UK Policing News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8100551.stm Ok, so on the face of it, its very wrong and clearly some have broke the law. BUT can someone please tell me whats the difference between this (where it is apparant people are facing legal proceedings) and the Mp's expenses argument (where nobody has)?????

Claims police pensions are being paid to former officers who have died are being investigated by Scotland Yard. An audit has found the families of 12 ex-Metropolitan Police employees may have failed to tell the force of the deaths and continued drawing pensions. Internal auditors said the force blocked payments worth a total of £167,000 in the past financial year. Formal police inquiries could be launched if evidence is found of criminal wrongdoing. Police pensions are among the most generous in the public sector, with previous deals allowing officers to stop work after 30 years service on two thirds of their final salary. The suspected "phantom" payments were d…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/leicest...ire/8098062.stm :( All I can say really.

Car strikes Burnley police officers in 'attempted murder bid' 1:54pm Friday 12th June 2009 TWO police officers have been injured after a stolen car was driven at them in Burnley this morning. Lancashire Constabulary has launched a major investigation, describing the incident in Long Causeway, Cliviger, as attempted murder. Police said two male Burnley officers - a PC and a sergeant - were injured when a Ford Focus ST, stolen earlier from Aspen Drive, Burnley, was driven at them. The PC fractured a wrist and the sergeant suffered back injuries. Both were treated at hospital and are now recovering at home. The incident followed reports of a break-in at a home in…

Public appeal in prisoner search It is not know if all three men left together Border authorities have been put on alert after three prisoners absconded from an open prison in Worcestershire. The two murderers and a drug dealer were found to be missing from HMP Hewell near Redditch last Sunday. Two of them were serving life for murder and the third an eight-year sentence for drugs offences. West Mercia Police said "all possible lines of inquiry" were being pursued in the search for Terry Lowe, 24, Nicolas Cole, 32, and Thomas Maloney, 33. Det Ch Insp Steve Eccleston said: "We have been making extensive inquiries in order to locate these men since they were rep…

http://www.leics.police.uk/news/2711_polic...n_road_traffic/ Police officer killed in Road Traffic Collision Leicestershire Constabulary have tonight confirmed that a serving police officer was killed in a road traffic collision today (Friday June 12). PC Guy Swatland (49) was a beat officer for the Stoneygate and Knighton beat at Welford Road local policing unit. He was riding a pedal cycle that was involved in a collision with a silver Mercedes Sprinter at around 8.45am this morning on the A6 in Great Glen. He was off duty at the time. Speaking this afternoon Chief Constable Matt Baggott, said: “Guy was a dedicated and highly respected beat officer. He was not on…

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...walks-free.html A SOFT judge has been slammed for letting a convicted killer who robbed a pensioner walk free because he was SCARED of jail. I thought being scared of facing jail was the point, am i missing something here?

Tragic.. A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the collision Leicestershire Constabulary have tonight confirmed that a serving police officer was killed in a road traffic collision today (Friday June 12). PC Guy Swatland (49) was a beat officer for the Stoneygate and Knighton beat at Welford Road local policing unit. He was riding a pedal cycle that was involved in a collision with a silver Mercedes Sprinter at around 8.45am this morning on the A6 in Great Glen. He was off duty at the time. Speaking this afternoon Chief Constable Matt Baggott, said: “Guy was a dedicated and highly respected beat officer. He was not only hugely popular with his co…

Police related honours. :D Congratulations to all and apologies if I have missed anyone or for any missed typos. Information courtesy of The London Gazette downloaded from DirectGov Knight Bachelor William Ian Ridley Johnston, C.B.E., Q.P.M., Chief Constable, British Transport Police. For services to the Police. MVO Sergeant Stephen William Mayne, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Inspector Charles Caird Walker, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Royal Victoria Medal (Silver) Constable Jean-Francois Phillips, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. OBE Reshard Sheik Mahmad Auladin, lately Deputy …

The court heard high heels had affected Stallard's Achilles tendon A woman who has to wear high heels for medical reasons has had a community service order lifted. Deborah Stallard, 47, from Paignton in Torquay, was given an 80-hour unpaid work order after being convicted of motoring offences earlier this year. She arrived on site in four-inch heeled boots but was unable to work as she refused to wear protective footwear claiming they caused her pain. After hearing medical evidence her sentence was changed to a curfew order. Stallard was convicted for failing to stop and report an accident, and failing to provide a breath or blood sample in February. The court …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8036388.stm A youth of 17 has been spared a custodial sentence for shining a laser light at a police helicopter as it flew over Birmingham. This story came up sometime back, i cannot find it. "The boy apologised for his actions and was given a 12-month referral order." yup, normal result for in effect attempted murder. :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1:

source Senior police bosses are offering their officers a month’s supply of free chocolate if they agree to complete a questionnaire, it has emerged.... If i had known Officers were so easy to bribe, i would never have stopped phoning or drinking whilst driving.

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/whatsnew1.html Safer neighbourhood teams across the country have had little impact, a new report suggests... The findings have been revealed by the Home Office after they conducted their second year of evaluations into neighbourhood policing. Safer Neighbourhood teams were deployed up and down the country and since April 2008 every area across England and Wales has had its own dedicated team, with the main aims being to increase confidence and reduce the fear of crime and anti social behaviour. But within their report, the Home Office has admitted that the most recent results showed that any positive improvements that had been made wer…

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_...icle6452448.ece A stroke victim died after an ambulance driver who had finished his shift drove to his depot to clock off instead of going to hospital. What a strange attitude. If my tacho reads time to clock off, i put on a different driver, not get out and leave passengers stranded mid-motorway.