UK Policing News

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/...icle2233642.ece TAGGED Bret Ravenhill spent three months fighting the urge to break his curfew — after the tracking device was fitted to his FALSE LEG. :doh: This is what comes from other entity's doing Police work.

A Lancashire police call operator who failed to alert her bosses when a man rang for help 15 minutes before he was killed has received a written warning. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry said the "service was below the standard expected" and recommended a warning. The investigation follows the killing of Mohammed Shafiq who was attacked by a gang while trying to protect his son. Bilal Bhatti admitted murder and jailed for at least 18 years last September. Mr Shafiq made the call en-route to Thompson Park in Burnley where he attempted to act as peacemaker between his son and a man who had waged a bullying vendetta against him. The call l…

Three people have been charged with assault after a female police officer was hit by a pint glass in a pub. Pc Hen Staveley-Brown suffered a serious eye injury and facial fractures during an incident at the Wayfarer in Penpark Road in Southmead, Bristol. A number of other police officers were also hurt in the attack, which happened on Saturday 7 February. Three people were charged with assault and two remain on police bail while investigations continue. BBC News Web

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/H...st_For_Security Security at Heathrow got the thumbs-up. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy:

This is a current story about UK crime 'Facebook fugitive' car recovered Detectives hunting a murder suspect dubbed the "Facebook fugitive" have recovered his car. George Appleton, 40, described as a serious threat to women, is known to prowl online dating and social networking sites including Facebook looking for women. Detectives have issued a warning Appleton might attempt to communicate with women via the internet following the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Clare Wood, 36, whose badly-burnt body was discovered at her home in Salford, Greater Manchester, last Friday. Police said they had found his red Ford Escort estate car, parked on Greengate, close to Manchester…

Bristol Evening Post I wont comment as this made my blood boil when I first heard and still does.

'Facebook fugitive' car recovered Detectives hunting a murder suspect dubbed the "Facebook fugitive" have recovered his car. George Appleton, 40, described as a serious threat to women, is known to prowl online dating and social networking sites including Facebook looking for women. Detectives have issued a warning Appleton might attempt to communicate with women via the internet following the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Clare Wood, 36, whose badly-burnt body was discovered at her home in Salford, Greater Manchester, last Friday. Police said they had found his red Ford Escort estate car, parked on Greengate, close to Manchester city centre. It has been seized for fo…

Source: http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...front_of_child_ Cop's sex act in front of child John Scheerhout and Ben Bland 7/11/2008 A PERVERT cop carried out a sex act in his patrol car in front of a girl he was supposed to be returning to a children's home. As married Pc Kristian Abbott, 27, drove the girl - who was in care - to Littleborough police station, near Rochdale, he told her he would give her beer and cigarettes if she exposed her breasts, a court heard. Later, as he drove the youngster back to her Yorkshire care home, the officer drove down an unmarked road. He asked her if she was a prostitute and whether she would perform sex acts for him…

Source: BBC News (Mods: I thought there was already a thread about this, but I can't find it?)

Unfortunately it's only a matter of time before these so call 'dissidents' get lucky and kill a lot of people over here. Chances are it'll be police officers as they're generally the target... I've only caught one national news bulletin today but if this was found in London it would be getting wall to wall coverage on every channel! Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7862438.stm

Surrey Police are to cut more than 140 jobs, saying government under-funding has made it increasingly difficult to protect front-line services. The police authority has said it will axe 144 officers and staff jobs in 2009/2010 mainly by cutting bureaucracy and streamlining support services. The cuts were announced on Monday along with a 3.8% increase in the police budget to £198.8m. The force said it would not damage the quality of policing seen by the public. Surrey Police Authority set the budget for the coming year at a public meeting in Dorking on Monday. It said the force continued to face a substantial gap in its budget as a result of years of underfundin…

Source: AOL News http://news.aol.co.uk/armed-police-swoop-o...082156595275489 Toy gun-wielding revellers at a cowboy-themed party were left gob-smacked when armed police teams swooped on the pub venue. Roy and Val Worthington, from Castle Donington in Leicestershire, were celebrating renewing their vows with friends and family when a police helicopter and cars turned up. A member of the public had called the county's force after spotting a man walking down the street with what appeared to be a rifle over his shoulder. In fact, the weapon was a toy and the man was headed for the Worthingtons' silver wedding anniversary do at their local, The Moira Arms. Mrs Wor…

Police officers in south London have been paying tribute to a colleague killed in a road collision in Bromley. Pc George Small, aged 29, was killed when the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with an Audi on Bromley Common, late on Wednesday. The officer was off-duty, returning from a shift as a traffic officer based at Catford traffic garage. He lived in Surrey with his wife Polly and their 17-month-old son Franky and had been a police officer since 2003. Chief Inspector Derek Theobald from Catford traffic unit said: "George was an enthusiastic and hard-working officer who made an invaluable contribution in ensuring the streets of London are safer for the…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11...ed-new-law.html Phone and internet firms will be forced to store for a year records of any call, email or website visit in the UK, under a law quietly introduced last night. So, the Police will be watching this post no doubt, that must be good for UKPO, good advertising. :thumbsup: "Under a new law, police, the security services, health authorities and even town halls will have the right to access people's phone call and email records" Can you see a few from lets say town halls selling on this info, to advertising companies?

http://www.devon-cornwall.police.uk/v3/new...ase.cfm?id=1769 Mohamad Abdulaziz Rashid Saeed-Alim, formerly nown as Nicky Reilly, was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday 30 January 2009. Saeed-Alim, who attempted to detonate a bomb in the Giraffe restaurant in Exeter in May 2009, was given a life sentence and must serve a minimum of 18 years. ACC Debbie Simpson said:

 “The substantial sentence given to Mohamad Abdulaziz Rashid Saeed-Alim today demonstrates the seriousness of his actions and the carnage they could have caused.

 “The actions of Mohamad Abdulaziz Rashid Saeed-Alim on that day in May 2008 were pre-meditated and could have led to the death and seri…