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Thames Valley Police has pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety rules after a Pc accidentally shot a man during firearms awareness training. Weapons instructor David Micklethwaite, 52, shot Keith Tilbury, 51, in the stomach in Oxfordshire in May 2007, Southwark Crown Court heard. The civilian worker, who was shot with a Magnum revolver, was badly injured. Pc Micklethwaite denies breaking safety rules. He will find out at a hearing in September whether he will face a trial. After the hearing the force, which faces unconditional fines, said it had made changes since the shooting. Pc Micklethwaite is on unconditional bail until 18 September, when a two-hour h…

Doctors in the UK should tell police every time they treat a victim of gun and knife crime, new guidelines from the General Medical Council will state. They are also told they can breach patient confidentiality by giving police information if they believe a crime has or will be committed. If a patient is diagnosed with a genetic disease doctors will be able to tell relatives, without consent. The revised guidance on confidentiality will be published on Monday. It is the first time doctors have been explicitly told they should report all knife crime as previously they only had to report patients with gunshot wounds. It is hoped this will help police get better statist…

BBC News A suspected armed robber has been shot and seriously injured by police firearms officers in Lancashire. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were in Haslingden on Friday night in an operation connected to a series of armed robberies. They fired an unspecified number of shots after making contact with three suspects on Blackburn Road. One man was shot and taken to hospital. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was immediately informed and is handling the investigation. The incident took place at 2200 BST on Friday during what was described as a "pre-planned operation" by…

Looks like robberies are on the increase as there have been a series of daylight muggings in Chelsea. One victim a 39 year old mum was pushed to the ground by 2 criminals outside chelsea police station, getting away with her rolex watch. Click here for full story

Source Wishing all the pupils and staff involved a quick recovery

Source An absolutely terrifying ordeal for this young girl to experience!

It was only on Tuesday that I said to a colleague that you don't hear of many ram raids any more. I guess it's to do with the newer types of security features they have around buildings and then this popped up. "I broke" is certainly no excuse for something like this! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8274635.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8276105.stm My thought are with the Officers involved & their families at this time.

Complaints against Essex Police increased by more than a third in the past year, compared with a rise of 8% nationally, a watchdog has said. Statistics released by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) show there were 908 complaint cases recorded between 2008 and 2009. This was up from 677 the year before, a 34% rise, the IPCC said. Essex Police said 908 was "a low figure compared to the number of interactions between the police and the public". The force received 543,964 calls to its control room and attended more than 447,000 incidents during the period looked at by the IPCC, a statement added. "Essex Police has a committed and enthusiastic workforce …

Source OAPS nowadays eh!?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8270652.stm Whoops :D

Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/24/met_apology/ A Reg contributor who was unlawfully arrested and had his home PCs inspected by the Met has received an apology from the police after four years. David Mery was wearing a coat "too warm for the season" and was carrying a laptop - according to the police who arrested him at Southwark Tube station, the day after the second wave of London bombings in 2005. The Police made a search under the Prevention of Terrorism Act but having found nothing suspicious and Mery co-operative, were set to release him. Then decided to make an arrest on grounds that he was a public nuisance. "I was arre…