UK Policing News

Man dies in police car collision A man has died in a collision involving a police car and a Renault Clio in County Antrim. It happened on the Ballybogey Road, between Ballymoney and Portrush, at about 0400 GMT on Thursday. A 29-year-old man who was also in the car has been taken to hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The incident has been referred to the Police Ombudsman, who has appealed for a lorry driver who was in the area at the time to contact their office. The road has been closed and diversions have been put in place. SDLP assembly member John Dallat said the death was a "tragedy". "All road deaths are tragic and regrettable, but one in the run-up…

"The expected protection of schools, hospitals and the police from swingeing budget cuts represents a victory of the three Cabinet ministers in charge of those spending departments – Ed Balls, Andy Burnham and Alan Johnson. But their total departmental budget is not guaranteed as Mr Darling will want some non-essential cuts to be made in parts of the Home Office and Schools and Health departments. " http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/finance...d-fairness.html It appears from early statements made today before the PBR that the Police along with other front line services will have there budgets protected!!!! Be interesting to see the actual outcome but initially looks g…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8388641.stm Emmm....what? The bulk of the story speaks for itself but the Garda policing NI? Why stop there, lets bring in the RCMP (although to police in NI they'll have to drop the "royal" prefix) then we can get in the NYPD and after that the German police could have a go! What a load of tosh! But still, it's nice to know he doesnt have a problem with dissidents....lets see if he still thinks that when he's having to dive for cover some day!

Although the issue of photography in a public place or the photographing or filming of the police or PCSOs has been discussed here before, as a photographer and photographer rights advocate who along with many others keep a keen eye on this forum, it is rather concerning that many do not know the law and continue to harass and threaten photographers going about their lawful business citing "make it up as you go along" laws or by abusing anti-terrorism laws. In spite of much discussion in the media, upheld complaints against the police and public embarrassment it appears that many officers on the street have really not gotten the message that photography in a public plac…

Police officers are furious after being told they were not allowed to order replacement toilet paper or change lightbulbs at two privately-built 'super-stations'. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0ZKjHLoWk It appears our boys and girls in blue, cannot be trusted with anything. :lol: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: BTW, if you need a form and fill it out in order to acquire loo paper, can you not use the form instead?

Explain this one then. .......................................... Police have released dramatic CCTV footage of a teenager pointing a gun at the head of a man outside a pub in Manchester. The 43-year-old came out of the premises to check his wife was OK after hearing a series of gunshots. Unfazed, the man wrestled the gun away and was unhurt. The incident happened in May. Nineteen-year-old James Drewitt from the Longsight area of Manchester was sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison for the crime Source Yet the Ex-Soldier who handed in a Shotty he found, to keep it off the streets is facing 5 years :D http://www.policespecials.com/forum/index....t…

Police believe two men killed when a quad bike was hit by a train may have been fleeing the scene of a shop burglary. Two hundred men's specialist outdoor jackets worth £40,000 were stolen from Go Outdoors in Newport Road, Cardiff. Officers were called to the store just after 0400 GMT - around the time the men, both in their 20s, were hit on tracks nearby. Police are studying CCTV footage and are appealing for witnesses. In a statement, South Wales Police said: "Police believe that the men who made off from the Go Outdoors store after committing the burglary may be the same men involved in the fatal incident at a nearby railway line. "Although it is too early to …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/8401264.stm Is this workable? What do you think of the practicalities of having legislation to completely outlaw the sex industry? Edited for spelling

OVER the past month, commuters travelling on the Tube through London’s East End have been greeted by posters plastered on station walls. In bold letters above a picture of two uniformed officers patrolling the capital’s streets, the billboards invite the public to “Meet the THEOsâ€. The posters go on to explain that the Theos are here to tackle antisocial behaviour and inner-city grime. The less observant could be forgiven for thinking these men and women are a new and curiously named breed of Metropolitan Police officer in their dark blue uniforms, epaulettes, badges, stab vests and radios. They can also demand your name and address, issue fines and confiscat…

South Wales Police said: "Police believe that the men who made off from the Go Outdoors store after committing the burglary may be the same men involved in the fatal incident at a nearby railway line. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8403014.stm

No juicy pay rises for us, looks like. Shame really, I have already booked the Maldives for 2012 :-( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8403636.stm

My bold. :D Anyway, hope the officer makes a speedy recovery. And that they give the dog a tetanus.

A man wanted on suspicion of assaulting a woman was pulled from the sea at Saltdean by a police dog and his handler after he swam out to avoid arrest at around 2am on Sunday, November 29. http://www.sussex.police.uk/news_feed/index.asp?id=29060 Nice story. and WD that Officer!! :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: I am not sure thou that if i were drowning in a cold sea, that i would wish to see a hungry looking Alsation heading towards me.

Police officer watching out for shoplifters at HMV caught on CCTV stealing computer games A police officer tasked with catching shoplifters at an HMV store was caught on camera stealing computer games by concealing them underneath his stab vest. PC Peter Cokell, 34, was found guilty of theft after he was caught on CCTV shoplifting from the store he was being paid to protect. The damning footage, which was shown to magistrates in his trial, shows him stealing two PlayStation 3 games and then taking them to the rear of the shop in his police hat. He can then be seen slipping the games - Call of Duty and Kill Zone - worth only £74.98, inside his stab vest before walkin…

A 25.25m (83ft) long so-called superlorry has been blocked from being driven on public roads by police in Lincolnshire. not to sure on this one any traffic police know the answer? a normal articulated lorry is 16.5m (54ft) long http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8388420.stm :sweatingbullets: