News

28 September 2007
SCOTTISH POLICE WELCOME CHANGE IN LAW ON TOBACCO

The Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) has welcomed the change in the law which will prohibit the sale of tobacco products to those under 18 years of age. ..MORE INFO »

19 September 2007
SCOTTISH POLICE AND FINANCIAL SECTOR JOIN TOGETHER TO TACKLE EMERGING THREATS

Scotland’s banks and other financial institutions have joined forces with police specialist financial investigators to discuss the emerging threats posed by serious organised crime to the UK financial sector.
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14 September 2007
DAY OF ACTION DETECTS DISAPPOINTING DRIVERS

A SENIOR police officer has expressed his disappointment at the poor driver behaviour detected on Scotland’s roads during the latest ACPOS day of action.

Police throughout Scotland used a variety of means to detect drivers who were speeding or failing to use seatbelts. During the operation a variety of offences and examples of bad driving were picked up. ..MORE INFO »

12 September 2007
POLICE TO TACKLE PUBLIC'S FEAR OF CRIME
WITH A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH

SCOTLAND’s police forces are to take partnership working in communities one step further in reducing crime by building greater public confidence through community involvement in crime fighting. ..MORE INFO »

12 September 2007
DRIVERS URGED TO BELT UP AND SLOW DOWN

The drivers of light commercial vehicles are being urged by police to use their seatbelts and make sure they watch their speed on Scotland’s roads. ..MORE INFO »

24 August 2007
THINK TWICE - YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!

Scottish drivers are failing to get the message about using mobile phones six months after tough new penalties were introduced by the Department of Transport. ..MORE INFO »

23 August 2007
YOUNG PEOPLE ROAD DEATHS SPARKS STRATEGY SUMMIT

The high number of road traffic collisions involving young people and the rapid increase in the number of deaths during the first half of this year has been an issue of concern to Scotland’s top roads policing officers. ..MORE INFO »

23 August 2007
POLICE CHIEFS TO SPEEDING YOUNG MOTORISTS: 'IT'S YOUR LIFE AND OTHERS AT STAKE - SLOW DOWN!'

ONE IN EVERY THREE fatalities on Scotland’s roads during the first half of 2007 involves a young person under 25 compared to one in every four last year, according to an analysis carried out by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS). ..MORE INFO »

31 July 2007
184 MORE MOTORISTS FAILED TO HEED THE WARNING LAST WEEK NOT TO DRINK OR DO DRUGS AND DRIVE

SCOTLAND’S police chiefs warned two weeks ago that there would be no hiding place for those who drink or take drugs and drive anytime or anywhere throughout the country. ..MORE INFO »

24 July 2007
DRINK AND DRUG DRIVER FIGURES CLIMB 20%; POLICE CHIEFS DISAPPOINTED WITH INCREASE

SCOTLAND’s top police officers have expressed their disappointment at the returns from the first week of the 2007 Summer Safety Campaign being co-ordinated by the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) in conjunction with the country’s eight police forces. ..MORE INFO »

16 July 2007
NO HIDING PLACE FOR THOSE WHO DRINK AND DRIVE

SCOTLAND’S Police chiefs are warning that there will be no hiding place for those who drink and drive.

Officers from all eight Scottish police forces will be bringing the full weight of their powers to bear on detecting those who risk it by drinking and getting behind the wheel.. ..MORE INFO »

5 July 2007
ACPOS RESPONSE TO DOWNGRADING OF UK THREAT LEVEL

The Joint Terrorism and Analysis Centre (JTAC) changed the national threat level from ‘Critical’ to ‘Severe’ on Wednesday.

This means that the intelligence assessment suggests that a terrorist attack is no longer imminent but that an attack is highly likely. ..MORE INFO »

2 July 2007
SCOTTISH POLICE FORCES GRANTED STOP AND SEARCH POWERS BY HOME OFFICE

All eight police forces across Scotland have applied for and been granted stop and search powers under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000. ..MORE INFO »

1 July 2007
SCOTTISH POLICE FORCES SEEK PUBLIC PATIENCE AND ASSISTANCE

Police forces across Scotland are working together to protect and reassure their communities as the alert level across the country remains at critical – the highest possible. ..MORE INFO »

1 July 2007
GRAMPIAN'S CHIEF CONSTABLE MCCKERRACHER BECOMES ACPOS PRESIDENT FOR 2007/08

ACPOS is pleased to announce that Chief Constable Colin McKerracher, Grampian Police Force, will become the next president of the Association effective 1 July, 2007 ..MORE INFO »