UK Policing News

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-incidents.html Police are to be forced to fully investigate every case reported to them under new Home Office rules to prevent victims' complaints being dismissed too quickly. So, i have a crime to report. Our Police will have to investigate it. Here goes, about two years ago, maybe longer, Police will have to go through at least two years of CCTV to find out and prove there was a criminal act done. Plus, there are three cameras in the area where this illegal act was committed, so it maybe six years of film footage. As for the crime, i cannot remember exactly who it was, or indeed what they did, or where exactly it was don…

source BBC NEWS Think someones in trouble for letting her go with the other woman. although, only basics are known as to the circs

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/news/Ex...il/article.html Thursday, November 12, 2009, 10:30 A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for "doing his duty". Paul Clarke, 27, was found guilty of possessing a firearm at Guildford Crown Court on Tuesday – after finding the gun and handing it personally to police officers on March 20 this year. The jury took 20 minutes to make its conviction, and Mr Clarke now faces a minimum of five year's imprisonment for handing in the weapon. In a statement read out in court, Mr Clarke said: "I didn't think for one moment I would be arrested. "I thought it was my duty to…

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A retired police constable and a police staff member have been arrested after claims that evidence was hidden in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry. The 53-year-old man and retired 62-year-old man were held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is examining claims that 1993 evidence was not disclosed. Mr Lawrence, 18, was stabbed to death by a gang at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993. No-one has ever been convicted in connection with the case. 'Clears up mess' Baroness Ros Howells, a friend of Mr Lawrence's mother Doreen said she was "delighted" at the news. "Lots of people said t…

Is it any wonder the public try not to having any contact with the Police, not worth the hassle

"Five repeat offender drink drivers have had their cars taken off them" Link:BBC News The people who are doing this repeatedly obviously don't care about the consequences. I wouldn't be surprised if they were caught driving with no insurance a few months down the line. EDIT: Because I can't spell....

My heart was in my mouth at the end when he was on the motorway, could have been so much worse: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8421478.stm Disappointed the minimum term was only 3 1/2 years really.

A man who took a bus on a 30-mile joyride through West Yorkshire leaving a £250,000 trail of destruction has been jailed. Shane Oldroyd, 27, of Ossett, stole the single-decker Arriva bus from Wakefield bus station in August because he needed to get home and had no money. Judge Kerry Macgill told Leeds Crown Court Oldroyd was guilty of "wicked, dangerous and reckless" driving. He was jailed indefinitely to serve at least three-and-a-half years. Oldroyd ploughed into more than 50 cars, injured two people, destroyed several walls, road signs and traffic lights and badly damaged buildings during the rampage, Leeds Crown Court was told. …

Shane Oldroyd, 27, of Ossett, stole the single-decker Arriva bus from Wakefield bus station in August because he needed to get home and had no money. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bradford/8421478.stm he ploughed into more than 50 cars what was this man thinking of putting peoples lives at risk and all the damage he has done.

I'm fairly sure we're all aware of this given the number of news sources this story is in, but here we are... http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/16/p...y-dinah-mcnicol The mind just boggles, how can one person be so evil?

Man jailed over £250k bus rampage The bus caused chaos before crashing on the M1 near Wakefield A man who took a bus on a 30-mile joyride through West Yorkshire leaving a £250,000 trail of destruction has been jailed. Shane Oldroyd, 27, of Ossett, stole the single-decker Arriva bus from Wakefield bus station in August because he needed to get home and had no money. Judge Kerry Macgill told Leeds Crown Court Oldroyd was guilty of "wicked, dangerous and reckless" driving. He was jailed indefinitely to serve at least three-and-a-half years. Oldroyd ploughed into more than 50 cars, injured two people, destroyed several walls, road signs and traffic lights and badly…

Stephen Lawrence was stabbed to death in Eltham in 1993 A retired police constable and a police staff member have been arrested after claims that evidence was hidden in the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry. The 53-year-old man and retired 62-year-old man were held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is examining claims that 1993 evidence was not disclosed. Mr Lawrence, 18, was stabbed to death by a gang at a bus stop in Eltham, south-east London, in 1993. Institutionalised racism No-one has ever been convicted in connection with the case. Baroness Ros Howells, a friend of Mr Lawrence's mother Doree…

British police officers are being sent on hypnosis courses led by an American celebrity therapist to train them how to squeeze information out of suspects. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0ZzsRD8VW I have of course been doing this for sometime. You will not stop Coach driver!! You will not stop Coach driver!! You will not stop Coach driver!! You will not stop Coach driver!! I am sure this will work.

Two police forces in the north-east of England have finalised plans to create a joint firearms unit. The Durham and Cleveland forces say the move, to create a team of about 100 officers, will streamline firearms capabilities and reduce costs. Joint cross border working is due to begin in April 2010. The forces are also planning to combine road policing teams from the autumn of next year and are looking at ways of further sharing resources. Cleveland Police Authority chairman Dave McLuckie said: "The government has made it clear it wants to see growing collaboration between forces, especially in providing key protective services. "Initially the project between ourselv…