UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...rodent-run.html This recording released by frustrated police makes for worrying, if hilarious, listening - in a panic, a woman dials 999 to report her hamster missing. And the recording http://arbroath.blogspot.com/2009/07/woman...rt-missing.html Some daft people out there.

Source. As if wikified university essays and newspaper stories weren't bad enough...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/8122567.stm Officer surprises graffiti tagger A man who sprayed graffiti on a ramp at a skate park in Surrey was arrested by the person standing next to him, who was an off-duty police officer. The 21-year-old, from Farnham, was unaware he had been spotted by the man as he created his tag at the town's park in Dogflud Way. Sgt JP Davis even managed to photograph the offender as he "worked" and called for other officers to attend the scene. He was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage and bailed. Surrey Police said a search of the man revealed paint pens and a book containing practice "tags" which were seized and w…

Two police officers and one PCSO summonsed following IPCC managed investigation. Two Metropolitan police officers and a Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) have been summonsed for the offence of perverting the course of justice following an investigation managed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Police Sergeant Marcus Garvey (age 44), Police Constable Wayne Campbell (age 40), and PCSO Stef Loftus (age 22), who are all based at Eltham Police Station, are due to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court (Horseferry Road) on Thursday 18 December 2008. This follows an investigation into an incident on 26 January 2008 when a man was arre…

This just goes to show that you can be called in to action anytime. The other four officers mentioned turned out to assist without being called. A good example of where we can help make that difference. Special first at air crash 6:30am Monday 22nd June 2009 Comments (0) Have your say » By Emily Allen » AN off-duty volunteer policeman yesterday told how he tried to co-ordinate the rescue effort after last weekend’s mid-air collision above Drayton. Craig Dewar, a Sergeant in the Thames Valley Special Constabulary, was at home when he saw a glider tumbling from the sky seconds after it had collided with an RAF training airplane. The 47-year-old – one of …

Courtesy of the Scottish Sun http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2507597/Four-trainee-police-officers-are-thrown-out-over-a-sex-scandal.html Makes you despair really doesn't it... Now then, have standards dropped in new recruits?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8134673.stm The government should review the Contempt of Court Act, the UK's former top anti-terror police officer says. Peter Clarke seems to make sense, thou in truth i have no idea if he does or not.

Does anyone know how will these offences (seatbelt and number plates) be dealt with? If with the current £60 FPN, are the offences also going to be endorsable and attract the three points on the driver's licence? Seatbelt dodgers face tougher penalties (from homeoffice.gov.uk) 29 June 2009 Motorists caught without a seatbelt will now face on-the-spot fines of £60. The fine doubled from its previous level of £30 as part of a new road safety crackdown. Seatbelts reduce the risk of dying in a 30mph crash by 60%, yet some drivers and passengers are still refusing to wear them. The increased fine follows a public consultation to find out what people thought about moto…

Killer jailed after jeopardy case Mario Celaire went on to attack another ex-girlfriend with a hammer How the victim condemned the killer …

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