UK Policing News

http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverp...92534-23686928/ 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 c…

Surrey Police Chief Superintendent Adrian Harper, Divisional Commander for East Surrey division, and West Surrey division’s Superintendent Johnny Johncox have been suspended today (Friday 22 May) for alleged dishonest conduct regarding the avoidance of speeding penalties. The suspensions are as a result of a review carried out by Surrey Police Professional Standards Department into the granting of exemptions to police officers and staff for speeding and red traffic signal offences. While the majority of exemptions were granted for sound operational reasons, the review raised concerns about the exemption applications and approvals within the Force for a very limited num…

A man is in hospital after being shot and injured by the police at a railway station in North Lanarkshire. Strathclyde Police were called to Carfin station at about 1625 BST on Friday after a report that a man was in possession of a firearm on the track. A police helicopter and an armed response unit were sent to the scene. At about 1725 BST a man was shot. The 21-year-old was taken to Wishaw General Hospital where he is said to be in a serious but stable condition. The station has remained closed for investigations. CCTV footage has been recovered from the site which will be scrutinised Assistant Chief Constable Hamish Cormack, head of community safety at Stra…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...bbies-beat.html Police could put up to 20,000 more bobbies on the beat within five years by reducing spending on 'barmy projects', lavish buffets and designer sunglasses, a chief constable said yesterday. I agree, and to go one further, take Officers out of cars, put them in coaches. :lol: More on this story........ http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/1...ack-on-the-beat Mind you, i saw 14 Officers today in and around Stoke Newington today ad only managed to give out 5 UKPO flyers. :sorry:

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/news/Wom...il/article.html Woman 'with a year to live' escapes jail sentence for drugs. Does this then mean, anyone who maybe close to death can go on a crime spree? :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1:

http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/4296434.Ha..._from_accident/ A COURAGEOUS police officer who was paralysed in a rugby accident has finally achieved his dream of returning to work. Only goes to show how dedicated our Police are to their jobs, and how much it means to them. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy:

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Roads-Pol...isis_19217.html Police Federation Conference 2009. Wish you were there? No need; here is a run down of this year’s key issues.... Not too sure Jaqui cares, she knows she is out of a job in the near future, and if the Police can please find something incriminating on her, maybe some jail time?

Video campaign man avoids prison A man who filmed men meeting for sex in an attempt to stop them visiting a Lincolnshire wood has been spared jail. Colin Haw, 47, of Mayflower Road, Boston, earlier admitted a public order offence for filming one person in June. He said he reported the matter to police but was ignored so he decided to act because families visited the area. Haw was sentenced at Boston Magistrates' Court to four months in prison, suspended for a year and a half and given 200 hours community service. 'Misguided enterprise' Chairman of the bench Pat Walsh rejected an application by Lincolnshire Police for an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) to be …

A police chief has admitted he was not satisfied officers received enough training to deal with the G20 protests in London last month. Metropolitan Police (Met) Commander Bob Broadhurst told the Commons Home Affairs Committee officers only had two days of crowd control training a year. He said any inappropriate behaviour would have been because of fear. During the protests, newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, 47, died minutes after he was pushed over by a policeman. Policing plans Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson said footage of police allegedly attacking protesters was a "real concern" and needed to be "thoroughly investigated". When asked if it was his view the fo…

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Police end sit-down Tamil protest Ten people have been arrested in London for public order offences as police ended a Tamil supporter protest which had blocked roads around Parliament. Initially about 2,000 people had gathered for a sit-down protest over the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka on a road opposite the Houses of Parliament. The Metropolitan Police said officers had cleared the roads around Parliament Square at about 0015 BST. Ambulance crews said three police and five protesters were taken to hospital. Demonstrations trying to draw attention to the plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka have been taking place in Parliament Square since April. Between 50 and 100…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Politics/...ns_Authorities_ The Commons authorities have asked police to investigate the leaking of details of MPs' expenses. The last time the Police were called into the house of commons, it ended in trouble for the Police. Why go in now?

A "ruthless and dangerous" robber who repeatedly shot a police officer during a raid at a Lancashire pub has been jailed for life. Wayne McDonald shot Pc Katie Johnson, 29, with 12 pellets when she disturbed the robbery at the Hospital Inn in Bamber Bridge on New Year's Eve 2007. McDonald, 47, who was convicted of wounding with intent and robbery, was told he would serve at least 12 years. Three other men were also jailed for planning and carrying out the robbery. McDonald was convicted last month along with fellow robber David Tyrell, 39, and the raid planners Rudolf Mancini, 55, and Hospital Inn chef Peter Plaskowski, 29. …

Thousands of knives seized by Met Someone is arrested every 51 minutes in London as officers try to fight knife crime among young people, according to police figures. Some 10,266 people have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police (Met) as part of Operation Blunt 2. The project was launched after a surge in knife crime last year when 22 teenagers were stabbed to death. More than 5,480 weapons, including machetes and hundreds of kitchen knives, were also seized by police. Downward turn Arrests were made as officers armed with metal detectors stopped and searched 287,898 people across London. Acting Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin said: "There are still far to…