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Police lost and found thief fined A civilian worker who stole from lost and found property at Grampian Police has been fined. Karen McLennan, 27, stole gift cards and money from the unit at the force's Aberdeen headquarters. McLennan admitted stealing £195 in cash, and seven gift cards, between October 2007 and March last year. The court heard it was out of character and the first offender was ashamed. Sheriff Colin Harris fined McLennan £200 at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/8285248.stm

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police officer will be charged with assaulting a woman during the G20 demonstrations in London, the Crown Prosecution Service has said. Ms Fisher complained about policing at the G20 protests Sergeant Delroy 'Tony' Smellie has been ordered to appear in court over the beating of Nicola Fisher. Prosecutors have decided there is "sufficient evidence" for him to be charged. A spokesperson said: "The CPS reviewed a file of evidence provided by the Independent Police Complaints Commission following their investigation into Ms Fisher’s allegation. "A summons has been served on PS Smellie who will appear at City of Westminster Magistrates Court on 16 November 2009." Ms F…

A Grampian Police officer convicted of diluting his urine sample during a suspected drink-drive probe has avoided a jail sentence. Sgt Ewan McHardy, 41, was stopped while off duty in Elgin in 2005. Cans of lager and a kebab were seen in the car and a smell of alcohol was detected. McHardy, of Aberdeen, was found guilty of later tampering with his sample. The sheriff fined McHardy, who is suspended from duty, £6,000 - after hearing he would lose his pension. Grampian Police said McHardy remained suspended while a report was prepared to allow consideration of misconduct proceedings. The officer was stopped in March 2005 after being seen driving erratically. He provide…

Scientists Decry "Flawed" and "Horrifying" Nationality Tests (This story is adapted from a version appearing in this week's Science) By John Travis CAMBRIDGE, UNITED KINGDOM—Scientists are greeting with surprise and dismay a project to use DNA and isotope analysis of tissue from asylum seekers to evaluate their nationality and help decide who can enter the United Kingdom. “Horrifying,†“naïve,†and “flawed†are among the adjectives geneticists and isotope specialists have used to describe the “Human Provenance pilot project,†launched quietly in mid-September by the U.K. Border Agency. Their consensus: The project is not scientifically valid--or even sen…

FIVE convicted terrorists released into the community have been thrown back in jail for breaching their parole conditions. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...ck-to-jail.html If they wish to buy guns it`s fine with me, if they wish to communicate with terror suspects i not mind, BUT assaulting a Police Officer, hope you get life. It is strange thou why our government allow these people back onto our streets.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/featu...h-offences.html WITH a hefty knock on the door, PC Dave Crompton announces the police's arrival. Looks excellent, get the crap into court, problem is will the courts give these people a slap on the wrist and send them on their way? The fight continues on the streets too. Ban on drinking in the street: Entire towns and cities to become public alcohol-free zones Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0Sg6KHzE0 Caught drinking on the streets, one gets a fine, which may or may not be paid, depending on how law abiding the drunk really is.

I heard about this on Radio 2 today and was confused by the story so had to look it up... A wee bit of trouble... I assumed that he had tampered with another offenders sample as the report said he had sent a sample to a separate lab. But as you can see, it was HIS sample. So, can someone clarify why the DP gets a sample of his own urine!?!?!? Is this a Scotland thing? Super confused... :wacko:

Two policemen accused of breaking a man's leg and blinding him in one eye during an arrest have been cleared. Sgt Paul Jackson, 41, and Pc Michael Prendergast, 29, were charged with assault and accused of leaving 44-year-old Paul Molyneux with facial injuries. The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officers had been called to Hitchen Foods, in Wigan, on 6 June 2007. A trial at Liverpool Crown Court did not go ahead after the CPS decided not to proceed with the case. The officers remain suspended from duty, a GMP spokesman said. The trial was due to open on Monday but was delayed because of extensive legal issues. The prosecution finally offered no evidence and formal not…

24 September 2009 The Independent Police Complaints Commission has today (24 September 2009) published its statistics detailing complaints made by members of the public against police. During 2008/09 complaints rose 8% from the previous year to 31,259. In total, the number of complaints has risen by approximately 8,000 since 2004/05 when the IPCC first became responsible for collecting the data. As in previous years most complaints are about 'neglect of duty' (24%) and 'incivility' (21%), essentially being rude and late. The proportion of all allegations that are substantiated is 10%. Also published today is data from research conducted as part of the …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8280191.stm Two policemen accused of breaking a man's leg and blinding him in one eye during an arrest have been cleared. The original Story CPS have an annoying way of disturbing peoples lives, with no evidence. More on this story

He shouldn't have had the opportunity to resign! A Lancashire police community support officer (PCSO) has admitted engaging in sexual activity with a 12-year-old girl he met on the internet. Steven Evans, 23, of Abbey Village, admitted engaging in sexual activity in the presence of a child and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Evans resigned from his position when he was arrested in April, Burnley Crown Court heard. He will be sentenced at Preston Crown Court on 30 October. He also admitted 15 counts of downloading indecent photographs and video clips of children. The offences took place between 2007 and this year, the court heard.A Lancashire Constabulary…

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School children in Cambridgeshire have been thanked by police for helping to chase an offender. About 20 teenagers from Manor Community College joined a search in Cambridge on Tuesday afternoon, with some lending their bikes to officers.A driver had failed to stop for police in the city's Scotland Road, left his vehicle and ran away. "When we caught up with the man he said he couldn't escape due to the numerous school kids chasing him," said police. A police helicopter was scrambled and the man was found and arrested in Union Lane about 20 minutes later, at 1540 BST. "The pupils gave us information about where the offender was, and even loaned us their bikes so we could…

Virtual police' could be used to run identity parades in the future - over fears that officers may accidentally influence witnesses. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/art...l#ixzz0SXNnTFRS Computers will end up taking over ALL Police work. Thou this idea does appear to be a good one.