UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...-Australia.html Police arrived in the nick of time to save a suicidal British man who was found semi-conscious with a cord around his neck - after a tip off from a woman in Australia. See what i mean, the Police have spies everywhere. :lol: Well done those two officers thou!! :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy:

Exclusive: Cops hit man with £50 fine - for dropping £10 note in the street Jun 11 2009 By Mark McGivern Stewart Smith with his dropped £10 Image 2 Cops doled out a £50 fine to a man who dropped a tenner in the street. Unemployed Stewart Smith, 36, had just bought a £3 T-shirt at a charity shop when he accidentally dropped the £10 note and his receipt. He walked on a few yards before being collared by two beat cops, who hit him with a £50 fixed penalty fine. Stewart, of Dalrymple, near Ayr, had borrowed £20 from his mother Sheila on Tuesday, the day before his benefits were due. He said: "I had come out of the Capability Scotland shop in Ayr with a £3 T-s…

The article does not mention it yet, but this relates to the robbery at Menzies World Cargo which netted the thieves £1.75m, which has never been recovered. This case has collapsed three times at the Old Bailey. The Court of Appeal has ruled that a trial can take place without a jury for the first time in England and Wales. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, made legal history by agreeing to allow the trial to be heard by a judge only. The case concerns four men accused of an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport in February 2004. This will be the fourth trial concerning the alleged crime. The judge made the ruling following concerns of alleged jury "tampering". BB…

A treatment centre for injured police officers has been undergoing a multi-million pound refurbishment. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_y...ire/8106521.stm I had no idea the Police had there own hospitals, let us all hope you won`t be needing them.

Awful assault over nothing

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...arred-life.html Female police officer watches man walk free after leaving her scarred for life. It appears that we cannot protect our Police officers. Shameful court result, and i hope the Police take this further.

Cocaine users have nowhere to hide in West Cumbria thanks to a new high-tech tool being launched by Police to help in the fight to rid the streets of illegal drugs. Ten cocaine torches have been distributed to Neighbourhood Policing Teams and drug squads across the area which will help officers identify users. The torches work by identifying traces of cocaine on the skin and when shined on faces or hands will expose anyone who has been sniffing or handling the drug by highlighting it in green. Anyone who is suspected of using the drug will be searched by officers and prosecuted if necessary. Superintendant Andy Towler, said: “These new torches will have a big impac…

See story here I wouldn't mind betting this driver feels a bit of a prat. :whistle2:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...man-rights.html Civil rights group Liberty is backing the relatives of two convicted killers who claim their human rights have been breached - after police used the criminals' faces in a poster campaign. We have become a litigious nation, anything to make an easy buck, let`s hope they lose this one. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...lway-light.html Here is yet another strange story Religious row as Orthodox Jewish couple sue neighbours for 'imprisoning' them with automatic hallway light. Best bet, move, or climb out the window.

A driver in Suffolk has been fined £60 for speeding by a bogus police officer. The man was driving on London Road in Brandon at 0300 BST on Friday when he was stopped by a grey Ford Mondeo with a blue light on the front grill. The Mondeo driver, who was wearing dark jeans, a light T-shirt and a dark jacket, said he was a police officer. He told the man he had stopped him because he was speeding and asked for £60 to cover the fine. He drove off when he was given the money. Police have issued drivers with advice on how to tell if a police officer is genuine. A spokeswoman said a police officer stopping a vehicle in an unmarked car would produce his or her warrant…

my old patch - hope the cops are okay http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/taysid...ral/8102546.stm

Four police officers and two paramedics have been injured in a crash between a police car and an ambulance. Two people had to be cut free after the crash on the A939 Tomintoul to Ballindalloch near the Lecht Ski Centre in Aberdeenshire. The accident happened in the Grampian force area but the car belonged to Northern Constabulary. Four officers were in the car and two ambulance service personnel in the ambulance. The road has been closed. The ambulance was not carrying a patient. An air ambulance has flown the driver of the police car to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. The three other police officers and the paramedics were taken by road ambulance to Aberdeen R…

. The current test excludes a lot candidates for a number of jobs, including the police. Realistically, their condition as no impact on there ability whatsoever, but the current test is very unspecific and people get excluded. Hopefully it should now be more fairer http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8103302.stm