Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100323 total results. Showing results 17401 to 17420 «867868869870871872873874875Next ›Last » Nearly half of all Gardai can retire in next five years as Minister’s pledge to boost numbers in doubt REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Stark new figures showing almost half of all serving gardaí are eligible to retire from the force within the next five years have cast serious doubts over the Government’s promise to boost garda numbers. Figures obtained by the Irish Mail on Sunday show more than 6,400 of the current 14,000 gardaí (45%) could leave on age grounds by 2028 amid fears the recruitment and retention crisis engulfing An Garda Síochána will continue for many years to come. Extra.ie (Republic of Ireland) 25/2/2024 News How Ireland is a key cog in South American cartel’s drug operations REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The drugs haul at Ringaskiddy Port shows how Ireland is now a key link for Latin American gangs to move narcotics into Europe The Times - Subscription at source 25/2/2024 Feature Nearly £50m of taxpayer cash was spent on putting lags in police cells because of prison overcrowding NEARLY £50million of taxpayer cash was spent last year putting lags in police cells because jails were too crammed. Ministers have been accused of presiding over “a prison system in total chaos” where offenders are even being let out early to make space. The Sun 25/2/2024 News Welsh Government criticised for cutting funding to Wales Police Schools Programme A North Wales Member of the Senedd has hit out at the Welsh Government for withdrawing funding for the Wales Police Schools Programme. The School Beat Cymru scheme sees officers deliver lessons in schools on safety, substance abuse, safeguarding and behaviour. Wrexham.com 25/2/2024 News Police yet to accept gay hate crime inquiry recommendations despite apology AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police are yet to commit to implementing any of the recommendations from a scathing inquiry into LGBTQ hate crimes, despite the state’s police commissioner Karen Webb apologising for the force’s failures in investigating a series of deaths over four decades. WA Today (Australia) 25/2/2024 News NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb apologises to families of gay hate crime victims AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has apologised to the families of gay hate crime victims after a damning report found officers were "indifferent, negligent, dismissive or hostile". The report from a Special Commission of Inquiry into LGBTIQ hate crimes in NSW made 19 recommendations in December last year, including fresh inquests into the deaths of several men. ABC News (Australia) 25/2/2024 News NSW Police Commissioner addresses Sydney couple’s ‘distressing’ alleged murder by cop AUSTRALIA: The NSW Police Commissioner has issued a statement over the "distressing" alleged murders of Sydney couple Jesse Baird and Luke Davies amid scrutiny over police protocols. 9 News (Australia) 25/2/2024 News New law to give police, courts greater powers in gang crackdown NEW ZEALAND: Gang patches will be banned in public and police given extra powers to stop gang members congregating under new legislation announced by the coalition government. The crackdown, part of the coalition government's agreement, was first signalled in September during National's election campaigning. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell said gangs had recruited more than 3000 members over the past five years - a 51 percent increase. There had also been a "significant escalation" in gang-related violence and shootings during the same time period, Goldsmith said. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 25/2/2024 News Police crush gold-plated motorbikes seized from Comancheros gang NEW ZEALAND: Police have crushed six gold-plated motorbikes seized from the Comancheros gang. The Harley-Davidsons were seized during Operation Nova, a major organised crime operation, in 2019. Police then sought a court order to crush the bikes and sell the remains under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act. They were also granted permission to destroy seven personalised plates. It was the first application of its kind, Commissioner Andrew Coster said. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 25/2/2024 News Turning officers into ‘wardrobe police’ not the way to tackle gang crime, Labour says NEW ZEALAND: The government's move to outlaw gang patches in public places will only put more pressure on stretched frontline police officers, Labour says. Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith and Police Minister Mark Mitchell announced the policy - part of the coalition agreement between National and ACT - on Sunday in Auckland. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 25/2/2024 News Gangs rife, police scarce – is National’s crime crackdown possible in Ōpōtiki? NEW ZEALAND: The new government promises to crack down on crime, banning gang patches, insignia and public gatherings. But in a town like Ōpōtiki where patches are a common sight, both police and gang members say the rules will be unenforceable. Sunday reporter Kristin Hall reports. 1 News (New Zealand) 25/2/2024 Feature Garda HQ defends €2.4m spend on consultancy services REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: An accounting, tax and business adviser received €207,000 from the force, the largest fee paid to any consultancy last year. The Times - Subscription at source 25/2/2024 News Metropolitan Police receives just six applications in latest armed officer recruitment drive as hundreds quit after cop charged with murder of Chris Kaba The Metropolitan Police received just six applications during its most recent armed officer recruitment drive as hundreds quit following an officer being charged with the murder of Chris Kaba. Mail Online 25/2/2024 News Met Police urged to expand deep dive for rogue officers after multiple rape and kidnap convictions for constable The Metropolitan Police is facing calls to expand its operation to re-examine past allegations of sexual or domestic abuse made against serving officers and staff. LBC 25/2/2024 News British Transport Police axes compulsory fitness test – because ‘bleep test’ is unfair on women A police force has come under fire after scrapping compulsory fitness tests on the grounds they are unfair on women. British Transport Police said female officers were suffering 'indirect discrimination' from doing a so-called bleep test – in which they have to run up and down a 15-metre track for three minutes 35 seconds – because they were far more likely to fail than men. Mail Online 25/2/2024 News Police investigate possession of police handgun allegedly used in murder of Sydney couple AUSTRALIA: NSW police commissioner Karen Webb expresses ‘heartfelt condolences’ to the families and friends of alleged murder victims Jesse Baird and Luke Davies The Guardian 25/2/2024 News NSW Police Commissioner Apologises To Families Of LGBTQ Hate Crimes AUSTRALIA: NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb on Sunday issued an apology to families of victims of anti-gay and anti-trans hate crimes in the state, months after a damning report highlighted the police’s failure to properly investigate those crimes. City Hub (Australia) 25/2/2024 News Three female MPs given bodyguards after concerns over safety Politicians from Conservative and Labour parties get close protection and chauffeur-driven vehicles The Guardian 24/2/2024 News Major concerns of garda mass exodus as over 6,400 can retire by 2028 – almost half the entire force REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Almost half of the entire garda force is eligible to retire in the next five years, we can reveal. New stats provided to Fianna Fail TD Jim O’Callaghan show that a staggering 6,417 gardai can hang up their batons by 2028. The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 24/2/2024 News Sadiq Khan warns Met has moved ‘backwards’ since Stephen Lawrence murder and says racism is ‘worryingly real’ Sadiq Khan has hit out at claims institutional racism in the police is “fake” or “woke”, warning that the Metropolitan Police has moved backwards in some ways since the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence more than three decades ago. 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