UK Policing News

Two men held over the death of a police officer who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on his way home from work have been bailed, police have said. The 37-year-old officer was riding home on his motorbike on Wednesday night when he was in collision with a car in Perivale, west London. The driver of the car fled on foot - leaving two women passengers - who were arrested, questioned and later bailed. Officers later arrested three men in Barnet. One remains in police custody. The three were all held on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. A police spokesman said the officer, who was based with the Traffic Operational Command Unit, had finished work and …

Pc 'eager to hit G20 protesters' BBC News Link More than 80 allegations have been made about G20 police violence A police officer is being investigated after allegedly writing on a website that he was keen to "bash some long haired hippys" at the G20 protest. Pc Rob Ward apparently put the note on Facebook on the evening of 1 April, the first day of City of London protests. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "The matter has been recorded and will be investigated appropriately." The Independent Police Complaints Commission received 185 complaints about police behaviour at the protests. 'Can't wait' The police officer's profile page on social networking site …

I hope now that they've been found guilty that the court gives the remaining £15k to Ms McDonagh. I think people get confused because under Lottery rules Camelot will not pay out unless you have the winning ticket. That's not the same as finding a ticket and then stating that the money is rightfully yours.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/T...hleen_Hutchings We don`t half have some sick bastards walking our streets. Kind of lucky we got the best Police force in the world, to catch these scum.

Linkage: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8008965.stm Hmm, Its a shame really, you have to gain alot of trust with you youth members and something like this could make them lose the trust of leaders as the leaders are the ones who should be looking out for the cadets to recognise these things. But if the youth leaders are the one who are doing the abusing who is going to look after them? well done to them for reporting.

Two thieves tortured an elderly man to death with a knife and his own walking stick during a burglary in Wiltshire, a jury has been told. Winchester Crown Court heard John James and Joby Barney conspired with three others to burgle 75-year-old Reginald John Baker's home on 5 September 2008. Jurors were shown pictures from a CCTV camera in Mr Baker's house which filmed the break-in and torture. Mr James, 19, and Mr Barney, 25, both deny murder and conspiracy to burgle. Mr Baker was tortured for half an hour by the pair, who tried to make him say where his savings were, jurors heard. The court was told how Mr Baker had been the victim of an earlier burglary on 30 July.…

Video from the BBC of Tamil protestors today breaking through police lines. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8008044.stm I can't help but wonder whether the Metropolitan Police's, and/or those of individual officers on the ground, responses more measured in light of the accusations of excessive force at the G20.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8009138.stm Couple jailed for fake ID factory Holmes and Sanders made an estimated £300,000 over two years A couple who set up and ran an international fake ID factory from their Cheshire home have been jailed. Adrian Holmes and Lucy Sanders made about £300,000 from a website targeting young people hoping to break drinking laws, Chester Crown Court heard. The pair, who admitted a charge of conspiring to supply articles for use in fraud, had orders from as far away as Singapore and Japan. Holmes, 32, of Lymm, was jailed for two years and Sanders, 28, one year. The court heard that Holmes was the brains behind the operation…

BBC news update. I see there is to be a third post-mortem on Ian Tomlinson - got to wonder where this is going.

Another article from the BBC, on the use of video cameras by and on the police. Quite interesting with some comments backing up the police for a change!

Some positive news Ten men have been arrested as part of a counter-terrorism operation across the north west of England. The BBC has learned addresses are being raided by officers in the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester. Counter-terrorism officers also targeted a building at Liverpool John Moores University and a guest house in Clitheroe, Lancashire. Officers from the North West Counter-Terrorism Unit carried out the raids with support from other forces. Merseyside Police, Greater Manchester Police and Lancashire Constabulary are helping carry out the series of raids which were launched on Wednesday afternoon. BBC correspondent Nick Ravenscroft said a Greater Ma…

Hi, I have been dismayed at the biased reporting of the by the media regarding the G20 policing. Some newspapers that have political affiliations is to be expected but when it come to the BBC........ I am concerned! I would urge all colleagues who feel that the reporting is unbalanced to lodge a formal complaint with the BBC. My complaint went as follows: "I wish to complain regarding the biased and inaccurate reporting of the G20 protest and the coverage of the the Home affairs select committee hearing on 21st April 2009. The comments made by the HMIC were taken out of context and raised as a banner heading. The HMIC was asked on several occasions regarding the foo…

A second Durham Police officer has been arrested as part of an investigation into the sale of firearms. The 41-year-old constable, who has been suspended from duty, will be questioned on suspicion of the theft of shotguns. It follows the arrest of another Pc, aged 46, over the suspected sale of guns handed to police for destruction. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is supervising the force's inquiry, thought to relate to more than 100 weapons. The investigation began after a rifle was stolen during a burglary at a farm in County Durham. It emerged that its previous owner handed the gun to police for destruction, but it disappeared from the for…

A third postmortem examination is to be carried out tomorrow on the body of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller who died shortly after a police officer hit him from behind during the G20 protests on 1 April. Lawyers representing a Metropolitan police officer who is being questioned in connection with the incident have appointed a third pathologist and requested that the City of London coroner allow the test to be conducted. The officer has been interviewed under caution on suspicion of manslaughter. I think this may be taken wrong by some, if this finds heart attack, we can all guess what the head lines are going to read

Nine men arrested under the Terrorism Act over an alleged Easter bomb plot have been released into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. Police said two men remain in custody following the high-profile raids in Greater Manchester, Liverpool, and Lancashire on April 8. A total of 12 men - 11 Pakistani nationals and one Afghan - were held in the operation on suspicion of planning attacks in the North West. Last week, an 18-year-old was transferred into the custody of the UK Borders Agency. Now, the North West Counter Terrorism Unit has confirmed that nine more - aged between 22 and 38 - have been handed over to the agency in preparation for deportation. A Home Office s…