UK Policing News

TODAY is set to be an historic date in the history of Hampshire police as its 2,500 frontline officers move into a comfy new all-black uniform. From 7am, the white uniform shirt and tie will no longer be worn by any officer who is out policing the streets - just a handful of people with office-based jobs. Instead police officers will wear a cycling-style black top with a zip at the front which is designed to be more durable and wicks away sweat. New black poly-cotton trousers have also been bought in. The force has rolled out the new kit, which is easier to launder, after undergoing a trial run. --------------------------------------- Source:…

BBC Another tragic incident. Thoughts go to girls family. Can't help but wonder if there is more to this story, as I always believed speed alone cannot constitute careless driving without other factors- Anyone shed any light on this?

A mother-of-two has pleaded guilty to causing the death of an 11-year-old boy by dangerous driving. Hannah Saaf went on the run after knocking down Sam Riddall Hannah Saaf knocked down and killed Sam Riddall as he walked home with a group of friends from a church youth service in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, on May 1. Saaf's white Ford Focus estate car was said to have careered off the road and mounted the pavement before hitting the group. The mother of twins immediately bolted from the scene, leaving her car and Sam behind. As the 27-year-old fled, doctors at Bristol Royal Infirmary desperately tried to resuscitate the boy but their efforts were in vain. Sam Riddall…

An ex-cage fighter who was extradited from Morocco has pleaded guilty to three charges linked to the £53m Securitas robbery in Kent. Paul Allen helped plan Britain's biggest cash robbery and is facing a lengthy jail sentence for his role in the heist. He pleaded guilty at Woolwich Crown Court to charges of conspiracy to kidnap, conspiracy to rob and conspiracy. The 31-year-old fled to Morocco with fellow cage fighter Lee Murray after the £53m hold-up at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge on February 22, 2006. During the raid the gang kidnapped depot manager Colin Dixon and held his wife and nine-year-old son hostage. They were left tied up, along with 14 other worker…

A violent thug who stamped and kicked a father of three to death is boasting about his 'cushy' life behind bars on Facebook. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0SQaRtbOr That will teach him. Has the fear of prison completely gone? The lack of freedom, the fear of being a bitch to a 7 foot giant who loves young men, the fear of having to place something nasty in one`s mouth. From his thoughts on Facebook, a stint in jail has taught him nothing, if anything he seems to have beaten the system.

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Case-d...iast.5679218.jp A PROSECUTION against a shooting enthusiast has been dropped after his solicitor argued the law had been misinterpreted. The Officer and the CPS thought this man was a danger. "He was then summonsed for shooting within 50ft of a road, contrary to the 1980 Highways Act." Not entirely sure why the Judge did not see it the same way. Just a thought, maybe one day this enthusiast will find a pigeon that shoots back.

A father shopped his drug addict son to the police after he bragged about burgling a disabled man. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0SPYAkUNY Would you turn in your own kid? i would in an instant, keeps me up so many nights a spell in jail would mean a few weeks of peace.

CHRIS Sims, the Chief Constable of West Midlands Police, today announced the first in a series of major changes to the force, aimed at streamlining the organisation and improving the service delivered to the public Frontline services which involve contact with the public, such as neighbourhood policing and police stations, will remain central to the change programme and will not suffer. The first phase of the programme will see the current structure of 21 operational command units (OCUs) change to 10 local policing units (LPUs). The LPUs will be aligned to local authority boundaries or constituency boundaries for Birmingham, which will assist closer working relationshi…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8277591.stm Avon and Somerset Police Force have held a memorial march in Weston-super-Mare to commemorate colleagues who have died in the line of duty. May they rest in peace. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: Glad the BBC found 23 seconds for these Officers!! http://www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/content/...%2015:08:57:283 POLICE officers who have lost their lives while serving will be remembered in memorial events this weekend.

VOLUNTEER police officers are set to lose a £1,500 annual payment in a move by chief officers to cut costs across the force. Currently, the 353 special constables working for Humberside Police are given the "bounty" every year as a goodwill gesture for their services. They must work 16 hours a month to qualify for the money. The removal of the bounty, which is paid by only three other forces nationally, would save more than £380,000 a year. The plans are part of a cost-cutting exercise being carried out across the force and are expected to be implemented by April. Superintendent Phil Davies, the project m…

The Government was bracing itself for revelations from Baroness Scotland's former housekeeper after she turned to publicity guru Max Clifford for advice. Tongan Loloahi Tapui, 27, was arrested by UK Border Agency officers in Chiswick, south west London. A Metropolitan Police spokesman said she was questioned over alleged immigration offences and released on bail until October. Officials also arrested Serbian-born solicitor Alexander Zivancevic, a man she claims is her husband. The spokesman said: "A man aged 40 and a woman aged 27 were arrested by police at an address in Chiswick on September 23 for immigration offences. The man has been bailed to return to a date in l…