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SECURIZINE ISSUE 92 18th July 2007
The Home Office is to provide police with an extra £3 million to fund a national roll-out of revolutionary head camera technology, Minister of State for Police, Crime, Security and Counter-Terrorism Tony McNulty has announced.
Police Head Cams 'Bring Risks'
The Association of Chief Police Officers has warned that filming all incidents may not be appropriate. Ken Jones, President of ACPO said, 'The introduction of personal digital recording equipment for police officers and staff brings benefits and risks which ACPO will now more fully consider.
GMP
Officer is UK's Bravest Cop
PC
Geoff Hince is the first ever officer from Greater Manchester
Police to win the honour of the Police Federation Bravery Award
for his selfless and courageous act. The award was given in recognition
of PC Hince's bravery when he tackled two armed raiders at a Post
Office in Salford.
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Home
Secretary Welcomes Crime Falls in the North East
On
July 16th Home Secretary Jacqui Smith congratulated the efforts
of the crime fighting partners in the North East, who together have
helped bring about a 27 per cent fall in robbery and a 26 per cent
reduction in burglary in the region over the last two years.
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Intellicate®
Announces New Schedule24™ Police and Justice Edition
Yesterday
Intellicate® announced the availability of a new edition to
the company's Schedule24™ series of workforce scheduling products
that will help UK Police and Justice customers extend the power
of team management to frontline justice operations.
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HMS
Wins Danish & Norwegian Weapons Intelligence Training (WIT)
Contract
HMS,
leader in counter improvised explosive device (C-IED) training,
analysis and consultancy, continues to increase its global presence
with the award of a contract to provide specialist Weapons Intelligence
Training (WIT) to the Danish and Norwegian Naval explosive ordnance
disposal (EOD) squadrons.
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MPS
sentenced on Health and Safety charge
The
Metropolitan Police Service has been sentenced on a charge of breaching
Health and Safety law in relation to the tragic deaths of Gameli
Akuklu and William Kadama at the Peel Centre swimming pool in July
2002 while they were attending an organised swimming event.
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National
Police Radio 'Language' Rolled Out
AirwaveSpeak, the new national standard for police radio communications,
will begin roll-out this summer to the service in England, Wales
and Scotland. AirwaveSpeak is part of a broader strategy by the
National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) to assist police forces
to increase efficiency, enhance interoperability and support frontline
policing.
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'Views'
on Police Service Wanted
What
do you think about the police service? That is the question Her
Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary would like people to answer
as part of an independent review into policing.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 91 11th July 2007
West Midlands Police officers acted with 'outstanding courage' when they arrested Yassin Omar one of the men wanted for the failed bomb attacks in July 2005, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said.
Service Defends 'Vetting' Procedure in Al Qaida Claim
Ken Jones, ACPO President, has responded to reports in a national paper that Al Qaida sympathisers are working in the police service.
SIA
and West Yorks Police Check Door Staff
Over the weekend, investigators from the Security
Industry Authority (SIA) and officers from West Yorkshire Police
carried out a series of compliance checks on door supervisors
in the Wakefield district.
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National
Bravery Awards 2007
The
Police Federation is gearing up for its annual Bravery Awards
ceremony which will be held at the Dorchester on Thursday night.
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Dogs
Seek Training Challenges
Gwent
Police Dog Section is appealing for local businesses, schools, colleges
and landlords to nominate their premises to become part of the training
programme to develop the skills of police dogs when searching for
cash, firearms or illegal substances.
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Police
Confirm Employee's Death
Derbyshire
Constabulary has confirmed that a 51-year-old man killed in a collision
in Chesterfield was a former police office and current member of
police staff.
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No
Sex Please, This is Kent
Kent
police have dismissed suggestions it was considering setting up
'safe havens' for couples to have open air sex.
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Police
Promote Non-emergency Number
A
caller who couldn't hear his television because of a car revving
outside his house is just one of scores of people West Midlands
police want to deter from calling 999.
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Confidence
Boost for PSNI
PSNI's
Chief Constable Sir Hugh Orde has welcomed the findings of the Omnibus
Survey published, which shows increased confidence in the Police
Service's ability to provide an ordinary day-to-day policing service
for all the people of Northern Ireland.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 90 4th July 2007
Eight people have been arrested in connection with failed bomb attempts in London and Glasgow. One man was detained at Brisbane airport in Australia. A number of detainees are believed to be doctors.
Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair has been criticised for his low media profile throughout the incident and ongoing investigation. Defending the Commissioner, MPA Chairman, Len Duvall, called the criticisms 'ridiculous'.
MPA
hosts National Counter-terrorist Seminar
Counter-terrorist
activity, united with active community engagement, must be core
business for all police authorities and constabularies if the
UK is to successfully challenge and defeat criminals intent
on destruction and murder said Toby Harris today.
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IPCC
Investigates Burnley Death
The
Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is independently
investigating a death in custody at Burnley Police Station on
Saturday 30th June.
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Damilola
Trust Given Cash to Fight Knife Crime
Community
groups including the Damilola Taylor Trust have been awarded £800,000
by the Home Office to tackle crime and gang culture, Home Secretary
John Reid said yesterday.
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New
Police Base in South Yorks
A
new purpose built Safer Neighbourhood Team police base in Kendray,
which is named after former Barnsley councillor the late Jimmy
Rae, was officially opened on Thursday 21st June 2007.
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Skills
for Justice Recovers from Floods
Sheffield-based Skills for Justice is now up and running after
being flooded during last week's torrential rainfall. The organisation
closed its offices last Tuesday and Wednesday to allow cleaning
and repairs.
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Operation
Maxim Arrests
Detectives
from the Economic and Specialist Crime Command's Operation
Maxim have arrested five men after uncovering the single largest
haul of fake passports from a counterfeit passport factory.
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IPA
Donates Cheque for African Orphanage
A
fundraising night at Police Headquarters has given a school and
orphanage in Kenya a £500 boost. The International Police
Association's (IPA) charity quiz night involved around 90 persons
in 15 teams. The winner for the second year in a row was a team
from the Fire Service.
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Motorway
Police 'Professional' Says IPCC
Central
Motorway Police Group officers ‘acted in accordance with
their professional duties’ during an accident that claimed
the life of a teenager, according to the Independent Police Complaints
Commission (IPCC).
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Lothian
and Borders Officers Go Wild
Five
wildlife crime officers from Lothian and Borders Police will feature
in a four-part BBC Scotland television series entitled Wildlife
Detectives.
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Data
Protection Debate Opens
The
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has launched consultation
on its new Data Protection Strategy which sets out how it intends
to minimise the data protection risk.
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Macau
Police Invest in IndigoVision IP-CCTV
IndigoVision’s
complete IP-Video system is providing a comprehensive CCTV surveillance
solution for the Police Service in Macau, one of the two Special
Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China, along
with Hong Kong.
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