UK Policing News

A baptist pastor was driving home and passes through a checkpoint. At the checkpoint the police ask to search his car, under his rights, and the fact they need a warrant, the pastor decides to refuse and asks to go home. The police ask him to move to another section of the check point when a higher official tries to preform an arrest. He asks why he is being arrested and they only said for refusing arrest. They claim they can search his car as the dog made sign of him having a body or drug so the pastor asks to see the dog make this sign but the police refused. They break in his windows (both passenger and driver side) covering him in glass and taser him, pull him out the…

Yeah, this one deffinately made me raise an eyebrow. How exactly will they make a turban with a visor for public order situations? O.o.. But then again it is The Sun afterall.

Before i even began to read this....... 22 August 2008 IPCC INVESTIGATES BRIXTON DEATH IN CUSTODYThe Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an independent investigation following the death of a man in police custody in Brixton last night (Thursday 21 August 2008). At approximately 7:15pm yesterday, police were called to reports of a man whose behaviour was causing concern to members of the public in the Atkins Road area, SW12. Officers went to the scene and a 40-year-old man was arrested on the neighbouring Weir Road on suspicion of public order offences and assault on police. He was taken to Brixton police station. At approximately 8.15pm, while he w…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...-makes-cry.html 'How dare you point a gun at me!' Hero father wrestles armed raider to floor... and makes him cry Leslie Shott, a brave man, who i hope does not end up getting arrested for assualt. Wait for the complaint to come in. And why are these oinks getting bailed?

See story here Can't they just offer to pay the money back? It seems the way to go at the moment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8046582.stm This might be an interesting one to watch for further developments.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ome-safely.html I am not quite that old yet, but still i feel it`s Police duty to see i get home safely. :clapping:

It's not MP's this time!!! Three Metropolitan Police officers have been arrested over claims of inflating expenses while investigating the 7 July bombings, Scotland Yard has said. The officers were arrested on Tuesday in connection with offences including misconduct in a public office, conspiracy to defraud and theft. Three members of the public, thought to be relatives of the officers, were also arrested on Tuesday. The offences are allegedly linked to the misuse of corporate credit cards. They were allegedly carried out while the officers were in Leeds investigating the background of the suicide bombers. A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Three police of…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/J...r_Paul_McKeever The Government has created a "hokey cokey" criminal justice system that fails to tackle persistent offenders, the leader of rank and file police officers has said. Think the government will listen? BTW nicely put Paul McKeever. :smiley_notworthy: :clapping:

Man shot dead by police in siege A man has been shot dead by police in a siege at a house in County Durham. Two uniformed officers responding to 999 calls went to Cheapside, Shildon, where they saw a man with what they thought was a crossbow. An armed team was sent out after the officers reported that the crossbow had been fired, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said. At about 0120 BST police fired at the man, who was in his late 40s, said the IPCC which is investigating the death. Officers found the man in the house. He was pronounced dead at 0210 BST. The IPCC said in a statement: "Two unarmed officers went to the scene where they saw a m…

Hi - here's a news item you might be interested in about a well-known Californian Police Chief - Jim Bueermann of the Redlands Police Department - speaking about Scottish police. http://deadlinescotland.wordpress.com/2009...aps-praise-995/ Hope this proves interesting! Oliver

DNA profiles of up to 850,000 innocent people held among 4.5m on an official database are to be removed after a European Court ruling. But details of those cleared of crimes - or never even charged - will still be held for six years, or 12 in cases of serious violent or sexual offences. Rights groups say the plan is insulting to the ruling that the database in the UK - apart from Scotland - was illegal. Ministers argue the cuts are adequate, but say fewer crimes will be solved. One official estimate suggests there will be 4,500 fewer offences detected on average each year - rising to 26,000 if the proposals are extended to the policies on retaining fingerprints, a…

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/National-...ards_19166.html Police Oracle has been given exclusive access to nominees for the National Bravery Awards... I poor brave boys in blue, first get awarded, :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: then the downside, you have to meet the PM. Is the award worth it?