UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ht-privacy.html Escaped prisoners who are on the run will not be named in case it breaches their right to privacy, civil servants have ruled. One does wonder how far this Human rights thing will go. Will we end up going down the lines of, a person who murders, robs, rapes, or any other crimes he/she may get involved in. Will their names be kept a secret? Will vehicle driving be a part of one`s human rights, if so, then just because one does not get Insured, or MOT`d Taxed, does not mean they cannot drive a vehicle. Doing a ton down the motorway, or indeed any other road, will the Police be allowed to stop this person, it ma…

A Derbyshire policewoman and special constable have been convicted of deception over an off-duty car crash. At Stafford Crown Court, Diane Reeves-Emery, 38, and Charlotte Eccles, 23, from Swadlincote, both denied obtaining financial advantage by deception. Eccles said that she had supported claims that Reeves-Emery, from Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, was driving as she was scared of her former lover. Eccles, a special constable and Reeves-Emery, a Pc, will be sentenced later. Harassment claim The court heard that the couple had been arguing when their car hit a kerb in April 2006, causing more than £3,000 of damage. Eccles was the driver at the time but Reeve…

In a situation like this where a policeman is refusing to give his badge number (in full view of many other police officers) what can a member of the public do to make them obey the law? http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/video/2...lice-id-refusal

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-of-Europe.html I agree that the figures are hard to compare. Murder can be recorded as other things......erm

Source: Liverpool Echo Well I have to say, its about time we have some positive stories about the police. Well done to the brave officer and I hope he gets the award!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ice-chiefs.html Police chiefs are in line to win a competition for the most ridiculous use of the English language after writing a 102-word sentence which 'defies understanding'. Any idea what this Officer was saying? "Marie Claire, spokeswoman for the Plain English Campaign, which lobbies for better and clearer use of words, said whoever drafted the paper should 'hang their head in shame'." Wrong, the person who wrote this can write English, just because we may or may not understand it, does not make it a bad paper!!

The United Kingdom is the violent crimecapital of Europe and has one of the highest rates of violence in theworld, worse even than America, according to new research. By Richard Edwards, Crime Correspondent Published: 7:00AM BST 02 Jul 2009[ Analysis of figures from the European Commission showed a 77 per cent increase in murders, robberies, assaults and sexual offences in the UK since Labour came to power. The total number of violent offences recorded compared to population is higher than any other country in Europe, as well as America, Canada, Australia and South Africa. Opposition leaders said the disclosures were…

See story here I'm a little surprised nobody has pasted a link to the news yesterday that Jack Straw has denied Biggs the chance of release. I've never been a fan of the ex Home Secretary, but I have to say I think he has got this spot on. Regardless of Biggs' age and illness, the fact remains it is he who chose to evade justice for so long, and he has to take the consequences. No sympathy I'm afraid.

Times Online Boyo in the hood With all these expenses claims for porno films, duck islands and half a handbag, it is the blithe arrogance which annoys more than the sums of money. The chief constable of north Wales, Richard Brunstrom, has just donated £3,450 to a bardic poetry festival for a special wooden chair upon which is engraved a spider, which is Brunstrom’s, er, druidic emblem. Needless to say, he has not paid for the chair himself – it’s come out of police funds (ie, your pocket). Hardliners might well argue that the only sort of chair which is of use in crime prevention is one wired up to the mains. But even if you don’t go that far, it is…

Source: Surrey Advertiser

Police have let us down, say three in four Britons in damning Whitehall survey Three quarters of the population believe the police have failed to get to grips with anti-social behaviour and drink-fuelled violence, a damning Whitehall survey showed yesterday. It found police forces and other public services are said to neither listen to what people say about crime and rowdiness nor do anything to stop it. The poll of more than half a million adults also suggested that councils are out of touch, unpopular, and take too much of residents' money. The inquiry, conducted in more than 300 council areas, found only a quarter of respondents thought police were willing to li…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/8129440.stm A man ahose land Rover Discovery was Stolen by Thieves and then damaged by police is to receive £63,000 in compensation Jeremy Pascoe's car was stolen from his home in Surrey in 2005 and later found in the West Midlands. But the car was impounded by Thames Valley Police in Oxfordshire until 2008 who claimed it was needed for a trial. Mr Pascoe said it had been returned looking like "a dog kennel". Thames Valley Police have apologised. The police told him in January 2008 that they had finished with his car, but have now agreed to pay £50,000 for his legal costs and £13,000 towards a new car. Mod Compo…

Hey Struggling to decide what to put my 6 choices down as, I have my Day 2 tomorrow and need to decide. Narrowed my choices down to ( I say Narrowed lol ) :- 1) Camden 2) Hammersmith & Fulham 3) Tower Hamlets 4) Greenwich 5) Lambeth 6) Southwark 7) Westminster 8) Kensington & Chelsea 9) Bromley 10) Bexleyheath any advice would be greatly appreciated, I'm terrible at making decisions lol I'm travelling from kent and was looking for a busy borough and hopefully with a 12 hr shift pattern but obviously not essential as I know all can change. Cheers peeps