UK Policing News

http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/news/2009/may/12...2009-093025.asp A ruthless roofer today became the first person in England and Wales to be sentenced at Crown Court for breaching new legislation after bullying a Cumbrian pensioner into paying over-the-odds for his roof work. Good sentencing, horrible little oink. :thumbsup:

A watchdog has said the Metropolitan Police's planning for the London G20 protests in April was inadequate. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary said the force had responded well to some of the challenges posed by the world summit. But it said the force had not planned for the peaceful but highly disruptive Climate Camp in the City of London. One man died after the London protests and investigators are looking at other formal complaints about police actions. In his wide-ranging report, the inspector of constabulary Denis O'Connor said police tactics had been far too focused on tackling violence, such as the sporadic clashes outside the Bank of England, rather th…

Police officer in blackmail plot Cardiff Crown Court heard the blackmail plot was 'bizarre' A serving police officer was part of a conspiracy to blackmail thousands of pounds out of two different victims, a court heard. Ray Clarke offered to provide security against a fictitious threat in return for a payment of £24,000 from one of the victims, who was a businessman. The 40-year-old from Newport has pleaded guilty to blackmail and been dismissed from South Wales Police. He will now give evidence against three other people at Cardiff Crown Court. They are: Allan Cole, 45, Simon Somers, 48, and Anthony Holwell, also 48, who are all from Newport. Mr Holwell an…

any chance these could be steps towards merging forces at some point in the future

Link to article To be honest this article does not surprise me thieves nowadays will steal anything of value just to get there money for a fix etc Although the list of stolen items is pretty impressive

Man with store of ammo

Too many inexperienced police were on the front-line of London's G20 protests, according to a report by MPs. The Commons Home Affairs Committee said confidence in police had been damaged because of some officers' actions, despite the operation's successes. One man's death after contact with officers is being investigated, and other protesters have made complaints. The MPs said police must modify their behaviour in an age where their actions were easily filmed by the public. Some 35,000 people are thought to have taken part in the numerous protests in London during the world leaders' summit in April. Officers had to work some 10,000 shifts across the capital. The …

Police special chief is charged The Chief Special Constable for Hampshire Constabulary has been charged with theft and false accounting. Satbir Giany, 37, who was made an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours, was suspended from the force on 13 October and resigned a day later. The two charges of theft and one of false accounting relate to alleged events which occurred off duty, police said. Mr Giany, who denies the charges, is due at Guildford Magistrates' Court. Mr Giany, who joined the Special Constabulary in 1989, was appointed chief officer, a voluntary post, in March. He had been based at Southampton's Central police station for the past seven years, havi…

Charges against London tube tourist snapper thrown out Win for photography rights By John Ozimek Posted in Policing, 19th May 2009 11:01 GMT Westminster Magistrates have dismissed charges of breaching the Public Order Act brought against a Greek tourist for taking photographs on the London Underground. Had the case gone differently, we would have been forced to revisit our long-cherished assumption that the law does not restrict the right to photograph in the UK. On 17 April, 53-year-old Athenian Pericles Antoniou was on his way to a photo exhibition at the Tate Modern Gallery. En route - and as he claims, in good spirits - he started taking photos of other people o…

Source: http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/44...ltshire/?ref=mc Ignore all the comments on the bottom from the sadly deluded idiot who turned this article into a one man Police bashing campaign and has no idea what the police do!!

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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/arti...in_page_id=1770 A Muslim police officer given bacon and wine as a "Secret Santa" gift decided to treat it as a harmless if tasteless joke. But a non-Muslim colleague failed to show the same level of tolerance. The officer who supplied the gift, 26-year-old PC Rob Murrie, was reported to his superiors for racism. And PC Murrie subsequently came under such pressure that he felt he had no option but to resign from the Bedfordshire force. Yesterday the target of the joke, 31-year-old Arshad Mahmood, said he still regarded PC Murrie as "a good officer and a good friend", while Muslim community leaders accused police c…

Ten held over shop worker killing A police tent covers the scene in Salford after the fatal shooting of a man in a convenience store Police said the victim was shot up to six times at Brookhouse Wines Ten people are being quizzed by police after a shop worker was shot dead in Greater Manchester. The 27-year-old man was shot at least six times at Brookhouse Wines in Winton, Salford, on Saturday night. He was taken to hospital where he died shortly afterwards. Eight men and two women were later arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. The incident is to be referred to the police watchdog, but officers have not disclosed a reason. A single armed offender walked …