UK Policing News

From today's Sun: A COP with a severe speech impediment is still a rookie after FIVE years. The probationary officer, thought to have a severe stutter, has repeatedly failed passing-out exams because of his difficulty talking. The disability means he is not allowed out patrolling the streets and cannot deal with the public. Instead, he does admin duties at a police station in London on his full £30,000-a-year salary. But ex-Met commander John O’Connor demanded yesterday: “Why on earth was he ever employed? “We should seriously question whether he should be in the police. He may be a decent and intelligent person. But his physical impairment means he cann…

Chief Constable's High Commendation (Stockport) Chief Constable’s High Commendation It is the practice of the Chief Constable to officially commend an officer or a member of police staff for either exceptional police work or duty requiring outstanding courage and bravery. The details of the High Commendation are circulated to all members of the Police Authority and are entered upon the recipient's personal record. The Chief Constable also awards his High Commendation to those members of the public who have shown exceptional bravery and courage in protecting life and property. In recognition of the recipient's actions, the Chief Constable awards a framed Certificate …

When climate camp protesters descended on the site of the Kingsnorth power station for a week-long summer demonstration, the scale of the police operation to cope with them was enormous. Police were accused of using aggressive tactics, confiscating everything from toilet rolls and board games to generators and hammers. But ministers justified what they called the "proportionate" £5.9m cost of the operation, pointing out that 70 officers had been injured in the course of their duties. But data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act puts a rather different slant on the nature of those injuries, disclosing that not one was sustained in clashes with demonstrators. T…

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle5460349.ece http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/a...Bi0-BpPfssJDudw http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RF4m3QNGRhI&...feature=related Anyone know those in masks? Can the Police pick up Ross Kemp interview him on what he knows? If i find a link to watch it online, i will post it.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7814292.stm A mother and her two sons who supplied cocaine to London clubbers virtually 24 hours a day have all been jailed. 10 Years would be closer to the mark, pathetic sentence.

A young driving offender has been told he faces the prospect of a jail shower "with the gorillas in the mist" if he continues to break the law. Sydney Magistrate Brian Maloney gave 19-year-old Cody Heap a stark warning about jail life in an attempt to scare the youth into good behaviour. "You'll find big, ugly, hairy, strong men (in jail) who've got faces only a mother could love that will pay a lot of attention to you - and your anatomy," the magistrate said. Heap appeared at the city's Downing Centre Court charged with driving without a licence, failing to stop at a police alcohol check point and driving dangerously. It was his third time before the courts for drivi…

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2088009.ece NEW Year revellers began 2009 in a bloodbath of drunken violence and mindless yobbery yesterday. The Police are not going to be out of a job any time soon.

An article in today's herald newspaper. regarding police probationers having to pay for own training?? Police officers would have to pay thousands of pounds for their training under proposals being considered by Scotland's most senior ranks. Chief Constables have created a working group to consider plans which would mean members of the public paying for their own police degrees and then applying to join the service. The move would signal a radical departure from the traditional entry to forces in which successful applicants undergo a rigorous 15-week training programme at the Scottish Police College (SPC) at Tulliallan in Fife, for which they pay nothing. The Associat…

From 5 January 2009, an 18-month trial will allow motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and tricycles - but not those with sidecars - to travel in most red route bus lanes. Drivers of these vehicles will be able to use red route bus lanes currently used by cyclists and taxi drivers during operational hours. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, delivers another manifesto pledge by introducing this trial, which will last a maximum of 18 months. It does not include bus lanes on borough roads. Decisions about these roads lie with the individual boroughs. During the trial we will undertake monitoring to help determine whether to make the regulation permanent. (there are more …

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/poli...icle5439604.ece So the EU and the Home Office have allowed a law in which Officers with permission from a senior rank can "hack" peoples computers without their consent or without them even knowing. This can be done remotely. As someone who does an IT degree, we do bits of IT law, and well I am pretty sure this new law breaks invasion of privacy laws "He said the authorities could break into a suspect’s home or office and insert a “key-logging” device into an individual’s computer." Is this not breaking and Entering? This is a kind of spying. I have nothing to hide, yes I watch porn but who doesn't but with the Ho…

Sussex Police has been criticised for its decision to spend thousands of pounds on a massage service for call centre staff. The force has invited tenders for a three-year contract to provide head massages at its bases in Lewes, Brighton and Haywards Heath. Sussex Police Federation said the contract, reportedly worth up to £10,000, was "outrageous". But the force said it relieved stress and had been used since November 2005. It said the current three-year contract had come to an end. Sussex Police employs about 400 staff at its call centres. Chairman of the Sussex Police Federation, Brian Stockham, said: "To spend public money on something like this seems outr…

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/ja...t-agenda-public The public may be able to vote for what form of punishment is handed out to convicted criminals in their neighbourhood under plans being drawn up by ministers. Will this mean that i get a say? if so, nothing under 10 years inside. :bye:

Source: BBC News I will update it when if there is anymore news on this.

What lowlife scum. I hope they are caught quickly, and I hope the victim gets over her ordeal.