UK Policing News

A 14-year-old boy confessed to killing an elderly man after being caught burgling a house yards away from the murder scene, the Old Bailey heard today. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0XA4VkQQi "'At first people though there wasn't much out of the ordinary seeing the prone body of a man lying just off the pathway." Now that is one bad area, i do not see this sort of thing round here. Defiantly be looking for the outcome of this court case.

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…

Men with a history of domestic violence could be put on a register so that any future partners can be warned about them. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0X87gQ6Sm This would then be a register that only women can see, is that not sexiest? Then one must take into account partners of the same sex, so if two blokes get it on, will they both be allowed to see each others records?

mistake Last updated: 17/11/2009 19:10:00 Jason Bethell 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…

Lets hope the Specials werent pursuing and my thoughts are with the riders family Source - http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/newseven...m.htm?id=108197

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/mid/8356714.stm An unsuspecting motorist had a shock when the wheelchair user he abused turned out to be a chief constable. Dyfed-Powys Police head Ian Arundale was in a wheelchair to highlight the problems of people with disabilities when a car illegally blocked his path. Mr Arundale, in plain clothes, asked the driver to move it, only for him to reply: "Who do you think you are?" The chief constable told him precisely who he was - and the motorist then moved his car. Alex Robinson, vice-chairman of Brecknock Access Group (BAG), who had helped organise the event, was with Mr Arundale at the time of the incident. Mr Robinson said the…

PRISON officers have been disciplined for placing bets on how long a notorious lag would last outside jail before re-offending. Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...l#ixzz0X8ByFOTC So where is the problem here? I see no reason one cannot have this type of betting, strange the bookies have not taken this up.

A gold-digger who conned lonely widowers through suggestive lonely-hearts adverts before fleecing them of their savings has been jailed. Lorraine Upritchard, 51, boasted of receiving more than 60 calls a day from the adverts placed in local newspapers in the South of England. Police say she pocketed at least £20,000, but fear the true figure could be as much as £100,000 if all the embarrassed victims were to come forward. Conwoman: Lorraine Upritchard, pictured leaving court today, preyed on lonely widowers before fleecing them of their savingsMrs Upritchard, who told her victims she was a widow but is actually married, kept a list of the men in a pink folder, markin…

Wires, batteries and piping which could have been used in a crude bomb have been found buried in a garden at NI's high-security prison. No explosives were discovered during the three-day search at Maghaberry jail in County Antrim. But prison authorities have launched an investigation after the bomb making parts were uncovered buried near the jail's perimeter wall. A Prison Service spokesman stressed the items couldn't have made a viable bomb. It is understood the items came from a prison workshop and a tuck shop rather than being smuggled in. But the discovery comes less than a month after traces of a component used in Semtex explosives were found in the cells of…

Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair said there should be no role for the private sector in law enforcement in Britain, and the Police Federation, which represents officers, urged authorities to be "wary" about giving them power. The private security firms usually charge residents to patrol streets in a bid to deter troublemakers. Simon Reed, vice chairman of the Police Federation, told the BBC: "We have got people who have certain powers, we are going to see them in uniform. "Potentially there is confusion there for the public and who are they actually accountable to? "I understand the public's fear of crime but actually it's the police who patrol pu…

Olympic security chiefs have ruled out using the Army to protect competitors and spectators at the 2012 Games – and instead they will rely on thousands of teenagers taking a 30-hour events safety course. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0Wx0TenVn So, who dreamt up students? why not dustbin men, or brick's, or indeed coach drivers. If i were a athlete i can assure you the faith i would put in students to guard my safety would be nil. BTW, why do we have Police if students can do the job?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8361587.stm A 52-year-old man has been arrested in connection with more than 100 attacks and rapes on the elderly across south-east London. Officers have long believed one person, dubbed the "night stalker", was responsible for a string of burglaries and sex offences dating back to 1990. The attacks have taken place in areas including Dulwich, Orpington, Norwood, Downham, Lee, West Wickham and Bickley. Detectives described the arrest of the man early on Sunday as "significant". Police launched Operation Minstead to track the attacker down in the late 1990s and the investigation covers 108 offences. Although the vast majority…

a young mother who abandoned her four young children to go on a 24-hour drink and drug binge avoided jail today. Rebecca Stevenson, 22, left her two sons and two daughters, aged between three months and four years, home alone to fend for themselves. It was with 'merciful good luck' that none of the children was seriously injured through her 'absolute dereliction' of duty, Preston Crown Court heard. Sentencing her to a 20-week jail term, suspended for two years, Judge Norman Wright said it was 'an appalling state of affairs' that she had preferred to …

a judge jailed him for six years (but he could be out in three) A philandering hospital consultant who tried to abort his lover's baby by lacing her drinks with drugs was today branded a 'liar, cheat and predator' as he was jailed for six years. Married Edward Erin, 44, spiked coffee and orange juice with crushed up tablets in a bid to force his medical secretary Bella Prowse, 33, to miscarry. But his plan was uncovered when his mistress - who has since given birth to a healthy son - discovered white substances in the drinks and took samples to police. Single mother Miss Prowse was in court to watch as the once-respected respiratory physician, whose clinical resear…

Looks like they have been working hard for these arrests. Job well done by the looks of it :D