UK Policing News

Police are spending an estimated £2m to protect this weekend's Liberal Democrat conference, with measures including a 2.5m high steel and concrete fence to deter up to 10,000 protesters. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/mar/10/liberal-democrat-conference-protest-sheffield?INTCMP=SRCH A good argument for banning all protests, unless the protesters themselves, much like Football clubs are willing to cough up the money for Policing. Two million pounds, that money should be going to either recruiting Police or for those nasty Police who put in overtime. I say, BAN ALL PROTESTS!! Except the Police one of course.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12713295 A suspected fraudster who is said to pose as a policeman while targeting gay men is being sought by police. Gloucestershire Police were called to a house in Bishops Cleeve near Cheltenham after a theft was reported last month. The 43-year-old victim said a man who had been lodging with him for a more than a week had made off with about £600 in cash and credit cards. Police said he had been identified as Matthew Attenborough, 30, who is wanted in at least nine other force areas. The victim said he had met the man - who called himself Saul White - online.The suspect claimed to be a police officer from Avon an…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8370947/Pc-Nipples-and-her-colleagues-taught-boys-a-lesson-on-name-calling.html Four police officers held a 90 minute 'restorative justice conference' with five schoolboys after they called a woman constable 'PC Nipples.' Some may argue this was a waste of Police time, i think differently. If i were called Coach driver Ball-sack, i would want a word with those who used this derogatory remark, i see no reason the Police should be any different.

My favourite part about this story? What a numpty.

Armed police are searching an area of Hove for three men after an officer was threatened with a gun. The Sussex police helicopter has joined the search of the area around Coleridge Street. Two secondary schools - Blatchington Mill and Hove Park - have been advised to keep pupils indoors and parents have been asked to stay away. The head teacher of Blatchington Mill said all the pupils "are safe and are behaving exceptionally well". A spokeswoman for Sussex Police said armed police were at the scene supporting local officers. She could not give the numbers of officers involved. Police in schools Ch Supt Graham Bartlett said: "The head teachers at nearby schools have…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1353195/Suffolk-police-chiefs-fly-gay-pride-flag-Union-Jack-forbidden.html I had no idea Police on the mainland didn't fly the union flag. We can't as some quarters see it as offensive but I really can't see why you can't fly it in GB. Heck when I was in Florida the police there had the stars and stripes on their uniforms, cars, outside their buildings and inside their buildings.....in contrast why are we reluctant to fly the union flag? And just on the story...if suffolk police fly the flag of one group they should be flying them all....not that I agree with flying the rainbow flag from a police station....nothing against the fla…

http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2011/03/09/birmingham-trio-jailed-for-life-for-murder-97319-28302025/ Three jailed for life for murdering Brian Peters in merciless attack in Northfield TWO men and a teenager were starting life sentences today after killing a vulnerable man in a ferocious and merciless attack on a Birmingham street. Mrs Justice Thirlwell said Martin Hallahan and Joseph McConnell must remain in prison for a minimum of 15 years before parole could be considered. And she said Matthew Thorneywork must stay behind bars for at least 11 years. All three were found guilty last week, following a trial at Birmingham Crown Court, of murdering 57-y…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an off-duty policeman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Greater Manchester. The Pc and a male colleague were hit by a BMW Three Series coupe on Didsbury Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport at 2330 GMT. The car was driven from the scene. Both men were taken to Stepping Hill Hospital. The second man suffered less serious injuries. A 29-year-old man is being questioned, said Greater Manchester Police (GMP). A GMP spokesman said: "We can confirm the man killed was a serving Greater Manchester Police officer. "We are still in the process of informing his family. Once this has happened, along with a formal identificat…

What are the chances of this happening? http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/08/speeding-driver-new-zealand-policeman

Manchester police officer found dead in St Helens A police firearms officer has been found dead with a gunshot wound to the head, in Merseyside. Pc Nick Corless, 36, who worked for Greater Manchester Police (GMP), was found in a silver VW Golf at Brynn Street, St Helens on Sunday. The father-of-one, from St Helens, carried out anti-terrorism duties at Manchester International Airport. His death is not being treated as suspicious and the incident has been referred to the coroner. 'Deeply shocked' A post-mortem examination has been carried out on Pc Corless's body. His commanding officer, Supt David Hull, said: "Nick was an extremely well-liked and respected colleagu…

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12624016 Killer gunman Derrick Bird who shot 12 people dead was suicidal, his best friend has told an inquest. Neil Jacques, 52, said Bird was "shaking" and said "I might as well top myself" days before the shootings. He was petrified he would be sent to jail for tax problems and that his brother David and solicitor Kevin Commons were plotting against him, the inquest heard. The taxi driver's killing spree on 2 June last year left 12 people dead. Mr Jacques told the second day of the hearing that his 52-year-old friend was paranoid and worried because he had not paid tax for 15 years. Mr Jacques, who lived a few doors away from…

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http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/police_overtime_bill_reaches_4bn_report Police officers claimed £3.8bn in overtime payments over the past decade, according to new figures. Research by the Policy Exchange think-tank claims spending in some forces is "out of control", although it says others are working hard to reduce pay-outs. Using a calculator and hoping i put in the correct amount of 0`s. We have 3.8 billion, divided by 150 thousand Officers, divided by 10 years, divided by 52 weeks in a year, we have £44,00 a week overtime. Why does this story make news headlines?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-12550605 A police dog handler has been rescued by a coastguard rescue team after he was injured while chasing a suspect. The unnamed dog handler suffered a fractured ankle on the cliff path at Botallack, near St Just about 0630 GMT. Devon and Cornwall Police said he was chasing a suspect who fled from a Peugeot car which had been stopped by a police stinger. The injured officer was rescued by the Land's End cliff rescue team and taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital. Falmouth Coastguard said the cliff rescue team were deployed because the terrain was unsuitable for a land ambulance and the weather prevented a helicopter re…