UK Policing News

An Irish woman has been charged with drugs offences after more than £950,000 worth of cannabis was seized at Belfast City Airport. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/irish-national-charged-after-more-than-950-000-of-cannabis-seized good arrest and drugs sized.👏

A Birmingham man has been jailed for firearms offences after eagle-eyed officers spotted loft insulation in his hair, alerting them to his hiding place. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/gunman-jailed-for-seven-years-after-officers-spot-clue-in-his-hair/ Good job done by WMP finding two loaded and viable firearms and the sentence given by the court.👏

An investigation led by our Anti-Corruption Unit has helped convict a former detective who had stolen cocaine from police storage and went on to redistribute it on the streets of Greater Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/former-detective-found-guilty-of-misconduct-in-public-office-and-supplying-drugs-after-our-anti-corruption-unit-uncovered-criminality/ Not good when you get a officer stealing drugs and selling them on the streets and now been sacked from the GMP police.

PC Gary Chant sent 80 messages to the woman and threatened to kill her animals https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/met-police-officer-sacked-harassment-29999623 Right outcome he was dismissed from the Met without notice 👍

New five-year strategy to transform Met Police approach to keeping children safe from crime; https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-sets-out-new-strategy-to-protect-children-from-crime-488549

Metropolitan Police officers have been banned from wearing a badge that commemorates hero cops who have been killed in the line of duty. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13888267/met-police-ban-blue-line-badge.html I agree it is quite right it is a outrage by officers who cant wear the thin blue line badge, the met bosses are a disgrace by stopping officers honouring hero cops killed in the line of duty 😠

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for posting and sharing terrorist content online, as a result of a proactive Met Police Counter Terrorism investigation. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-posting-and-sharing-terrorist-content-online-after-counter-terrorism-investigation-488453

A man has been jailed following an online undercover Met operation that exposed how he was planning to carry out disturbing sex offences towards children. https://news.met.police.uk/news/undercover-online-met-operation-brings-child-sex-offender-to-justice-488405 Good job by officers who now got this man off the streets and given by the court 14-and-a-half years' imprisonment👏

A man has been sentenced for the rape and sexual abuse of a girl in Sussex. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/man-sentenced-for-rape-of-girl-in-sussex/ good sentence given by the court At Hove Crown Court on Friday, September 20, Williams was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison.👍

A specialist taskforce which tackles knife crime and youth violence has made more than 500 arrests since the start of the year. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/hundreds-of-arrests-and-weapons-seizures-across-the-west-midlands/ 👏

We’re continuing our pursuit of suspected non-recent child sex offenders in Greater Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/time-is-no-barrier-to-justice-seven-suspects-arrested-in-latest-non-recent-cse-raids/ Good work by the GMP on rounding up child sex offenders and get a decent sentence when they go to court.👏

The senior police officer was previously sacked for refusing to take a drugs test - but allowed back onto the force after an appeal. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1952326/police-chief-suspended-misconduct-hearing every officer has to do a drug test can be sacked refusing to take a drugs test so how was this right for The tribunal who reinstated Commander Bennett when officers lower ranks get sacked ?

A police officer has been accused of stealing toilet paper – from her own station. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13883997/Police-officer-leaves-job-stealing-toilet-rolls.html Comes to something when when officers have to steal loo rolls🤔

A man has been arrested for multiple offences after our officers spotted a stolen vehicle. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/man-arrested-after-stolen-vehicle-spotted/ well done by the WMP arresting the man with fake documentation and a large amount of Class B drugs 👏

A man from Brownhills who groomed, abducted and raped a girl has been jailed for more than 10 years. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/man-from-brownhills-jailed-for-grooming-abducting-and-raping-girl/ decent sentence given out by the court for this crime.👍