UK Policing News

Menezes family and police agree compensation deal The Metropolitan Police has reached a compensation deal with the family of Jean Charles de Menezes, mistakenly shot dead by officers in July 2005. Relatives of the Brazilian, who was gunned down at Stockwell Tube station in south London, had been locked in a legal battle with the force. The amount of compensation the family will receive has not been disclosed. Firearms officers from the Met's CO19 unit thought Mr Menezes, 27, was failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman. In a joint statement, the family and Scotland Yard said "all litigation" between them had now been resolved. "The commissioner of police... and repre…

Source: The Bolton News Erm, I always thought it was best not leave evidence. Especially something which will bring the crime back to you. I must not me master criminals like them then.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8375567.stm Police should not routinely DNA test everyone they arrest, the government's genetic advisers have concluded. The Human Genetics Commission (HGC) wants the police given new guidance to regulate when it is appropriate to take a sample of DNA. "It also said it had evidence police had made arrests just to get people on the database, a claim police chiefs denied." I litterally have no idea how this would be done. "The HGC report also said some groups featured disproportionately on the database - with young black men "very highly over-represented".

Police chose not to investigate more than 1.5million reported crimes last year, it emerged. Offences dismissed by officers included sex attacks, robberies, drug use, fraud as well as large numbers of burglaries and thefts. Around a third of all cases were deemed unsolvable hours after an allegation was made in a process known as 'screening out'. Enlarge Under the system known as 'screening out', crimes are logged in official figures but no serious effort is made to investigate Under the system, crimes are logged in official figures but no serious effort is made to investigate and victims are issued with reference numbers for insurance purposes. The worst offende…

Student who had ear partially bitten off refuses to condemn attacker http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/scotland...ally.5834037.jp Published Date: 18 November 2009 By SUE GYFORD A STUDENT who had a chunk of his ear bitten off while trying to break up a fight said today he could not condemn his attacker – despite facing lengthy reconstructive surgery. Steve Meloni, 21, was attacked by 19-year-old Rory Clark outside the Hive nightclub in Niddry Street, Edinburgh. Clark yesterday admitted the attack in court after telling police he was so drunk he had little recollection of the night. Today Mr Meloni said he was just pleased that the teenager had pleaded guilty, spa…

Policeman Martin Forshaw has pleaded guilty to murdering his police constable fiancee Claire Howarth. Claire Howarth died in hospital following a car crash in Bolton in May Forshaw, 27, of Meadow Way, Tottington, Bury, admitted killing 31-year-old PC Howarth, on the day his trial was due to start at Manchester Crown Court. PC Howarth died in hospital following a car crash in Bolton in the early hours of May 7.

Stephen Spellacy was sentenced to eight and a half years in prison Two fraudsters have been jailed after spending more than £1m of stolen and laundered money on holidays, luxury hotels and prostitutes. Former policeman Stephen Spellacy and insurance company manager John Taylor siphoned a total of £350,000 from Norwich Union which they then laundered to pay for their decadent lifestyle. The latter - who worked for the insurer, now Aviva, for 12 years - was sentenced to five years behind bars for masterminding the pair's plan and used his trusted position to access accounts. Meanwhile, Spellacy - a cocaine-addicted former policeman - was given eight and half years ja…

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...5_freed_to_kill A TEENAGE yob with a history of convictions killed a man in a hit and run smash just hours after being released from a young offenders institute. Got off a little lightly, 3 years a real deterrent, maybe he will serve more, but i doubt it. Looking at his long list of previous, i doubt 3 years will do much to deter this fine and intelligent gentleman. And i use the term "fine and intelligent gentleman" quite wrongly.

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/475036..._subway_attack/ TWO men who robbed a 16-year-old girl in a subway were caught by police after leaving their student ID cards at the scene. I am betting that at some point, these two will be needing some advice on how to rob someone without leaving evidence behind them. Any volunteers? :lol:

Norwich man wins thousands of pounds after suing police PETER WALSH 20 November 2009 15:00 A Norwich man who was wrongfully locked up in a police station for almost 12 hours has won a “David and Goliath” battle for damages against two police forces. Roger Marriott, of Carrow Road, was arrested at York Railway Station for running away from a British Transport Police officer when he tried to randomly search him during a visit to the station in May 2007. Mr Marriott, who had been living in York at the time, was then taken to Fulford Road police station, where he was handed over to North Yorkshire Police, re-arrested and not released until after midnight on May 5 200…

ht A community cohesion officer for Bedfordshire Police was last week awarded the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) in recognition of his ‘distinguished service’. tp://www.policeoracle.com/news/Royal-Reward-For-Beds.-Sergeant_20836.html

Ex-Tesco workers 'investigating rapes and murders after just six months training as police civilian workers' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0XhJLR2WS what next

THE MAN behind a private 'cops for hire' scheme in Southampton has appeared in Court after police officers were duped into thinking he was one of them. Prosecutors claim that David MacLean, 26, was mistaken for a police officer at various crime scenes and even given instructions to take witness statements by one officer. However, officers later realised that he was a civilian working as a security guard and on another occasion called himself an off duty dog handler. Southampton Magistrates Court heard that police chiefs were so concerned about his Hampshire Crime Prevention Schemes, a security firm, that they put it on an intelligence database as an organi…

Police should visit every victim of crime in England and Wales no matter how minor the offence, the home secretary has said. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8371219.stm Is the Home secretary sure about this. The other day someone lobbed a crisp packet into my front garden, a trivial crime you say to yourself, but now i feel infringed upon. Thursday on my coach someone took off their seatbelt for no apparent reason. If Vosa would have stopped me, i get into trouble over this. So i feel a crime was perpetrated upon my being. Now i need the Police to come round and have an endless discussion with me. In fact, from two different forces, Stoke Newington Police, then Warwicks…

Police should visit every victim of crime in England and Wales no matter how minor the offence, the home secretary has said. Alan Johnson made the call as he launched an advertising campaign on what should be expected of police. The campaign focuses on the "Policing Pledge" which sets out what officers promise to do in their community. The Home Office also wants police forces and councils to use websites to name key local convicted criminals. The campaign also highlights the idea of officers being highly visible on the streets and visiting people in their homes after a crime had been reported. "My gut reaction is that a victim of crime should be seen and should be…