UK Policing News

A colleague showed me this article the other day; I must say I think it's the best form of Community Resolution ever http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325523/Teenage-fraudsters-sponsored-run-didnt-plan-forced-police.html Apologies I'm at work and my browser doesn't support the fancy software the forum uses, so I can't get the link to work Has any one else found a better example of this restorative justice?

http://www.bbc.co.uk...sussex-11668218 A former Sussex Police sergeant has pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with £3,500 worth of property. Peter Yeats, 32, a former Neighbourhood Response Sergeant at Hastings, admitted fraud by false representation at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Monday. Sussex Police said Yeats resigned from his job on 16 September, the day he was arrested "in relation to attempted fraud of £3,500 of found property". He has been remanded on bail to await sentencing at Lewes Crown Court. The date of the sentencing has yet to be confirmed.

Police cars to have national livery in savings plan Police patrol vehicles can be bought from only four manufacturers The UK's 54 police forces hope to save £3.4m every year through a new deal that will see all vehicles branded with a national livery. Forces looking for a patrol car for beat officers will be restricted to buying from four manufacturers. The deal includes all English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish forces, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary and British Transport Police. Currently the forces spend around £83m on 5,600 vehicles each year. In a statement, David Horne, of the National Police Improvement Agency (NPIA), said the money saved was a significa…

the fine must be huge! http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101101/tuk-bomb-in-airport-car-park-for-year-f858358.htmlhttp://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20101101/tuk-bomb-in-airport-car-park-for-year-f858358.html

The questionnaire is only three pages long yet nothing illustrates more effectively how health and safety regulations have blighted the emergency services. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325280/The-3-page-health-safety-form-paralysing-police.html#ixzz142WUjS6C Anyone here written one out? Seems like a long unnecessary form. Along the same lines The PC's guide to arresting a witch: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1325283/PCs-guide-arresting-witch-Its-normal-people-naked-blindfolded.html Not entirely sure why they are not treated like anyone else.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3203570/CCTV-shows-FOUR-cops-holding-down-naked-mum-in-cell.html

A Halloween rave in London’s Holborn turned into chaos and resulted in several injuries when police moved in to close it down on Saturday night. read more: http://www.tntmagazine.com/tnt-today/archive/2010/11/01/london-illegal-rave-continues-despite-police-crackdown.aspx#ixzz142TlgJcI I always thought this crew had a hate for Americans and their traditions, but anything for a party. BTW, have the Police lost control, the ravers seems to think they got a victory out of this, i not see it thou.

UK forces in Iraq 'less stressed than police' By Katia Moskvitch Science reporter, BBC News About 3% of UK forces in Iraq showed signs of post-traumatic stress disorder UK forces in Iraq are less stressed than police officers or disaster workers, scientists suggest. A UK team surveyed 611 military personnel and found a fifth showed signs of "mental distress", a lower rate than that seen in the other high-stress occupations. The British Journal of Psychiatry study was carried out in 2009. But the charity Combat Stress said it was difficult to compare stress levels in such different occupations. It is the first major study of the UK armed forces' mental health w…

was reading this and was wondering if they are right is it paralysing our police in doing there duty??

http://www.bbc.co.uk...reland-11650151 what a slip up by sodexo for the staff who work for PSNI.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11622138 A rather big change for the Scottish legal system! Does this mean that all interviews must be done with a Lawyer present? For example last week I had a body who wanted out of the cells ASAP rather than waiting for a lawyer, would they now need to wait for a lawyer to be present?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/oct/27/boris-johnson-london-24-7-sobriety-south-dakota Crackdown plan backed by London mayor has already been implemented in South Dakota, which reports 99.6% compliance rate Seems like another great idea, but will it work?

Britain's most senior police officer has asked the home secretary to help cut the amount of legal action taken against his force. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11511716 Much respect to this Officer, but i disagree. Make it impossible except in extreme cases ( And they are very rare ) to sue the Police.

Cotswold flasher bitten by victim's dog http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11654631A man who indecently exposed himself to a woman ended up being bitten by her dog. Sausage dog no doubt.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-11650080 Armed officers acted "diligently, patiently, professionally and bravely" during a two-day siege in which a man died, the police watchdog has found. Kevin Quirke barricaded himself in his flat in Gleadless, Sheffield, with his two children after police tried to arrest him in January last year. During the incident shots were fired at police and fireworks thrown. Mr Quirke, 49, was found dead in a bedroom 48 hours after the start of the siege. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) released its report after an inquest on Mr Quirke recorded a narrative verdict. The IPCC said Mr Quirke became aggr…