UK Policing News

Everyone has a role to play in tackling violence against women and girls. I urge people to be an upstander not a bystander.” https://www.warwickshire.police.uk/news/warwickshire/news/2024/december/project-vigilant-special-sergeant-edd-major-joins-patrols-tackling-predatory-behaviour/ Good work by Special Sergeant Edd Major (a volunteer officer)👏

Jordan Blenkinship (13/06/1992) of Livingstone Road, Blackpool was on Friday 20 December handed a six-year custodial sentence and a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order with strict restrictions after he was found guilty of a series of sexual offences against a young girl dating back to 2009. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/man-jailed-for-six-years-for-non-recent-sex-offences-against-a-child/ People like him should have been given a lot longer sentence😠 And good work by the police bringing him to justice.👏

Two officers have been convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old boy who they were transporting to hospital for a mental health assessment. https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-officers-convicted-for-assaulting-16-year-old-boy-492182 Not good Two officers have been convicted of assaulting a 16-year-old boy.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glzgn4eqwo Eight West Yorkshire police officers who were part of a WhatsApp group used to share "racist and sexist" messages been found guilty of gross misconduct. WhatsApp the app where officers careers go to die. A serving officer actually saying that a rape victim was 'probably asking for it anyway'. And forces wonder why women don't trust them and don't report things, why would you if you think the officers are just going to blame you for being raped.

Detective Sergeant Richard Mills (28/01/1983) of Rochdale has been found guilty of two counts of sexual assault following a two-week trial at Liverpool Crown Court. Incidents involved offending against a GMP police officer and member of staff. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/detective-convicted-of-sexually-assaulting-colleagues-following-internal-investigation/ Words fail me with this officer and hopefully will soon be removed from the force.

This morning (Friday 20 December 2024), our Force Critical Wanted Unit traced a man to an address on Conniston Road, Reddish, and he has now been arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and B drugs. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/gmp-wanted-unit-trace-outstanding-man-in-connection-with-international-drug-importation-conspiracy/ Good work by GMP and UK Border Force in arrest and stop drugs getting onto the streets👏

A barber shop customer jumped from his seat while getting his haircut to help a police officer being attacked. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14209775/barber-shop-trim-cop-attack-man.html Well done that man for helping the officer being attacked in helping the police. and getting the man arrested.👏

Rhys Jones (20/01/1990) of Lapwing Lane, Brinnington has been sentenced to four years and six months today (Wednesday 18 December 2024 at Minshull Street Crown Court after pleading guilty to eight charges at a previous hearing https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/stockport-criminal-put-behind-bars-for-drugs-and-firearms-offences/ Good work by the GMP in bringing him to justice👏 but in this case the sentence given was to low and should have got a stiffer sentence for dealing in drugs and firearms by the court,😠

A knife-wielding man who was covered in blood when confronted by brave officers has been jailed for life for a frenzied attack on two women. https://news.met.police.uk/news/knife-wielding-man-confronted-by-brave-officers-jailed-for-attempted-murder-of-woman-in-wandsworth-492044 Good work by the brave officers in arresting him and now the man jailed.👏

Judge rejects Mark Portelli’s claim that drink-fuelled ‘burst of anger’ was directed at himself https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/12/18/police-officer-domestic-violence-cases-convicted-abuse/ Seems he went a bit OTT with his ranting but you should not abuse your partner like that and makes me wonder what you are like at home and at work.🤔

A man from Monmouth in Wales has been sentenced to nine years in prison after National Crime Agency investigators proved he had been paying for the live streamed abuse of children. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/i-know-it-s-wrong-confessed-offender-who-paid-to-watch-the-abuse-of-girls-as-young-as-five So glad this man is in prison and off the streets and the NCA bringing him to justice,👏

We’ve arrested 12 individuals from across Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cleveland connected with drug supply this morning (Tuesday 17 December 2024). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/a-dozen-arrests-made-linked-to-drugs-supply/ Good work by the GMP and arresting more drug dealers and removed from the streets.👏

A scandal-hit police force has begged for emergency Government funding to cover the salaries of three chief constables at the same time. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14195505/Scandal-hit-police-force-begs-emergency-Government-funding-cover-salaries-THREE-chief-constables-time-two-suspended.html Why are police paying for three chief constables all at the same time 🤔? this cant be fair to waste money like this.🤔

Following an investigation by our City of Manchester South Division, a 37-year-old man was sentenced to four-and-a-half-years for sexual offences on Thursday 12 December 2024. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/mental-health-nurse-is-jailed-for-sexual-offences-against-a-patient/ Good work by the GMP but in this case this man should have been given a lot longer sentence for this type of crime.😠

A senior member of an organised crime group (OCG) that ran an amphetamine lab in Scotland, and trafficked heroin and cocaine, has been sentenced following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-leading-figure-of-gang-that-shipped-class-a-drugs-between-england-and-scotland-is-jailed Good work by the NCA and getting a drug dealer behind bars and off the streets.👏