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There are growing indications that public sector organisations are getting up to speed with the digital revolution and making increasingly active use of social media networks to engage and collaborate with the public. Continue reading Joining the digital conversation – How police and public can join together to solve crime
Ever since the death of 14 year old Lillian Groves last year, who was knocked down and killed by a speeding driver who had taken cannabis, large anti-drug driving campaigns have been launched across the United Kingdom. However, changes are needed to the legislation underpinning drug-driving offences, which will make it easier for police officers to detect drivers and charge them. The current law states that: Continue reading Drug Driving in the United Kingdom
Following a successful three-month trial at waste water treatment works in Northamptonshire, England, Anglian Water is considering the use Jabbakam’s cloud-based IP camera surveillance system at further sites located across the country. Continue reading Fight against metal theft
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: BCSI), a leading provider of Web security and WAN optimization solutions, has recently announced that Hampshire Constabulary has reduced logon times for print, file share and reporting applications from as much as 20 minutes to only a few seconds with Blue Coat® MACH5 WAN Optimization appliances. Continue reading Hampshire Constabulary Puts Officers Back in Neighbourhoods with Blue Coat MACH5 WAN Optimization Appliances
Four brave police horses who worked for Greater Manchester Police (GMP) are hanging up their horseshoes and retiring to The Horse Trust’s sanctuary2 in Speen, Buckinghamshire. Continue reading GMP HORSES PUT OUT TO PASTURE
GPSJ has raised concerns around a possible security risk arising from the sale of unauthorised press cards on EBay that look very similar to the official UK Press passes used to identify professional journalists in various work situations. Continue reading EXCLUSIVE – UNOFFICIAL PRESS CARDS POSE A SECURITY RISK
London. September 23, 2011: Intellect, the trade body for the technology industry in the UK, has today welcomed the Home Affairs Committee report, New Landscape of Policing, which has adopted several suggestions made by Intellect in evidence to the committee. Continue reading Home Affairs committee report New Landscape of Policing endorses Intellect suggestions to improve police IT
A man who collided with a bus in Manchester city centre has now died. Officers are still trying to trace two women who may hold vital clues as to what happened in the moments leading up to the collision. Shortly after 11.30pm on Saturday 10 September 2011, police were called to Oxford Road at its junction with Chester Street following reports a man had collided with a city-bound double-decker bus. Continue reading Man dies after chasing mugger
The austerity measures have caused ripples across all sectors -including policing. The Emergency Budget and Government Spending Review led to cuts in policing budgets of around 20% over the life of this Parliament. At the same time, demands on the service continue to increase as financial discontent leads to large scale protests, such as the recent TUC march against spending cuts, hijacked by anarchists with damaging effect. Continue reading Preserving frontline police services with speech recognition
After a night of possibly the worst rioting ever seen in the UK, Home Secretary Theresa May seems to be in some denial about the seriousness of the situation and has no answers on how this can be addressed properly after returning home early from her summer break to confront the situation. Continue reading Home Secretary appears to be in denial as to the seriousness of recent rioting
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) take possession of their new Force Headquarters in Central Park. Police leaders and partners gathered to witness the building developers Ask:Goodman present a ceremonial key to Cllr Paul Murphy of Greater Manchester Police Authority (GMPA) and Chief Constable Peter Fahy of GMP to signify completion of the construction. Continue reading GMP Take Possession of New Force HQ
South Yorkshire Police and South Yorkshire Police Authority’s annual crime and community safety survey ‘Your Voice Counts’ found that fear of crime had reduced in the fourth year of the survey across all the crime types listed when compared with year three. Continue reading Police welcome drop in public fear of crime
Commenting following an announcement that Wiltshire Police Authority (WPA) will receive a 6 percent cut in grant funding in 2011-2012, Christopher Hoare, Chair of WPA said: -Cuts to the police budget for 2011-2012 bring very real challenges to ensuring the continuation of an effective policing service that local people rightly expect. Continue reading REAL CHALLENGES FROM POLICE BUDGET CUT
A man who collapsed whilst walking home from work in the snow has thanked the people who saved his life today. Mike Ashton from Kingsdown near Sittingbourne had been walking in sub-zero temperatures early last Saturday morning (4 December) when his body temperature dipped so low he collapsed in an orchard at Chilton Manor Farm, off Highsted Lane, Rodmersham. Continue reading Officers save Man's life
A 69-year-old ex-serviceman was assaulted for wearing a Royal Air Force jacket. , Continue reading Ex-serviceman was assaulted for wearing a Royal Air Force jacket.
Manchester mum Karen Harris, 31, and her stepson Alex Harris, 16, are both embarking on the same BTEC course to become police officers. Both mum and son are studying at Hopwood Hall in Rochdale. Mature student Karen decided to go back to the books last year to enrol on the Uniformed Public Services BTEC National Diploma and now Alex is joining her on exactly the same course with a view to pounding the same beat when they graduate. Continue reading Mum and Son Join Forces to Fulfil Police Dream
TRIBUTES are being paid to a Lancaster police officer who died at the weekend. Detective Inspector Glen Oldham, 44, had served with Lancashire Constabulary for over 24 years, all of which he spent based in the north of the county. His last role was heading the CID team at Lancaster. Continue reading Tributes for 'top cop' following death
Having reviewed the force’s financial position, in common with many forces, North Yorkshire Police have decided to cease the existing Police Officer recruitment process and will not be recruiting Police Officers for the foreseeable future. We recognise that this news is disappointing for aspiring police officers with current applications pending, all of whom have by now received a letter informing them of the situation. Continue reading North Yorkshire Police statement
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