Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98519 total results. Showing results 16821 to 16840 «838839840841842843844845846Next ›Last » Concerns raised over changes to crime recording and levels of DA reports The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has warned that the changes to crime recording could be ‘downplaying’ the number of reports made by victims. A drop in domestic abuse incidents recorded by the police could be down to changes in Home Office counting rules, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has warned. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Merseyside Police officer to appear in court charged with sexual assault Following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation, a Merseyside Police detective constable has been charged with one count of sexual assault. DC Thomas Hankin, 37, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a woman he met during the course of his duties in March 2023. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) 26/1/2024 News EMSOU DCC named as preferred candidate for Lincs Chief job DCC Paul Gibson had also served as temporary Chief Constable in Northamptonshire last year. DCC Paul Gibson, who temporarily filled the Northamptonshire Chief Constable job for two months last year, has been named as the preferred candidate for Lincolnshire Chief Constable. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Police announce arrest in 1988 murder of P.E.I. man that shook province ‘to its core’ CANADA: Police in Prince Edward Island say they have solved a 35-year-old homicide case involving a man who was strangled and stabbed in his home by someone who left a message saying, “I will kill again.” Blue Line (Canada) 26/1/2024 News $150m cryptocurrency seizure following US-UK cooperation The head of a multi-million-dollar drug enterprise has pleaded guilty to supplying hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs on a global scale. Banmeet Singh, 40, of Haldwani, India, sold the drugs on dark web marketplaces, before personally shipping or arranging their shipment from Europe to destinations across the world. National Crime Agency (NCA) 26/1/2024 News Probes open in Sherbrooke, Que., killing where police had responded before stabbing CANADA: Investigations have been opened by both Quebec’s police watchdog and provincial police after a 52-year-old man was stabbed to death in Sherbrooke, Que., early Friday. Blue Line (Canada) 26/1/2024 News Memorandum of understanding between College of Policing and HMICFRS The College of Policing and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services have published a memorandum of understanding that specifies how both organisations intend to work together to support the joint aim of improving policing. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) 26/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Community intel up almost 80% since roll out of Clear, Hold, Build Merseyside Police launched the initiative following the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Merseyside’s roll out of the multi-agency Clear, Hold, Build initiative has led to almost an 80% increase in community intelligence as well as a 16% increase in arrests. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Judge orders temporary halt to police disciplinary appeal CANADA: A Nova Scotia judge has called a temporary halt to a hearing in a seven-year-old police discipline case after receiving an urgent request from the Halifax police chief, who cited "significant procedural abnormalities" in the case. CBC News (Canada) 26/1/2024 News Gardaí seize electronic devices and diaries from Ian Bailey’s flat in connection with murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: THE rented flat of Ian Bailey (66), the chief suspect in the Sophie Toscan du Plantier murder investigation, has been searched by Gardaí on foot of a warrant. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 26/1/2024 News Mountie gets community sentence for assaulting girl, breach of trust CANADA: A New Brunswick RCMP officer found guilty of assaulting a 16-year-old girl who he was hoping to marry has been given a two-year sentence to be served in the community. Blue Line (Canada) 26/1/2024 News Drones banned from flying within 400 metres of prisons Drone operators could face fines of up to £2,500 for flying within 400 metres of closed prisons or young offender institutions. New “no-fly zones” have been introduced around prisons in England and Wales to stop drones being used to deliver drugs and contraband to inmates. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Julian Cole: Family settles claim with police for £1.2m The family of a man paralysed after a scuffle outside a nightclub has agreed a £1.2m settlement with a police force whose officers lied about the incident. BBC 26/1/2024 News Toronto police have spent millions managing Middle East demonstrations CANADA: Toronto police have spent millions of dollars managing more than 300 demonstrations in the city since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, officials say. On Friday, the force said it had spent a total of $7.5 million policing 343 demonstrations in Toronto since the attack on Israel and bombardment of the Gaza Strip that followed. Global News (Canada) 26/1/2024 News Psychological crises are not a crime. Why are so many police attendances mental health related? AUSTRALIA: Psychological crises are not a crime. Yet, 40 per cent of police attendances in the ACT are mental health related, very few of which relate to actual offending. The Canberra Times (Australia) - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 Feature, Opinion ‘What a ride, what a journey, what a privilege’ NEW ZEALAND: Wally Haumaha was a teacher with a burning desire to make a difference for Māori when he joined Police. Forty years later he is retiring as Deputy Commissioner, and one of the architects of Police’s transformed relationships with iwi and other communities. New Zealand Police 26/1/2024 Feature ‘It’s their job’: Premier’s stunning response to secret police dossier AUSTRALIA: Steven Miles has dismissed a secret document that reveals police resources are being wasted helping other stretched government services. The Courier Mail (Australia) - Subscription at source 26/1/2024 News Punished for doing their job?: no wonder Gardaí are leaving in droves REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Most rank and file Gardaí won’t publicly acknowledge that they find their job difficult, but it looks tough enough to the rest of us. A lot of their time seems to be spent dealing with people who are hostile, or inebriated, or violent, or all three, and it must get very wearing at times. Gript (Republic of Ireland) 26/1/2024 Feature, Opinion Major investigation launched after body of civilian worker, 70s, found after fall accident inside Garda HQ in Dublin REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai are investigating after the worker, a man in his 70s, was found dead inside the Phoenix Park HQ in Dublin at approximately 10am. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 26/1/2024 News More than 60 missed chances to save little Alfie Steele: Police and social services received 64 concerned calls about nine-year-old’s harrowing plight but failed to save him from death at the hands of his mother and her career criminal lover More than 60 calls were made to police and social services before a nine-year-old boy was killed by his mother and her partner during a pandemic lockdown. A Freedom of information request found West Mercia Police and Worcestershire County Council were contacted about Alfie Steele 64 times between them over a three-year period before his death. The figures were released yesterday as a safeguarding children report was published which laid bare a string of missed opportunities to intervene. Mail Online 26/1/2024 News «838839840841842843844845846Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
