UK Policing News

An international drug trafficker who was once one of the UK’s most wanted men has today been jailed for 20 years. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-international-drug-trafficker-sentenced-to-20-years Good sentence given out to this drug dealer.👏

The Head of Met's Black Police Association could be sacked over 'racist' WhatsApp messages. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13914227/Head-Mets-Black-Police-Association-axed-racist-WhatsApp-messages.html

A man who was already serving a lengthy sentence for drug offences has now received an additional sentence of 20 years for his major involvement in a prison drugs plot. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/october/drug-dealer-who-continued-his-illicit-enterprise-from-jail-jailed-again/ Good sentence and keeping him off the streets and good work by the GMP North West Regional Organised Crime Unit and HM Prison 👏

An officer who grabbed an innocent teenager by the throat has been convicted of assault following an investigation by GMP’s dedicated unit for professional standards. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/officer-convicted-of-assault-of-teenage-boy-during-response-to-incident-in-wigan/

Recognise this man? We're looking to speak to him after a home-invasion robbery in Olton, Solihull in July this year. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/appeal-for-witnesses-after-solihull-home-invasion/

A proactive investigation by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command has led to a 17-year-old being charged with terrorism offences. https://news.met.police.uk/news/teenager-due-in-court-charged-with-terrorism-offences-488719

A drug dealer who compared himself to Pablo Escobar and boasted of running the streets of Tower Hamlets is now behind bars following a police operation targeting drug supply in east London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/from-escobar-to-behind-bars-drug-dealer-who-boasted-of-controlling-streets-of-east-london-jailed-488701 Nice work by the MET getting this drug dealer and jailed for nine-and-a-half years 👏

Another measure to improve the policing of black communities is to teach all new officers about black history when they are taken on. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1954824/Met-Police-anti-racism-black-communities

Phoebe Plummer, 23, and Anna Holland, 22, threw two tins of Heinz tomato soup over the 1888 work https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/just-stop-oil-activists-handed-30023224 Nice to know that the judge has given them a decent sentence to the JSO mindless thugs 👏

The police officer set up the business to have a "positive outlet" while on leave for post-traumatic stress. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1953404/police-officer-side-hustle-payout

A moped-riding phone thief has been caught red-handed by the police hours after he ripped the device out of woman's hands. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13902635/Moment-moped-riding-phone-thief-caught-red-handed-police-hours-ripped-device-womans-hands-jailed-four-years.html About time phone snatching thief scum get a long jail sentence and well done the judge who gave this sentence of 4 years 👏 also Crackdown to tackle phone theft and robbery in Croydon https://news.met.police.uk/news/crackdown-to-tackle-phone-theft-and-robbery-in-croydon-488644

A police officer has been dismissed after a misconduct panel found he assaulted a child by spanking her bare bottom on numerous occasions. https://news.met.police.uk/news/pc-dismissed-following-misconduct-hearing-after-assaulting-child-488651 All wrong that no further action would be taken by Bedfordshire police as police officers who commit sex crimes face court .

We are continuing to investigate a theft that occurred on Angel Street and Rochdale Road in Manchester near to the city centre at around 6:30pm on Tuesday 24 September 2024. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/officers-appeal-for-more-information-following-theft-of-phone-in-north-manchester/ people like him needs to be found to stop the phone theft👍

A crime boss was snared by police after a blundering friend used an emergency credit card during a boozy trip at a brothel leading the police to find him, it has been claimed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13899169/Crime-lord-caught-run-friend-used-gangs-emergency-credit-card-Amsterdam-brothel-tipping-police-Netherlands.html Bit of good luck a credit card used and got the crime lord and now face justice and a long spell in jail.👏 when they bring him back to the UK.

A man who subjected a vulnerable young girl to years of sustained sexual abuse 17 years ago has been convicted, following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-stovewood-man-guilty-of-raping-and-wounding-infatuated-young-girl Hope this scumbag gets a nice long sentence.