The use of private security guards to patrol a town beset by anti-social behaviour issues is set to be reviewed. Akon Security were awarded an £8,500, six-week-long contract to assist council ...

New vape-spiking detection equipment is being used in a crackdown across London, with operations spanning bars, clubs and party boats. Children as young as 14 were admitted to hospital after cannabis ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police officers used a launcher to attach a magnetic tracker to a vehicle that was part of a drug investigation, and ultimately arrested two men and recovered 28 grams of crack ...

A near infra-red detector (left) that can test a range of powders and tablets suspected of containing controlled drugs, and a new vape spiking detector (Jonathan Brady/PA) New vape-spiking detection ...

New detection technology is being deployed across London in a concerted effort to combat vape-spiking, with operations targeting bars, clubs, and party boats. The initiative follows serious incidents, ...

The Met received more than 2,000 allegations of spiking between March 2024 and March 2025. A near infra-red detector (left) that can test a range of powders and tablets suspected of containing ...

In just about one year’s time, the Franconia Government Center will move into a new facility at a new location after many years of waiting for a new modern center, police station, library, and other ...

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