Foreign Policing News

Rioters ran amok in Dublin city centre on Thursday after the stabbing of three primary school children and a teacher. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/why-are-there-riots-in-dublin-how-far-right-response-unfolded-as-34-arrested/ar-AA1ksFxI?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=WSEDSE&cvid=a9f112d952394c428f4786610b64bf70&ei=27

https://cinisello-balsamo.milanotoday.it/sindaco-consegna-pistole-polizia-locale.html (bonus points for starched white belts!) A bit old, but I posted it as it is happening more on the continent and Italy, that the locals are armed. Quite sensible, but interesting as their Polizia Locale / Polizia Municipale are most similar to our CSOs/Civil Enforcement Officers/Neighbourhood Wardens, yet they have basically, the powers of a constable (and the PPE to back it up), but deal with the local crime, ASB, theft, drunks, traffic control, parking & road obstructions, low-grade VIP escorts, etc. They already had spray, batons etc. We must now be one …

https://gizmodo.com/france-bill-allows-police-access-phones-camera-gps-1850609772 Amidst ongoing protests in France, the country has just passed a new bill that will allow police to remotely access suspects’ cameras, microphones, and GPS on cell phones and other devices

https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-cell-site-simulator-stingray-secrecy/ United States government records recently obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union show that state and local police authorities are continuing to trade silence for access to sophisticated phone-tracking technologies loaned out by the Federal Bureau of Investigation Interesting that state and local police get their IMSI catchers this way, then again they have a different system of federal and state jurisdiction. In the UK, regional forces just get their IMSI catchers directly. I'm surprised the FBI actually answered the request, in this country it's depressing the amount of times f…

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/cyber-gulag-russia-tracks-censors-controls-citizens-99530458 It's becoming increasingly difficult for Russians to escape government scrutiny This is the kind of future I worry we could one day see happen here. Technology is giving states a lot more control over the public than they have had before.

West Hollywood safety ambassadors watch assault in progress

At about 4:30PM yesterday, HWP members stopped the driver of this "solar-powered" Holden utility due to its lack of number plates. The 40-year-old driver was found to be unlicenced and the car was unregistered. The man was arrested on an unrelated bench warrant and his vehicle was later impounded for 30 days at a cost of $1,006. He will be invited along to the Magistrates Court at a future date to explain his actions.

https://nltimes.nl/2023/02/03/dutch-police-take-exclu-encrypted-chat-service-42-arrests-eu4-million-seized Don't understand why criminals always seem to rely small, unvetted, closed source apps for encrypted communication. Why use Signal, which is open source and has been heavily reviewed for weaknesses, for free when you can pay through the nose for the privilege of using something far less secure?

https://abc11.com/brindell-wilkins-granville-county-sheriff-charles-noblin-indictment/11173518/ This made me think, has a UK Chief Constable ever been suspended and/or arrested for corruption charges?

New An Garda Síochána uniform introduced A new An Garda Síochána (Irish police) uniform has been introduced, swapping the shirt and tie for polo shirts and a two tone jacket. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-60293170 The new soft-shell looks rather snazzy, I must say although everything else seems just a bit underwhelming.

Now this is what I call multitasking.🙂

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/ddos-for-hire-services-taken-out-in-international-operation An international operation targeting tools and services used to commit serious cyber attacks has seen the takedown of 48 of the world’s most popular ‘booter’ sites

Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, who was fatally stabbed in the line of duty, was honoured during a regimental funeral on Wednesday. The service included more than 2,000 first responders who marched in the funeral procession and at least 1,500 other first responders who were at the Oval for the funeral service. Const. Shaelyn Yang was killed on Oct. 18 while accompanying a parks employee to speak with a man living in a tent in Burnaby’s Broadview Park. Jongwon Ham has been charged with first-degree murder in her death. Yang was three years into her career with the RCMP and served on the Burnaby detachment’s mental health and homeless outreach team. Every police departmen…

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The National Carillon in Canberra is honouring the memory of eight Australian officers who died in the line of duty between 2020 to 2022, with a light projection of their faces.