UK Policing News

A police officer investigated over an incident in Essex in which police deployed CS spray during an arrest will not be prosecuted. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8585088.stm Good news for the Officer concerned, now who will apologise to him for some of the remarks made before the result was out? The original story is http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/essex/8255953.stm

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...unning-tap.html COPS accused of using "waterboarding" torture on a group of suspects did nothing more than run a tap, police sources said last night. You would think something could be done about such false claims, preferably BEFORE the Officers get gardening leave. A ridiculous claim which has far reaching consequences.

A one-man crimewave from Algeria who has twice been deported from Britain is facing jail after being arrested near one of his favourite hunting grounds. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0jSkscMCo we deport him twice he has 12 aliases, was able to make a mockery of Britain's border controls yet again.

Detectives are appealing for information after a partially burnt out car was discovered on a Preston street following a robbery in which a security guard was shot. The vehicle, a Nissan Quasqai registration number, EX58 JVV was found abandoned on Waterford Close shortly after 3:30pm. Police were called to a cash in transit robbery at the Tesco store on Longsands Lane in Fulwood shortly after 12:30pm. During the incident a security guard was shot in the leg. He was taken to the Royal Preston Hospital and is in a stable condition. His injuries are not life threatening. It is thought there were at least two offenders involved. They were dressed in dark clothing and were w…

Police who smashed wrong door in bungled raid apologised with beer Police officers who mistakenly smashing down the door of a family home during a drugs raid apologised to the family by giving them a bottle of beer. Kayleigh Hill and Anthony McVey, from Dibden Purlieu, Hampshire, said they were terrified when the officers battered their way into the house, believing it was the base of a suspected drug dealer. After detaining Mr McVey, 23, a former soldier with the Royal Engineers, the officers realised the suspect they were pursuing had moved out of the property and the innocent family with two young children had moved in. The officers returned later in the day to say…

Source : http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/art...-to-shooting.do Not much to say really, except these sort of incidents seem to be happening more often in recent years. Lack of police resources putting too much pressure on the officers that are available?

A youth believed to be in his late teens was stabbed to death in an early morning attack by at least four people. The victim was found by police officers in Amhurst Park, Hackney, east London, at around 1.50am. He was later pronounced dead at the scene. Two other victims, believed to be in their late teens or early 20s, were taken to a nearby hospital suffering from stab wounds. One is said to be in a serious condition. A forensic officer at the crime scene where a body of a youth was found dead after being stabbed by at least four other males Emergency services were called to reports of three men being assaulted shortly before 2am. Police believe they know the iden…

Schoolchildren were left in tears after their teacher was gunned down by a crazed hoodie in the playground - in a 'sick' role-playing stunt. Terrified children - aged from 10 to 13 years old - watched as the supposed gunman strolled into the playground, took aim and shot the teacher, before running into the school's science lab. Other staff in on the stunt rushed to the popular teacher's aid and appeared to give CPR in an attempt to save his life. It was 10 minutes before the shocked pupils of Blackminster Middle School in Evesham, Worcestershire, were rounded up and taken into the school hall where teachers explained that the scenario had been mocked up as part of a f…

A Bristol driver who refused to pay a fine for using his mobile phone at the wheel has had the court case against him dropped through lack of evidence. Shaun Lovell, 46, insisted he was just adjusting a hands-free Bluetooth headset when police pulled him over on the ring road near Warmley in September last year. A furious Mr Lovell, of Pawlett Road, Hartcliffe, said he would never use a phone while driving and refused to pay the £60 fixed penalty notice or accept the three penalty points awarded to motorists caught on their mobile phone. Police began to mount a case against him, which was due to be heard at North Avon Magistrates' Court yesterday. But just days befor…

Chances to arrest post office killer 'missed' Craig Hodson-Walker was shot though the heart fighting off the robbers A convicted robber who murdered a sub-postmaster's son should have been arrested for earlier robberies, the police watchdog has said. Craig Hodson-Walker, 29, was shot in the chest at Fairfield Post Office in Worcestershire on 9 January 2009. Anselm Ribera had been linked to three previous robberies before the murder. In a statement, West Mercia Police said the earlier robberies "could have been dealt with better". Three detectives face disciplinary action. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said Ribera, from Birmingham, had been link…

A homeowner living next door to Europe's largest illegal travellers' camp needed police protection to repair a fence. Len Gridley, 50, was fixing a gaping hole caused by a car that was rammed into the 8ft-tall metal security railings when he was pelted with bricks and stones by children from the 1,000-strong site. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0jDEhNl3G in this day and age hard working people should not have to put up with this when you want to mend your fence and the man had to make a 999 call to do his.

Well, this is tragic and if true that he was on his mobile shortly before the crash then (stating the obvious) I hope he receives a substantial sentence.

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