UK Policing News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-13274871 An 86-year-old artist from Brighton is taking the police to the High Court to try to get records of his political activities removed from their database. John Catt, who has taken part in demonstrations for decades, has been given leave to challenge the National Public Order Intelligence Unit (NPOIU). Although his activities have been extensively documented by police, he has no criminal record. NPOIU said it would be inappropriate to comment on the ongoing legal process. Mr Catt was present at a May Day protest in Brighton on Saturday at which five other people were arrested but he said he sat on the pavement and sk…

Source Clicky This COPFS news article sends a strong message to those causing a disturbance which relates to a football match. I think the punishment was spot on, what does anyone else think?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13268633 Given the coverage I wasn't surprised at the verdict and having Mr Patel there can’t have helped.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-13277800 Eight members of Merseyside Police's gun crime unit have been suspended for "inappropriate behaviour". It follows allegations that three officers sold items seized during a raid on eBay, and the discovery of a photo showing officers messing around during another raid. The officers are facing a misconduct investigation by the force's professional standards department. Merseyside Police said high standards were "non-negotiable". The Matrix unit leads the force's fight against drug-related gun and gang crime. It played a significant role in targeting the gangs associated with the murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones…

Five men have been arrested near Sellafield Power Plant. Check out the link below- http://thesun.mobi/;s=l1Ctf2ZhPUXDmQbLIrd30g01/sol/homepage/news/3560896/Terror-arrests-at-nuke-plant.html?mob=1

Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1JIYdlNRq in my opinion i cant see this is justice for the poor family who has lost a loved one, and she was only given 30 months sentence

A woman police officer who took an average of 120 sick days a year has resigned. Hinah Parekh, 43, claimed that racist abuse from fellow police officers was making her unwell and signed off with depression and stress She took a total of 848 days off sick - managing an average of only five shifts a month - from her job at Belgravia police station in central London. However she did not take her case to an employment tribunal and senior officers finally launched disciplinary proceedings. They found that Parekh had worked 327 days out of potential 1,175 since 2006. Parekh resigned before she could be sacked over absences last year. A Metropolitan Police spokesman …

http://www.bbc.co.uk...london-13077619 wonder what the out come will be by the high court

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1380753/Farmers-fury-gipsy-death-threats-999-results-legally-held-guns-confiscated-case-retaliates.html sorry if it is in wrong section. or been done before Farmer menaced with death threats by gang of travellers dials 999... and police turn up to confiscate her shotguns By ANDREW LEVY Last updated at 11:58 PM on 26th April 2011 Comments (425) Add to My Stories Officers took 35 minutes to arrive after she was threatened with chainsaws and knives She was pelted with rocks while a youth threatened to slit her throat and slaughter her cattle Treated like a criminal: Terminally ill Tracy St. Clair Pearce was pelted with rocks b…

Frightened Fulham residents want an 'out of control' hostel for criminals closed down after the Chronicle discovered police have been called to it 31 times in the last three months. Neighbours of the council-funded property – at 321 Lillie Road - say rarely a day goes by without a police call-out – and figures obtained by us back them up. Read More http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/fulham-and-hammersmith-news/local-fulham-and-hammersmith-news/2011/04/15/fear-as-police-visit-fulham-bail-house-31-times-in-3-months-82029-28528247/#ixzz1L6nnJYhw Do the people living at these bail houses get up to mischief, or is it the local residents taking a unhealthy stance against t…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...dorset-12655843 gald they got this person after threatening a police officer with a gun when he tried to stop him . well done to all the officers invovled in arresting the gunman.

Royal wedding: Police arrest 43 around security zone Forty-three arrests have been made around the royal wedding security zone, including one for sexual assault, police have said http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13240683 A huge security operation is in place around Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the Mall. A man is beinq questioned on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, police said. Twenty-five people are being held for breach of the peace. Officers also questioned anti-monarchy protesters in central London. Masked protesters were questioned in Soho Square, and police headed to Red Lion Square - where about 70 protesters had gathered. Police…

The Blunkett bobbies in uniform who sloped off duty to a visit a brothel in Soho are sacked By Stephen Wright and David Wilkes Last updated at 11:25 PM on 27th April 2011 Comments (75) Add to My Stories Four police community support officers have been booted out of Scotland Yard after they secretly visited a Soho brothel while on duty, the Daily Mail can reveal. The quartet abandoned their positions guarding potential terrorist targets in the sensitive ‘government security zone’ in central London. Then, wearing uniform, they met up at a vice den located five doors from a Metropolitan Police ‘community safety office’ and, according to s…

http://www.south-wales.police.uk/en/content/cms/news/locked-up/ The Ely and Fairwater Neighbourhood Team have been putting empty cells to good use, by running a ‘night in the cells’ youth engagement project. Last night the officers held their forth lock up event. Sounds like something out of the comedy series The thin blue line. But now you got these youngsters in jail, well you know the rest.