Media MonitorSUBSCRIBE 100842 total results. Showing results 19921 to 19940 «99399499599699799899910001001Next ›Last » Toronto police chief apologizes after officers hand coffee to protesters CANADA: Toronto's police chief apologized Sunday after a video posted on social media of officers handing coffee to protesters supporting Palestinians was criticized by politicians. CBC News (Canada) 7/1/2024 News Multimillion euro garda ‘overtime’ pay on the cards following landmark ruling REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Garda Review magazine has now suggested members of the force could be entitled to back payments to represent the correct amount for holiday pay, which failed to take overtime into account Dublin Live (Republic of Ireland) 7/1/2024 News Special garda unit to monitor immigration protestors REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai have put in place a dedicated operation at national and divisional level to police anti-immigrant protest groups which have formed around the country. The groups, often composed of locals and in some cases infiltrated by far-right extremists and convicted criminals, mount pickets outside buildings that have been linked to the accommodation of asylum seekers. The Times 7/1/2024 News Gwent Police answer emergency calls faster than any other force No force in England or Wales answers emergency calls faster than Gwent Police, according to a new study by people search engine Radaris. Using data from October 2023, the study found that Gwent Police answered 90.6 per cent of their calls within 10 seconds. It means the force, which covers Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen, beat the likes of West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester, both also inside the top five. South Wales Argus 7/1/2024 News Metropolitan Police launches second criminal investigation in Post Office scandal New investigation will examine potential crimes by the Post Office in its recovery of money from subpostmasters accused of theft and false accounting Computer Weekly 7/1/2024 News Peel police introduce new hotline amidst ‘disturbing trend’ of extortion attempts CANADA: Peel Regional Police said in a statement Saturday they are introducing a new 1-866 phone number for extortion investigations. Officers say they are currently investigating a “disturbing trend” of extortion attempts. They also said these attempts are mainly targeted at members of the South Asian business community. Global News (Canada) 7/1/2024 News How the Met took down the kingpins of organised crime Det Ch Insp Driss Hayoukane was on the brink of retirement from the Metropolitan Police in March 2020, when he got a call he could not resist. French and Dutch police had infiltrated a supposedly uncrackable mobile messaging network called EncroChat, used by criminals to trade drugs and guns. BBC 7/1/2024 News Victoria police acknowledges spike in ‘edged weapon’ crime AUSTRALIA: Victoria Police's Senior Sergeant Andrew Eyries says it was 'possible' for the perpetrator of multiple stabbings in Melbourne to source his weapon from any kitchen ABC News (Australia) 7/1/2024 News, Video Inside ‘Black Axe’ crime gang’s €70m global fraud scam linked to 1,000 people in Ireland – as Gardai arrest hundreds REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: The Irish Sun on Sunday also publishes the first image of the latest senior gang member convicted over his activities for the gang The Irish Sun (Republic of Ireland) 7/1/2024 News Organised crims paying the poor to steal for them AUSTRALIA: Organised criminals are paying disadvantaged people to do their dirty work, with shoplifting rates reaching an alarming level for businesses. Herald Sun (Australia) - Subscription at source 7/1/2024 News Survey underlines case for more rural police NEW ZEALAND: A Federated Farmers survey shows rising rates of rural crime and underlines a strong case for more police resources in rural areas, Feds national board member Richard McIntrye says. Of more than 1000 farmers who responded to the 2023 Federated Farmers Rural Crime Survey, 67 per cent said they had experienced an incident in the last two years. Sun Live (New Zealand) 7/1/2024 News Nottinghamshire Police officer misconduct over driver inquiry A police officer is facing the sack for launching an investigation into a road incident that he was involved in. PC Adam Bass began inquiries into a driver who claimed she had been "cut up" by him in Woodborough Road, Nottingham while he was off duty in May 2022 BBC 7/1/2024 News New Police Transition Survey shows majority of Surrey residents support RCMP CANADA: The City of Surrey has commissioned a Police Transition Survey, conducted by polling firm Leger, that has found that just 29% Surrey residents want to continue with the Surrey Police Service transition, while 46% want to retain the RCMP. City of Surrey (Canada) 6/1/2024 News Three-quarters of police stations have shut in some parts of the UK The Lib Dems, who compiled the figures, said the statistics show a 'disturbing postcode lottery', with police forces left overstretched. Up to three-quarters of police stations have shut in some parts of the UK in a “shocking” reduction to front-line services, The Telegraph can reveal. The Telegraph 6/1/2024 News Irish jobs: Gardai hiring control room operatives in multiple counties with impressive salary and perks REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Gardai are hiring control room operatives based in Cork, Dublin, Galway and Waterford. The role comes with an impressive salary and perks. Irish Mirror (Republic of Ireland) 6/1/2024 News Revealed: police refusing requests for background checks on violent partners Observer analysis reveals forces in England and Wales are leaving people at risk by rejecting Clare’s law checks on suspected abusers. Police in England and Wales are leaving people at risk of domestic abuse by refusing to release information on suspected violent partners, the Observer can reveal, with one force declining 95% of requests for checks. The Guardian 6/1/2024 News Met police officer charged with two counts of rape and suspended Andrej Sagaidak appears at Westminster magistrates court in connection with report of an incident in Islington on 1 January. A serving Metropolitan police officer has been charged with rape and suspended from duty, the force has said. The Guardian 6/1/2024 News Probationary MPS officer charged with rape A serving Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer has been suspended from duty after being charged with rape. PC Andrej Sagaidak, who was working in his probation period, was charged on Friday (January 5) with two counts of rape, one count of non-fatal strangulation and one count of causing actual bodily harm. Police Professional 6/1/2024 News New Garda initiative piloted in county REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: A new Garda digital initiative to help vulnerable adults in the county is being piloted in County Roscommon. Inspector David Cryan told a meeting of Roscommon Joint Policing Committee that the new Digital Older Persons Register was started in Mayo and was now being piloted in County Roscommon. "This will form the basis of having more collaborative efforts of our policing units in terms of visits and supports of this cohort of our community,” he said, adding that a cohort of twenty people have been included in this pilot. Roscommon Herald (Republic of Ireland) 6/1/2024 News Lack of support from bosses blamed for record number of police officers wanting to quit The National Police Wellbeing Survey canvassed some twenty thousand frontline cops in the UK revealing that more officers than ever are thinking of quitting their jobs Mirror 6/1/2024 News «99399499599699799899910001001Next ›Last » Upcoming events View all events
