UK Policing News

The motorist had fled after the accident and started a new life abroad - but was brought to justice when he entered Britain again. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1951942/hit-run-driver-fled-Pakistan-uk This is not justice for killing a cyclist and fled the UK and only got jailed for six years, and banned from driving for almost 13 years should have been given life .

An officer has been given a final written warning after his actions during a stop and search were found not to be necessary, reasonable or proportionate. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-given-final-written-warning-following-misconduct-hearing-488330

A Romanian pimp and his girlfriend have been jailed for a total of 16 years for assault, kidnap and exploitation of a woman who was forced against her will to have sex with up to ten men a day. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13876017/Moment-Romanian-dancing-pimp-makes-rain-cash-jailed-10-years-girlfriend-making-100-000-forcing-slave-sex-10-men-day.html Nice sentence given and hope they do deport the two sick scumbags after the serve there jail time.👍

Jervis Bailey (04/10/1979) of Gartland Walk, Crumpsall was yesterday jailed at Manchester Crown Court for a total of eight years. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/a-manchester-man-has-been-jailed-for-eight-years-after-being-found-with-a-gun-and-a-large-quantity-of-drugs-after-a-raid-by-gmps-challenger-team/ Good work by the GMP getting this man off the streets and drugs and the gun.👏

Local teams within the Met have worked tirelessly to bring a prolific shoplifter to justice for stealing more than £14,100 worth of goods. https://news.met.police.uk/news/prolific-shoplifter-in-greenwich-sentenced-for-almost-100-offences-488326 Bet they are all glad to see the back of him for a time.😀

The figurehead of an organised crime group that attempted to smuggle migrants into the UK has been jailed for 20 years following a major National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/migrant-smuggling-gang-dismantled-as-head-of-teesside-based-crime-group-gets-20-year-jail-term Nice work by the NCA and a good sentence given to him and his gang👏

A police officer has been seriously injured in a suspected hit-and-run in Perth. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13873245/Police-officer-seriously-injured-suspected-hit-run.html?ito=push-notification&ci=ObHZzEO-I-&cri=ngffBvJrfk&si=m-YaHxLoE4WA&xi=8c2e081b-376a-4a84-b38f-6e67f1d446f0&ai=13873245 At last man in his 30s has arrested and the officer makes a full recovery

Met detectives prevent £35 million worth of cocaine entering the UK https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-detectives-prevent-35-pounds-million-worth-of-cocaine-entering-the-uk-488257 Well done the MET officers for getting the drug dealers and they got a stiff sentence 👏

The mobile phone footage, apparently filmed in Slough, shows groups of men, many armed, brawling in the streets, wreaking havoc for drivers and residents. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1950911/Armed-yobs-slough-bats-nun-chucks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70w4pd9r6zo Police officers voluntarily surrendering their Tasers and firearms "risks London becoming less safe", the Metropolitan Police commissioner has warned. Sir Mark Rowley said a third of officers were giving up their Taser accreditation, and more than a quarter were surrendering their firearm tickets.

A man has been jailed after sending threatening emails to an MP and telling a 999 call operator he planned to attack NHS workers. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/man-jailed-for-threatening-to-kill-mp-and-attack-nhs-workers/

A driver has been jailed for 12 months after he mounted a pavement and collided with two officers, police said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ed4keqrlo

A married police chief who breached Covid guidelines to have sex with a glamorous rookie police officer under his command resigned ahead of his misconduct hearing today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13865033/Married-police-chief-sex-rookie-officer-resigned.html good riddance to bad rubbish as he is definitely a disgrace to the police service and done the right thing and resign.

A man has been arrested by National Crime Agency officers on suspicion of orchestrating the attempted importation of cannabis worth £600,000 through Stansted Airport. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/arrest-in-scotland-over-stansted-cannabis-importations Nice work by police Scotland and the NCA by stopping drugs getting onto the streets.

Information is sought following suspicious activity in Sevenoaks involving men believed to be posing as police officers. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/appeals/suspected-sevenoaks-burglars-posing-as-police/