Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98397 total results. Showing results 17501 to 17520 «872873874875876877878879880Next ›Last » Young Britons exposed to online radicalisation following Hamas attack There has been an unprecedented 12-fold increase in hateful social media content being referred to specialist police officers since Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October, according to the UK's Counter Terrorism Internet Referral Unit. BBC 6/1/2024 News 30% rise in dash cam submissions to police in 2023 There has been a significant rise in the number of dash cam videos submitted to police forces across the UK. Emergency Services Times 5/1/2024 News Road deaths: Safety fears after road policing officer numbers cut A cut in the number of road policing officers could mean drivers breaking the rules "get away with it", a road safety charity has warned. The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed 21 roles were cut from the roads policing unit in the last financial year. BBC 5/1/2024 News New website launched to report illegal parking Cheshire Police is piloting a new initiative where residents can report illegal parking problems online. It is set to be launched in Crewe in January and is being codenamed Operation Park Safe. People will be able to upload photos and videos to the police website, external and these will then be assessed and handled by traffic officers. BBC 5/1/2024 News Former Hampshire Inspector admits 17 misconduct charges relating to strip searches Gerard Hutchings has denied a further 12 charges, for which Judge Peter Blair KC listed a three-week trial to commence on January 20, 2025. A former Hampshire Police Inspector has admitted 17 charges of misconduct in a public office relating to strip searches at six police stations. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News Plain-clothed Met officer sacked after stop and search victim thought he was being robbed A Met officer who used excessive force during a search has been sacked. A plain-clothed Met PC has been dismissed without notice after using excessive force during the search of a man in west London. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News PCC praises new operating model as force sees reduction in burglary and serious violence Hampshire and Isle of Wight PCC Donna Jones has reviewed the progress of the force since a new operating model was introduced last June. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News Exclusive: Police secretly conducting facial recognition searches of passport database Revelation sparks concern among MPs and watchdogs over implications for data protection and relationship between the citizen and the state. Police forces have been secretly conducting hundreds of facial recognition searches using the UK’s database of 46 million British passport holders, it can be revealed. The Telegraph 5/1/2024 News Police IT system is failing victims There are growing fears NSW Police are not set-up to deal with new coercive control laws coming into effect in July. NSW has the oldest IT policing system in Australia. Experts are urging state Labor to fast-track updates, or else fail victim-survivors of domestic and family violence. The Australian - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News Thousands of UK police working away from frontline crime amid funding crisis Leader of Britain’s police chiefs Gavin Stephens says policing is still being damaged by austerity The Guardian 5/1/2024 News Detective’s Casebook: Online videos, drug dealing and Digital Media Investigators Fesal Khan has been jailed for three years and four months following a Bedfordshire investigation that began on YouTube. Bedfordshire Police uncovered thousands of pounds of cocaine, heroin and cash at a Luton property after pursuing a concerning YouTube video that officers had discovered online. Police Oracle - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Vancouver police deploy body worn cameras to 85 officers in pilot project CANADA: Dozens of Vancouver police officers are now recording their interactions on body-worn cameras in a pilot project the department says is aimed at improving public trust. Blue Line (Canada) 5/1/2024 News Young UK girl ‘gang raped’ in Metaverse as police launch probe into dark new online world Police are investigating the first case of rape in the metaverse after a child was 'attacked' in a virtual reality video game. Police in the UK are looking into the first case of rape in the Facebook's Metaverse virtual reality world after a young girl was 'attacked' in a video game. Express 5/1/2024 News Ex-police inspector admits misconduct during strip searches A former police inspector has admitted misconduct in a public office relating to strip searches at six police stations. Gerard Hutchings admitted 17 charges which were dated between October 1999 and April 2007. Metro 5/1/2024 News Met Police officer sacked after using ‘excessive force’ in a stop and search A plain-clothed Met Police officer who used excessive force during the search of a man in west London has been sacked. The independent policing panel (IOPC) found PC Martin Binala’s actions amounted to gross misconduct and he has been dismissed without notice. ITV News 5/1/2024 News Lorry driver jailed after NCA investigation A Lithuanian lorry driver has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after attempting to import cocaine worth £4.8 million into the UK. Rimas Ekleris, aged 59, had 60kg of the drug hidden in his cab unit when he arrived at Immingham Dock on 19 August 2022, having travelled from Cuxhaven in Germany. National Crime Agency (NCA) 5/1/2024 News PCC praises progress of force’s new operating model with crime rates down Police and crime commissioner (PCC) Donna Jones has praised Chief Constable Scott Chilton for Hampshire Constabulary’s performance since he introduced a new operating model to deliver a better service to the public. Police Professional 5/1/2024 News Officer who used ‘excessive force’ during arrest dismissed following misconduct hearing A plain-clothed Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer who used excessive force during the search of a man in West London has been sacked, following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). Police Professional 5/1/2024 News House of Lords calls for more community orders and better rehabilitation to reduce reoffending A new report by the UK’s House of Lords has called for greater use of community orders to reduce reoffending and address the growing prisons crisis, arguing that intensive rehabilitative support rather than longer tariffs would bring the most benefit to communities and individuals, as Policing Insight’s Sarah Gibbons reports. Policing Insight - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 Analysis, Feature Why are you looking for Israel-Hamas war crime witnesses, Met asked Simon Myerson KC said the force should focus on investigating crimes committed in London. The Times - Subscription at source 5/1/2024 News «872873874875876877878879880Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events