Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 115411 total results. Showing results 17801 to 17820 «887888889890891892893894895Next ›Last » Referral made to CPS over death of a man in Greater Manchester The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has made a referral to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) following its investigation into the circumstances of the death of a 20-year-old man shortly after he was arrested by police in Leigh, Greater Manchester. Police Professional 14/2/2025 News Pay deal agreed for police officers in Scotland A 4.75 per cent pay deal for police officers in Scotland, for 2024/25, has been confirmed. Police Professional 14/2/2025 News Officer sacked for improper use of police systems A police officer has been sacked for searching a force's IT systems for personal interest. BBC 14/2/2025 News Police force to trial facial recognition technology A police force is to trial live facial recognition (LFR) technology in a town centre for a day to find criminals and prevent crime. BBC 14/2/2025 News Police officer found guilty of rape A Devon and Cornwall police officer has been found guilty of raping a woman he met on a dating website. BBC 14/2/2025 News Police chief says service willing to review how crime is reported after ‘very concerning’ feedback CANADA: Police service plans to ramp up community engagement to build more trust says Nogier. Prince Albert Daily Herald (Canada) 14/2/2025 News Watchdog investigates police shooting in Surrey, B.C., that left one dead CANADA: British Columbia’s independent police watchdog is investigating after a fatal shooting involving officers in Surrey, B.C., over the weekend. Blue Line (Canada) 14/2/2025 News Police charge man in 1998 killing of pregnant woman after identifying him using DNA CANADA: A man has been arrested and charged in the 1998 homicide of a 24-year-old pregnant woman in Toronto after police say they used investigative genetic genealogy to crack the cold case. Blue Line (Canada) 14/2/2025 News Stopping anti-Semitic terrorism in Australia With the terrorist threat level in Australia sitting at ‘probable’, former Australian Secretary of Home Affairs Michael Pezzullo warns that the current confusion over responsibility for counter-terrorism in the country is weakening security – particularly in relation to the anti-Semitic terror threat – and sets out 10 steps the government needs to take to address the problem. Policing Insight 14/2/2025 Feature, Opinion Labour TD says GRA ‘snub’ to Garda Commissioner Drew Harris is ‘understandable’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The GRA confirmed earlier this week that Mr Harris, who will finish his stint as Commissioner in the coming months, is not invited to their annual conference, which will take place in Killarney, Co Kerry, at the end of April. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 14/2/2025 News GRA’s snub to Commissioner understandable – Government haven’t addressed real concerns REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Labour’s Justice Spokesperson Alan Kelly TD has called on the Government to take urgent action following the Garda Representative Association’s (GRA) decision not to invite the Garda Commissioner to their annual conference For the second year in a row. Labour (Republic of Ireland) 14/2/2025 News Bodycam evidence used to secure conviction REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Garda bodycam footage has been used in the prosecution of Philip Dwyer for failing to obey a direction to move on during riots in Coolock, Dublin, last year. Law Society Gazette Ireland 14/2/2025 News New £2m Stoke-on-Trent police unit to boost incident response times A new Stoke-on-Trent police unit is to be created to 'enhance response times for incidents' and 'alleviate stress on officers'. Plans for the new Response Support Unit (RSU) - split equally between Stoke North and South policing teams - have been rubber-stamped by Staffordshire Commissioner Ben Adams. Stoke on Trent Live 14/2/2025 News Toronto police chats undermined testimony. But it was a whistleblower who got fired CANADA: Former Toronto Police Service officer Firouzeh Zarabi-Majd said she found out about the unofficial 51 Division group chat “accidentally” after being told about it by a colleague. What she saw included a message “talking about my vagina,” she said, among other disturbing conversations. Zarabi-Majd would go on to be fired for insubordination after posting the material on social media along with profanity-laced criticisms of the force. City News (Canada) 14/2/2025 News ‘Amongst the trusted’: How private police chat groups blur and breach ethical lines CANADA: ANCOUVER — In August 2021, a Toronto drug case took a dramatic turn when a prosecutor made what the judge called a “highly unusual” request, asking the court to throw out evidence by a key police witness. It came after defence lawyers had grilled Toronto Police Service Const. Ryan Kotzer over “disparaging comments about black people” in an unofficial 51 Division police chat group. Fraser Valley Today (Canada) 14/2/2025 Feature Toronto police say tech that scans licence plates automatically is a ‘game-changer’ CANADA: Toronto police say newly introduced technology that automatically scans the licence plates of vehicles passing police cars has been one of the biggest advances in the force's history. The Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system is now in more than 600 police vehicles, they say, and alerts officers to offences tied to licence plates. CBC News (Canada) 14/2/2025 News Crime falls again, as more police return to the frontline AUSTRALIA: Crime across the state has fallen year-on-year for the fourth consecutive month, as SA Police ramps up its recruitment campaign, returning more sworn officers to the beat. Government of South Australia 14/2/2025 News Queensland government to consider bid to make DV a standalone offence AUSTRALIA: The Queensland Police Union's (QPU) campaign to make domestic and family violence a standalone offence will be considered by the state government, which is looking to change legislation to reverse the increasing rates of offending. Under current law, a police officer's power is limited if they suspect domestic violence but the victim does not make a complaint. 9 News (Australia) 14/2/2025 News QPS relaunches the Police First Nations Advisory Group (PFNAG) AUSTRALIA: The Police First Nations Advisory Group (PFNAG) has been re-established to assist the Queensland Police Service (QPS) to achieve a diverse and far-reaching representation of First Nations peoples and their perspectives in building relationships and improving policing outcomes. The renewed group, made up of 10 members from First Nations communities across Queensland, held the inaugural meeting this week, with a focus on improving safe service outcomes for First Nations peoples and communities. myPolice - Queensland Police News 14/2/2025 News Speed cameras out of action as NZTA take over from police NEW ZEALAND: Some speed-safety cameras around the country, particularly in the Wellington and Otago, are temporarily out of action, as Police hand them over to the NZ Transport Agency. NZTA is taking over camera management, after a 2019 cabinet decision. RNZ (Radio New Zealand) 14/2/2025 News «887888889890891892893894895Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
