UK Policing News

http://www.policeora...Raid_26376.html do wonder what this is all about to have such a arsenal of wepons??

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-11343701 Essex Police failed to investigate sexual assaults because the victim was not believed due to her history of mental health, a watchdog has said. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said officers made "singular and collective failings" in the case, which stems from 2007. A man was jailed in 2008 only after the intervention of the 56-year-old's family, the IPCC said. Essex Police said the way it dealt with the case was "totally unacceptable." The woman made two separate reports that her village home was broken into and that she had been seriously sexually assaulted. After the incident in January, offi…

A 58-year-old prisoner has been charged with three murders in Shropshire after a cold case review. Robin Ligus from Shrewsbury, serving a life sentence for murdering a man during a burglary in the victim's home in 1994, will appear in court in Birmingham on 23 September. He has been charged with the murders of Trevor Bradley, Brian Coles and Bernard Czyzewska, all in 1994. Robin Ligus has been charged with the murders of Trevor Bradley, Brian Coles and Bernard Czyzewska Ligus was due for consideration for release next year. Long investigationHe was charged by West Mercia Police on Thursday on the instructions of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after police had …

An exiled Pakistani politician has been murdered outside his home in north London, leaders of his party have said. Imran Farooq, a senior member of the MQM party, was attacked in Green Lane, Edgware, on Thursday afternoon. The Metropolitan Police said a 50-year-old man had died after suffering multiple stab wounds and head injuries. The MQM has declared a 10-day mourning period and violence has been reported in Karachi, with cars being set alight and guns fired across the city. It is understood nobody has been killed or injured. Analysis Syed Shoaib HasanBBC News, KarachiKarachi is Pakistan's business capital, largest city and only operational commercial port. It…

Fleeing burglar nabbed by off duty officer http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2010/09/16/fleeing-burglar-nabbed-by-off-duty-officer-97319-27276627/2/ A FLEEING burglar chased by an angry mob tried to get away from the scene by attempting to pull a man out of a car. But the intended victim of the car-jacking turned out to be an off-duty police constable who fought back and then rugby tackled his attacker. Kearon Williams, 22, of Harringay Road, Kingstanding, who admitted burglary and attempted robbery, was jailed for two and a half years. Judge Robert Orme said the officer should be commended for his courage and that he had also saved Williams from being…

Sussex Police Freezes PCSO Recruitment. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/sussex-force-freezes-pcso-applications-2080172.html This press release does not surprise me. A couple of questions I can raise are Will forces now see Specials as a resource to plug the gap? Will recruitment drives for the SC increase? Will it not make any difference? Discuss

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11291616 Senior police officers want protection from the worst of the public spending cuts so forces can deal with any rise in social and industrial tension. Police Superintendents' Association president Ch Supt Derek Barnett will outline this call at the body's annual conference in Cheshire on Wednesday. He will say a "strong and confident" police force will be needed in the face of government austerity measures. Home Secretary Theresa May will be in the audience at the conference. Mr Barnett is set to say: "In an environment of cuts across the wider public sector, we face a period where disaffection, s…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...reland-11319731 Nice decision guys, I wonder what promises were made in exchange for your support? Welcome to Northern Ireland, the new South Africa!

My link As per usual skewed by the Daily Mail and some unscrupulous staff member tried to make a quick buck by the look of it. A lot of the comments however are telling the Daily Fail to lighten up and let us have a moments respite. Makes a change. But otherwise how much fun does that look! I wish we had a zip wire on our division!

The Telegraph has this story: We keep hearing how short sentences don't work and yet it seems those are the ones that are still being used.

Senior police officers want protection from the worst of the public spending cuts so forces can deal with any rise in social and industrial tension. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11291616 "In his speech, Mr Barnett is expected to talk about the inevitability of widespread disorder on the streets but he insists the comments do not refer to the impact of spending cuts." Yea, so give us all your money and no one gets hurt! grab the swag Jimmy and lets scarper.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-11270472

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-11257250 Hampshire Constabulary plans to axe 1,400 posts - 20% of its workforce - including police officers. And so it goes on. Makes you wonder who is going to be dealing with all the crimes when everyone has gone.

A number of changes to tackle illegal gypsy and traveller sites are to be introduced, the government has said. Ministers want to prevent travellers from buying land then laying down concrete during bank holiday weekends. The travellers know they have three days to work without interference from planning authorities at these times. Councils will be given new powers to stop settlements and they will be told to ensure enforcement officials are on duty at weekends. A spokesman denied that the moves amounted to a crackdown on travellers and gypsies, and said ministers were committed to giving travellers better access to health and education. However, Bill Laws, editor of …

BBC News Tests on Durham custody death man inconclusive Peterlee police station The man died at Peterlee police station A post-mortem examination carried out on a man who died while in police custody has proved inconclusive. Leonard McCourt died at Peterlee police station an hour after being arrested during a disturbance a few miles away in Seaham on Saturday. The 44-year-old was found to be unwell at the station and was pronounced dead despite the efforts of paramedics to resuscitate him. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is probing the death. It said it would be focusing its investigation on the actions of arresting officers. The post-mortem ex…