UK Policing News

A MOTORCYCLING "menace" who reached speeds of up to 142 mph on a busy Devon road on his ramshackle bike has been jailed for 10 months. Michael Robillard, 23, had no insurance, only a provisional licence and his Suzuki had parts held together with a bootlace, spare bolts and threads, Exeter Crown Court heard. VIDEO on Page: http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/VIDEO-1...icle.html Scenes from a high-speed police chase after his bike was spotted in Teignbridge were shown to the court. …

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/496...b-rejected.html What do you guys think? IMO, he a nut, probably with a chip on his shoulder. He plays every card he can (race, discrimination etc) and is still going. What is his lawyer telling him... :whistle2:

Source: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20090321/tuk-p...ed-6323e80.html I think its stupid that a member of a Political Party can be sacked from his worse place for his views/support. The BNP is a recognised party and one the government acknowledge. Yet a police officer was sacked for being on therei list. He says he was put on it by a family member, regardless, I don't think ones views should lead to dismissal from ones work place. There are teachers who dislike children, should all them be sacked too. Now, I know on the application form for the Police it asks if you have or ever will suppoer the BNP, but its a sad state off affairs is one cannot have an opinion of such a…

http://www.clickliverpool.com/news/local-n...-over-rank.html The lead Detective who caught Rhys Jones killer has left the force in a row over his rank. Seems sensible to leave the job, with a pension like that coming. But why the demotion?

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POLICE in Hampshire will take delivery of 50 new Taser guns in the next few weeks as part of a Government push to help officers deal with “dangerous people†without resorting to firearms. Until now, use of Tasers has been restricted to dedicated firearms officers but the new weapons will be used much more widely, by specially trained police response officers, where there is serious violence or threats of serious violence. The guns, which look like fluorescent pistols, use compressed air to fire two darts that trail an electric cable back to the handset. When the darts strike, a five-second 50,000-volt charge is released down the cable, temporarily paralysing the …

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/InjuryAward/ Please give you support to the above petition which highlights the unfair deduction of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit from an officer`s Police Injury Award. Your support and recognition are greatly appreciated as this may very well affect you in the future if you are unfortunate enough to be seriously injured on duty. Many thanks. David

Police to get 6,000 extra Tasers The guns deliver a 50,000-volt shock An extra 6,000 Taser stun guns are to be used by police in England and Wales at a cost of £8m, the Home Office says. The funding follows a 12-month trial in 10 forces to extend their use to trained frontline officers. There are already 6,700 firearms officers able to use the weapons, which can temporarily disable a suspect. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith says they are safer for the police and public but human rights body Amnesty International has called them "potentially lethal". The guns fire needle-tipped darts up to 21ft (6m) to deliver a disabling, 50,000-volt shock. 'Extremely disappoin…

Well it is The Sun!!!!! BARMY police chiefs wasted £200,000 investigating their own officers — for “stealing†five bottles of Vimto. Transport cops Rob Mitchell, 40, and Kris Catterall, 38, found the mixed-fruit cordial in a tatty cardboard box beside a rail line. Police rules say the pair should have booked it in as lost or stolen property but they decided to share it with colleagues instead. Incredibly, when it was spotted in a mess room cupboard the constables were suspended on full pay for 18 months — before the ludicrous case was dropped. Lawyers had mulled it over for eight months before ruling out charges, but the pair still faced an internal probe…

When asked what he would do if he was not a Prince, William said: "A long time ago I wanted to be a policeman, when I was younger. I soon learnt that probably wasn't a good idea." FROM..... http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/P...t_Arm_Wrestling :smiley_notworthy:

Source:http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/Vid...lice.5089261.jp Post edited to reflect news story - Altair.

Source:www.mirror.co.uk Ouch! Seems like she got off lightly?

Britain's most senior policeman has led dawn raids to find a burglary suspect, only to find he was already in custody. Eighty officers and a police helicopter took part in the south London and Surrey raids led by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson. But the suspect was already being held over an alleged break-in at a house in Kingston, south-west London. Sir Paul said he was "not the least bit embarrassed". "I am delighted that officers made an arrest," he said. The Tuesday morning raids aimed to find the suspected handler of a gang of burglars accused of targeting properties in south London and the Home Counties. Officers swooped on seven addre…

Two police officers are among fourteen arrested in an investigation targeting organised crime in Northampton. A Northamptonshire Police officer and a Bedfordshire Police officer were arrested on suspicion of misfeasance in a public office. Ten men and two women from Northampton were also held on suspicion of offences including being concerned in the supply of drugs, and money laundering. Seventeen premises were searched in the operation involving up to 200 officers. The 12 people were arrested on suspicion of various offences which included dealing in counterfeit currency, handling stolen property and money laundering. Police said class A drugs, believed to be c…