Pacific Island leaders have agreed to a controversial regional policing plan proposed by Australia, aimed at countering China’s growing influence in the region. The initiative, which will involve training centers and a multinational crisis response force, has drawn concerns from some nations, particularly those with close ties to China.
The League of Women Voters® of the La Grange Area is hosting a program on Policing in the 21st Century, featuring former Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel. The program will cover current police issues and related criminal justice topics, with audience questions encouraged. The event is free and open to the public and will be held on Thursday, May 23, at the Brookfield Library, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Sadiq Khan, Labour’s candidate for London mayor, has promised to invest £3 million in a new initiative to crack down on gang crime and protect young people from exploitation. The funding package would be used to pay for street-based youth workers and a pilot project to empower police to inspect second-hand mobile phone shops without a warrant. Khan announced the plans just one day after Conservative candidate Susan Hall published her manifesto, which criticized Khan for failures in policing and for having lost ‘control of our streets.’
