Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 98100 total results. Showing results 19561 to 19580 «975976977978979980981982983Next ›Last » Senior police officer calls for backup over fears cab driver would rob him The incident, which happened earlier this year, has prompted a raft of rumours and allegations about the behaviour of Craig Guildford, chief constable of West Midlands Police. Sky News 5/11/2023 News ‘Murder’ horror in Devon: Woman is found dead at home as detectives arrest 32-year-old woman on suspicion of murder amid probe A woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another woman was found dead at her home. Officers were called by the ambulance service to a report of a woman in cardiac arrest at around 5:15pm on Saturday. Mail Online 5/11/2023 News Inside Crawley’s ‘tiny Tardis’ — Britain’s smallest police station In a town where drug and knife offences have risen sharply, the local force hopes a shed-sized but fully staffed office will help keep the peace, writes Jack Clover The Times 5/11/2023 Feature Thames Valley Police explains 11 hour wait times in Buckinghamshire New data has revealed that some crime victims in Buckinghamshire have been forced to wait nearly 11 hours for a police call response. A Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to Thames Valley Police by the Liberal Democrat party has revealed that police in Aylesbury Vale take some of the longest times in the UK to respond to 999 calls for Grade 2 priority incidents, which include burglaries, missing person reports and domestic incidents. The figures showed that some callers in the region were forced to wait up to 11 hours for a police response. Bucks Free Press 5/11/2023 News Scots drivers caught for offences on pedestrian crossings plummet as police cuts blamed The number of drivers caught for offences on pedestrian crossings has collapsed in the past 10 years, figures obtained by the Sunday Mail have revealed. The areas protected by zigzag lines should be safe havens for pedestrians and the disabled. Daily Record 5/11/2023 News Police Scotland expands use of controversial facial recognition system Police Scotland’s use of a controversial form of facial recognition has tripled over the past five years and is on course to rise even further in 2023, heightening concerns that suspects could be wrongly identified. The force has increased its use of retrospective facial recognition, where algorithms help identify people caught on camera at crime scenes by comparing their faces with millions of custody images stored on a UK-wide police database. The figures were released under Freedom of Information (FoI) legislation following a request to the Home Office by the investigative unit Liberty Investigates, and shared with The Ferret. The National 5/11/2023 News New laws to restrict the sale of knives and replica gel blasters to juveniles to enhance community safety AUSTRALIA: The Palaszczuk Government will introduce new laws to Parliament to restrict the sale of knives, certain other bladed items and replica firearms (including gel blasters) to juveniles, in a commitment to protect the community and further combat knife crime and youth offending. Queensland Government (Australia) 5/11/2023 News Nearly half of police frontline patrol cars ‘crash’, but it’s not as bad as it sounds NEW ZEALAND: Just under half of new frontline police vehicles were involved in some sort of crash in 2022, one year after the Skoda model was introduced within one of the most active fleets in New Zealand. It has been two years since Skoda vehicles were introduced as a frontline patrol car for police, and data provided to Stuff through the Official Information Act revealed that in 2022, of 624 Skodas operating on the frontline, 49% crashed. By comparison, of 2492 Holden vehicles in the fleet, only 28% were involved in a crash. Stuff (New Zealand) 5/11/2023 News Vancouver police seek high-risk sex offender and convicted child abductor Randall Hopley CANADA: In 2011, Hopley snatched sleeping three-year-old Kienan Hebert from a second-floor bedroom in Sparwood. He kept the child for four days before returning him physically unharmed. Times Colonist (Canada) 5/11/2023 News Drew Harris: Gang faces ‘last chance to turn on Kinahans’ REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The garda commissioner has urged members of the Kinahan cartel to “walk into their nearest American embassy” and give information on the gang to get the $15 million reward from the US Drug Enforcement Administration. Drew Harris said the Kinahan cartel’s second and third-tier managers needed to be “practical” about their situation. The pressure is on. The net is closing. What I would say to them is you just need to look around you and see what is happening, and decide what your best actions are for the future. The Times - Subscription at source 5/11/2023 News ‘I know from the calls that I am getting that they are just fed up’: Former garda starts firm to help other gardaí to change career REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: After 20 years as a garda, Stephen Moore was sure of two things: it was time for a new challenge and that quite a few of his colleagues on the force felt the same. That led Moore to an idea for a business that he believed could satisfy both needs – by giving him the chance to start a new career while helping colleagues do the same. So, last month, after leaving the force, he finally started up his new company, Out of the Blue Training. Irish Independent (Republic of Ireland) 5/11/2023 News Four police officers injured and 29 arrested in clashes at pro-Palestinian rally Four police officers were injured and 29 people were arrested after thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square demanding a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The Independent 5/11/2023 News Attempted murder arrest over Essex Police officer attack A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was attacked while responding to reports of a disturbance. BBC 4/11/2023 News Unlocking interoperability: How Canada’s public safety agencies can work better together CANADA: Interoperability between Canada’s public safety agencies has long been a challenge. It is a topic of discussion in many emergency management circles. Blue Line (Canada) 4/11/2023 Analysis, Feature WA community locked down and suspect in custody after man allegedly shot east of Perth AUSTRALIA: Residents of Wooroloo told they could return to normal activity following earlier lockdown but urged to ‘remain vigilant’. A Western Australian community has spent several hours in lockdown and a man has been taken into custody after an alleged shooting on the outer fringes of Perth. The Guardian 4/11/2023 News Met Police adviser led ‘from the river to the sea’ chant A hard-Left activist who was filmed leading chants of “from the river to the sea” at a pro-Palestinian rally is an adviser to the police on their response to protests over the Israel-Hamas conflict, The Telegraph can disclose. The Telegraph 4/11/2023 News Career criminal with links to Irish drug trafficker Thomas Maher jailed for 21 years A career criminal who transported drugs and cash across Europe has been jailed for 21 years. Paul O’Brien (56) from Uxbridge, west London, arranged for the transportation of cocaine and €900,000 in cash from the Netherlands to the UK, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The Irish Times (Republic of Ireland) 4/11/2023 News Man charged after human remains found in burnt-out tree trunk NEW ZEALAND: The discovery of human remains in a burnt-out tree trunk has led to a murder charge over a missing man who spent two decades in prison. 1 News (New Zealand) 4/11/2023 News Met Police to send flying squad detectives to burglary hotspots Mark Rowley wants to ensure right balance of skills and experience across local policing by drafting in officers from specialist operations The Telegraph - Subscription at source 4/11/2023 News Almost 130 Met police officers being investigated for sexual abuse are still working Figure described as ‘deeply disturbing’ as MP calls for proper transparency in how Casey report recommendations are being implemented The Telegraph - Subscription at source 4/11/2023 News «975976977978979980981982983Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
