UK Policing News

Two men who hid 350 kilos of cocaine in the hull of a boat and tried to escape arrest by swimming away have been convicted after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/men-who-tried-to-swim-away-from-boat-containing-39-million-of-cocaine-convicted Nice work by the police stopping more drugs getting onto the streets.👏

CCTV footage released by the Met shows two quick-thinking officers catch a brazen phone thief, demonstrating the Met’s commitment to making London a safer place for tourists and commuters. https://news.met.police.uk/news/cctv-shows-met-officers-arresting-brazen-phone-snatcher-487136 Job well done by the two officers getting another phone snatcher off the streets.

An independent investigation has found that Met officers used necessary and proportionate force during a fatal shooting in Southwark earlier this year. https://news.met.police.uk/pressreleases/independent-investigation-finds-lethal-force-used-by-officers-was-necessary-and-proportionate-3337977

Today, Husna Khan (12/02/1995) and Farah Khan (11/03/1996), both of Hyde Road in Manchester, have been sentenced to two years and six months in jail for their role to help a murderer evade capture. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/august/sisters-jailed-for-their-role-to-cover-up-murder-plot/

Met Police detectives said the level of offending was some of the worst they had ever seen https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/woman-jumps-south-london-flat-29765194

A 20-year-old charged with murdering a woman before launching an alleged sex attack on her corpse has been remanded in custody. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13757913/Dartford-Man-20-accused-murdering-woman-37-having-sex-corpse-appears-court-victim-named.html

Sonny Stringer, who stole 24 mobile phones in a single morning, has been sentenced to two years in prison. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/august/sonny-stringer-londons-most-notorious-phone-snatcher-jailed/ Nice sentence for this scum phone snatcher and off the streets.

A police boss who condemned a drink-driving colleague for bringing 'discredit' to the force has himself been charged with being more than three times the limit while behind the steering wheel. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13757141/Police-chief-drink-driving-colleague-discredit-force-charged.html What a stupid person who has only himself to blame for his downfall.

So as not to highjack other threads I've decided to start a seperate one that everyone can ingnore as no doubt it's boring. But as I'm nursing an injury and have nothing better to do I decided to write this anyway. Lets lets answer the question Q: Are Youtube auditors businesses? A: Yes, YouTubers who make a profit in the UK are generally classed as running a business. Here’s how this works: Profit-Making Activity If a YouTuber is earning money from their channel—whether through ads, sponsorships, affiliate marketing, or selling products—HMRC is likely to view this as a business activity. The key factor is the intent to generate profit. https://www.g…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qe1g4g751o Not good but some of the issues identified seem to lead back to a load of resources, like inexperienced officers handling too many cases beyond their ability. It shouldn't happen but if they are the only ones available to do it then what is the answer?

A police chief has said a video showing a cop being struck in the face with a brick shows the 'dangers that officers face every single day'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13753873/police-chief-cop-brick-face-blackpool-danger.html Hope when the two go to court the judge sends them down for a very long time and not a slap on the wrist.

A man who made false identity documents for organised crime groups involved in people smuggling has been jailed for three years and nine months, following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/jail-for-forger-who-made-false-identity-documents Good work by the NCA getting this forger 👏

Police have said they will continue their "zero tolerance for knife crime" after three stabbings were reported in the midst of a campaign against the trend. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgq2v4ne8kyo

A shamed police officer who sexually assaulted four women on the night he was hailed for being a hero has avoided jail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13743339/Shame-police-officer-sexually-assaulted-four-women-night-received-award-heroic-acts-bravery.html