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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…

HANDCUFFED and in the clutches of cops, Britain's most wanted man steps back on UK soil to face justice - http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/61309...-the-World.html

http://www.thisissurreytoday.co.uk/news/Ex...il/article.html A former soldier who handed a discarded shotgun in to police faces at least five years imprisonment for "doing his duty". Do you feel as i do, there is more to this story then is reported/ for if this story is accurate, would anyone hand in any item that is unlawful to have in one`s possession.

police was Twice they were given leads linking Jehovah's Witness Delroy Grant to the crimes. But they FAILED to arrest him and took DNA from the WRONG MAN. The missed oportunities came TEN YEARS ago. Since then the prowler went on to commit more rapes, assaults and burglaries. Grant first came to the Metropolitan Police's attention in 1999 when a house was burgled in Orpington, Kent, the News of the World has discovered. Details of the break-in matched the modus operandi of the Night Stalker - telephone cords were cut and the house plunged into darkness. An eagle-eyed member of the local neighbourhood watch team saw a man get out of a car and acting suspiciousl…

Daily Mirror This story just made me think a little about a discussion taking place in 'General Policing' about certain officers believing they're not allowed to force entry to a property without being MOE trained.. I wonder if a similar stance would be taken on that issue? In terms of this story, the police definetely should not become a glorified taxi company open for use by anyone who drinks too much - but we should all be thinking about welfare issues of anyone we come across.. sad indeed.

A teenager has been charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was left dying and mutilated in a street. link http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/141761...obe-Man-charged

A 27yr old in Scotland has gone down for 12yrs. He was found gulty of attempted murder after attacking his exgirlfriend, digging out her eye using a coathanger and throwing it over a balcony 8 floors up. Link to BBC News article He claims that he can't remember the attack due to drink, drugs and "tangled emotions". Is it likely that a defence of emotional distress and mental incapacity through intoxication may have reduced his term? Alternatively (thinking about the D&D vs Sec5 thread), should this be taken into consideration when sentencing?