Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115608 total results. Showing results 1661 to 1680 «808182838485868788Next ›Last » Canadian officer accused of spying for China acquitted of charges CANADA: William Majcher was accused of helping Chinese police coerce a Vancouver-area real estate investor, accused of fraud, to return to China The Guardian 14/5/2026 News Deputy Chief Constable Paul Mills retires after 32 years of dedicated service Wiltshire Police Deputy Chief Constable (DCC) Paul Mills has today retired from policing - marking the conclusion of a 32-year career dedicated to serving the public. Wiltshire Police 14/5/2026 News BTP expands drone capability in Scotland British Transport Police (BTP) are introducing their own drone technology to Scotland’s railways to improve safety, reduce disruption and respond more quickly to incidents. BTP’s two drones are carried in BTP cars based in Edinburgh and Glasgow and are piloted by trained officers - allowing us, and partners, to get eyes on incidents faster and better manage disruption as it unfolds, continuing our commitment to reducing disruption using innovative technology. British Transport Police 14/5/2026 News Local gardaà and HSE launch new dementia initiative REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A new initiative to support people with dementia was launched by An Garda SÃochána and the HSE at a conference in Athlone this week. Westmeath Examiner (Republic of Ireland) 14/5/2026 News UK Police Digital Experience Survey: Policing has become Digitally Dependent without becoming Digitally Coherent. A new Police Digital Experience Survey by Policing Insight, supported by the National Police Chiefs’ Council, the Police Federation of England and Wales and the Home Office, highlights calls from officers and staff for better IT integration, improved training and increased user input in system design. Respondents express concern that current technology is harming performance, public service and user well-being. Police officers across the UK are calling for more reliable and integrated IT systems, improved training and greater national standardisation. Many believe current technology is negatively affecting both performance and morale. LEOsphere (Netherlands) 14/5/2026 Feature, Opinion Increase in youth with extremist views prompts WA Police to seek expert guidance to ensure none slip through AUSTRALIA: A surge in cases of young people presenting with extremist ideological views in the past three years has prompted WA Police to commission experts to help.. The West Australian (Australia) - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Up to 80% of police time spent on family violence calls in Ballarat AUSTRALIA: Ballarat police responded to and investigated an average of eight family violence-related incidents per day in 2025 with the issue now taking up the majority of police time. The Courier (Australia) - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News World first laughing gas breathalyser used by police Nitrous oxide breath test to be trialled by two forces to counter the ‘emerging threat’ of the class C drug The Telegraph - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Home Office confirms funding for two new NPAS helicopters as part of fleet replacement programme The two newly approved helicopters will be delivered through the existing procurement programme by Airbus Helicopters Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Police officer drowned when he fell into harbour after night out, inquest hears PC Rehaan Akhtar, 28, had been drinking with friends in Bristol and was last seen in the early hours of November 23 last year. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Off-duty volunteer officer hailed hero after man convicted of knife attack An off-duty Special has been hailed a hero for apprehending a knifeman who carried out a brutal attack on a woman and two children. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News West Midlands renews contract for custody drug treatment referral service £1.3m service will deliver enhanced treatment and recovery support to help people break cycles of addiction and crime. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Force donated body armour and other kit used to protect first responders in conflict zones Thames Valley Police is repurposing unused equipment to support emergency responders working in war zones. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Mutual aid to help Met police this weekend’s protests will cost £1.7m for 660 officers This Saturday will also be the first time the Met will be using live facial recognition as part of a protest policing operation. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Local to national: Community policing as crime prevention The ‘local to national’ UK police reform proposals offer a revolution of idealism, says former South Wales Police detective Steve Dodd, a subject matter expert on intelligence professionalisation, who argues that the community intelligence-led policing methodology approach – offering enhanced visibility across local police areas and promoting increased intelligence gathering – could create the profound change needed to deliver crime prevention through community-led intelligence. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 Feature, Opinion Why we should let the police scan your face The use of facial recognition technology to catch criminals is controversial. Earlier this year Essex police paused a trial of the technology, after research found it ‘was statistically more likely to identify black people’. The human rights organisation Liberty has warned that the technology would ‘always be used disproportionately against communities of colour’, and the campaign group Big Brother Watch says that ‘AI surveillance that is experimental, untested, inaccurate or potentially biased has no place on our streets’. In The Spectator, one writer has argued that she wants ‘no part in the brave new world of supermarket surveillance’. But with today’s King’s Speech promising a national ‘legal framework’ for facial recognition technology, new evidence suggests that the benefits of the technology far outweigh the costs. The Spectator - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 Feature, Opinion NPAS gains funding for additional helicopters The National Police Air Service (NPAS) has welcomed confirmation from the UK Minister of State for Policing and Crime that funding has been approved for two additional brand-new police helicopters to complement its National Fleet Replacement Programme (FRP). Advance 14/5/2026 News Federal Court dismisses WA Police officer’s vaccine dismissal claim AUSTRALIA: A former WA Police officer's disability discrimination claim, spanning sick leave, a vaccine direction, eviction from her home, and dismissal, has been struck out. On 8 May 2026, the Federal Court of Australia struck out the statement of claim filed by former Western Australia Police officer Victoria Louise Williams against the State of Western Australia (WA Police Force). The decision in Williams v State of Western Australia (WA Police Force) [2026] FCA 569 has caught the attention of employment lawyers and HR professionals watching how post-pandemic vaccine mandate cases play out. Human Resources Director (HRD) 14/5/2026 News ‘Disgraceful’: Call for mandatory jail for cop bashers after sickening attack AUSTRALIA: The police union has demanded mandatory jail time for people who seriously assault police after a man who stabbed watchhouse officers with a syringe and choked one of them could face only two extra months in jail. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 14/5/2026 News Cops open to dementia training after gran’s Taser death AUSTRALIA: More police could train about how to deal with patients with dementia after a great-grandmother was fatally tasered in an aged care facility. Then-senior constable Kristian James Samuel White fired his weapon at 95-year-old Clare Nowland after being called to Yallambee Lodge nursing home at Cooma in southern NSW on May 17, 2023. The 48kg great-grandmother, who had symptoms of dementia, had taken two steak knives from a kitchen area and refused to give them up. The Canberra Times (Australia) 14/5/2026 News «808182838485868788Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
