UK Policing News

Thieves in Sussex made off with more than half a mile of BT cabling in an overnight operation that cut off 800 homes and businesses. The line was ripped out at between 1am and 2am on Wednesday morning from a rural road near Lewes. Workers discovered the theft at 4am. The recent recovery in the price of copper has once again made telecoms cables an attractive target for criminals who aim to sell them on the scrap market. At the end of last year, copper's commodity value plummeted to less than $1.50 per pound. It's now back up around the $3 mark. It's understood there is a direct correlation between the rate of telecoms cable theft and the market value of copper. "It is…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/crimewatch/wanted/index.shtml Watched the program last night, seemed the Police got a lot of response, thou i have no idea as to how much of it was useful. A few people turned themselves in, which surprised me, and lots more rang up to hand in other people. So my question is, considering this program looked like it was helping, why do the police not do more of these programs, pay for it themselves? Could clean up most of the problems facing the Police in a very short space of time.

Teenagers were treated to a trip to Alton Towers theme park by police last night to stop them ‘trick or treating’ their neighbours. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0Vcc413c8 Brilliant idea, with a few thousand more, the police can keep them there all year round. :lol: "But as the youngsters were enjoying the rides and taking part in special themed activities, one disgruntled resident said: ‘There must be more constructive ways of stopping them making trouble than taking them to Alton Towers.’" Like what? They didn`t say, or was not reported.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/7811297.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lincolnshire/8334842.stm Driver's railway death accidental Ms Koune could not get her car off the tracks before the train struck The death of a teaching assistant whose car was hit by a train in Lincolnshire was an accident, a jury has ruled. The train driver had told the inquest that he did not see Maria Koune's Rover 200 which was stuck on a level crossing at South Drove, Spalding, in January. The coroner rejected calls from Ms Koune's family for a verdict of unlawful killing to be considered. Ms Koune, 30, was desperately trying to get her car off the track when she wa…

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/breaking...ctim.5731185.jp A MAN was jailed for life today to cries of "scumbag" after fatally stabbing a father who collapsed in front of his children. In my view 10 years is a joke, do you thou agree?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...marker-pen.html Makes going into work so worth it!!

Source: Click Here I'm suprised this little scum bag knew how to dial a telephone. Ah well at least he's been humiliated and the decent chap who gave him a crack got a few minutes of fame!

Unbelivable http://www.originalbristol.com/newscentre/...-at-100mph-3506

After a ten year fight, with little or no help from the federation, it looks like the P/T Reserve may be going to recieve a gratuity... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8334145.stm

Three police officers charged over soldier 'assault'Adam Fresco, Crime Correspondent Three police officers have been charged with assaulting a soldier who had been praised for bravery against the Taleban in Afghanistan, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said today. Lance Corporal Mark Aspinall, 24, was allegedly attacked by the officers after being arrested during a night out in Wigan in July last year. L/Cpl Aspinall, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was charged and convicted on two counts of attacking police officers. But he won an appeal to have the verdict quashed at Liverpool Crown Court last November. Greater Manchester Police off…

northamptonchron. Specials' hours add up for the police Volunteer police officers have spent more than 20,000 hours on duty in Northamptonshire during the first nine months of this year. Special constables, who help regular police officers during their spare time, were the first on the scene to more than 5,000 incidents between January and September. A report to Northamptonshire Police Authority by Chief Insp Andy Tresias showed d ADVERTISEMENT espite a fall in the number of volunteer officers, the number of hours they completed has risen. He said: "As of September 1, 2009, there were 162 members of Northamptonshire Special Constabulary. "Although this number has re…

http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/137262...haria-law-in-UK A MUSLIM march to promote sharia law in Britain looked set to end in violence today after rival demonstrators bombarded its hardline organisers with death threats. Sod the politics, it looks like our Police are in for a tough day tomorrow.BNP vs Islam4UK.

A MAN was jailed for life today to cries of "scumbag" after fatally stabbing a father who collapsed in front of his children. Philip Graham murdered his cousin's partner with a knife wound puncturing his heart after seeking him out. Surgeons successfully operated to repair the damage but Mark Johnston was found to have suffered irreversible brain damage. A judge at the High Court in Edinburgh ordered that Graham, 22, should serve at least 10 years in prison before becoming eligible to apply for release. Lord Brailsford said he would have imposed a minimum period of 15 years under the life sentence but would reduce it following his guilty plea. But the family of the v…

Police have been told to watch out for a peril which could lurk around every corner - wet leaves. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0VQjYl1MJ This has got to be a dubious story created by the Mail, sounds to daft to be true. If it is true then there are those in the Police, a think tank, who`s only appears to dream up new stupidities in order to make the Police look idiotic. Nice story thou. BTW, anyone here slipped on a leaf?