UK Policing News

'Grenade' brought to help desk A police headquarters had to be evacuated when a member of the public brought a suspected World War I hand grenade into the building. West Yorkshire police said the device was brought into the help desk area of Javelin House, Bradford, on Saturday. Members of the public were advised to avoid the area while the device was made safe. The building which was evacuated is the headquarters for the force's Bradford North division. source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yo...ire/8065600.stm I know it happens quite a lot, but imagine being SEO when this is handed in!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...-deception.html A senior police surveillance officer who admitted tampering with his evidence during the inquest into the death of Jean Charles de Menezes was cleared today by an official investigation. Great news, i knew all along the Police were in the right. Mind you i expect the words "cover up" to pop up, or something similar.

In a series of articles, Police Oracle will be fnding out what the real issues about policing at protests are.... At a time when every action, reaction, state of dress and state of mind of every Met Officer on duty during the G20 protests is being scrutinised, Police Oracle is keen to get to the bottom of the real problems. Protests, demonstrations call them what you like, are not unique policing situations. They are similar to any event which requires public order policing- a football match, a Saturday night kicking in the street so let’s stand back and ask – haven’t we been here before with the May Day riots in 2000? How have we ended up here again and how can w…

did anyone see "who is watching you" on BBC2 last night? it was informative and i am really looking forward to seeing the next part. A friend on mine has taken part in the second part of this programme. Alex Bomberg is the Group CEO of International Intelligence Limited, they specialise in counter espionage and corporate investigations. in the second part of this programme he looks at what intelligence can be gained via bins and how this information is sold and used for espionage etc.. cant wait!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ant-arrest.html One of Britain's most senior ethnic minority police officers is to face a second trial for alleged corruption. This is one odd character, and does not appear to be one with the rest of the Police force.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-...as-really-.html So THAT's what all the CCTV cameras are really for... Seems to me mate, the cameras did their jobs well. You slept safely, the fact that if you stay in a motorway car park longer then two hours, and did not buy a ticket, has little to do with cameras. Truckers have to pay £20.00 a night to stay in Motorway service stations, i see no reason that you should think your above it all.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8009939.stm Shoulder/Collar number is no longer enough or is that a bad quote?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showb...icle2372473.ece ONE of Britain's largest police forces has been accused of discriminating against white men - and recruiting and promoting black and female officers. "But several forces have recently had to fight accusations of racial discrimination from white applicants." If your one of them, you should be angry.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/8059492.stm Two men have been jailed for life for torturing a 75-year-old cancer sufferer to death with his own walking stick in a burglary at his Wiltshire home. Turns out, no matter what the Police do, it can never be good enough. No panic button. Somehow they managed to turn the wrong doings of these three morons into, The Police are at fault. :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1:

Edit: this apparantly happened on 30th April. http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2428390.ece http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2050427_...nded_by_vandals

Street attack men have terms cut Two teenagers who attacked a Lincoln man have had their sentences reduced. Steven Swallow, 43, had reconstructive surgery to his face after the unprovoked assault in June last year. Stuart Kisby, 18, of North Hykeham and Darren Wheeler, 19, of Lincoln, were both jailed for five and a half years at Lincoln Crown Court in November. But at London's Criminal Appeal Court Kisby's sentence was cut to three and a half years and Wheeler's was cut to four years due to their guilty pleas. 'Ferocious and repugnant' Mrs Justice Rafferty said because of the explicit assurance the Crown Court Judge had given the pair that they would be given credi…

A formula to beat policing blues The formula aims to increase faith in the police A senior police officer has devised an Einstein-like formula as a way of ensuring people have "faith in the police". Chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police Julia Hodson has come up with the formula as a means of pulling together all the attributes needed to fight crime and win public confidence. It reads CE+CI+CS+VCxC PC. Her bobbies on the beat are encouraged to view the problem of adding Community Engagement (CE) with how officers handle Critical Incidents (CI), Customer Satisfaction (CS) and Volume Crime (VC). Those manning the thin blue line will then see that by multiplyi…

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Merseyside Police officers arrested in drugs raids A DRUGS raid has uncovered a suspected dealing ring within Merseyside Police. The force's Professional Standards Unit swooped last weekend, arresting three officers on suspicion of cannabis offences. A fourth has since been arrested. The whole group is now suspended from duty and an investigation is now under way. Andrew Bird, 34, of Fazakerley, was arrested on Friday, May 15, and charged with possession with intent to supply and supply of the Class B drug. He appeared before Liverpool City Magistrates on May 18, alongside co-defendant Darren Burns. Burns, 31, of Southport, arrested on the same night, is charged wit…

Greater Manchester Police is flying the flag for an international event to raise awareness of prejudice against gay and transgender people. The force is flying a rainbow flag above its Chester House headquarters. It was raised by the Chief Constable Peter Fahy ahead of Sunday's International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). The flag is the internationally recognised symbol for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. Mr Fahy said: "This shows Greater Manchester Police's commitment to ensuring people, whatever their individuality, can feel safe in the city. "Every day a number of hate crimes are reported to us, which I always find alarmi…