UK Policing News

THAMES Valley Police has been blasted for spending £100,000 on a new look website. The force spent £72,903.76 for outside consultants and then further salary costs for four IT workers to put the site together over four months. Mark Wallace, campaign director for the Taxpayers' Alliance, said that the website re-design was a waste of public cash. "This is a staggering amount to spend on a website particularly in the middle of a recession when the police are supposedly strapped for cash," he said. "Thames Valley Police should think about what their mission is - fighting crime or maintaining a super-glossy web presence. "They should have stuck with the old site a…

Source Yahoo I think the report speaks for itself!

I see the mindless idiots who want to drag Northern Ireland back into the dark ages, are at it again. At least one shot has been fired at police by republicans in north Belfast and there have been other disturbances after Orange Order parades in NI. At least nine police officers have been injured in the city and baton rounds and water cannon were used on rioters. Sinn Fein's Gerry Kelly blamed the Real IRA for the trouble in north Belfast. In Londonderry there were minor disturbances and there has also been trouble in Rasharkin, County Antrim, and Armagh. PSNI Assistant Chief Constable Alistair Finlay said it was disappointing "isolated outbreaks of violence h…

TWISTED mum Margaret Kelly urged her daughter to batter another teenager - after warning off onlookers with the words: "Get tae f*** the lot of you and let them fight." FULL STORY - http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/ho...cken-Scots.html Parenting at its best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A white supremacist has been convicted at the Old Bailey of having explosives with intent to endanger life and preparing for acts of terrorism. Neil Lewington, 43, had been developing a bomb-making factory in his bedroom in Tilehurst, Reading, the trial heard. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8152159.stm A nice story that shows that police go after terror suspects whatever their background or targets. a good catch

A village fete scarecrow made to resemble a traffic policeman holding a speed radar gun has been removed from the roadside by officers. Norfolk Police had given go-ahead for Brancaster villagers to dress the dummy in a police uniform. But they did not realise it would be armed with a fake speed radar gun - made of plastic bottles. Police later returned the scarecrow on the condition he lost the radar gun or was positioned away from the road. Insp Dave Buckley said it was decided the use of the radar gun portrayed "an inaccurate and inappropriate message to passing motorists". "We appreciate the spirit of the family-orientated festival but our priority is the sa…

Gloucestershire policeman Ben Smith is used to tackling drug dealers, burglars and speeding drivers. But now the Gloucester-based roads policing officer is being awarded for his bravery in tackling a different type of challenge – a charging bull. Ben and his colleague John Barnes were chasing a drunk man fleeing a car crash when they found themselves cornered by an angry bull. The animal charged at John, 41, before tossing him in the air in the field in English Bicknor in the Forest of Dean. Yesterday Ben described the dramatic ordeal which turned him into a hero. The 34-year-old said: "There were about 15 to 20 cows and they were heading right for us. "The bull c…

Source: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/art...tion/article.do An Asian police constable wept as she told how she was subjected to racism and bullying at a London police station which is alleged to have operated an “apartheid culture†among staff. Hina Parekh claimed bosses made racist comments to her almost every day, and that she was “sent to hell and backâ€. She told a tribunal that colleagues who were insensitive about her religious and cultural background as a Hindu pressured her to go drinking with them. Superiors at Belgravia police station left her with the impression that Asian officers did not fit in and were a “problem†to the Met, it was cla…

Considering that Cleveland is one of the smallest police forces in the UK, I personally believe the £50,000 'retention package', £24,000 'honorarium' and £14,000 expenses on top of the £119,000 basic salary are questionable, taking Mr Price's salary well above that of the Chiefs of West Midlands and Merseyside. The cynic in me could suggest that there was an underlying reason why he was so against merging with Durham Constabulary and Northumbria Police when it was mooted a few years ago...

In Kenworthy`s endless search for interesting web sites, this maybe one more. http://www.droptheweapons.org/ :thumbsup: I have not yet had time to look at this site, only glimpse at it, so i hope this is within the bounderies of the rules of this site.

Ten data security breaches in three years have taken place at South Wales Police, it has emerged. A member of staff was prosecuted for accessing and disclosing "intelligence information and previous convictions". In another case, an employee resigned after being found guilty of charges relating to unauthorised access of the force's computer system. A worker also resigned after accessing "personal data". The incidents arose from April 2005 to April 2008. BBC Wales had submitted freedom of information requests about security breaches to all four Welsh police forces but South Wales Police refused to disclose details. The information was released by the force after B…

Dying model 999 call The reason I took an interest in this was the fact the defendants mother, a Policewoman, is also in the dock accused of assisting her son by destroying evidence. I understand as an ongoing case it cannot be discussed but it raises the question of what would you do if a close member of your family became involved in crime. What would you do? I am awaiting final confirmation of my start date and friends and family have joked in the past about 'would you let me off speeding' or suchlike, and the answer has always been, honestly, no I wouldn't! If possible I would arrange for another officer to make the arrest, but I have always said I would never tu…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/N...d_County_Antrim Hundreds of riot police in Northern Ireland have tackled nationalist protesters who have hurled petrol bombs, fireworks and rocks in opposition to a Protestant parade Our best thoughts go out to the Police of Northern island, some crap you put up with over there. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy:

Police looking for cannabis farms mistakenly raided a second innocent person's home, it has emerged. Northumbria Police apologised on Friday after smashing down the door of a Newcastle lecturer, who was handcuffed and told to "shut his mouth". Now another resident, Jihane Graham, has come forward to say officers burst into her house at about the same time. A spokeswoman for the force said they had also apologised unreservedly for the latest mistake. Mrs Graham, who has a three-year-old son, said she tried to stop officers smashing down her door. She said: "I was screaming at them, saying 'I'll let you in', but they just bashed their way through. "About 10 of th…