UK Policing News

Obviously we don't yet know how the force can to this decision - they say he has been 'exonerated' but without making public how or why people will be understandably suspicious. Members who read the first thread on this subject will know what a dim view I have of the BNP, so I won't be contributing further to this thread, but will read on with interest. Does anyone know who the Special on the list was?

Detectives have reopened an 83-year-old case of a missing teenage girl who may have been murdered. Emma Alice Smith, 16, was last seen in 1926 as she set off on her bicycle from her home in Waldron, East Sussex, to Horam railway station. An investigation was started but her body was never found. Sussex Police have now revealed that a member of family has indicated that she may have been murdered and her body dumped in a nearby pond. The case has been reopened by the force's major crime branch. 'Proper burial' Det Ch Insp Trevor Bowles said: "This is a very unusual case. "We have been approached by a member of Emma's family who has indicated that there is a possibil…

FOILED ARMED ROBBERY - SHOTS FIRED AT POLICE OFFICERS 2 February 2009 Foiled Armed Robbery, Nationwide, Alcester Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham. Thursday 29 January 2009 Officers working on the investigation into the foiled armed robbery on Thursday evening where shots were fired at police officers continue to appeal for witnesses. The two robbers, who were attempting to break into Nationwide as security guards were delivering cash to the business, were believed to be male, black, wearing dark clothing, 5'10'' - 6' tall, with dark coloured face coverings. They are believed to have run off down an alleyway where they may have come out to Kingsfield Road or Institute…

Police followed footprints in the snow and made an arrest following a robbery at a County Durham club. Officers were called to the Ivy Leaf Club in Burnhope at 0130 GMT, when an alarm was triggered, and found cash had been stolen from the safe. A police spokesman said officers were able to follow footsteps in the snow to a house in the village. A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of burglary and is being questioned by police in Consett. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7865318.stm =============================================== Nice and easy !!!!

Yob who assaulted two police officers cheats jail Jan 29 2009 by Vicky Robson, Evening Chronicle A SOFT sentence row raged today over a yob who beat up a police officer for the second time. Fury erupted as John Johnson escaped a prison term for his vicious attack on a beat bobby. Johnson, given a community order, walked from court after he admitted the attack, which left PC Stuart Dixon with a three-inch scar on his head. But today magistrates in Newcastle were criticised for sending out the wrong message. Russ Watson, chairman of the Northumbria branch of the Police Federation, said: “Assaults on the public and police officers are assaults on society and sente…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...le-Cabinet.html Could Smith and Darling face the axe? Brown under pressure to reshuffle Cabinet I would wave her :bye: :bye: :bye: :thumbdown:

BBC Sex tape trainee Pc loses appeal A trainee Pc who was dismissed from Lancashire Police after filming sex with a "vulnerable" woman, has lost a court appeal against his dismissal. Asfan Khan, 22, challenged the decision by the force's Chief Constable, Steve Finnigan, to sack him in a case at the High Court. Mr Finnigan ruled the woman, 20, was taken advantage of by Mr Khan because he made the film when she was drunk. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) chose not to prosecute him. Although the woman alleged rape, the video recorded on Mr Khan's mobile phone showed the sex was consensual, said Hugh Southey, Mr Khan's barrister. 'Inappropriate conduct' Mr Southey …

BBC Bad news, what was he thinking?

Just published, the latest Home Office figures on Police Service strength in England and Wales, as of 30th September 2008. If you want the detailed report, you can download the attached PDF or get it here on the HO website. In summary: 14,459 Special Constables 142,684 full time police officers A total of 2,616 BTP officers 15,740 PCSOs 77,979 police staff (an increase of 2.6%) 2,192 designated officers The attached report has a breakdown of officers by force, including Specials - makes interesting reading! hosb0309.pdf

Concern over force's caution rate By Mark Hannaby BBC political reporter An MP has voiced concern over new figures which show Dyfed-Powys Police's caution rate for serious offenders is the highest in England and Wales. The ministry of justice figures show 57% of those guilty of serious offences were cautioned rather than prosecuted. The force said it complied with national standards. It added it was able to intervene to deal with the pattern of offending among the young earlier than larger forces with higher crime rates. The Ministry of Justice figures refer to 2007 and exclude motoring offences. They show 57% of serious offenders in the Dyfed-Powys forc…

Not surprisingly most of the comments on the Daily Snail's site by their readers condone vigilateeism, and have lots of positive feedback, and the few sensible comments on there that point out that this is simply unlawful thuggery have a massive negative feedback. But that's the Mail for you - they feed the trolls!

A policeman has been jailed for 15 months for causing the death of a fellow officer in a car crash. James Buirds, 25, from Ware, crashed his friend Robin Mathieson's BMW into a wall in Standon, Hertfordshire, on 25 June 2007, after a drinking session. Buirds, a Metropolitan police constable at the time, had changed his plea to admit causing death by careless driving while under the influence. A letter was read out at St Albans Crown Court expressing Buirds's sorrow. In the note, Buirds said he held himself responsible for the death of Pc Mathieson, and had taken away a "loving son, brother and uncle to his family and a dear friend to many. "Robin and I were very…