UK Policing News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/8522425.stm Presenter Ray Gosling did not think his decision to say on TV that he had killed his ailing lover would cause "many ripples", his solicitor said. He seems surprised at his arrest. Why? Is this fellow stupid, or naive? You admit murder, and then go into a trance at being arrested, mercy killing or not. Maybe you should have kept quiet. :oops:

A former Thames Valley Police officer and a former Police Community Support Officer (PSCO) have been sentenced for drug related offences. http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Police-Of...enced_22119.htm as a mop reading this 2 police officers invovled drugs shame on them

Manchester police chief admits snowballing mistakes Snowball fights are rarely thought of as "serious violent crime" The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has criticised some of his officers for recording snowball throwing as "serious violent crime". Peter Fahy said the officers concerned had failed to show any common sense. During last month's cold spell, six snowball-throwing incidents were logged as serious violent crimes, although no-one was injured or arrested. The classification is more often given to offences such as murder, rape and causing grievous bodily harm. A spokesman for the force said the six incidents had been misreported by the offic…

t has been nicknamed the flying saucepan and looks an unlikely weapon in the war against crime. But yesterday it emerged that a suspected car thief had become the first person to be arrested in Britain thanks to the help of this miniature remote-controlled helicopter. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0fHPsDGDu I am betting this equipment costs a small fortune. Is it worth the money?

Source: Liverpool Echo This is a shocking attack, especially that time of the morning by the santa's grotto! Glad to hear nobody was badly injured and a big well done to the off duty copper and security staff. :D :D

source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8525873.stm Police arrest 395 in Greater Manchester alcohol blitz Safety arches were set up to detect weapons being carried by people A crackdown on drink-fuelled violence across Greater Manchester has seen 395 people arrested after a 24-hour blitz by police. Operation Portcullis started early on Friday with a series of raids aimed at tracking down those suspected of drink-fuelled crime. Throughout the night officers said they "locked down" Manchester city centre to stop people carrying weapons. Two "cannabis farms" and a shotgun with 50 live cartridges were found. Two men were arrested on suspicion of rape,…

ANTI-terror chiefs have warned against the growing threat from Nazi fanatics hell-bent on unleashing a new wave of bloody mayhem on Britain's streets. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/73415...i-fanatics.html Is it as bad as this article makes out? Can we see a time when hoards of nutters roam our streets looking for anyone non white, Jewish in order to kill? These are not a question i am qualified to have an opinion on, as i not take nazi`s up and down motorways. That i know of.

Four young men who were killed when the stolen car they were driving crashed into a takeaway and exploded had been warned by their parents to stop joyriding, an inquest heard today. James McClusky, 21, Craig James, 17, Robert Lynn, 16, and Thomas Tilleard, 15, all from Bradford, West Yorkshire, died when the stolen Subaru Impreza crashed while being chased by police in the early hours of December 11, 2008. Officers used fire extinguishers in a vain attempt to save those engulfed in the blaze - caused when a gas main cracked in the chip shop in Killinghall Road in the Laisterdyke area of Bradford. The building collapsed in the aftermath of the crash at around 4.35am. E…

A crackdown on drink-fuelled violence across Greater Manchester has seen 395 people arrested after a 24-hour blitz by police. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8525873.stm as a mop glad to see the police doing a good job in Manchester city centre to stop people carrying weapons

2,600 Sussex police officers and staff have been fitted for a new operational uniform, which is due to be introduced later this year. http://www.sussex.police.uk/news_feed/index.asp?id=29918 as a mop i came across this looks good to me but i wonder how many police officers will like it.

A SEX attacker on the FBI's most-wanted list for 10 years has been secretly dumped in Scotland, we can reveal today. James Hemphill, 53, has been kicked out of the U.S after he was freed from jail for preying on a teenage girl http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish...86908-22041898/ why have we got him back. :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1:

Thousands of children - some as young as 11 - are enrolling for driving lessons at a growing number of specialist centres, but the trend has police and safety groups concerned. Jack Bassford, 15, has already mastered the basics of driving http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8525441.stm it looks good to help kids but will it stop from joyriding when they have had lessons

I went past this yesterday, lots of flashing lights I must say. What I found suprising was: The other officers just drove past? Unless there was another vehicle which stopped...