UK Policing News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/8321856.stm Lucky to only be cuts and bruises by the sound of it...

*Unsubstantiated speculation removed - pH* I could elaborate more but I won't as it's a public forum and I'll get shouted at as its operational info.

A senior officer with Norfolk's special constabulary has been suspended from duty after an alleged attempt to cover up his behaviour inside a city pub. Acting Specials Chief Inspector Dean Saxton, who is also a civilian worker with the force, is still being investigated following an incident in July. It is claimed trouble flared when the landlord of the pub, which has not been identified, complained about Saxton's “inappropriate behaviour†after he was caught in a compromising position. A police source said he “caused a stink†as he was ejected from the venue. A week later, on the day of the Lord Mayor's Procession, the 30-year-old is said to have returned to th…

A child murderer who is campaigning for prisoners to have the right to vote has taken his case to the High Court. The judge said if Chester won his case all UK inmates would be able to vote. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8320895.stm Im going to start a campaign, more rights for murdurers! Who's with me? We could use the legal aid budget to fund it. Not to mention the cost of getting voting done in prisons, if they can keep drugs out im sure they can keep it fare, oh hang on.

Traumatised by a sex attack in a park, a teenage girl was at least comforted by the likelihood the man would be identified by DNA. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0UZJALQPn Not the usual kind of story that i place up, but brought to my attention by a VIP on this site. May i suggest this piece of reporting from the Mail is there must be more to this story. I give you the http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/4688...ford_DNA_test_/ Police tell attack victim: "We can't afford DNA test" The comments underneath tells us a lot about the unthinking public out there. P.S. Which idiot put an advert up for UKPO on the Bournemouthecho web site?

http://www.tayside.police.uk/newsitem.php?id=1794 Every police force in Scotland will be issued with new metal detectors in a bid to tackle knife crime. And about time too. :clapping:

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/4od#2973544 Ready for a Riot (48 mins) 8pm Monday 19 Oct 2009 Channel 4 The death of Ian Tomlinson during the G20 protests in April 2009 and the images of police batons raining down on protestors have put the spotlight on the tactics police deploy during…MORE I am just getting ready to watch a anti-Police slant, at a guess. Probably an hour of my life I'd never get back.

The chief inspector of constabulary says some police are failing to class all acts of violence as crimes. The watchdog reviewed decisions by officers to class some reports of violence and assault as "no crime". It found that more than a third of the cases from the sample of 479 incidents had been wrongly categorised as not warranting further investigation. Denis O'Connor, the chief inspector, said the findings meant some victims had not got the service they deserved. 'Cause for concern' He said Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) would be launching a major review next year into how the forces are recording serious violence to establish whether the findi…

Officer injured in robbery (Trafford) A police officer has been injured after an armed robbery in Partington. Shortly before 2.30pm on Monday 19 October 2009, police were called to Partington Leisure Centre, Chapel Lane, Trafford following an alarm activation. Officers attended and discovered three men trying to steal money from a security van. As the men dressed in black tried to get away in a black BMW, they collided with a police car, knocking it back by about 40ft. A PC then fell to the floor and the BMW drove over his body and legs. He was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries, including a suspected broken ankle/leg. Two PCSOs, who had arrived at the sce…

I saw this in the paper yesterday and thought firstly, the poor guy has probably jinxed himself and is going to have a crash now and secondly, every traffic officer is going to be looking for this car now! <link>http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2691744/Grandads-84-years-driving-without-a-ticket-or-a-crash.html

A 'drunk and hungry' teenager who took a bite from a stranger's beefburger has been jailed for eight months, while his friend - who punched the man - was released with a caution. William Smithers, 19, snatched the student's takeaway snack in the street after a drunken night out. One of Smithers' friends then battered the victim to the ground. The friend was given a police caution - while Smithers was charged with robbery. Judge Sylvia De Bertodano said: 'It is extraordinary and inexplicable that the man who attacked the victim is not in the dock today.' Meena Evans, prosecuting, said: 'The defendant tried to grab the burger and pull it out of his hand but he would…

What have these websites in comon? http://www.ukpoliceonline.co.uk/dating.ph http://www.orange.pl/portal/map/map/signin...equestid=332691 (Orange mobiles - international websites) The photo! The dating website says he's a fireman and she a nurse. I think it's a lie. One can see it's a stunt. I think copyright is broken, either by the UK police, either by Orange.

I'm not sure what to think about this, but if that was the worst that he'd written it seems to me that they've made a mountain out of a molehill. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0UNx3WNTs