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Caught on CCTV: The moment a drunk driver gave a traffic police officer 'respect beating' for daring to pull him over Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1EnIHzY00 "CCTV images captured the moments as four passersby who witnessed the beating stepped in to help the stricken traffic constable in his 30s who seen later staggering away with his head in his hands." Good to see the public helping out. Hope Officer is ok. Thou one must feel that this short term in prison is an insult to the Police.

This story is by far not an isolated incident, and really brings to the forefront of your mind some of the problems with the British Justice System. Taken from Daily Mail today (yes... it's from the Mail, but I couldn't agree more with it!) Link at bottom of page. The court decided on a £200 fine, which is quite frankly sickening. A brick in the face of a beautiful girl – and why I weep for British justiceBy Peter Hitchens Last updated at 4:12 AM on 20th February 2011 Oh, if only someone would write a bitter song about the miserable justice system of our country, where a slouching youth can smash the face of a beautiful girl with a brick and walk from court wi…

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/news/brain_scans_to_predict_future_criminals Scientists may soon be able to identify potential criminals using developments in brain research on children as young as six months, an expert has claimed. Out of the womb straight into prison. That would save tax payer some money.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-12546563 A pioneering new forensic device developed by a Northamptonshire Police expert has been unveiled. The machine Cera (Cartridge Electrostatic Recovery and Analysis) reveals fingerprints on discharged bullet cartridges. The new technique was devised by Northamptonshire Police scientific support manager Dr John Bond. The machine has a camera and lighting to generate a 360-degree image of a fingerprint from a cartridge surface. It has been manufactured by the firm Consolite Forensics. It was unveiled at Northamptonshire Police headquarters at Wootton Hall, in Northampton. Chief Constable Adrian Lee said: "Th…

Just coming in via Sky News, seems to be an airgun involved.

The 35-year-old male officer suffered stab wounds while conducting inquiries along Surrey Road in Bournemouth at about 1955 GMT on Monday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-12535154 Hope he makes a full recovery.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...reland-12524992 i can see this person going down for a long time after what he has done,good job no officers where hurt.

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Surrey Police to pilot mobile phone application in UK first Surrey Police is set to become the first force in the UK to pilot a mobile phone application which will enable users to engage with their local neighbourhood teams. The interactive app will allow people to see what action their local officers are carrying out and what crime is happening in their area. The application is currently in development and is due to be piloted in the Runnymede area next month with a view to being rolled out across the county in the long term if it is successful. The smartphone app has been developed for Surrey Police by Multizone Limited, an independent UK based social and mobile sof…

http://www.surrey.police.uk/news_item.asp?area=12&itemID=13678&division= Surrey Police is set to become the first force in the UK to pilot a mobile phone application which will enable users to engage with their local neighbourhood teams. Brilliant, now we can sit, watch peoples misfortunes from the comfort of our armchairs. record and upload it to Youtube, in fact us MOPs might be able to indicate to you on if we feel the person knicked is guilty or not. . From a Police perspective, is this not just a little intrusive.

Boss sued by thief employee Frogmarched ... Mark Gilbert and Simon Cremer EastNews AN angry boss who frogmarched an employee to a police station with a sign saying "thief" around his neck has had to pay the man £13,000 — after the crook sued him for "humiliation". Simon Cremer paraded light-fingered Mark Gilbert through the streets of Witham, Essex, wearing the handmade cardboard sign saying: "THIEF. I Stole £845 am on my way to the police station." He took him to the police station after discovering the father-of-three had written out a company cheque to himself and taken it to Cash Converters in October 2008. Gilbert, 40, adm…

http://www.out-law.com/page-11773 From my understanding then, taxi touts brought in would no longer have their DNA taken which I think is a terrible shame.

Man shot by armed police in Brighton dies An area of the city has been cordoned off and investigators are on their way to the scene A man has died in hospital after being shot by armed police officers in the centre of Brighton. Sussex Police said the shooting happened just after 1300 GMT in Upper Rock Gardens. The officers involved were on a planned operation to find a man wanted in connection with a number of crimes in recent months, a spokesman said. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed about the incident, he added. Police said an area of Kemp Town had been cordoned off …

Source: http://cms.met.police.uk/met/boroughs/lambeth/04how_are_we_doing/news/man_jailed_for_assault_on_officers Lambeth Borough Police officers from the Borough Support Unit (BSU) were called at 8:30 pm on Wednesday 26 January to reports of a domestic incident in Worsopp Drive, SW4. On entering the house the mother of Mark McGuire, 36 years old, stated to the officers that she wanted her son to leave as he was drunk and playing loud music. Whilst officers were speaking to the mother in the kitchen, Mark came in and said he wanted police to leave. The BSU officers maintained their professionalism and told him to go back into the front room and that they would talk to h…