Delhis L-G Anil Baijal flags low conviction rate, seeks police report

Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has directed Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to discuss the issue of low conviction rate…

Home Ministry panel to monitor cybercrimes

Union home ministry has decided to constitute a panel under a joint secretary to periodically monitor cybercrimes and ensure…

Dutch police can now access 200,000 private security cameras

The police in the Netherlands can now access footage from almost 200,000 privately-owned security cameras. In October 2016, 100,…

Australian crime agency scraps biometrics project due to overspending, delays

A project to introduce fingerprint and facial recognition technology across Australia has been abandoned due to substantial cost…

Belgium Police can now view footage from private security cameras to solve cases

People who have security cameras at their stores, companies or homes must now register them with the Belgium Home Affairs…

Vehicle crime increasingly linked to other criminal activity

According to Interpol, in recent years, law enforcement agencies have seen a rapid evolution in the global vehicle crime…

FICCI SMART Policing Awards conferred on State & Central police forces

Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Statistics & Programme Implementation, Mr. Vijay Goel, recently presented…

Gurugram to get special 1,000-strong night police force to make city safer

Gurugram is set to get a 1,000-strong night constabulary dedicated to patrolling the streets in order to shore up law-and-order…

Railway police stations asked to ensure distress calls attended

Days after a woman was molested outside the New Delhi railway station and claimed not to have received any aid when she dragged…

Taking calls while driving not against law, rules Kerala High Court

The Kerala high court has ruled that talking on the mobile phone while driving is not an offence, unless it can be established…

'Black Cat' commandos set to be deployed in Kashmir

The Ministry of Home Affairs is examining a proposal to deploy a contingent of the National Security Guard (NSG) commandos in the…

CCTV cameras deployed to help Cape Towns ShotSpotter programme identify shooters

The City of Cape Town has announced it would now use CCTV cameras in conjunction with ShotSpotter technology in a bid to identify…