper unveiled The Police Memorial Trust has unveiled a specially commissioned memorial stone dedicated to the memory of Police Constable Andrew Harper of Thames Valley Police. Police Professional 23/4/2026 News Police and ombudsman investigate death of boy, 16, at young offender institution Teenager found unresponsive at Feltham YOI, the first such death in England or Wales since 2019 The Guardian 23/4/2026 News Gross misconduct investigation over woman’s suicide Two officers are being investigated for potential gross misconduct over their handling of an investigation into the suicide of a woman. BBC 23/4/2026 News Former PC sentenced for making silent calls to ex A former police officer who made repeated silent calls to his ex-partner has been given a suspended jail sentence. BBC 23/4/2026 News Call handlers accused of leaking data to criminals Two police call handlers have been charged with misconduct in public office over allegations they passed confidential information to criminals, the policing watchdog has said. BBC 23/4/2026 News Accepted but not trusted: The continuum of legitimation of AI in policing As global policing enters a new data-driven era, questions continue over how the new technology is perceived by the public; a new study by Dr Javad Pool, Professor Marta Indulska, Associate Professor Ida Asadi, and Professor Shazia Sadiq of The University of Queensland, and Queensland Police Service Data Services Manager Nick Moss, suggests that while most of the community accept the use of data-driven and AI-assisted tools in policing, far fewer trust the technology. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/4/2026 Analysis, Feature, Opinion Police call for petrol stations to go prepay only as fuel thefts rise NEW ZEALAND: Police say there have been 100 extra fuel thefts per week since the price of filling up spiked earlier this year. Global fuel insecurity due to America's war on Iran has spiked the price of petrol and diesel. According to price tracking website Gaspy, the average price of 91 petrol is $3.31 a litre and the average price of diesel is $3.50. Assistant commissioner Tusha Penny told Morning Report police had a zero-tolerance approach to fuel theft, and had laid more than 370 charges related to fuel thefts since 2 March. Penny wanted all petrol stations to move to being pre-pay only, and said many were already doing so. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/4/2026 News Review of police integrity finds reset ‘urgently needed’ NEW ZEALAND: A scathing review of police by the Public Service Commission has found an "integrity reset is urgently needed" with a perceived culture that holds seniors to a "lesser standard than juniors". It also found a "wave of crime" arriving on New Zealand shores and says police are "struggling to keep up". RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 23/4/2026 News Victoria has 500 fewer cops than when Jacinta Allan first took power AUSTRALIA: The number of full-time police in Victoria has fallen again, down nearly 150 officers in the past three months, bringing the total officers in the state to... Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 23/4/2026 News Thousands of police guns pulled from frontline after Glock fault triggers urgent statewide testing in Queensland AUSTRALIA: A malfunction was identified that could cause multiple rounds to be fired unintentionally. Thousands of police service weapons are being pulled from the frontline and rushed into testing after a serious firing fault was uncovered in standard checks. The Queensland Police Service (QPS) has confirmed every service-issued Glock handgun will undergo priority testing after a malfunction was identified that could cause multiple rounds to be fired unintentionally. 7 News (Australia) 23/4/2026 News PCSOs to be balloted on strike action Police community support officers (PCSOs) in Staffordshire are being balloted over strike action in a dispute over working patterns and public safety, the Unison union has said. BBC 23/4/2026 News High Street mini-marts selling cocaine, cannabis and prescription drugs, BBC secret filming reveals Cocaine, cannabis, laughing gas and prescription pills are being offered for sale in mini-marts on UK High Streets, a BBC investigation can reveal. They were readily offered to our undercover researchers who secretly filmed in shops across four neighbouring West Midlands towns. BBC 23/4/2026 News EU data law is restricting criminal investigations, says oversight judge REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: EU law is largely preventing access to key phone communication evidence, potentially hampering garda investigations, Ireland’s new security oversight judge has said. Criminal investigations would be “disadvantaged” in cases similar to the Graham Dwyer murder without such key phone evidence, according to George Birmingham. Irish Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 23/4/2026 News Performance Improvement Review of the New Zealand Police NEW ZEALAND: Richard Chambers, Commissioner of Police - As a new Commissioner, last year I invited the Public Service Commission to undertake this PIR because I wanted a clear-sighted, independent look at how New Zealand Police was placed organisationally. That was an important step both for public confidence and for my own confidence as leader of New Zealand Police. I asked the Reviewers to put a particular focus on organisational culture, and integrity and conduct. [PDF] Public Service Commission (New Zealand) 23/4/2026 Report Performance Improvement Review of the New Zealand Police released NEW ZEALAND: We’ve published a new Performance Improvement Review of New Zealand Police. These independent, future‑focused reviews look at what’s working, what could improve, and how agencies can deliver better results for New Zealanders. Public Service Commission (New Zealand) 23/4/2026 News Home Office pays for French public order units to patrol Channel crossing beaches Under the deal, which will be in place until March 2029, the UK will pay over £501 million to cover five French police units and enforcement activity on French beaches – with an extra £160 million only paid if new tactics to curb Channel crossings succeed. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 23/4/2026 News INTERPOL sets out plans to tackle the ‘industrialisation’ of financial fraud – including UK-led Op Shadow Storm The latest Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment from INTERPOL highlights the “industrialisation” of transnational financial fraud and the likelihood that offending will offending “escalate significantly” over the next five years as artificial intelligence leads to easier entry for criminal networks, prompting the agency to set out a range of initiatives to tackle the threat, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 23/4/2026 Analysis, Feature Queensland police recall 15,000 service-issued Glock handguns after discovery of fault causing multiple shots to fire AUSTRALIA: A malfunction was discovered during routine testing of the firearm, which is standard issue for QPS officers The Guardian - Subscription at source 23/4/2026 News Victorian police numbers dwindle by hundreds under Jacinta Allan government, data reveal AUSTRALIA: Victoria has hundreds less police officer since Jacinta Allan became Premier, police data has revealed. Sky News 23/4/2026 News «777879808182838485Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
