UK Policing News

Police arrest 114 in 'power demo' More than 100 people have been arrested in Nottingham over a suspected plan to target a power station. Police said 114 men and women were arrested in Sneinton Dale on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated trespass and criminal damage. Officers said they believed those arrested were planning to protest at nearby Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station. A spokesman said "specialist equipment" had been found by officers who feared a threat to the safety of the site. He said police thoug…

The G20 protesters' stories: Allegations over police treatment on the frontline</H1>The death of Ian Tomlinson has thrown the spotlight on police actions during the G20 demonstrations in the City of London on April 1. The Guardian has spoken to a number of people who allege they were mistreated by the police. Here some tell their stories Source The Guardian 1: 1.22pm, Threadneedle Street, Michael Preston, 43, press photographer, from London On Old Broad Street I was pushed on my back by an inspector, who was moving journalists backwards. I went sprawling and broke my laptop. When I said [to the inspector]: 'You just pushed me over,' he got his face really close…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/P...215260200?f=rss The stand-off between rioting inmates and specialist prison officers is expected to continue overnight at HMP Ashwell jail. I have no idea what started this, but i`m sure it was not the prisoners fault, must be someone else to blame.

interesting stuff..what do people feel? too idealistic? Sir Robert Peel's Nine Points of policing: * The basic mission for which the police exist is to prevent crime and disorder. * The ability of the police to perform their duties is dependent upon public approval of police actions. * Police must secure the willing co-operation of the public in voluntary observance of the law to be able to secure and maintain the respect of the public. * The degree of co-operation of the public that can be secured diminishes proportionately to the necessity of the use of physical force. * Police seek and preserve public favour not by catering to public opinion but by constantly dem…

Police forces have been swamped with complaints from the public about motoring offences and unruly driving – by their own officers. Using a mobile phone at the wheel, parking in disabled bays and stopping on double yellow lines to pick up a takeaway pizza or use a cash machine, have all been alleged against officers in marked police cars. Others are said to have performed dangerous stunts, not worn seatbelts and chomped on chocolate bars and sandwiches while driving. One logged incident to London’s Metropolitan Police read: ‘Complainant alleges that as he sat at a set of traffic lights, he saw a police van rushed (sic) passed (sic) with it’s (sic) lights and si…

An armed officer is in hospital with severe head injuries and two patrol officers with minor injuries after stopping a vehicle of armed robbers. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7995657.stm Fingers crossed and i hope he fully recovers soon, we all know what seriious head injuries can do.

Source: BBC News Video: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/7994893.stm UPDATE Source: BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7994783.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7994794.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...break-home.html The two burglars wander through the house, munching on cheese from the fridge. They take time choosing their loot, safe in the knowledge that no one is watching. But as it turns out, someone was – from 25 miles away. Amazing what technology can do, she looks like she left the door open, the curtains are flapping. Her dogs are next to useless too.

Couldn't help but notice that this seems to amount to nothing more than a new way to use a PCSO. Personally I'd have rather seen the money spent on additional resource in Roads Policing. It's another example of the slow drift towards 2 tier policing. In the video the PCSO makes reference to someone "playing with their hair" which I don't think really amounts to distracted driving unless of course it's accompanied by a obvious lack of control! I think the AA guy is spot on with regard to the 'community relations' angle, this form of enforcement creates resentment on the part of the public... but it is of course cheap! CCTV cars snap distracted drivers …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7987341.stm Why do we feel the need to appease the public about everything so they can sit and judge on things they have little or no knowledge about? I fully understood why family court was shielded, now, well....

http://www.adamsmith.org/blog/justice-and-...?-200904033248/ From the Freedom Association website. http://www.tfa.net/ Friday, 03 April 2009 Accepting the disturbing reality of Britain in 2009 Earlier today the Director of the Adam Smith Institute, Dr Eamonn Butler, was being filmed by a camera crew in Great Smith Street, London as part of an interview about the G20 for Canadian television. This perfectly innocent and lawful activity came to the attention of the police, being reported as 'suspicious' because they were not far from two 'sensitive' government buildings - the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Department for Business, Enterprise & Re…

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