UK Policing News

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/P...ymouth%2C_Devon I know they charged the women with motoring offences, but taking a very strict view on it, why wouldn't they charge the woman with assault, or criminal damage? Does the motoring charges amount to a higher crime than common assault or Criminal Damage? The reason I ask, is that we were informed at sully, that spitting is a common assault offence, surely this is similar. The flip side, I guess is whether a criminal or civil offence should be registered.

Yorkshire to London cycle ride to raise awareness of the disgraceful condition of the National Police Memorial and lack of funding to repair and maintain it. Michael Downes the Chairman of the West Yorkshire Police Federation was very proud during July of this year to have attended 10 Downing Street, during the national Police Bravery event in London, with both nominees and the relatives of fallen officers and moreover whilst there to have attended the National Police Memorial in the Mall, in the company of close relatives of fallen officers. Sadly, he and others were to say the least disappointed, to see that the National Police Memorial had been maliciously damaged an…

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An 85-year-old man has been charged in connection with the stabbing of an elderly woman in an Edinburgh street. Benedicta McLean, 74, was taken to Edinburgh Royal Infirmary following the incident about 1300 BST on Wednesday in Clermiston Road, Corstorphine. Click

A CHEATING boyfriend was jailed for 25 years yesterday for trying to murder his heavily pregnant partner so he could benefit from her will. Simon Morris attacked Nerys Price with a hammer while she slept and tried to make it look like a botched burglary. He planned to cash in on her will and start a new life with his secret lover. Morris, 37, who denied attempted murder and attempted child destruction, had encouraged Nerys, 35, to change her will so he was the sole beneficiary of her estate. He would have inherited hundreds of thousands of pounds. Morris twice bludgeoned his girlfriend in the head with the sharp end of a bricklayer's hammer. She was 38 weeks p…

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A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder has absconded while on an escorted visit to a town centre. Brian Clayton, 45, from Chelmsley Wood, West Midlands, was visiting Stafford with a prison officer when he was last seen at about 1525 BST on Wednesday. Clayton is serving a life sentence at Featherstone Prison near Wolverhampton for a murder he committed in 1984. The inmate, who is described as 5ft 9ins tall and wearing glasses, was last seen outside Boots in Market Square. He is described as white, pale, of average build with cropped brown hair and having green eyes. Clayton was wearing black New Balance trainers, faded blue Levi jeans and a dark blue Lacoste cr…

Mmm - I bet no-one saw that one coming. What on earth goes through these people's minds? "He's a danger to the public, serving life for murder...I know let's take him out for a treat."

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7753557.stm Senior Tory arrested over leaks Conservative immigration spokesman Damian Green has been arrested and released on bail in connection with a series of leaks from the Home Office. He was held on suspicion of "conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office," the Metropolitan Police said. He was questioned by police but has not been charged and has been bailed until February. He denies an…

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinbu...ast/8302768.stm An amorous couple have been fined for having sex in broad daylight - in a police station car park. Leanne Richardson, 26, and Ross Welsh, 30, had to be physically stopped mid sex act by officers from Portobello police station in Edinburgh. They both pleaded guilty to committing a breach of the peace in the car park on 21 April and were fined £200. Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard they were both very drunk and had met in a pub just a few hours before. The court heard officers at Portobello police station were stunned when a woman came to the front desk and told them there was a naked man in the car …

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-criminals.html It's an interesting about the rights of residents being placed above the rights of criminals. I just can't help wondering if this will actually have much of an effect, or if its just pandering to the public for votes. I'm inclined to think that naming offenders may not be particularly effective, as it mentions prolific offenders. I've seen a fair few people end up on a PubWatch ban list for a while, only to reappear within days of being removed from the list. Any opinions?

Detectives in Amber Valley are raising their profile to coincide with Operation Relentless. The officers normally travel to and from investigations in plain coloured cars but as part of a pilot scheme the cars in Amber Valley have been marked with the force crest and words 'police' on the front and rear. Detective Inspector Emlyn Richards, who is Amber Valley's crime manager, said: "This idea is a step away from how the CID has been responsible for policing in the past. "A large amount of CID officers' time is spent outside the police station and within the community. With the exception of the people we are visiting, the public don't realise that we are there. "De…

Police officer charged with rape A West Midlands Police officer has been charged with rape. The Crown Prosecution Service said Sgt Nicholas Clarke, 48, had been charged with one count of rape. His wife Joanne, 48, who is a civilian member of staff for the police force, has been charged with sexual assault on a female and supplying cannabis. West Midlands Police said both had been suspended from duty. The couple have been bailed to appear before Redditch Magistrates' Court on 27 October. West Mercia Police, which is investigating the case, said it related to an incident in Rubery, Worcestershire, in June. A spokeswoman said the matter had also been referred to …

Alan Johnson yesterday accused police of having the 'ludicrous and ridiculous' mindset that dealing with loutish behaviour is not their job. In a blistering attack, the Home Secretary said he was no longer prepared to tolerate police not responding to families besieged by louts. etc etc etc Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0TvLQSFUZ Nice to have his support. If only he was part of some large organisation responsible for things that could make changes. Oh, hang on??? Im still waiting for the amazing cure they have for ASB. what more do people want us to do, we are a machine or arresting the young and sending them to the court