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An interesting article, challenging the good old 14-day rule! http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/busi...icle6898147.ece

An unemployed model caught with £627,250 worth of cocaine hidden in her Mercedes has been jailed for five years. Kelly Askew, 30, was driving the £12,000 car when undercover police pulled her over and found two blocks of cocaine, weighing almost 2kg. The mother-of-two blamed her then-boyfriend, passenger John Clayton - whose brother was shot dead eight years ago - and claimed he told her not to be 'nosy' about the purpose of their journey. Model criminal: Unemployed sleepwear model Kelly Askew has been jailed The pair had been stopped by police in Bolton last June as they headed towards the M62. They were travelling back towards Liverpool, where they both lived, a…

http://www.osadvertiser.co.uk/news/skelmer...80904-24820238/ News Skelmersdale News Skelmersdale PCSO run down by quad biker A SKELMERSDALE Police Community Support Officer is recovering after being knocked down by a quad bike while out on patrol. PCSO Lizzy Chenneourr, who covers the Tanhouse area, was attempting to address the issue of young people riding their motorcycles and quad bikes between Birch Green and Tanhouse when the incident occurred. As she approached one of them on a footbridge that leads from Birch Green to Evington one of the bike riders drove at full throttle straight at the officer, hitting her full force to the centre of her body and knocking h…

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The oldest serving police officer in Leicestershire is retiring from the Force on his 63rd Birthday. http://www.leics.police.uk/news/3031_leice...fficer_retires/ Happy retirement mate, come enjoy stay on UKPO. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy:

An unemployed model caught with £627,250 worth of cocaine hidden in her Mercedes has been jailed for five years. Kelly Askew, 30, was driving the £12,000 car when undercover police pulled her over and found two blocks of cocaine, weighing almost 2kg. The mother-of-two blamed her then-boyfriend, passenger John Clayton - whose brother was shot dead eight years ago - and claimed he told her not to be 'nosy' about the purpose of their journey. Model criminal: Unemployed sleepwear model Kelly Askew has been jailedThe pair had been stopped by police in Bolton last June as they headed towards the M62. They were travelling back towards Liverpool, where they both lived, afte…

A MURDER suspect is being hunted by police after he was released from prison by mistake. Jason Bethell, 31, of Broadway, Jaywick, was jailed in Chelmsford prison on November 9 after being charged with the murder of John Smith. Mr Smith, 58, also from Jaywick, was stabbed in the town on July 11 and died in hospital on September 18. Bethell was due to appear at Chelmsford Crown Court on February 1, 2010 but was released from jail on Monday. Det Supt John Quinton said: “Bethell should be in prison awaiting trial and we want to get him back in custody as soon as possible. “If anyone knows where he is they should let us know immediately.†Described as white, of thin…

Source A TORY government will give police powers to hand out on-the-spot hard labour punishments to street yobs. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling said last night they will deliver a sharp shock to tearaways. Cops could make them dig up gardens, paint over graffiti and repair vandalism damage. Mr Grayling dubbed it "the 21st Century version of the clip around the ear". The initiative would replace Labour's flagship Asbo policy, which is failing, he added. The Conservatives' crime supremo said: "Early intervention is a crucial way to deal with anti-social behaviour. "This will allow the police to deal quickly and effectively with the occasional troublemaker, …

Police will today call for a new crime to be introduced to prosecute men who carry out low-level psychological or physical abuse of their wife. Officers say the creation of a 'course of conduct' offence would allow them to drag to court men who currently escape punishment by repeatedly committing more minor acts against their partner. It is part of a concerted attempt by the police and Government to ensure as many wife beaters as possible are punished. Women's groups however said police could better spend their time and resources on enforcing existing laws. The idea of placing a 'course of conduct' crime on the statute book is part of a review of domestic violence…

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Officers from Eccleshill Neighbourhood Policing Team have today arrested a 19 year old man on suspicion of drugs offences after a search warrant was executed in the Thorpe Edge area. Officers recovered a substantial amount of what is believed to be Class A drugs from an address on Sandholme Drive and the man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of posessing Class A drugs with the intent to supply, possessing Class B drugs and the production of Class B drugs. The man was then bailed pending further enquiries http://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/section...12&iid=8798

Enquiries to trace 50 year old Piran Ditta Khan have been underway since the murder of PC Beshenivsky, on November 18th 2005. Those enquiries are still under way, but police believe there is a strong possibility that Khan is in Pakistan and through Crimestoppers, have taken the unusual step of releasing a wanted poster there, offering a £20,000 reward. “I am as committed now as I was in November 2005 to see this enquiry through to a conclusion. It is extremely important we trace Piran Ditta Khan and place him before the courts in Great Britain,†said Detective Superintendent Andy Brennan, the man who has led the enquiry throughout. “I am appealing directly to p…

Murder Of PC Sharon Beshenivsky 18-Nov-09 West Yorks and Crimestoppers go to Pakistan to trace wanted man... On the fourth anniversary of the murder of PC Sharon Beshenivsky, West Yorkshire Police are asking the people of Pakistan to help trace a man wanted in connection with her murder. Enquiries to trace 50 year old Piran Ditta Khan have been underway since the murder of PC Beshenivsky, on November 18th 2005. Those enquiries are still under way, but police believe there is a strong possibility that Khan is in Pakistan and through Crimestoppers, have taken the unusual step of releasing a wanted poster there, offering a £20,000 reward. “I am as committed now as…

YOBS hung a cat from a washing line and left it to die. Lily, a long-haired grey cat, was found dangling by the waist in a garden. A passer-by heard her screeches, cut her down and rushed her to a vet. But Lily had lost the use of her back legs and swallowed part of the twine tying her to the line. She had to be put down four days later because her legs had failed to recover and the vet said she would not have survived an operation to remove the string. RSPCA officers believe Lily was tied up after her owner let her out with another cat the previous night. Lily’s owner in Beccles, Suffolk, did not wish to be named but said: “I’m devastated to have lost her. We l…

Sir Hugh Orde: The president of the the Chief Police Officers' Association said mergers are the way to deal with cuts Police budgets will shrink by an fifth as Britain battles the recession, one of the country’s most senior officers has claimed. Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), said he believed a cut of 20 per cent was likely. He said the only way to deal with dramatic cuts by the Home Office would be widespread mergers of the UK’s 43 police forces in regional super-units. A plan to create 17 larger regional forces was scrapped due to massive unpopularity among rank-and-file officers four years ago while Charles Clarke w…

Sir Hugh Orde: The president of the the Chief Police Officers' Association said mergers are the way to deal with cutsPolice budgets will shrink by an fifth as Britain battles the recession, one of the country’s most senior officers has claimed. Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo), said he believed a cut of 20 per cent was likely. He said the only way to deal with dramatic cuts by the Home Office would be widespread mergers of the UK’s 43 police forces in regional super-units. A plan to create 17 larger regional forces was scrapped due to massive unpopularity among rank-and-file officers four years ago while Charles Clarke was…