UK Policing News

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…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/surrey/7850785.stm The mother of Sarah Payne has been appointed to the post of "Victims' Champion". The post will last one year during which Mrs Payne will be involved in Criminal Justice policy making in order to put forward a view for victims of crime. Sounds quite useful, but it must to lead to a rather damning question: Are our MPs in such high ivory towers and so completely out of touch with reality that they have to appoint a token victim of crime to tell them what it's like to be a victim? Are they living in a eutopian fantasy completely untouched by the ills of life that the rest of us have to cope with? Do they have no imagina…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7074936.stm A female police officer has been seriously injured after being hit by car driven by a man she was trying to arrest. The WPC from the West Midlands suffered head injures in the incident in Hayes, west London, on Friday morning. She was arresting the man in Bath Road when the suspect fled and got into a car and knocked the officer over as he drove off. The Metropolitan Police is treating the incident as attempted murder.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/...t_Worse_To_Come Small businesses are cutting jobs at the fastest rate in nearly 20 years - and there are predictions the situation is going to get worse. So why bring this up here? The Police are making cut backs in some areas of the UK, as shown in another news article in this section, as are other businesses. Are these companies in the article above doing it to themselves i ask. I give you an example, i had a contract with Tmobile which ran out last month, i was paying them £10 a month for 200 free min, and lots of text messages. This contract has been rolling over for 8 years, now they decide they want £20 a month. I c…

Man killed visiting newborn son Poice scene in Croydon The victim's three-year-old daughter was unhurt A man has been stabbed to death as he travelled to hospital with his young daughter to visit his wife who had just given birth to a boy. Police said the man had become involved in an argument with a second man which led to the fatal attack. Det Ch Insp Cliff Lyons described the circumstances surrounding the murder as "particularly tragic". He said the man's three-year-old daughter had not been injured in the attack on Thursday evening. The man was attacked outside a Lidl supermarket in London Road, Croydon, close to West Croydon railway station, at 1815 GMT on Thu…