UK Policing News

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

Credit inquiry into 300 officers A total of 35 cases of credit card misuse are being investigated More than 300 Metropolitan Police (Met) detectives have been investigated on suspicion of misusing corporate credit cards, following an audit of the force. Of these, 46 cases have become criminal investigations overseen by the police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). The audit had been commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Authority which will discuss its findings on Monday. A spokesman said the force had no comment to make. The Metropolitan Police gave 3,533 American Express credit cards to its officers and staff in 2003, in an attem…

The Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Colin Port says he is prepared to go to jail rather than return suspected child pornography. Officers investigating an alleged paedophilia case in Bristol raided the Leicestershire home of discredited computer expert Terence Bates, 68. They seized images of suspected child pornography and computer hard drives. But before the items could be examined, the High Court ruled the raid unlawful and said they should be returned. Bates obtained notice of a judicial review at the High Court after police investigating a possible paedophile conspiracy carried out the raid, in which 87 hard drives were taken. Two senior judges at the…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/homepage/d/int/new...ent/8099418.stm The loss of any officer is tragic, but when it's one of your own who is the same age and length of service as you it's particularly devastating. RIP Phil, your friends in Kent will miss you. There but by the grace of god...

An Indian solicitor and two women who both claim to be his wives have been jailed for the roles they played in the biggest visa scam ever seen in Britain. [4 June 2009] Jatinder Kumar Sharna, 44, was jailed for seven years and Rakhi Shahi, 31, was jailed for eight years. They ran a "fraud factory" which helped hundreds of immigrants apply for visas using bogus documents and false identities. Neelam Sharma, 36, who handled the thousands of pounds their business generated, was jailed for four years for money laundering. Thousands of false documents Te fraudsters generated 90,000 documents including false university certificates, fraudulent academic records and false ba…