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£132,000 scrap cost of North Wales Police horse unit North Wales Police horses The officers in the unit will be redeployed and the horses sold The mounted section of North Wales Police, which was set up less than three years ago, will cost £132,000 to scrap, according to a report. The five-horse unit was set up at a cost of £300,000 by former chief constable Richard Brunstrom. A North Wales Police Authority report said many of the original objectives were "overly optimistic". The force will save £870,000 in the next three years by scrapping the Wrexham-based unit. The section was described as a waste of money by some politicians when first proposed by Mr Brunst…

http ://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8663681.stm?ls[..."2"] Asian men and BNP candidate Bob Bailey clash in Barking[/size] Disturbing scenes. A perfect example of BNP candidates resorting to thuggery. However the Asian youths involved haven't exactly set a shining example.

A rail operator has been fined £450,000 after a passenger was killed by a train nearly two minutes after staff were warned he was lying on the tracks. Robert Carter, 34, fell off the platform at All Saints station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in east London and was hit by the computer-driven carriage. DLR staff had failed to stop or slow the train, despite being warned by police that there was a man on the track.CCTV operators at the network's control centre were unable to see if there was anybody on the rails because the cameras did not fully cover the station, Southwark Crown Court heard. DLR operator Serco Ltd was found guilty of breaching its heath and saf…

There is always a price to pay for rising crime rates and an over-stretched police force. But rarely is it so clear what that cost is. Residents of an affluent suburb in Southampton have decided to pay £3.15 a week to fund a private security force to patrol the streets. Hundreds of residents who have 'lost faith in the police force' have clubbed together to hire the private team of uniformed officers to protect them from crime in the area. At your service: Atraks owner Dave MacLean (right) with colleague Marvin Olszewski, as they patrol the streets of Southampton. They were hired privately by residents in fear of crime Security firm Atraks says its team will use t…

Sussex police change into new uniform of black wicking t shirts from today. The uniform its self isnt too bad, not sure how approachable i feel in all black streatchy stuff but we will see. http://www.sussex.police.uk/news_feed/index.asp?id=30781

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A postman stashed so much stolen mail in his flat he was forced to move in with his mother because there was no room to live. Paul Noga, 38, failed to deliver thousands of birthday presents, Christmas cards, bank statements, personal letters and gift packages to residents on his Northumberland route over a two year period. But when his flat became swamped with the 76,000 items of post, Noga simply abandoned his home. By the time police searched the flat virtually every surface was covered. Noga today pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court to stealing or delaying a total of 76,036 items of mail. He also pleaded guilty to one charge of criminal damage and one charge o…

A police officer was blinded in one eye after being hit by a missile after the Manchester derby. The 24-year-old was trying to deal with a disturbance among rival fans outside the City Manchester Stadium last month when he was hit by an object. He was taken to Manchester Royal Infirmary and now only has partial sight in the injured eye. It is not known if this will be permanent. Police have issued a CCTV image of a man they want to speak to. The officer was outside gate seven, on Ashton New Road, when the incident happened on 17 April. Greater Manchester Police said the missile was thrown by one of a number of fans leaving the stadium after the match. Supt Jim Ligge…

A mother has told how her family's lives are in ruins after a convicted sex offender was allowed to walk free from court. David Stothers, 36, of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, was given a three year community order for a sex assault in which he ordered the woman's six-year-old daughter to indecently touch him while he tried to take a photo on his mobile phone. The incident, which occurred in a churchyard in the summer of 2007, only came to light a year later when the girl told her mother. Her story was corroborated by a friend who had been sent away by Stothers while the assault took place. Bolton Crown Court heard Stothers warned both children they would 'get h…

A police officer has been praised for his bravery after risking his life to pull a man from a burning car in Coventry. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/coventry_warwickshire/8679384.stm Nice one mate!!

Criminals playing highspeed cat-and-mouse with motorway police are in for a shock. A unit in the Midlands has just taken delivery of a fleet of the first police-spec Jaguar XFs, which, it claims, will be the ultimate high-speed pursuit cars. The cars will go on patrol this week with the Central Motorway Police Group, a centralised unit for the West Midlands, Staffordshire and West Mercia forces. It bought seven cars after lengthy trials. Beneath the police paint job the cop cat will be based on the 275bhp 3-litre diesel S model, with a top speed of 155mph and a 0-60mph time of 5.9 seconds. The car has a list price of £38,600 but that is thought to have increased sign…

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AN elderly have-a-go-hero is recovering after being shot FOUR TIMES while tackling an armed robber. CCTV footage captured the dramatic moment the man, in his 60s, leapt into action to save the life of a terrified store clerk. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2969005/Brave-shopper-tackles-gunman.html#ixzz0nimtIuU7 One brave sod!!