UK Policing News

Fingers crossed they misbehave and do their entire term, which is a distinct possibility!

Police in riot gear were sent to raid a central London gallery after it put a fake bomb in the window. Alison Southward, manager of Mauger Modern Art, in Rochester Row, Westminster, said she arrived at work to find officers in riot gear outside. A police spokesman said it had received reports of a "suspicious" device. The gallery said the "comedy bomb" was strapped to a step ladder and featured "Western-style bunches of dynamite" and an alarm. Ms Southward said: "I arrived to open up the gallery, and a riot van and two squad carriers were outside. "The officers told me they were just about to break the door down. "They told me having something that looks like…

A female firearms officer who was subjected to sexist taunts by colleagues who called her 'whoopsy' and a 'lipstick' has won £575,000 in damages. PC Barbara Lynford, 41, the only woman in an 18-strong team at Gatwick Airport, endured a year-long campaign of harassment by male colleagues who made lewd comments about her breasts and humiliated her daily, calling her a 'whoopsy' and a 'daisy'. An employment tribunal heard how the squad watched pornography on duty in an office littered with pictures of topless women and lads magazines. Armed officers on patrol allegedly used their radios to report sightings of pretty female passengers to each other, using the code MILF …

Media commentators should think carefully before criticising officers and members of the blue light services involved in tragic events such as the Cumbria shootings. http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Armchair-Critics-Should-Think-Again_24442.html These critics rarely think straight, the created stories are a daily occurrence in the Daily mail are obscene at times, good to see the Police fighting back. Take a sensitive story as the one in the above topic, and play for peoples sensitivities.

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A female firearms officer who won a sex discrimination case against Sussex Police has been awarded £275,000 damages, it has been revealed. A tribunal in 2007 heard Barbara Lynford suffered sexist behaviour after joining the all-male team at Gatwick Airport in 2002. Mrs Lynford, who said staff left images of topless women lying around, could also receive £300,000 in compensation. Sussex Police Authority said it would appeal against the compensation claim. Solicitor Philip Baker said: "We have lodged an appeal against the decision of the employment tribunal case of Barbara Lynford in relation to the amount of the award. "We are therefore not in a position to say anyth…

A FORMER police officer sprayed CS gas in the faces of three young people in a Cheltenham hotel room because they were making too much noise, a court heard. John Kain, 60, used the powerful spray at the Premier Inn in the town centre following an argument with the trio. Police later found more canisters and pepper spray at his home. Kain, formerly of the Metropolitan Police, admitted assaulting Jenny Potter, Dominic Howe and Laura Meredith by spraying them. TIN.adverts.adWriteDC('article-detail-impact-tile-top', '452x118');But he walked free from Gloucester Crown Court after the judge ruled his actions were down to post-traumatic stress from his time in the force. Pr…

A teenager who raped two seven-year-old boys has been given a three-year community rehabilitation order. The youth, 16, who cannot be named because of his age, admitted two counts of rape against the boys at Manchester Crown Court at an earlier hearing. The boy, from Longsight in Manchester, was also given a six-month curfew. "These are some of the most appalling and malevolent crimes I have had the misfortune to investigate," said Det Con Jordan McGowan after the hearing. The teenager raped the boys by forcing them to perform a sex act on him last September, police said. 'Truly devastating' Another teenager saw an offence being committed and challenged the yout…

he jumped in the cab of his Scania flatbed truck causing death by careless driving while over the drink-drive limit. the man is not fit to hold a hgv licence i have no time for people who drink and drive.

A police chief has told his officers to forget about targets and concentrate on their performance instead. Norfolk Chief Constable Phil Gormley warned his 1,700 officers: 'The danger is you can hit the target but miss the point. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1285816/Common-sense-chief-constable-says-Forget-targets-concentrate-proper-policing.html#ixzz0qdfkqPC7 Good or bad i have no clue, but a good read thou!!

<P class=first>The way the police in England and Wales deal with complaints of anti-social behaviour has been strongly criticised by the chief inspector of constabulary. Denis O'Connor said the failure to properly record and tackle incidents undermined confidence in the police, and called for urgent improvements. His comments came as the inspectorate published "report cards" on the performance of 43 forces. Nottinghamshire and Greater Manchester received the lowest grades. Nottinghamshire also recorded the highest rate of violent assaults. The inspectorate found the way police databases logged information about reports of harassment, vandalism and verbal abu…

Lives could be put at risk by failings in some police forces' plans to deal with civil emergencies or terrorist incidents, a report has revealed. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) says shortcomings in emergency plans in some English and Welsh forces "cannot be acceptable". The HMIC report calls for concerns to be addressed before the 2012 Olympics. The report on civil contingency planning was released to the BBC under the Freedom of Information Act. An HMIC report on Civil Contingency Planning by Forces in England and Wales says the inspectors looked at 22 forces which were seen as having a high risk of a civil emergency. Catchment areas may incl…

The teenager suffered extensive burns to his arms and head. His condition, initially described as life-threatening, is said to be serious but stable at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle A teenager set himself on fire when he got an electric shock from an 11,000-volt copper cable he was trying to steal. The 18-year-old was found ablaze in disused premises in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, as a group of youths tried to remove the cabling. He suffered extensive burns to his arms and head which were initially described as life-threatening. The teenager, from Darlington, was taken to the University Hospital of Durham and later transferred to the Royal Victoria Infir…

Telegraph If he's lied about all this then what a waste of police time setting up protection for this man which could have been better spent helping someone else.