UK Policing News

A married police officer who had an affair with a younger colleague has been convicted of carrying out a campaign of abuse against her. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14179831/married-police-officer-affair-younger-colleague-abuse.html What he has done to this woman he deserves a jail sentence and removed from the force.😠

A police unit launched to crack down on the surge in shoplifting has arrested 93 members of 28 organised crime gangs behind more than £4m worth of thefts. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-smash-organised-shoplifting-gangs-that-stole-millions/ar-AA1vDwiG?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=26b88ae1dc414e6c9189e436faf3441b&ei=39 Good work by the police bringing down the gangs 👏 93 people arrested, 32 have appeared in court, while five have been deported.👏

Officers from our Radcliffe and Elton and Church Neighbourhood Teams have been joined by Bury’s newest district commander Chief Superintendent Kirsty Oliver to conduct a warrant at an address in Bury yesterday morning (Monday 9 December). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/warrants-expose-hidden-drug-den-worth-an-estimated-100000-in-bury/ Good work by the GMP in shutting down the sophisticated cannabis farm 👏

Devon & Cornwall Police officers recently took to the streets of Plymouth to carry out a plain clothes operation in a bid to prevent knife sales to people under the age of 18. https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/44c1b8e2-a2b0-ef11-9d71-6045bdd24049 If it helps to try to stop knife crime then why not do it around the UK.

A Pontefract man has been charged with making a series of hoax calls to West Yorkshire Police reporting firearms discharges and bomb threats. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/man-charged-following-series-hoax-calls-west-yorkshire-police This man deserves all he gets from the court wasting police time like this when there are more urgent calls to deal with.😠

There are a number of road closures https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/significant-police-presence-acton-after-30539500

Scott Thomson (05/09/67) of Skye Walk in Wythenshawe has been charged with murder. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/detectives-secure-murder-charge-following-stabbing-in-wythenshawe/ Good work by the GMP after bringing him to justice.👍

A 43 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of a knife point business robbery after being apprehended by two Greater Manchester Police officers in Dukinfield, Tameside. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/43-year-old-man-arrested-following-knife-point-robbery-in-tameside/ Good arrest by the two officers from the GMP.👏

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/keir-starmer-reset-speech-labour-neighbourhood-police-officers-b1198166.html Every neighbourhood in England and Wales will have a named, contactable police officer, Sir Keir Starmer will promise as he lays out his “plan for change” on Thursday. Isn't this kind of what NPT already aims to do, with specific officers dealing with local issues? Ultimately if you need to report an issue to the police, surely you want it picked up as soon as possible by the next available officer whoever that happens to be. Instead of waiting to try and get hold of a specific officer who will probably be snowed under and not able to…

A total of 540 individuals wanted for criminal offences ranging from shoplifting to rape have been apprehended by the Metropolitan Police Service (Met) through the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. https://news.met.police.uk/news/metropolitan-police-makes-over-500-arrests-this-year-using-live-facial-recognition-technology-491534 My own opinion is glad police are using this Technology to catch the people wanted.👍

WARNING: DISTRESSING FOOTAGE - Kyle Woods, 33, drove his Vauxhall Movano van directly at a police officer leaving him with a fractured ankle https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1985645/police-officers-body-cam-captures-most-traumatic-event-of-his-life What he has done to the officer he should have got a longer prison sentence and the officer makes a full recovery.🤞

A nationwide operation has struck a major blow against County Line gangs, with police arresting hundreds and uncovering a chilling arsenal of weapons. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1984981/police-county-lines-crackdown Nice police forces are going after and arresting drug dealers👏

A suspected people smuggler wanted by German law enforcement has been arrested by officers from the National Crime Agency in Leicestershire. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/suspected-people-smuggler-detained-in-leicester-faces-extradition Good work by the NCA and when he gets back to Germany he gets a long prison sentence.👍

Our Challenger teams have continued to disrupt and dismantle drug lines across the city-region, as part of the national county lines intensification week (25 November – 1 December 2024). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/december/challenger-officers-make-54-arrests-and-seize-300k-worth-of-drugs-during-county-lines-intensification-week/ Good work by the GMP getting more drug dealers off the streets.👏

An international NCA-led investigation - Operation Destabilise - has exposed and disrupted Russian money laundering networks supporting serious and organised crime around the world: spanning from the streets of the UK, to the Middle East, Russia, and South America. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-destabilise-nca-disrupts-multi-billion-russian-money-laundering-networks-with-links-to-drugs-ransomware-and-espionage-resulting-in-84-arrests Great work by the NCA in disrupting Russian money laundering networks 👏