UK Policing News

A man has been arrested after staff at HMP Liverpool reported seeing a drone that was followed to a nearby field in the early hours of today (Monday 4 November) https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/november/police-dog-ike-sniffs-out-suspected-drone-operator-hiding-in-bush/ Well done the police dog in sniffing out the controller for the drone and stop stuff getting into prison The cannabis resin, tobacco, mobile phones notes, drill bits and SIM cards.👏

A Devon & Cornwall Police officer is due to appear at Exeter Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 5 November. https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/ba5260a4-a39a-ef11-9d6f-6045bdd24049

The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) said the increases range from 60 per cent to 100 per cent and the staff affected are civilians who support the day-to-day work of police officers. https://policeprofessional.com/news/mps-civilian-staff-to-be-balloted-for-strike-action/ Not to sure if it is a good thing or not for MPS civilian staff to work from home or go back into the office . ?

The officer has been described as 'heroic' for trying to intervene to help someone being robbed. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1971043/police-officer-stabbed-robbery-luton Hope they find the scumbags who did this and hope the off duty met officer makes a full recovery.

[Quote] 'Hero' farmer questioned by cops after tying up 'trespassers' and driving them to police station on quad bike The farmer performed a citizen's arrest - but has now found himself in hot water with police over his action A Lancashire farmer who reportedly hog-tied two alleged trespassers and drove them to his local police station on a quad bike was himself arrested upon arrival for false imprisonment. The 52-year-old discovered the teenager and a man in his 20s on his land in Trawden and reportedly performed a citizen’s arrest because he believed they were trespassing. They had been riding an electric bike across the farmer’s field the previou…

New footage has emerged of police putting a stop an e-bike riding phone robbery gang and recovering thousands of pounds worth of tech in the process. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14030589/detectives-smash-phone-robbery-gang.html Nice work by the MET bringing down the e-bike riding phone robbery gang 👏

A senior member of an organised crime group (OCG) that ran an industrial scale amphetamine lab in Scotland, and trafficked heroin and cocaine, has been convicted following his extradition by the National Crime Agency. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-high-ranking-leader-of-gang-that-shipped-class-a-drugs-between-england-and-scotland-is-convicted Good work by the NCA and getting this drug dealer back and hope he gets a long prison sentence 👏

A businessman who used his specialist knowledge to help criminals produce thousands of dangerous illegal drugs has been jailed for 13 years, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/businessman-who-gave-drug-suppliers-professional-customer-service-is-jailed nice work by the NCA and Nice sentence given to this drug dealer and equipment seller

A serial shoplifter has been jailed for four months and banned from entering the City of London for five years. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/november/serial-shoplifter-banned-and-jailed/ Sentence not long enough for this Serial shoplifter who got away with a slap on the wrist.

A 54-year-old man has been jailed for five years after he pleaded guilty to multiple counts of fraud. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2024/november/man-54-jailed-for-fraud-offences-worth-nearly-1million/ A decent sentence given to this man for multiple counts of fraud👍.

We are investigating an outbreak of disorder which took place at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre on Saturday 3 August 2024 and are seeking to identify the following people as part of our investigation. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/august/images-of-five-people-released-following-disorder-in-manchester-city-centre/ Lets hope the GMP find them and can bring the thugs to justice.👍

Urgent road closures had to be made as mobs let off fireworks, aiming them at buses and police - with calls for the sale of projectiles to be banned. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1970124/chaos-edinburgh-police-attacked-fireworks-bricks

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7259wpl1x9o A police officer has been filmed appearing to kick and stamp on the head of a man lying on the ground at Manchester Airport. Complete disgrace. I can see no justification for kicking a suspect in the face and stamping on their head when they are already securely detained and on the ground.

A man who hid a self-loading pistol and 13 kilos of cocaine in his wardrobe – along with drug dealing equipment - has been jailed. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-jailed-after-drugs-and-gun-seized Good work by the NCA in bringing down an absconder from Immigration Enforcement with no leave to remain in the UK and selling drugs and a gun off the streets now serving time in jail.👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5lkp9z3lro More than 70 Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers watched body-worn video footage of a drugs arrest for their “entertainment and amusement”, an investigation has found. I feel a bit uneasy about this. I can see the justification for officers watching footage if it's in a learning context, like let's look at how this incident was dealt with, could anything have been done differently and what lessons can be taken from this video. If a colleague has done something embarrassing on the video like gone in for a tackle and missed, you might have a good laugh about it too, so if that's what we're talking abo…