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FIVE MPS officers who chased and disarmed a youth who fired his gun three times at them won the annual Police Bravery Awards last night. http://cms.met.police.uk/news/local_policing/officers_win_national_bravery_award Thing that sticks in my throat is "Home Secretary Theresa May said: "Britain's police forces are a source of pride to us all, we ask them all to put their own personal safety at risk every day to protect us" Her answer to this is slash Police, and their spending.

Surprised nobody has posted this yet: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-10784060 What do we think ladies and gents? Are ASBOs working?

Police overtime to be slashed Police red tape that hampers day-to-day crime fighting and allows officers to earn thousands of pounds in overtime is to be reformed, it can be disclosed. By Tom Whitehead, Home Affairs Editor Published: 10:23PM BST 23 Jul 2010 Chief officers have become frustrated by the requirement that rank and file officers be given three months' notice of their shifts Photo: ALAMY Officers across the country earn, on average, up to £3,000 a year in overtime, creating an annual bill for the taxpayer of almost £400million, new figures have shown — a system that has been described as “madness”. Senior officers believe this and other regulations that g…

Our Local MP Andrew Griffiths spent a night (7pm until 3am) Shadowing the Police in Burton last Friday Night. Our numbers included a lot of Specials on the friday including myself, so i am very proud of this article in an odd way :D Source Burton Mail

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Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz0uKZ62rz8 apart from the rest of the story , glad you made a good recovery and you have now left hospital and good to read you are in remarkable spirits.:aok:and wish you all the best

Two boys fatally beat a pensioner outside a south London mosque Two teenage members of a "happy slapping" gang who fatally beat a retired care worker in front of his young granddaughter in south London have been detained. Ekram Haque, 67, was attacked in August 2009 in Tooting as he left a mosque. He died from his injuries a week later. Leon Elcock, 16, and Hamza Lyzai, 15, had pleaded guilty to manslaughter in June at the Old Bailey. Elcock was detained for four-and-a half years and Lyzai for three-and-a-half. Mr Haque hit his head after being struck to the ground, suffering irrepa…

Woman Jailed 7 Years After Crimes A woman has been jailed for two street robberies in Derby - seven years after the offences took place thanks to forensic evidence. Lindsey Hawkridge (45) of Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth was jailed for 18 months at Derby Crown Court on July 21st 2010. She carried out two offences in Derby in April 2003. In the first in Stanley Street on April 9th 2003 a then 84-year-old woman was punched to the floor and had her handbag stolen. An offender was seen running off in a bright red fleece. In a second offence on April 28th a then 62-year-old woman was punched several times to the head but managed to hold off her female attacker who tried t…

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Literally 5 miles up the road.... http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Fordingbridge-Hampshire-Four-Bodies-Including-Two-Young-Girls-Found-At-House/Article/201007415671151?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_1&lid=ARTICLE_15671151_Fordingbridge%2C_Hampshire%3A_Four_Bodies_Including_Two_Young_Girls_Found_At_House

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk...merset-10701733 I know you shouldn't judge a book by it's cover and all that but he doesn't look like the friendliest of types.

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A former Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said police officers should be treated like other citizens in criminal investigations. Lord Blair's comments came after was asked on BBC Radio 4 about the death of Ian Tomlinson, who was pushed over by a police officer at the G20 protests. Mr Tomlinson, 47, died at the London demonstrations in April 2009. Lord Blair, formerly Sir Ian Blair, said he "couldn't talk about that case in particular"."I'm afraid I've got a self-denying ordinance about talking about matters that happened after my time, I couldn't talk about that case in particular," he said. "But I do feel very strongly that it is crucial that police officers are t…

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1297074/Police-chief-tells-officers-Dont-follow-rules--use-common-sense.html#ixzz0uWHCT17O this lady on her soap box don't follow the rules. Now watch lawyers rip every case to shreds and the criminals walk free.

A Surrey Police officer has been suspended after being charged with drug dealing. The force said Pc Dustin Hunter had been accused of one count of possessing class B drugs with intent to supply. The 29-year-old has been bailed and will appear at Brent Magistrates Court in London on Thursday 28 January. Surrey Police said Pc Hunter, who is normally based at Banstead Police Station, had been suspended from duty pending the result of the case. A Surrey Police spokeswoman said the drug in question was cannabis. Source: BBC News