UK Policing News

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23932445-assaults-on-paramedics-to-be-punished-more-severely.do Attackers who injure emergency workers will face tougher punishment under new sentencing rules for judges and magistrates. The bit that may interest is...... "However, there will be more community sentences for attacks which cause minimal injury or none at all, meaning the overall number of people jailed for assault will fall. People who resist arrest or assault a police officer, but cause no injury, are likely to be dealt with more leniently" Do what?

30 HOUR SIEGE  AS PETS ATTACK ABOVE: Police with riot gear, armed police, the RSPCA and a specially trained vet arrived-Armed officers had to use Taser guns to free Daniel Boardman from the jaws of the animals. SIXTY riot police were involved in a 30-hour stand-off with two dogs who nearly mauled a teenager to death. Armed officers had to use Taser stun guns to free Daniel Boardman, 19, from the jaws of the animals. A zoo expert trained in tranquillising  lions was also called in. Daniel, who had been looking after a friend's pets, has been left with what police describe as "life-changing" bite injuries to his arms, legs and buttocks, which need major surgery…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12789689 A police officer has been convicted of assault after pushing a 16-year-old boy through a shop window in south east London. Pc Marcus Ballard grabbed Onyeka Obi and shoved him off his feet during a stop and search on High Street, Bromley, in February last year. CCTV footage showed Mr Obi was not behaving threateningly at the time. Ballard was sentenced to 150 hours community service at Westminster Magistrates' Court. He was also told to pay £1,000 in compensation and costs. Ballard, who had denied two charges of assault, was on duty with the Metropolitan Police's territorial support group when two women ex…

From the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk...hester-12747310

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/east-hampshire/police_and_council_in_20mph_row_1_2503157 Portsmouth City Council is considering taking Hampshire police to court over its refusal to enforce 20mph zones. Transport boss Cllr Jason Fazackarley said he wants to force the police to reconsider their stance on the city’s roads. At the moment, officers will stop motorists breaking the limit as they go about their patrols – but the police won’t routinely enforce 20mph limits. Cllr Fazackerley said the council was considering taking the police to a judicial review over the issue. A total of 94 per cent of residential streets have a 20mph limit, but national police…

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3470807/Yobs-who-spit-on-cops-will-just-get-fines-with-new-sentencing-rules.html YOBS who spit on cops will just get FINES under new sentencing rules to be unveiled today. Louts who shove police officers will also only face a fine. Currently, such offences are punished by community orders. I am guessing many of these fined won`t or cannot pay up, so they get away with this daft punishment.

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2011/03/16/killer-raoul-moat-s-helpers-jailed-for-life-61634-28343555/ Ness got a minimum of 40 years, Awan got a minimum of 20 years. Justice has been served. Hopefully all of those affected can get some closure and put this horrible incident behind them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-12757118 A couple warned by police after their children picked daffodils from a Dorset park have said they did not know their daughters were committing a crime. Jane Erringdon and Marc Marengo were with their children in Whitecliffe Park, Poole, when officers were called. Ms Erringdon said the children were "upset" following the events on Sunday. Councillor Peter Adams, whose home overlooks the park, said the daffodils were for "the people of Poole" and a "proper response" had been taken. The police were called by a family member of Conservative councillor Mr Adams, who claimed the children had picked about 80 bunches of fl…

British police smash 'biggest ever' paedophile ring More than 120 suspected child abusers have been arrested in Britain after police cracked what they described as the world’s “biggest ever†paedophile ring. By Bruno Waterfield, Mark Hughes 4:11PM GMT 16 Mar 2011 Police were alerted to “discussion only†website boylover.net, which had 70,000 members, when two British sex offenders were arrested in Spain three years ago Detectives at the Child Protection Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) identified 1,200 British members and pursued 240 high risk suspects who had family, professional or other close links to children. The 121 arrests, including …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12713295

http://www.yorkpress...____road_block/ To prove it can be done. Highway man and other HATO's have previously said it can be done.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-devon-12712190

Here's food for thought for the specialist units who are never able to assist response with regular police work: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-12703079 The two who were nearest were on a 'specialist operation' and they were happy for a one-man unit to attend a potentially lethal incident. Typical.

In Depth: A Secret, Hidden Crime woman, who is estranged from her husband, is walking down the street with her five-year old son when she receives a text saying 'John's shoelace is undone'. Is she being stalked? The insidious, creeping and complex nature of stalking can make it difficult for potential victims and police officers to determine whether a crime has occurred or is being committed. Placing a rose underneath the windscreen wipers of a car, moving a plant pot, or texting 'good morning' to the same person each day are not crimes in themselves and could be easily dismissed as innocuous. Yet the consequences can be violent and, in extreme cases, fatal if the un…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-12740825 A man from Birmingham is being plagued by police calling at his house in error, due to an address mix-up. Matthew Jillard, of Bordesley Green, said he had been visited by police more than 40 times in the past 18 months, often in the middle of the night. He said police confused his house in Repton Road with a nearby address in Repton Grove. West Midlands Police said it had taken measures to stop it happening again, but Mr Jillard said they had failed. The 38-year-old labourer said in Christmas week police had mistakenly called at his house five times, disturbing the friends and family he had staying with him,…