UK Policing News

I do not think that these powers will be "misused" The fines police have been able to issue for years have not been misused why should this be any different! I think the proposal is ridiculous Source

The Lockerbie bomber has left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya after being freed from prison on compassionate grounds. Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was jailed in 2001 for the atrocity which claimed 270 lives in 1988. The decision to release Megrahi, who has terminal prostate cancer, was made by the Scottish Government. The White House said it "deeply regretted" the decision and some of the US victims' families reacted angrily. Some 189 Americans were among those who died in the explosion http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_...and/8197370.stm It must have been one hell of a hard decision to make. Personaly with the little i know about the case i agre…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8207415.stm An Asian detective has lost the latest in a string of discrimination claims against the Metropolitan Police. Is this the end of these claims against the Police, or will we be hearing more? Maybe lots more money to come.

A career burglar sentenced to six years' jail after he admitted 311 break-ins was back in court yesterday - to confess to a further 126 offences. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...l#ixzz0Oj24PwOY Cleaning up most of the crime in one go cannot be bad!!

BBC Another Unprovoked attack! Those injuries are awful for just a "normal" street robbery Although I am thinking there might be more to this story! Wishing Mr Gibb a speedy recovery!

Fat-bottomed smuggler seized Customs officers arrested a smuggler with six and a half kilos of cocaine hidden in his shorts after becoming suspicious of his big bum. Officials at El Prat de Llobregat airport, Barcelona, forced him to strip and found specially made pants with dozens of tiny pockets sewn in to hold the drugs. The green neoprene pants contained more than 160 pockets for canisters of cocaine. Drugs investigators were determined to get to the bottom of it when they noticed the smugglers huge backside as he waddled through the airport. "He wasn't a big man but he has a very bulky rear end and was walking very strangely," said a spokesman. "Then we saw th…

Source This is a very promising lead Im glad things appear to be moving quickly with this case!

Just stumbled up on it and I cant honestly believe it happened and I didnt know MTP had Superintendants either

Source Good im gald this case is finally progressing to a conviction! It has been going on long enough!

To cut a long story short: £36k was used on food and drink for Specials.

Source Intresting use of tactics by the Met this time around! Lets hope we dont have another G20 on are hands!

http://www.out-law.com/page-10237 OUT-LAW News, 05/08/2009 Police officers should 'exercise caution' when asking to view images captured by members of the media according to amended advice to officers published by London's police force, the Metropolitan Police Service. The Met faced criticism from the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) last month when it published guidance that did not recognise the special rights of the media. The guidance now makes it clear that a court order could be needed to view images captured by members of the media and warns officers to be careful. "Where it is clear that the person being searched is a journalist, of…

Source Oh dear someone may be in hot water over the use of reasonable force!