UK Policing News

Quite worrying news... Anyone listened to this on the bbc radio 5 news? Source: BBC News

Ohhhh Staffordshire where Tilly is from!!!

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/video/Asy...gal_immigrants_ Asylum Seekers To UK Humanitarian Crisis Charities are warning of a growing humanitarian crisis on Britain's doorstep. Tougher border security has left thousands of illegal immigrants stuck for months in port towns right along the North West coast of France. Mark White has this exclusive report. And they keep coming, surprised that the BNP is growing in stature? And why the UK? Why not stay in France? It is warmer, i am sure they will get a state hand out there.

Police officers rushed to hospital after a suspicious substance was thrown through a car window were released when it was identified as HP sauce. The Metropolitan Police said officers responded to reports of an "unusual smell" coming from a car with a smashed window in Enfield, north London. They saw an unknown brown substance inside and those who came into contact with it were taken to hospital. No arrests have been made over the incident in the early hours of Friday. The spokesman said: "Officers who came into contact with the substance were taken to hospital as a precautionary measure. "The substance was eventually identified as a harmless food substance." …

A police officer has been charged with death by dangerous driving after a woman died when she was hit by a marked police car. Sandra Simpson, 61, was knocked down by the car close to her home in Bromley, south-east London, in August. Pc Malcolm Searles, 23, has been charged with death by dangerous driving, three counts of dangerous driving and three counts of speeding. He is due appear at Westminster City Magistrates' Court on Thursday. The charges against the officer, based at Bromley station, follow an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. BBC

Source What does everybody think of this? Is it really fair to say that there are 'pockets' of racism in the countrys largest police force? and if so, what is being done about it?!

Police officers capture giant pet Police in Kent have captured a giant runaway rabbit after it was spotted in the middle of a busy road in Canterbury in the early hours of Sunday. It took several failed attempts before two police officers took off their coats to stage a bullfighting manoeuvre on the lost pet. Kent Police said several passers-by were needed to help capture the bunny who has been nicknamed Tiny. Pcs Matt Jackson and Yasmin Mossadegh spotted the animal in Northgate. A spokeswoman for Kent Police said that Pc Jackson "hopped to it when his colleague confirmed it was not a figment of his imagination". Rabbit rescue squad "Kind-hearted, pet-lovin…

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/c...icle5793087.ece Large numbers of police forces are planning to cut thousands of officers despite the threat of a recession-driven surge in crime and disorder. This is some kind of joke, it must be. Does the Police only get money when there is plenty about? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...crime-wave.html Police face mass redundancies despite warnings of credit crunch crime wave

Blood and items left near the body of a man found dead by Michael Barrymore's swimming pool were not properly investigated, a report has found. Stuart Lubbock, 31, died at the entertainer's home in 2001. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry noted two pieces of evidence - a pool thermometer and a door handle - were not seized. Police also failed to "promptly investigate" blood left on the victim's boxer shorts, towels and a robe. The IPCC upheld six of 36 complaints and allegations made by Stuart's father, Terry Lubbock. No one has ever been charged in connection with the death of Mr Lubbock and Mr Barrymore has always denied involvement. Post-…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7899981.stm In order to boost numbers of Special Constables in Southampton, the council are scrapping their council tax. A great incentive for people to become Special Constables but the Fed point out that the position of Special Constable should not be motivated by financial gains. What do people here think?

An off-duty police officer was seriously attacked on a train in West Sussex after trying to stop a group of youths verbally abusing passengers. British Transport Police (BTP) said the fight was on a Portslade-Lancing train. Pc Jason Scrase said youths who boarded the train with full pint glasses turned on the officer when he tried to stop their anti-social behaviour on Friday. Four people were later arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm and assaulting a police officer. Pc Scrase said: "CCTV of the incident shows members of the group were carrying full pint glasses and they were being anti-social towards several passengers on the train. "An off-duty…

Police fear UK 'summer of rage' Police are preparing to face a "summer of rage" in the UK as people join protests over the economic downturn, says a senior Met Police officer. "Known activists" were likely to foment unrest, with the recession creating more "footsoldiers" to join them, Supt David Hartshorn told the Guardian. The G20 meeting in London in April is expected to be a focus of protests. BBC home editor Mark Easton said signs of anger would "not necessarily translate into action on the streets". Supt Hartshorn is regularly briefed on potential civil unrest, as head of Scotland Yard's public order branch. The officer said that the established activist…

A Metropolitan Police officer has been arrested in south Wales over the illegal supply of steroids. The 26-year-old constable was one of five people taken into custody after raids in Swansea early on Monday. The arrests followed an investigation by anti-corruption officers into a network supplying hundreds of people. The officer was held on suspicion of supplying controlled class C drugs. Steroids are legally available within the UK only from a pharmacist. The raids were carried out by members of Scotland Yard's directorate of professional standards with officers from South Wales Police's anti-corruption team. Officers raided five properties including homes, com…

Forgive me if this posted elsewhere, I did check before I posted this one! ANTI-GAY protestors are threatening to picket a performance of a play by a youth group which supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Basingstoke. Freedom Youth is putting on a production of The Laramie Project – a play about an American youth murdered because of his sexuality – at Central Studio at Queen Mary’s College. But an extremist church group from America – Westboro Baptist Church – has announced that its members are to demonstrate before the final performance of the show on Friday night. Westboro’s core belief is that God will punish the West for …