UK Policing News

Two robbers have been found guilty of shooting a police officer during a raid at a Lancashire pub. Wayne McDonald, 47, fired at Pc Katie Johnson when she disturbed a robbery at the Hospital Inn in Bamber Bridge. At Preston Crown Court, McDonald was found guilty of wounding with intent and robbery but was cleared of attempted murder. David Tyrell, 39, of Swinton, was also cleared of attempted murder but convicted of wounding with intent. He had earlier admitted the robbery of more than £12,000 from the pub. Emergency call Rudolph Mancini, 55, and Peter Plaskowksi, 28, a former chef at the Hospital Inn, were convicted by the jury of robbery for their involvement in p…

Avon and Somerset Thoughts to the family

Source: BBC News Its scary how many of these have happen recently Hope the officer gets better soon.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090504/tuk-po...ay-dba1618.html The standard of driving tuition , or pressure of work , or both . ?

From the BBC: LINK Basically the list of people barred from entering the UK has been published for the first time. I sort of agree with the statement but I suppose the best place to stop it is at the beginning before brainwashing people with some with their views. The people in more detail

A BEEPING air freshener triggered a full-scale bomb alert in Frodsham. Bomb disposal specialists were called after a beeping box was found inside a red telephone box next to the Cholmondeley Arms pub, Church Street, by a passer by at about 4.30pm on Sunday. People were evacuated from nearby premises and the junction between Church Street and Main Street was sealed off as dozens watched the drama unfold. Cholmondeley Arms landlady Jayne Brookman said: “It distressed the children but not us. My daughter was in the bath so I had to rush her out in her towel. My nephew was scared to death and screaming in the street.†Following a controlled explosion by Royal Logistics…

Six people have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a police officer was injured in a hit-and-run incident in the West Midlands. The 30-year-old was struck by a car in Sandyacre Way, Stourbridge, as he investigated reports of a burglary in the early hours of Monday. He was taken to hospital but has since been released after treatment. Three men and three women have been arrested, a spokesman for West Midlands Police said. Officers had been responding to reports of men acting suspiciously in Hammond Way. When they tried to block a silver Subaru in and speak to the driver the car sped off, hitting the officer who was injured. BBC news

POLICE closed all three lanes of the M27 near junction five shortly before 11am this morning for a training exercise. They were learning how to get a car that fails to stop off the motorway by using four police cars to surround a vehicle. A police spokesman said the closure of the westbound carriageway only took place for a short while and that it was necessary for police to practise such manoeuvres on motorways. Source: Daily Echo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8026661.stm Metropolitan Police (Met) officer has resigned over inappropriate comments on a website about the G20 protest, acting Deputy Commissioner Tim Godwin said. He revealed the resignation during a public meeting over the policing of G20 protests in London. Protesters heckled and jeered Mayor Boris Johnson who said that officers in general had done a "fantastic job". Two officers were later suspended and one of them was interviewed on suspicion of manslaughter. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) questioned the officer under caution over the death of Ian Tomlinson, 47, who died apparently after bein…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/A...gland_And_Wales Police use of anti-terror stop and search powers trebled last year, figures show. Good, add several more percentages to the numbers given, and we may come close to getting the crap off of our streets. "This is the fourth year in a row that the total number of stop and searches has increased." And next year i hope it will be the fifth increase. This story can i think be interpreted a pro-Police story, thou on paper it does not look that way. WD to our boys and girls in blue out there. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: And one good reason to continue stop and …

Yet more bad stuff uncovered on this terrible situation. Apparently the boyfriend of Baby P's mother has a conviction for raping a 2 yr old girl. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8029499.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...caught-act.html These are the first pictures of the moment two members of a notorious smash-and-grab motorbike gang were arrested at a jewellery store in a police ambush. Nice one Police!! :smiley_notworthy: :clapping: