Police Scotland is investing £2.4 million in the transformation of Rothesay police station, the first building to undergo a full refurbishment as part of its Estates Masterplan. Work began this week ...

Around five per cent of Scotland’s police officers are eligible for retirement by next summer, sparking fresh fears of a recruitment crisis. A total of 914 officers can opt to retire in the period up ...

The first phase of Operation Phantom – a landmark collaboration between West Midlands Police and Redspeed International – trialled cutting-edge technology to detect vehicles displaying illegal 3D and ...

Women and girls will have greater protection against hate crimes under plans being consulted upon by the Scottish government. Draft regulations have been laid in Parliament to add ‘sex’ as a ...

CCTV showed a police van earlier driving behind the teenagers. It was approximately half a mile away from the e-bike, on a different road, when the fatal collision occurred. The IOPC’s investigation ...

A serving volunteer Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) Special Constable has been found guilty of committing multiple sexual offences, including the rape of a child under 13.

Recorded crime figures released this week by the Scottish government revealed that shoplifting increased by 17 per cent compared with the previous year (from 40,554 to 47,381 crimes) and increased by ...

Police officers in Lincolnshire will be the first in the UK to have AI-powered ‘digital twins’ created to predict, prevent and treat injuries sustained from policing.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary has appointed Rachel Shields as its new assistant chief constable. She steps into the role following the retirement of Will White earlier this year and says she wants to ...

Positively, HMICFRS found that the recommendations made as part of its 2014 inspection on crime recording have all been implemented. These changes have helped support improvements, such as making sure ...

The number of rape and attempted rape cases increased by 15 per cent in Scotland last year. Latest figures from Scotland’s Chief Statistician show there were 3,004 reports – up from 2,609 the previous ...

For the first time custody staff will be provided with devices, together with road policing officers and dog handlers. The issuing of the Home Office approved Motorola Solutions VB400 cameras in the ...