UK Policing News

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wale...55578-23886501/ A POLICE community support officer stole £7,800 from his sick elderly mum. Chris Wilby’s widowed mother had agreed to give him £1,000 to pay his ex-wife part of a divorce settlement, and handed him a blank cheque. But the first theft happened when the 40-year-old PCSO made out the cheque for £1,200, Llandudno Magistrate’s court was told. Prosecutor James Neary said Gwyneth Wilby, in her 70s, received daily help from social services and was effectively housebound because of her health. She gave her bank card and PIN to her son to obtain cash for shopping. But, unknown to her, in February last year he…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yo...ire/8111364.stm Old times were a better time. :thumbsup:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...7102801465.html Coming to a Police vehicle near you? :lol:

Taken from NPIA Link http://www.npia.police.uk/en/13459.htm If this is on here (I cannot find it ) please remove I think a round of appluase is required Special Constables and Police Support Volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to policing will be honoured for their work today (June 17 2009). Policing Minister, Rt Hon David Hanson MP and Deputy Chief Constable Jim Barker-McCardle, Deputy Chief Executive of the NPIA will present the awards at the Special Constable and Police Volunteer Awards ceremony in London on 17 June. These annual awards, established by the former Minister of State, Earl Ferrers, highlight the valuable contribution that Spe…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/8094641.stm New drug test kits have been introduced by police in Suffolk to give a quicker analysis of substances found in searches. More can be found on this story http://www.suffolk.police.uk/ But i cannot find the story.

The Daily Mail has just posted the below story, and this time they've made a right mess of it. According to them, the male was punched 3 times to the head, but the video that they've posted of the incident clearly shows his shoulder being punched! It's only just gone on their web site, so there's no comments as such, but it will be interesting to see how this one goes, as they've clearly got it wrong! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...pect-times.html Mobile phone video shows police tasering and punching suspect three times A video taken on a mobile phone shows how police repeatedly tasered and punched a man as they arrested him in a crowded town centre…

No inquiry into police car death The police watchdog has dropped an investigation into the death of a 72-year-old man killed by a police car answering a 999 call in east London. He was hit by a marked car at Ridgeway in Chingford on Saturday afternoon. The man's death was referred by the Metropolitan Police to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). However, the IPCC said it was satisfied that the vehicle was sounding its siren and flashing its lights, and had been travelling at an acceptable speed. "The IPCC is satisfied that the police car had its lights and sirens activated and was travelling at an acceptable speed for a police car responding to an em…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...d-TV-stars.html Police chiefs sent a curt warning to officers not to use excessive force with the homeless – just two weeks before undercover celebrities slept on the streets for a TV documentary. This e-mail forgot to mention, go easy on Coach drivers, for they not know what they do. :lol:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8106590.stm The Court of Appeal has ruled that a criminal trial can take place at Crown Court without a jury for the first time in England and Wales. Is there any difference in the way the court will be run, looks like another cost cutting exorcise to me. Plus i was kind of looking forward to serve on a jury, never yet happened.

Have you ever had one of these leaflets given to you? How would you react if given one? http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/20...d-search-police

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Police blogger 'to be identified' Police officers 'Night Jack' is a serving detective constable who writes anonymously The High Court has refused to preserve the anonymity of an award-winning policeman who has blogged about the force and government ministers. Mr Justice Eady refused an injunction to prevent the Times identifying serving officer "Night Jack", winner of an Orwell prize for blogging. The judge said said blogging was "essentially a public rather than a private activity". Night Jack's lawyer said preserving his anonymity was in the public interest. Hugh Tomlinson QC said the thousands who communicated via the internet under a cloak of anonymity would be…

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/jun/...drink-drugs-g20 A big police operation involving an unmanned drone, horses and drugs sniffer dogs will be launched at Stonehenge tomorrow as huge crowds descend on the ancient site for the summer solstice... One can see trouble ahead. :thumbsup: But, a good place to hand out UKPO flyers.

Copper stolen from police station Two men have been arrested after copper was stolen from a new police station which is being built in West Lothian. A security guard chased the alleged thieves at the new Civic Centre in Livingston before calling for help from police officers on bikes. The officers were able to go down lanes which were not wide enough for police cars. Police said two men, aged 21 and 17, were the subject of a report to the procurator fiscal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinbu...ast/8109455.stm Good result!