UK Policing News

Local teams within the Met have worked tirelessly to bring a prolific shoplifter to justice for stealing more than £14,100 worth of goods. https://news.met.police.uk/news/prolific-shoplifter-in-greenwich-sentenced-for-almost-100-offences-488326 Bet they are all glad to see the back of him for a time.😀

The figurehead of an organised crime group that attempted to smuggle migrants into the UK has been jailed for 20 years following a major National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/migrant-smuggling-gang-dismantled-as-head-of-teesside-based-crime-group-gets-20-year-jail-term Nice work by the NCA and a good sentence given to him and his gang👏

A police officer has been seriously injured in a suspected hit-and-run in Perth. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13873245/Police-officer-seriously-injured-suspected-hit-run.html?ito=push-notification&ci=ObHZzEO-I-&cri=ngffBvJrfk&si=m-YaHxLoE4WA&xi=8c2e081b-376a-4a84-b38f-6e67f1d446f0&ai=13873245 At last man in his 30s has arrested and the officer makes a full recovery

Met detectives prevent £35 million worth of cocaine entering the UK https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-detectives-prevent-35-pounds-million-worth-of-cocaine-entering-the-uk-488257 Well done the MET officers for getting the drug dealers and they got a stiff sentence 👏

The mobile phone footage, apparently filmed in Slough, shows groups of men, many armed, brawling in the streets, wreaking havoc for drivers and residents. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1950911/Armed-yobs-slough-bats-nun-chucks

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70w4pd9r6zo Police officers voluntarily surrendering their Tasers and firearms "risks London becoming less safe", the Metropolitan Police commissioner has warned. Sir Mark Rowley said a third of officers were giving up their Taser accreditation, and more than a quarter were surrendering their firearm tickets.

A man has been jailed after sending threatening emails to an MP and telling a 999 call operator he planned to attack NHS workers. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/september/man-jailed-for-threatening-to-kill-mp-and-attack-nhs-workers/

A driver has been jailed for 12 months after he mounted a pavement and collided with two officers, police said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0ed4keqrlo

A married police chief who breached Covid guidelines to have sex with a glamorous rookie police officer under his command resigned ahead of his misconduct hearing today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13865033/Married-police-chief-sex-rookie-officer-resigned.html good riddance to bad rubbish as he is definitely a disgrace to the police service and done the right thing and resign.

A man has been arrested by National Crime Agency officers on suspicion of orchestrating the attempted importation of cannabis worth £600,000 through Stansted Airport. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/arrest-in-scotland-over-stansted-cannabis-importations Nice work by police Scotland and the NCA by stopping drugs getting onto the streets.

Information is sought following suspicious activity in Sevenoaks involving men believed to be posing as police officers. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/appeals/suspected-sevenoaks-burglars-posing-as-police/

Ahmed Poka brutally attacked PC Matthew Bright by slashing him across the face and neck with a piece of glass - the Essex Police officer now struggles to sleep https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1949886/Essex-Police-officer-slashed-missing-man This officer has now left the force due to his injury and hope makes a full recovery after this savage attack .

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/artificial-intelligence-police-paperwork-andy-marsh-b2610133.html Artificial intelligence needs to be injected into police forces “like heroin into the bloodstream” to ease the paperwork burden for officers, a leading officer has said. AI is a very interesting development, but Ive found the problem is accuracy. I've given ChatGPT several technical questions in the past where it has returned an answer that looks very convincing but is completely incorrect. It even struggled to tell me how many times a certain letter was in a word. But if you've got officers proof reading and checking the output, could it be save an awf…

George Patmore was cleared on three counts of making indecent images of children after a trial, but had already admitted sharing photos of bestiality and discussing his plans for sexual activity with a dog https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/porn-addict-met-police-officer-29952697

A Metropolitan Police officer who rummaged through the pockets of two dead men to steal their bank cards has been jailed for more than three years. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13859551/met-police-officer-stole-bank-cards-two-dead-men-jailed.html you abused your position within six months of joining the police and you stole bank cards ,You passed on information to others you are a disgrace to the police service and not fit to wear the uniform and you only got three years and you should have been given a lot longer sentence for your crimes while serving as a police officer.😠