UK Policing News

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...on-Gardens.html They have the title 'Police' will they be investigating? I doubt it, down to the Met I presume...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/8463468.stm Some of the most missleading reporting i have seen for ages. Damage to fence, 'did you cause damage' 'no' 'ok, i need to fill in this form as im required to do it by the government and i can ask you to sign it, it will be put on a database so that you can request a copy within 12 months as we are required to do that as well.' Police clearly evil kill joys

Heard this on the news. Call me cold hearted if you wish, but i dont agree with it. It is very very sad what happened and my heart goes out to them, but we have enough problems in our own country that the money could be used for. We have pensioners freezing to death because they cant afford heating, to name but one!!

A Royal Mail manager who stole cash from children's birthday cards to fund a lavish lifestyle was jailed for six months yesterday. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0cnANGwid what a nasty man to steal kids birthday money

Man caught on camera leaping in front of speeding train A pedestrian narrowly escaped with his life after leaping onto a level crossing as a train came speeding towards him. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ how stupid some people are.

Two-thirds of drivers caught speeding escape penalty points in some areas Motorists face a speed camera lottery with their chances of getting points on their licence varying spectacularly across the country. By David Millward Published: 5:59PM BST 11 Oct 2008 The area-by-area breakdown shows that the lowest enforcement rates for speeding offences are often in urban areas Photo: PA While 84 per cent of drivers caught speeding in Cumbria end up with penalty points, the figure drops to as low as 35 per cent in London. The dramatic gulf was revealed by a Sunday Telegraph analysis of the recently-published accounts of all 38 safety camera partnerships across England…

Motoring organisations voiced concern at the findings and warned that drivers could be encouraged to take a "more cavalier approach" to speed cameras in parts of the country where enforcement is lax. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/3...some-areas.html

A pedestrian risked his life by jumping onto a level crossing as a train came speeding towards him Photo: NEWSTEAM He was caught on CCTV racing across the tracks on Monday morning at Langley Green Level Crossing, in Oldbury, West Midlands. The man, who has not been identified, then darted in front of the train and jumped over the fence. The footage was released by Network Rail as part of a shock campaign to deter people from taking their chances on level crossings. Nationally, the figure for near misses on the railway crossings equates to three motorists per week, with 27 people killed over the past two years. Terry Hawkins, community safety manager, for Network R…

Source http://www.iosh.co.uk/news_and_events/news/industry_news.aspx?i=N0019681263296391653A Shining laser at jets made illegal Posted Wed, 13 Jan Shining laser beams at aircraft has become illegal following the introduction of a new law. There has been a spate of incidents involving a lights or lasers being shone at planes at airports across Britain, including Heathrow, and the new regulation makes such practices a specific offence. Heathrow recorded 29 laser or light incidents in 2009, compared with only eight in 2008. Overall, such occurrences have increased 25 times in the last two years - 737 taking place on commercial airlines, air ambulances and police helicop…

Crime clan chiefs have vowed bloody revenge on the hitmen who executed gangland enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll - amid claims the murdered hood was set up, underworld figures warned last night. A brutal war between rival families is set to erupt after hardman Carroll, 29, was shot dead by three masked gunmen in front of horrified women and children shoppers in the car park of a busy Asda supermarket in broad daylight. Now feared kingpin Jamie Daniel - whose daughter Kelly, 27, was Carroll's partner and has two children with him - is said to be plotting to take out those responsible for the chilling assassination. Gangland sources believe that Carroll was stitched up…

A man who claims a Scotland Yard commander falsely arrested him was todayaccused of threatening the officer with violence in a row over money. http://www.policeoracle.com/

Crime clan chiefs have vowed bloody revenge on the hitmen who executed gangland enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil' Carroll - amid claims the murdered hood was set up, underworld figures warned last night. http://www.policeoracle.com/news/index.cfm

N-Dubz star Dappy 'sorry' over text message threats Dappy and his N-Dubz bandmates featured on a number one hit last year N-Dubz star Dappy has apologised to a woman for sending her threatening text messages, after she contacted BBC Radio 1 expressing her dislike for the band.Chloe Moody texted The Chris Moyles Show while the band were being interviewed, calling them "losers" and labelling Dappy "repulsive". But she was shocked to receive a message the following day from rapper Dappy saying: "Your [sic] gonna die". The BBC said Dappy took down Ms Moody's number without producers' knowledge. Ms Moody, from Boston, Lincolnshire, texted the Radio 1 show while in the…