UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ourt-rules.html Police violated paedophile's human rights by telling employer about 20-year-old sex conviction, High Court rules. What am i missing, this person has human rights? And the rights of those he has abused? The rights of those who will continue to abuse in the future, if people are not aware of the lizard. But our courts give him cash. "The barrister also said his client suffered 'humiliation, anxiety and loss of reputation'" The humiliation caused to those abused really does not seem to matter. :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1: :smiley_strop1:

G20 death was not heart attack A new post mortem says Ian Tomlinson died from an abdominal haemorrhage not a heart attack after contact with police during the G20 protests. The statement from the City of London Coroners Court overturns the initial assessment that the newspaper seller died of natural causes. Mr Tomlinson was hit and pushed over by a police officer on 1 April. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating Mr Tomlinson's death. The Coroner's statement said the second post-mortem's conclusions were provisional. In its statement, the Coroner's Court said that the inquest had looked at the first post-mortem carried out after …

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/8003067.stm Use of the famous Jedi Mind Trick is not approved.

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I work in a retail store and we have had an announcement that a number of police uniforms have been stolen from a recycling centre and we are to be aware of anyone entering the store in uniform and to check they are legit. has anyone else heard of this??

Source: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?P...p;in_page_id=34 Police constables are working 80-hour weeks with overtime payments pushing their salaries up to £60,000 a year, it has been revealed. The extra shifts mean some PCs could almost double their annual pay. But officers warned the extra pressures threaten to reduce their effectiveness – or even put their lives at risk. And campaigners have said the country's huge police overtime bill – worth £500million, according to recent figures – is hurting the taxpayer. Humberside Police has admitted some of its constables are on the top overtime rate, pocketing £60,000 each year. The Met pays the mo…

A Sussex Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of money-laundering and drugs offences and suspended from his post. The arrest followed the seizure of 3kg (6.6lb) of cocaine during a drugs raid, a police spokesman said. The force confirmed the officer, who has not been named, was bailed without charge, pending further inquiries. He was questioned on suspicion of possession of cocaine with intent to supply in Brighton. A police spokesman said: "We can confirm a serving Sussex Police officer has been arrested in Brighton as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. Further arrests "He has been interviewed and bailed without charge pending further inquirie…

Petty criminals to be targeted in drug fight IAN SWANSONSCOTTISH POLITICAL EDITOR scotsman A NEW measure aimed at cutting drug-related crime is to be piloted in Edinburgh later this year. Drug Treatment and Testing Orders, currently used only for serious criminals, will be extended to cover more minor offenders. The move, due to be announced by Community Safety Minister Fergus Ewing tomorrow, comes after figures showed the orders were proving a successful alternative to imprisonment. Mr Ewing said cutting drug-related crime and re-offending was a key aim for the Scottish Government. He said: "We want to build on the current success of DTTOs which can help move prob…

Taken from Cambridge Evening News http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/cn_news_ho...e.asp?ID=387627 Police uniforms to show names A police force is stitching officers' names on to uniforms in an effort to improve public relations. Police in Cambridgeshire will have their names embroidered on to shoulder epaulettes next to their rank insignia. Chief Constable Julie Spence said members of the public should know the names of officers. "I think it can only help if people know the names of police officers they are dealing with - why shouldn't people know who we are?" she said. "A few officers were concerned about people knowing their names but I can't see any major prob…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/P...With_Her_Crutch An 86-year-old widow has told how she tackled a burglar by hitting him with her crutch and then keeping him prisoner until police arrived. Plucky woman!! :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: So when does she get charged with assault, and kidnap?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8001747.stm Tory MP Damian Green, who was arrested as part of an inquiry over Home Office leaks, will not face charges. There was "insufficient evidence" to bring a court case against the shadow immigration minister, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Mr Green, arrested last November, said he was "very pleased" at the decision, calling the government "authoritarian". But Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said it would have been "irresponsible" for the police not to have taken action. …

Two policemen sentenced - one jailed - for assaulting man Two Kent policemen have been found guilty of assaulting a man they were trying to arrest. The officers - one a Sergeant - were sentenced yesterday following an investigation. They now face a disciplinary hearing. The two, from Medway, were found guilty of assault by Sittingbourne Magistrates, following their arrest in August 2008. Both men were charged with common assault by beating in October after an investigation into claims the officers had mistreated a man during an arrest in the Medway area. Sergeant Oliver Tingley and PC Luke Barlow were immediately suspended from duty on their arrest. Tingley was s…

Police Facebook abuse 'juvenile' Northumbria Police said it supported the rights of people to express views A Facebook group which contains abusive comments about Northumbria Police has been dismissed as childish by the chairman of the Police Federation. The online group, which has more than 8,000 members, includes postings directed at specific serving officers. But speaking on BBC Newcastle, Paul McKeever rejected suggestions that it should be removed. He said most of the comments were juvenile, and that closing down such sites was a "slippery slope". The group's existence was raised in the House of Lords in March, when Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate said it was an…

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"Cops get owned for trying to arrest man for filming them from his own garden" Film-maker Darren Pollard was clearing up flood rubbish from his front garden when he noticed the police and a teenager opposite his house. Darren retrieved his camera and this is what he filmed. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=168_1239737029 (source) Are there many instances of this and is it an actual offence.