UK Policing News

http://www.northantset.co.uk/corby/He-save...life.5847083.jp A PCSO from Corby has been hailed a hero after saving the life of a two-year-old when she stopped breathing. Monica Juan desperately tried to resuscitate her daughter Lola when she stopped breathing in her pushchair while on a shopping trip to Kettering, but could not get her to respond. But police community support officer David Hosie received an emergency call and came to the rescue, repeatedly giving her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, even when her pulse had stopped, until she started breathing again. Mrs Juan said Lola had been in her pushchair when she noticed something wasn't right. She said: "Lola's j…

Source The article is misleading, An EFIT means Electronic Facial Indenification Technique, if it was a handdrawn by the witness it does not make it an EFIT

BBC Link Very little news doubt there will be much more.

A woman has been jailed for killing a man who she met on the day she appeared in court for punching a police officer who tried to stop her running on to the M6. Sabina Eriksson, 41, admitted the manslaughter of Glenn Hollinshead in Stoke-on-Trent on 20 May 2008 on the grounds of diminished responsibility. She was sentenced to five years at Luton Crown Court on Thursday. Swedish national Eriksson, of of Mallow, County Cork, in the Irish Republic, admitted the offence at an earlier hearing. The court heard that Eriksson had a rare psychiatric disorder which made her hear voices, but she could not interpret what they said. Eriksson, befriended Mr Hollinshead when he was…

Taken from http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/art...pauls-sunset.do At least they didn't actually arrest this one, but lloking at the photo there's a good chance he was using a tripod and a serious camera to take the picture. I doubt most terrorists would be using similar kit when a daytime shot with a digital would probably work just as well for recon.

Thieves fix ATM to pay out 10 times amount of cash Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0Y5Y2DPAV

Bridge collapse, lets hope for the best. Terrible news, my thoughts are with their family and colleagues.

http://www.petitiononline.com/pcd001/petition.html “I am disappointed that Mark Cavan Connolly, who is serving a prison sentence for assaulting PC Pete Doherty, has been allowed day release. Pete is a hero who could have lost his life protecting others. “Every day in every police force officers face danger as they carry out their duty to protect the public. ‘‘They bravely face the risk of being hurt or even being killed because they care about other people’s safety before their own. An assault on a police officer is also a serious attack on the community that the officer serves.†He added: “People who harm police officers must be dealt with robustly by the …

Source Is this the right approach? I believe it is, if the stop search power is not leading to anything significant.

Should Scottish amalgamate and become 1? I got asked this question in one of my interviews and i thought it was a interesting question. It has recently started with certain force areas joining the central application process, where you apply to the Scottish police college and not the individual force. Thought it would be a interesting read to see what people think (plus i got my final interview on Tuesday and it would be good to see other peoples views). Here is a link where certain senior officers where asked earlier in the year about it. http://www.journalonline.co.uk/News/1006404.aspx

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/art...pauls-sunset.do A BBC photographer was stopped by police on suspicion of being a terrorist as he took pictures outside Tate Modern. Dear god stop bitching. "I was outraged at such an infringement of my liberty," Outraged hey, i feel for you matey. Mind you, you work for the BBC, that should entitle the Police to put you away for a week or two, on grounds of, well none, just you work for the BBC is good enough for me.

a man who can do this to a child makes me http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0XzJFkgOy

A father and his 14-year-old son who went out drinking armed with knives and a bayonet Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0Y4FHJk54

When will they learn : http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/15/tall_photographers/ They even put 'Prevention of Terrorism' on the search receipt. http://monaxle.com/2009/07/08/section-44-i...am-high-street/ LOL