UK Policing News

Police have charged a man with attempted robbery following an incident in Berwick on Thursday (17 October). https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/news/man-charged-with-attempted-post-office-robbery/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qzkn7wq0vo A pregnant woman and her unborn child have died after the car they were travelling in was hit by an unmarked police car. Terrible news

A Met police detective with a heart condition has won more than £36,000 after he was forced to stop working from home and return to the office. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13945497/Met-Police-detective-heart-condition-forced-return-office.html If his officer has a bad heart condition would it have been better to retire him on medical grounds if he was unfit for police duty.?

Three men have been sentenced for the rape of a 13-year-old girl following an in-depth investigation by specialist Met detectives. https://news.met.police.uk/news/three-men-jailed-for-rape-of-13-year-old-489183 Glad the 3 scum have been given a decent sentence.👍

An organised crime network distributing drugs across London has been dismantled following an investigation by Met officers, with the gang sentenced to over 20 years' imprisonment collectively. https://news.met.police.uk/news/pan-london-drug-dealers-sentenced-following-met-investigation-489181 Nice work by the MET👏

A 32-year-old man has been found guilty of various terrorism offences following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, which identified he had collected various instruction manuals of how to create 3D-printed firearms. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-found-with-3d-printing-firearms-manuals-found-guilty-of-terrorism-offences-489180

The drug gang had their shipment intercepted when it was being smuggled over from Columbia https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/tottenham-drug-smugglers-stashed-184million-30117261 Good work by the MET and NCA👏 and hope the judge gives them all a nice long sentence now they gone to court.👍A sentencing date for all five men is yet to be confirmed.

Six men have been arrested over a half-tonne haul of cocaine worth £40m seized on a West Sussex beach. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/six-more-arrests-over-40m-cocaine-haul All wrong that the drug dealers after being arrested are have been released on bail.😠

Two criminals who sold Class A drugs and firearms have been jailed following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-two-firearms-and-drugs-dealers-jailed Nice work by the NCA and good sentence given to the drug dealers and two guns off the streets.👏

A police officer who allegedly ignored a 999 call on his radio because he was having sex while on duty has resigned from the force, it can be revealed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13942981/Police-officer-ignored-999-call-violent-attempted-robbery-having-sex-ex-girlfriend-duty.html Good job he has resigned for not doing his job as a police officer and not fit to wear the uniform and wrong to let him keep his his gold-plated police pension.

A dangerous driver who narrowly avoided crashing into other vehicles before ploughing into a safety barrier has been sentenced. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2024/october/driver-sentenced-after-luck-runs-out-in-dangerous-pursuit/ why judges keep giving out jail suspended sentence😠 when they put peoples lives at risk dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and driving without a licence or insurance😠 when they get let off with a slap on the wrist.

In the last three years, 232 firearms have been taken out of the hands of criminals, and some of Greater Manchester’s most prolific offenders have received prison sentences totalling almost 500 years. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/october/gmp-lead-the-way-in-firearm-recoveries-seizing-232-illegal-guns-and-sentencing-criminals-to-nearly-500-years-in-jail/ Good work by the GMP👏

A disqualified driver has been sentenced to 21 weeks in prison after more than 20 individual deal bags of cannabis were found in his car following a routine vehicle stop on the A14 near Kettering. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2024/october/disqualified-driver-admits-supplying-cannabis-following-vehicle-stop/ Good stop by police and taken a drug dealer off the streets and a Disqualified driver.👏

The son of Thomas 'Bomber' Kavanagh – one of the most trusted Kinahan OCG associates - has been extradited to the UK to stand trial for alleged firearms offences following a National Crime Agency investigation https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/son-of-kinahan-ocg-member-extradited-to-uk-accused-of-firearms-charges Nice work bringing him back to face justice, when you go on the run and try avoid facing justice police will find you in the end.👍

A total of six people have been arrested and large quantities of Class A drugs, cash, and a gun have been seized after a series of dawn raids in Camden, Islington, Newham and Croydon. https://news.met.police.uk/news/six-men-arrested-after-drugs-warrants-in-north-london-489051 Good work by the MET getting more drug dealers and the gun off the streets,👏