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07-Feb-10 The officer was involved in a violent struggle after the suspect threatened him with a knife as he attempted to arrest him.... A police officer suffered a fracture to his wrist after being threatened at knifepoint. The officer stopped a black Volkswagen Golf in the Levenshulme area of Manchester at about 3.30pm on 8 December 2009 as part of a routine vehicle check. As the officer was getting out of his car, the passenger in the Golf got out and ran off and the driver sped away. The officer pursued the passenger on foot and eventually detained him. During the ensuing struggle, the offender attacked the officer and then produced a knife, at which point th…

Nice to see the Special Constabulary in the news Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/8501805.stm Police specials target Devon and Cornwall drivers Special constables in Devon and Cornwall will be targeting motorists who flout the law and endanger lives over the weekend. It is part of an annual National Specials initiative to raise the profile of the volunteer force. The focus will be on speed, seatbelts, mobile phones, alcohol or drugs and vehicles without insurance or tax. Specials, with regular and motor patrol officers, will carry out high-visibility patrols. The weekend will also involve a joint initiative with Avon and Somerset Constabulary…

Former BBC chief Greg Dyke was almost attacked by a driver after a young family was left hanging in an upturned car after a serious road smash. The millionaire former BBC Director General was at the wheel of his silver Lexus car on the outskirts of Exeter when he rammed the back of a car which had stopped at red traffic lights. The collision sent the black Peugeot car on to its roof and the angry driver Stephen Manvell had to be restrained from attacking 62-year-old Dyke. Mr Manvell's eight-week-old baby boy and his 30-month-old girl were left dangling from their safety seats after the crash on the outskirts of Exeter, but escaped unhurt. But 34-year-old father and hi…

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/WPC-Accus...ting_21872.html before you backlash me i do think thinks like this dont :sad: go down well with the me or any mop why lie as when i read the first story i felt sorry for her and she got beat up doing her job.

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Met-Polic...icers_21837.htm Plans in the mayor's budget reveal a cut of 455 officers by the time London hosts the Olympics in 2012. on one hand they want more police to hosts the olympics and now Boris Johnson's Conservative administration in London is to cut the number of police officers in the capital,

What a sick, sick person. Does anyone think that his sentence is too lenient?

Tesco theft charge for Nottinghamshire chief inspector A senior Nottinghamshire Police officer has been charged with one count of shoplifting. Ch Insp Kim Molloy was arrested on 24 November last year at the Tesco Extra store in Top Valley Drive, Top Valley, Nottingham. The shop theft charge is believed to relate to make-up allegedly taken from the store. Ms Molloy, 44, is due to appear at Mansfield Magistrates' Court on 25 February. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/notting...ire/8501398.stm

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/2...o_Patrol_London London could see up to 9,000 police on the streets for the Olympics and 7,000 special officers. Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison, of the Metropolitan Police, said the number of officers he would like to have on the streets of London in a single day would be a third more than the Notting Hill Carnival. He insisted he wants the Olympics to be a 'blue games', policed by police officers rather than the military. But he conceded the armed forces could provide "niche capabilties", suggesting they may ask for naval assistance for the sailing events in Dorset. Mr Allison said Londoners would have many concerns …

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4889...n_door_/?ref=mr A FORMER special constable has been left with a £1,000 repair bill after Dorset Police officers smashed in her front door. Maybe it should be down to the neighbour who called the Police wrongly in this case.