Renata Gomes named as new Police Care UK CEO
Police Care UK, the charity supporting police harmed during their service, has announced the appointment of Renata Gomes as its new CEO. Renata joins from the Blind Veterans UK Group where she was the Chief Scientific Officer. In her early career, Renata was a Volunteer Metropolitan Police Cadet and subsequently trained as a forensic and […]
NYPD to deploy drones in fight against crime
The NYPD has unveiled its Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) program, which will be comprised of newly acquired Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), or drones, and licensed NYPD officers of the Technical Assistance Response Unit (TARU) who will operate them. The tech will be used across various operations, including search and rescue, inaccessible crime scenes, hostage situations, […]
Industry Spotlight: Business as usual for UK police and security firms?
As a nation, we are still coming to terms with the shocking decision made by the public to leave the EU and, already, police are launching investigations into post-referendum racism acts across the country. Despite these ignorant acts, senior UK police chiefs have declared its strategy to carry on as normal, even with numerous warnings that the Brexit vote will potentially increase the chances […]
