UK Policing News

A man has died following a collision with a police motorbike in County Antrim. The death was one of three fatalities on roads in Ulster yesterday.The serious crash occurred in the afternoon on the Garron Road between Larne and Carnlough. It is understood that a PSNI motorcyclist was escorting other riders to an event on the north coast when a collision occurred. Tom Robinson, 52, from Whitehead, died at the scene while the police rider was taken to hospital. His injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Investigators from the Police Ombudsman’s office were at the scene yesterday. Police have made a public appeal for information. Source

Full story. Did Lord Vader and Sidious declare their religion as 'Sith'? I can see it getting a bit nasty if they find out there are Jedi in the police... (Edit: Typo)

A police constable whose name appeared on a leaked list of British National Party (BNP) members has been sacked, Merseyside Police said. Pc Steve Bettley's name was on a document listing details of 12,000 BNP people which was published online. Merseyside Police conducted an investigation into the allegation and concluded he had "knowingly been a member of the BNP". Mr Bettley denied being a party member and will appeal against his dismissal. Officers and police staff are banned from joining or promoting the BNP. The officer, who was briefly the driver for chief constable Bernard Hogan Howe, had been suspended from duty since the list became public last November.…

All You may be aware that the Guardian has kindly taken comments from another police forum and published them. As a consequence I have amended my account so that it reveals less about me. Here is the article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/09/g...t-ian-tomlinson

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...r-mats-OAP.html I joined the facebook group cause "Knives don't belong on our streets" and I discovered this story. Since I saw that man that started an anti knife crime charity on behalf of his murdered son, it is something I've felt strongly about and I can't help saying "People need to stop carrying knives, it needs to stop, now."

Is the best thing to do in a situation like this to call 999 and say "A policeman is being attacked"? Father-of-two beaten to death by gang after police ignore six 999 calls from victim and neighbours A father-of-two was beaten to death by drunken thugs after police told him they were too busy to help. James Straiton, 59, and his neighbours dialled 999 six times while the gang were threatening to smash their way into his flat. But operators said the force was experiencing a ‘high volume’ of calls and suggested they call a non-emergency number. Mr Straiton, a taxi driver, then armed himself with a hammer and went outside to chase away the thugs himself. He was …

Chronicle and Echo Northampton lets not have training in real situations any more so the police are deskilled and when they have to apply the skills in a real situation lets just pray no one is hurt.

Not sure if the 48 hour walkout by 150 support staff, which was due to start at 07:00 this morning has gone ahead in London and Birmingham. Football fans going to the FA Cup semi-finals have been warned of potential travel problems due to a strike by British Transport Police support staff. The 48-hour strike by 150 civilian staff at BTP control centres will go ahead after talks failed. This has led to union warnings of problems on the London Underground, but the BTP denies this, saying that there will be "robust arrangements" in place. Both semi-final matches are to be played at Wembley Stadium. Chelsea play Arsenal on Saturday, and Manchester United take on Ever…

Third G20 case referred to IPCC A third incident involving policing of the G20 protest in London has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). It comes amid an investigation into the death of newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson, who died after being pushed over by police on 1 April. Nicola Fisher, 35, from Brighton, says she was hit by police in the face in an incident a day later. A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said the third incident took place on 1 April. Second post-mortem A policeman has been interviewed under caution on suspicion of manslaughter after new tests overturned the initial post-mortem into the cause of Mr Tomlinson's death…

The Metropolitan Police said video footage on YouTube which appears to show an officer hitting a woman during the G20 protests would be examined. BBC News Video Link The footage shows the woman swearing at a police officer who then appears to hit her in the face on 1 April. The officer also apparently strikes the woman on the leg with his baton. The Independent Police Complaints Commission said it would look into the new footage of the London protests that has been referred to it by the Met. The apparent actions of this officer raise immediate concerns Metropolitan Police spokesman The latest video comes after the IPCC began an independent inquiry into the death o…

A protest is being held outside Scotland Yard about the way police handled the G20 demonstrations in the City Of London. Police officer appears to strike protester Nicky Fisher The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating two cases of alleged assaults by officers that were caught on film during the protests. One policeman has been suspended after video showed him striking newspaper seller Ian Tomlinson moments before he collapsed and later died. Following the second video, Nicky Fisher, 35, from Brighton, said she was left with "black bruises". She said she pushed a Metropolitan Police sergeant before he hit her in the face with his hand and then l…