#public safety

#public safety

The UK and Ireland are entering a dark time, according to the singer Joy Crookes, who said the influence of far-right ideology on mainstream politics was comparable to the 1970s when the National Front was at its peak. Crookes, who has just played two sold-out shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton, said the recent wave of nationalism and the far-right march through central London in September made her feel unsafe in the UK.

Three months and eleven days after being pardoned by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, Jose Francisco Salgado arrived at the home of his 81-year-old aunt, Maria Torrez Salgado, to murder her. It was Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 6 a.m., when the convict, who had benefited from the family coexistence program, strangled the victim until she lost consciousness.

Since Nov. 9 there have been 83 earthquakes in a roughly 1-mile radius around the town of San Ramon. The earthquakes, which geologists call a swarm, are small, ranging in size from .6 magnitude to 3.8. Six, including one Monday night at 10:47 pm were 3.0 or above - generally large enough for most people to feel. Residents have definitely noticed, leaving some to wonder if a bigger quake is on the way.

The "alien mothership" is currently travelling towards Earth after going around the Sun and Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb has said it appears the object could actually have "thrusters." Astronomer David Jewitt and Jane Luu found the visitor's body said 3I/Atlas is surrounded by a glow and plumes of gases in two directions, one pointing toward the Sun, the other pointing away.

Just seeing her lying on the ground and she was kind of hyperventilating and in a lot of pain. You could tell she was in really bad shape. All the medics were down there and there was a big turnout as far as responders and so forth.

"This whole case is really sad. It's so senseless," said Bott, who said Nowden lacked a "moral compass."

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is looking at making some information on the sex offender registry public, in the wake of a controversial Supreme Court of Canada decision on child pornography sentences. Ford says parents want to know if a sex offender is living next door or down the street, and he says making that public is a "no brainer."

Canadian-born Patrick Roberts Loewen has survived a 'criminal' childhood, cancer and drug addiction to become a vigilante of sorts for the city The community spirit in Galway city is definitely strong, but it is rare to see someone caring about its streets like Patrick Roberts Loewen does. Patrick is using his art not only to keep Galway clean but also to keep it safe. And after hearing his back story - which includes a difficult childhood, cancer, an abrupt change of career, and a vision - the reasons are clear.

At the reconsideration hearing held Friday in a San Jose courtroom, Ramon rejected pleas from the district attorney's office to give more weight to the allegations in the murder charges. He ultimately sided with public defense attorneys who argued that the defendants' lack of violent histories, as well as their local family ties and community contributions, did not make them imminent public dangers or flight risks.

The legislation would "establish penalties for reckless or negligent operation of a vehicle and hindering the movement of other vehicles." Under the bill, anyone who blocks access to public arteries and businesses in a "reckless and negligent manner" with a group of more than two vehicles could face up to 2.5 years in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.

One Hayward public safety operator received more in overtime pay last year than their base salary. A Hayward Fire Department battalion chief received nearly a quarter-million dollars in overtime. They're just two examples of how the city of Hayward is wrestling to rein in spending fueled by salaries, benefits and overtime. As Hayward revises its 2025-2026 budget after depleting $31 million in its general fund budget, the city is working to rein in its expenses after a 21% increase in salaries and benefits and a 14% increase in overtime that has caused city officials to return to the negotiation table with the city's labor groups.

Close to two dozen homes have been evacuated in this area following a report shortly after 12.30am today of suspect devices. A public safety operation was implemented, and cordons put in place. Chief Inspector Graeme Craig said: "We understand the level of disruption this has caused to residents - including families and children - who have had to leave their homes during the early hours, and how unsettling this will have been.

If a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn't terrifying enough, experts say a torrent of AI-generated videos in Japan purporting to show people in close encounters with the animals is only adding to public anxiety and could put people at greater risk. While headlines about real attacks and disruption appear on a regular basis, monitors of online content are warning social media users not to be taken in by realistic videos on platforms such as TikTok of the animals attacking or interacting with humans.

A total of 91 prisoners have been freed by mistake between 1 April and 31 October this year the equivalent of three per week, according to latest Ministry of Justice figures published on Tuesday. Justice secretary David Lammy is due to face MPs in the Commons on Tuesday, as the government faces mounting pressure over a series of high profile releases, including that of Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu.

Monday, November 10, 2025 6:54PM Stream local breaking news and original programming, live 24/7, from ABC7 Bay Area. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 10-year-old boy. Police say Julian Davis was last seen via video around 6:15 a.m. Monday near Vasquez and Woodside Avenue. That's just south of Laguna Honda Hospital in Forest Hill.

Some might call it routine response, but his loss is a stark reminder that there is no such thing as a routine call in this line of work. Every response carries a risk and every member of the FDNY answers that call of courage,

Two of the four prisoners who are at large were mistakenly released in 2024, according to reports. The government is under increasing pressure as the details emerged, with the other two on-the-run inmates revealed to have been wrongly freed in June this year. The mistaken releases of the four offenders mark just some of a number of high-profile cases of prisoners being wrongly freed.

The ice had probably just frozen over when one of our employees, Danny, spotted Charlie skating and got that photo,

In an eight-to-five vote on Monday (3 November), the San Francisco Arts Commission (SFAC) voted to disassemble Armand Vaillancourt's namesake fountain. Two days prior, the San Francisco Chronicle that San Francisco Recreation and Park Department (RPD) officials stated the fountain posed an "an immediate and serious hazard" and would propose dismantling the monumental fountain and storing it for up to three years, at a cost of $4.4m.

Serious, intrusive violation of privacy. Tracking of my movements is illegal surveillance.

Toronto police say they've made multiple arrests after a group of demonstrators reportedly forced their way into a downtown building. Police said at least one person was injured in the incident that occurred in the area of Elm and Bay streets on Wednesday afternoon. Police did not immediately provide any further details but stated that they were continuing to investigate.

Scanner encryption, the process of shifting officers and dispatch communication to a private channel, will align the city's police department with other law enforcement offices in the East Bay that began encrypting their feeds in October. Berkeley's decision to fully encrypt has been influenced by multiple factors. A 2020 memo by former Attorney General Xavier Becerra called on agencies to protect peoples' sensitive identifiable information like their names, addresses, birthdates and social security numbers from scanner traffic that was available to the public.

The white paper suggests that fiber broadband is the best overall solution for three reasons. The first is that it is more reliable, has greater capacity and lower latency than other communications platforms. Fiber is also more resistant to congestion, weather and line-of-sight limitations. And, finally, fiber is better positioned to support emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and - though the white paper doesn't mention it - the Internet of Things.

"What I feel deeply right now, and it's personal to me, is that the community here needs to have someone on City Council who really gets it and that gets the challenges that we're all facing right now,"

In the last year, just 15% of all 999 calls to the Metropolitan Police have been for genuine emergencies, the force has said. Non-emergency calls included someone who had a spider in their room, another whose dog would not come back into their house, and others who have had no-show delivery drivers. The force said the calls, which totalled 1.87m between July 2024 and July 2025, took up valuable call handler time and stopped them from dealing with genuine emergencies.

Anyone who breaks the law will be dealt with directly, as will those who incite hate. We have been working closely with partners including Birmingham City Council, Aston Villa Football Club, our colleagues in other emergency services, as we put in place our significant policing operation. People can expect to see a large number of uniformed officers, as well as police horses, police dogs, our drone unit, road policing unit, protest liaison officers and others.