UK Policing News

New five-year strategy to transform Met Police approach to keeping children safe from crime; https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-sets-out-new-strategy-to-protect-children-from-crime-488549

Metropolitan Police officers have been banned from wearing a badge that commemorates hero cops who have been killed in the line of duty. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13888267/met-police-ban-blue-line-badge.html I agree it is quite right it is a outrage by officers who cant wear the thin blue line badge, the met bosses are a disgrace by stopping officers honouring hero cops killed in the line of duty 😠

A 21-year-old man has been jailed for posting and sharing terrorist content online, as a result of a proactive Met Police Counter Terrorism investigation. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-posting-and-sharing-terrorist-content-online-after-counter-terrorism-investigation-488453

A man has been jailed following an online undercover Met operation that exposed how he was planning to carry out disturbing sex offences towards children. https://news.met.police.uk/news/undercover-online-met-operation-brings-child-sex-offender-to-justice-488405 Good job by officers who now got this man off the streets and given by the court 14-and-a-half years' imprisonment👏

A man has been sentenced for the rape and sexual abuse of a girl in Sussex. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/man-sentenced-for-rape-of-girl-in-sussex/ good sentence given by the court At Hove Crown Court on Friday, September 20, Williams was sentenced to a total of 20 years in prison.👍

A specialist taskforce which tackles knife crime and youth violence has made more than 500 arrests since the start of the year. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/hundreds-of-arrests-and-weapons-seizures-across-the-west-midlands/ 👏

We’re continuing our pursuit of suspected non-recent child sex offenders in Greater Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/time-is-no-barrier-to-justice-seven-suspects-arrested-in-latest-non-recent-cse-raids/ Good work by the GMP on rounding up child sex offenders and get a decent sentence when they go to court.👏

The senior police officer was previously sacked for refusing to take a drugs test - but allowed back onto the force after an appeal. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1952326/police-chief-suspended-misconduct-hearing every officer has to do a drug test can be sacked refusing to take a drugs test so how was this right for The tribunal who reinstated Commander Bennett when officers lower ranks get sacked ?

A police officer has been accused of stealing toilet paper – from her own station. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13883997/Police-officer-leaves-job-stealing-toilet-rolls.html Comes to something when when officers have to steal loo rolls🤔

A man has been arrested for multiple offences after our officers spotted a stolen vehicle. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/man-arrested-after-stolen-vehicle-spotted/ well done by the WMP arresting the man with fake documentation and a large amount of Class B drugs 👏

A man from Brownhills who groomed, abducted and raped a girl has been jailed for more than 10 years. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2024/september/man-from-brownhills-jailed-for-grooming-abducting-and-raping-girl/ decent sentence given out by the court for this crime.👍

The motorist had fled after the accident and started a new life abroad - but was brought to justice when he entered Britain again. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1951942/hit-run-driver-fled-Pakistan-uk This is not justice for killing a cyclist and fled the UK and only got jailed for six years, and banned from driving for almost 13 years should have been given life .

An officer has been given a final written warning after his actions during a stop and search were found not to be necessary, reasonable or proportionate. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-given-final-written-warning-following-misconduct-hearing-488330

A Romanian pimp and his girlfriend have been jailed for a total of 16 years for assault, kidnap and exploitation of a woman who was forced against her will to have sex with up to ten men a day. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13876017/Moment-Romanian-dancing-pimp-makes-rain-cash-jailed-10-years-girlfriend-making-100-000-forcing-slave-sex-10-men-day.html Nice sentence given and hope they do deport the two sick scumbags after the serve there jail time.👍

Jervis Bailey (04/10/1979) of Gartland Walk, Crumpsall was yesterday jailed at Manchester Crown Court for a total of eight years. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/a-manchester-man-has-been-jailed-for-eight-years-after-being-found-with-a-gun-and-a-large-quantity-of-drugs-after-a-raid-by-gmps-challenger-team/ Good work by the GMP getting this man off the streets and drugs and the gun.👏