UK Policing News

An ambulance driver has been suspended over claims he gave a lift to a group of female revellers in Berkshire. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/berkshire/8577425.stm We have no idea why they were given a lift. Thou they`re must be times when Police give people a lift, in order to keep them or get them out of further trouble. Have you done it? Was they`re trouble after doing so?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8578622.stm All foot patrols recalled to station and everyone into ballastic flak jackets again last night and I'm 40 odd miles away. Glad everyone involved last night is OK - but it's only a matter of time... Again - attempted murder of police officers by terrorists with automatic weapons bearly makes the news.

THREE police sergeants have been arrested and suspended for allegedly pocketing cash loans they should have used to buy bicycles. </H2>The uniformed cops, who earned about £40,000 a year, now face disgrace and possibly prison over individual advances of no more than £250. The officers, two women and a man, nicknamed 'skippers' because of their rank, are all with the City of London Police and are now at the centre of a fraud investigation. They are currently on bail pending the outcome of the probe. Last night a police source said: "On the face of it these three have risked everything, salaries of 40 grand, pensions and maybe jail for a couple of hundred quid…

TWO dangerous dogs have been seized by police after officers swooped on housing estates in Chelsea. In the last few weeks officers from the Cremorne Safer Neighbourhood Team have seized two Pit Bulls from two separate estates and both dogs were believed to be related. The first dog was seized by the Metropolitan Police Status Dog Unit from the King's Road Estate, Guinness Trust, after a warrant was obtained from West London Magistrate's Court. The second Pit Bull was seized from the World's End Estate shortly afterwards. In both cases officers reacted after receiving information from the local community. Sergeant Tim Otway said: "We are keen to listen to public conce…

A team of pickpockets who targeted an elderly lady and other passengers on a busy bus in Shepherd's Bush have been put behind bars. The gang of four were followed by an undercover police squad as they boarded the bendy 207, and were watched as they kept swapping seats and moving around the bus. When they got off, officers arrested them and found a mobile phone belonging to the elderly victim on one of the culprits, Patrick Glowacki. Glowacki, 27, of Ilford in Essex, was sentenced to six months in prison for theft and another six months for breaching a court order. His accomplices included Kristian Dolinski, 33, of Hanbury Road, Acton, who was jailed for eight months; …

Muggers lying in wait for BBC staff in White City are regularly trying to use a road on a neighbouring estate to escape - without realising it's a dead-end. Neighbours in White City Close have reported several incidents of thieves running down their road with BBC-branded bags, believed to contain laptops, only to then have to dump them as they realise they are blocked off by an 8ft high wall One concerned neighbour said: "When they realise there's no escape they just sling what they've nicked in the road. I've seen branded BBC bags, I've even seen a postman's bag. One of them even asked me not to tell the police I'd seen him before jumping over the wall. "Muggings arou…

This Fulham man faces jail for being part of a 12-man drugs ring that smuggled a record-breaking £62m worth of potent skunk cannabis into Britain. Peter Moran, of Fulham Palace Road, admitted his part in the lucrative operation, which was importing 250 kilograms of the drug worth £750,000 every week under the guise it was importing flowers, and will be sentenced at a later date. Officers seized 900kg of the substance - equivalent to 225,000 small street deals - and recovered around £500,000 in cash. However, that was just a small fraction of the quantities the network handled. The gang, led by Kingston man Terrence Bowler, were caught in December 2008 after a 14-mon…

A pack of youths chased two others through central Hammersmith in a violent brawl believed to be linked to a 16th birthday party. A 10 inch kitchen knife and a blood-soaked trainer were discovered in the aftermath of the altercation, which happened around King Street on the night that the nearby Emerald Centre had been hired out for the celebration. Concerns were this week raised by police after it emerged the fight was the fourth serious incident linked to young people who have hired out the Beadon Road venue, with groups of uninvited youths believed to have been heading to Hammersmith from other parts of London intent on causing trouble. Around 25 young people were i…

Terrified mothers fear knife crime in and around a Fulham estate is out of control after two more people - including a boy of 13 - were stabbed last week. The boy was knifed in the buttocks in North End Crescent on Saturday at about 10.30pm after being set upon by a gang of balaclava-clad thugs. He was taken to Chelsea and Westminster hospital where he was also treated for cuts and bruising to his head, and later released. Three men were arrested and bailed to return to police in July. Detectives are linking the crime to a stabbing two days earlier in Rylston Road on the Clem Attlee Estate, where a 16-year-old was knifed in the head and arm at about 3pm. He was later di…

TWO teenagers have been arrested in Chelsea following a spate of scooter robberies. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said that there were around 12 robberies last month involving scooter users riding up behind females and grabbing their bags in Chelsea. Last week two teenage boys were arrested near Chelsea Football Club suspected of committing the offences and were both charged later with two counts of robbery. Link Source

TWO men have been arrested after a smash and grab burglary in Sloane Street where they were caught red-handed stealing more than £73,000 worth of handbags. The burglars, both riding on a scooter were seen by officers approaching the Roger Vivier shop on Sloane Street at 1am today, before they smashed the window with a rock. They then ransacked the store and fled from the scene stealing around 20 high value handbags - three of which were £19,000 each. The burglary came on the day of an exclusive launch party in the store for the Miss Viv handbag. Two men have been arrested, aged 20 and 29, both from Islington. Inspector Sean Flynn from Chelsea Police Station said bo…

A MAN who was knocked to the floor and repeatedly punched during a vicious mugging is offering a reward to get his watch back. Two-months after the unprovoked attack near Ladbroke Grove Marc Liguori is stumping up a £200 reward and asking for the thief to return his important family heirloom. The attack happened on December 3 when Mr Liguori and his friend were walking home from Ladbroke Grove tube station in the early hours of the morning. The 42-year-old writer and his female friend noticed that they were being followed but before they could change direction Mr Liguori was knocked down in a brutal attack. He said: "I looked at the man and before I knew it he was pu…

Detectives say they have seized a record number of counterfeit designer goods, bringing down an international crime syndicate in the process. More than 50,000 items including clothing, footwear and handbags were found during raids on 30 premises across London on Thursday, police said. The multi-million pound haul included brands such as Nike, Ugg and Gucci. About £350,000 in cash was also seized and six people were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud. Investigators believe the counterfeit goods were smuggled into Britain and the United States in shipping containers from China and Malaysia. 'Global problem' The raids followed an investigation involving…

<H2 style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.05em; FONT-SIZE: 1.05em" class=padding-bottom-7>THREE police sergeants have been arrested and suspended for allegedly pocketing cash loans they should have used to buy bicycles. </H2>The uniformed cops, who earned about £40,000 a year, now face disgrace and possibly prison over individual advances of no more than £250. The officers, two women and a man, nicknamed 'skippers' because of their rank, are all with the City of London Police and are now at the centre of a fraud investigation. They are currently on bail pending the outcome of the probe. Last night a police source said: "On the face of it these three have risked everyt…