Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 103021 total results. Showing results 17101 to 17120 «852853854855856857858859860Next ›Last » Police to be given new powers to randomly scan people for knives under NSW government proposal AUSTRALIA: Legislation to be based on Queensland law introduced last year in response to stabbing of teenager in 2019. Police will be able to scan people for knives without a warrant in crowded places including shopping centres under new laws being developed by the New South Wales government after stabbings at Bondi Junction, Wakeley and Coffs Harbour. The Guardian 6/5/2024 News Bid to recruit more interpreters to support police People who could help those who do not have English as a first language access a range of government services or act as interpreters for the police have been asked to come forward. BBC 6/5/2024 News West Midlands Police reveal starting salary as ‘clear message’ issued to anyone wanting to join West Midlands Police has revealed its starting salary for anyone wanting to join the force - along with the £18k pay rise on offer for staying with the police. Issuing a 'clear message' to those looking to work for the force, they said: "Join us - we need your skills to make a difference." Birmingham Live 6/5/2024 News No jail time for Hamilton police officer who sexually assaulted woman he was mentoring, judge rules CANADA: A former Hamilton police officer will not go to jail for sexually assaulting the woman he was mentoring as she pursued her own career in policing. Michael LaCombe, 54, will instead serve 12 months of house arrest followed by 12 months of probation after Justice Cameron Watson found him guilty of two counts of sexual assault in January, following a trial. CBC News (Canada) 6/5/2024 News N.S. police watchdog investigating after officer strikes ‘vulnerable’ youth multiple times CANADA: Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team is investigating after a West Hants RCMP officer allegedly struck a "vulnerable female youth" multiple times. Preliminary information suggests the incident took place on March 8 after a struggle ensued while the officer and a colleague were moving the young woman into a police cell, SIRT said in a news release on Monday. "The youth struck one of the officers, and one of the officers struck the youth multiple times," the release said. RCMP Superintendent Dan Morrow said Monday in a statement that the officer in question has been placed on administrative leave and an internal code of conduct investigation has begun. CBC News (Canada) 6/5/2024 News Serial burglar first to be jailed following prosecution by private police force Man who stole meat and alcohol from M&S store imprisoned for a year after My Local Bobby group stepped in when Met refused to investigate The Telegraph 6/5/2024 News Lancashire Police appoint officer who oversaw Nicola Bulley investigation as new Preston Superintendent Lancashire Constabulary have appointed Superintendent Sally Riley, who was the face of the Nicola Bulley investigation, as the new Operations Manager for Preston. Lancashire Post 6/5/2024 News Police domestic abuse ignored – former top officer Lincolnshire Police's former Assistant Chief Constable, Kerrin Wilson, said misogynistic male cliques within the force must be dismantled, to stop claims from female victims being covered up. BBC 6/5/2024 News Another police force expands impaired testing CANADA: A little over a month ago, this space had an editorial about projects going on next door in Saskatchewan: both the RCMP and the Regina Police Service (RPS) were telling drivers to expect that, if they were pulled over for any sort of traffic offence, drivers would be getting a breath test to see if they were impaired. The Free Press (Canada) 6/5/2024 Feature, Opinion Guardians beyond the badge: The crucial role of familial support in law enforcement CANADA: Law enforcement officers (LEOs) are often required to make split-second decisions in high-pressure situations, and the constant exposure to potential danger can take a toll on their mental and emotional well-being. Blue Line (Canada) 6/5/2024 Feature, Opinion Donegal’s top garda wants tougher laws to protect young people at discos REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Donegal's most senior garda has called on the community to ensure that adolescents are discouraged from consuming alcohol, and that measures are in place to look after those who do manage to become intoxicated. Donegal News (Republic of Ireland) 6/5/2024 News Carlow Gardaà ‘Go Purple’ to highlight and raise awareness around domestic abuse REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Carlow Gardaà hosted events across the county to raise awareness around domestic abuse. Ireland Live (Republic of Ireland) 6/5/2024 News Public and private partnerships: The risk of end-to-end encryption At a recent meeting of European police chiefs, both Europol Executive Director Catherine de Bolle and NCA Director General Graeme Biggar voiced concerns over the risks of end-to-end encryption undermining people’s safety online; Policing Insight’s Andrew Staniforth explores the public-private partnerships between tech and law enforcement, and how the success of online terrorism regulation could offer solutions. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 6/5/2024 Analysis, Feature, Innovation WA education minister received letter warning of troubling behaviour of teenager shot dead by police AUSTRALIA: The behaviour of the 16-year-old Perth boy fatally shot by police on the weekend was so concerning, a letter had been written to the education minister about him, WA Premier Roger Cook confirmed today. ABC News (Australia) 6/5/2024 News Cash-strapped Police Scotland spends millions of pounds of taxpayers’ cash on woke ‘diversity training’ The single force – which former chief constable Iain Livingstone last year described as 'institutionally racist' is spending more than half a million pounds a year on 'equality, diversity and inclusion' staff Scottish Daily Express 6/5/2024 News Sex crimes detective raped woman whose complaint he was investigating, court told AUSTRALIA: A former NSW detective is fighting allegations he raped a young woman whose complaint he was investigating during a meeting at a police station and that he sexually touched her without her consent in his police car. Glen Coleman, 57, was a detective with the police force’s sex crimes squad when he allegedly committed the offences against the 19-year-old in early 2022, Penrith District Court has heard. The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) 6/5/2024 News ‘Extremely dangerous’: Police hunting for man after fatal Ponsonby Road shooting NEW ZEALAND: Police are searching for an "extremely dangerous" man believed to be behind a fatal shooting on Auckland's Ponsonby Road. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 6/5/2024 News Cleveland Police officer accused of falsifying information and lying to supervisors A police officer will face a misconduct hearing accused of falsifying information and lying to his supervisors. PC 2794 Neal Murray, of Cleveland Police, allegedly breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour for police on several occasions. According to the publicity notice on the force's website, on January 20, 2021, PC Murray falsified an entry on his electronic pocket note book that indicated the complainant of a domestic violence incident (Ms A) did not want to pursue the matter any further. Teesside Live 6/5/2024 News Met Police officers accessed controversial facial recognition site 2,000 times PimEyes, which allows internet-wide image searches of people, was accessed over 2,000 times from Met computers, prompting Scotland Yard to block access. i News 6/5/2024 News Bill to shift police from Thebarton barracks passes $150 million AUSTRALIA: The cost of relocating police units from the soon-to-be-demolished Thebarton barracks to make way for a new hospital is now estimated at $153 million, with police negotiating a $15 million funding shortfall with Treasury. In Daily (Australia) 6/5/2024 News «852853854855856857858859860Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
