UK Policing News

A Cumbrian town split in half by floods which killed a police officer and forced hundreds to flee their homes has been reunited with a new footbridge. Workington's new Barker Crossing, built by the Army, is named after Pc Bill Barker who died when nearby Northside Bridge collapsed. He had been trying to clear people from the unstable bridge at the height of the floods on 20 November. Schoolchildren were the first to cross the temporary bridge at 0805 GMT. I'm immensely proud of what my boys have achieved in the last ten days Major Nigel Hindmarsh, Royal Engineers Soldiers work to unite flood town The 170ft (52m) Barker Crossing, which spans the River Derwent, too…

POLICE are hunting an armed robber who held two female staff at knifepoint today at WH Smith's in North Street, Sudbury. http://www.eadt.co.uk/content/eadt/news/story.

The BBC is reporting the sentencing of 4 of the people involved in the robbery that resulted in the death of PC Gary Toms. Link to BBC article From the article it appears that his death was the result of the getaway driver trying to force his vehicle past the ARV. But no charges have been brought against these people for his death, only the robbery? On a day where a woman who killed a 15mth old while trying to drive to hospital drunk after a failed suicide attempt is appealing against her 7 year sentence the decision not to prosecute just doesn't seen right. Addmitedly the article didn't give full details to back up the Mets decision (which may be fully justified fro…

and he only got 2 years the rat bag for his crime conned a dying millionaire out of well over £90,000 Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0YpEtZJD1

Veronica Hyland Veronica Hyland's employers became suspicious about her wealth A solicitor has been jailed for two years and four months for stealing £93,000 from a 90-year-old blind client so she could lead a life of luxury. Veronica Hyland, 50, previously admitted 16 counts of theft and fraud by false representation. Hyland, of Priory Road, Stone, Staffordshire, forged a document to give her power of attorney over recently-widowed client Doris Carrier. Stafford Crown Court heard how Hyland plundered two of the widow's accounts. Breast reduction The court was told mother-of-two Hyland, who is no longer a solicitor, spent the money on luxuries including a sports c…

Police spending in England and Wales 'to fall by £500m' Officials believe forces should make purchases together Police forces in England and Wales are to be told to make annual savings of around £500m in the next five years. The details are in a White Paper on policing to be published later. The Home Office document is also set to say officers should patrol the streets alone, rather than in pairs, to make them more accessible to the public. Police in all 43 forces are also to be given more discretion over the way they deal with less serious crimes, after a successful pilot scheme in four areas. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw says the government has inve…

I found this on youtube when just looking for some training videos etc... I am so shocked why would the officer do this to him, rubbing his face into the road etc... If one of your colleagues did this, would you report him/her or whats your views? I just hope when I get in I do not see anything like that. Shocking Police brutality

How police car chase led to death on duty By Chris Summers BBC News Four people have been jailed for a robbery and a car chase which ended with the death of a police officer. PC Gary Toms The death of Gary Toms shows to us the potential dangers the officers I'm leading are facing on a daily basis Sir Paul Stephenson Pc Gary Toms, 37, died in hospital on 17 April this year as controversy was raging about the death of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson highlighted Pc Toms' sacrifice at a briefing to reporters about the Tomlinson case. He said: "The death of Gary Toms shows to us the potential…

http://www.derbyshire.police.uk/news/1257.html Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! A local town crier is helping to keep Chesterfield shoppers safe this Christmas with messages of crime prevention. We need these criers on the Motorways, Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! save yourself from HATO`s :lol:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/4773..._say_ministers/ POLICE chiefs have been urged to send out special constables instead of fully trained officers on Friday and Saturday nights to save cash. Government proposals to make £545m annual savings by 2014 will target a rise in overtime payments that will swallow up six per cent of the pay bill in some forces. They call for more specials and community support officers to be deployed at weekends in place of warranted officers, to “get the most from taxpayers’ moneyâ€. Ministers insisted the switch was already under way in London, but the Police Federation, which represents rank-and-file officers, warned of “car…

http://www.norfolk.police.uk/newsevents/ne...prosecutio.aspx Video evidence captured by body cameras has been used by Norfolk Police for the first time today to secure a prosecution. Is this the answer to many of the Policing problems? seems to have worked in the incident. :clapping:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8305805.stm Four people are being sentenced on Friday in connection with a violent robbery and a car chase which ended with the death of a police officer. RIP mate!! :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy:

Efforts to get police out on the beat by slashing paperwork have failed, the Government's own 'red tape tsar' warned yesterday. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0YcB6diR2 Several of the Officers on here said sometime back, good idea, but is doomed to fail. Well forecasted. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

A businessman - originally thought to have been shot for his laptop - was carrying a bag full of cash when he was ambushed, a friend has told detectives http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/M...ot-In-Longsight. seems people are willing to use guns more today to get what they want.

lets hope the judge wll give them a long term in prison the little girl did not deserve this a sad case :sad : http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/H...h-Child-Neglect.