The Latest Breaking News from Jon Boutcher

Appeals for calm as social media stokes tensions after Belfast attack

A Sudanese man who was given leave to remain in the UK until 2028 has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Evening Standard · Jun 9

Families ‘stockpiling food in homes amid fear of race hate incidents’

Northern Ireland Policing Board member Peter Osborne said some ethnic minorities are ‘anxious and fearful of what’s going to happen’ this summer.

Evening Standard · Jun 4

Legacy proposals will fail unless PSNI is funded to meet demand, says Boutcher

The Government’s new Troubles Bill to deal with the past in Northern Ireland includes a proposal for a reformed Legacy Commission.

Evening Standard · Jun 4

Supporting PSNI ‘must be unequivocal’, says Justice Minister

Naomi Long was speaking after Chief Constable Jon Boutcher called for all political parties to show support for police.

Evening Standard · Apr 29

Belfast police station car bomb was ‘an attack on all of us’, says police chief

First Minister Michelle O’Neill, deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly, and PSNI chief constable Jon Boutcher jointly condemned a car bomb attack on Dunmurry police station. The trio, alongside Northern Ireland Policing Board chairman Brendan Mullan, held a press conference on Monday morning to denounce the incident. The attack, which occurred…

The Independent UK · Apr 27

Lurgan bomb attempt ‘timely reminder’ of terror threat to police – Jon Boutcher

He condemned those who carried out the attack as ‘cowards’ and said dissident republican groups ‘have no support and nothing to offer’.

The Independent UK · Apr 2

PSNI chief raises concerns over capacity to deal with violence against women

Jon Boutcher also told MPs there is currently an acceptance in society of misogyny which he has never seen before.

Evening Standard · Mar 25

Full probe into sex claims against ex-officer ‘essential’ for public trust

PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher welcomed the investigation being carried out by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard · Mar 11

Concern over lowest percentage of Catholic applicants to PSNI in a decade

SDLP MLA Colin McGrath urged intervention to stop further decline.

Evening Standard · Feb 18

More than 4,000 apply to join PSNI in latest recruitment campaign

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher hailed the numbers at a time when the service is under-strength.

The Independent UK · Feb 18