UK Policing News

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source: Gloucestershire Constabulary Press Release As part of Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Christmas drink drive crackdown, the Hucclecote Safer Community Team (SCT) ran an operation on Saturday December 20. Operation Cosmopolitan was led by the Special Constabulary and involved four Special Constables, two Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) and three police officers. Officers stopped over 60 vehicles and 32 drivers were required to provide a roadside breath test. None of the tests were positive, but seven drivers were issued with notices, requiring faults with their vehicles to be fixed. Acting Section Officer Ryan Howell, from Hucclecote SCT, who planned …

Nearly £60,000 seized from criminals will fight crime in Devon and Cornwall. The money allocated for Devon and Cornwall Police is part of £5.4m for forces across England and Wales. The money was recovered between July and September 2008 and compares with just over £3.7m paid out in the same quarter in the previous year. More than £33m of criminal assets were confiscated in the three months last year, half of which is to be shared between police, prosecutors and courts. It follows an incentive scheme introduced in 2006 which allows the police and recovery agencies to retain half of all cash they seize from criminals. Home Office Minister Alan Campbell said: "…

Date: Monday, December 22, 2008 Source: The Argus Club bouncers seized more than 1,000 pills from Brighton nightclubs this year, according to police. Figures released under the Freedom Of Information Act reveal The Honey Club, in King's Road Arches, had the highest number of suspected ecstasy tablets confiscated from clubbers. Door staff's topped 1,078 of the suspected drugs getting into the club and handed them to Sussex Police. They also removed 176 sachets of powder and 104 plant extracts. At other clubs the figures were lower. Tru in West Street seized 108 pills, Oceana, also in West Street, confiscated 35 pills and Volks in Madeira Drive seized 69 pills. The Fun…

Read this today...cant believe the cheeky git decided to sue!! (well, perhaps I can knowing the sort of people that do) Glad to see common sense prevailed... NICHOLAS ROBERTS v CHIEF CONSTABLE OF KENT (2008) A judge had been entitled to find that a police officer's decision to release a police dog to pursue the claimant and effect or assist a lawful arrest had been reasonable, given the claimant's conduct, and therefore lawful pursuant to the Criminal Law Act 1967 s.3(1) despite the claimant thereby sustaining serious bite injuries. The appellant ® appealed against a decision of the judge dismissing his claim for damages for personal injury against the respondent chie…

Off-duty officer stabbed in hand An off-duty police officer was stabbed in the hand when he arrested a man who allegedly assaulted another man outside a shop in a Dorset town. The attacker repeatedly punched a 52-year-old man in the face, before getting out a knife outside the Argos store in St Mary Street in Weymouth. A 42-year-old officer, who witnessed the attack on Tuesday, intervened. He suffered deep cuts to the hand. A 40-year-old man was arrested in connection with both attacks. The Dorset Police officer, who is based in Dorchester, was treated at the Dorset County Hospital but the man who was punched was not injured. Det Con Ed Meanwell said: "As a re…

A Labour Peer has been charged with dangerous driving after allegedly sending text messages shortly before hitting a car on the M1 on Christmas Day, 2007. Lord Ahmed has been called to appear before Sheffield magistrates in connection with dangerous driving offences. He is accused of crashing his Jaguar X-type into a stationary Audi A4 and killing its driver. The incident happened on Christmas Day, 2007. A text message was allegedly sent from the peer's phone three minutes before it was used to call the emergency services. The Audi was in the fast lane facing the wrong way. Its driver and passenger had got safely to the hard shoulder but the driver, 28-year old Martyn G…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7803653.stm Offenders have been abused and threatened because of high visibility vests worn during community service, the probation officers' union has said. I feel for the poor darlings.

I'm certainly outspoken in defence of Armed Police Officers but the below mentioned article took me aback slightly, the reality of it is I probably know these guys as some of their quotes about members of the Unit were coined by me. I'm sorry but I see this article doing no good for CO19's reputation whatsoever. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...penly-time.html

Youth accused of murder appears in court Tuesday, December 30, 2008, 10:30 A 17-year-old boy has been remanded in custody after being accused of murdering a pensioner with an axe. The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Hull Youth Court this morning charged with murdering Irene Roberton, 65, at her flat in Euston Close, Bean Street, off Anlaby Road, Hull, in the early hours of Sunday morning. He was also charged with attempted murder and aggravated burglary. He stood to confirm his name and address and was remanded until January 7 when he will appear at Hull Crown Court. Hull Daily Mail When I initially heard about this, I thought "oh dear, burg…

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested after a paramedic and ambulance crew were shot at with plastic pellets while they were treating a patient. Crews were called to Watts Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire, where a man had fallen from a lorry on 3 December. Paramedic Allan Norman, who was wearing a crash helmet, was first on the scene but was shot at along with colleagues who later arrived. None was injured. The boy was held on suspicion of common assault and released on bail. Ambulance staff continued to treat their patient and he was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7798849.stm Thats just disgusting - shou…

Kent Police force is facing the threat of legal action over the fatal shooting of a woman. Ann Sanderson, 37, was shot dead by an armed officer in the car park of a department store in Sevenoaks following a stand-off with officers in June 2007. A post-mortem examination revealed that Ms Sanderson, of Bethel Road, and known as Tosh to friends, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest. Kent Police said it had been served with a copy of a High Court claim form. The force said the papers had been served by lawyers acting on behalf of the administrators of Ms Sanderson's estate. It said it would not be commenting further. The Independent Police Complaints Comm…

Not a lot of information in the story as to the circumstances, but interesting none the less, especially given the recent discussion on here regarding the Ambulance Service and some peoples experiences with them.

Despite being innocent until proven guilty, I doubt this will do the already tarnished reputation of footballers any good. I'm assuming the others arrested were no footballers.

What an absurd article. Does the Daily Express really expect us to investigate offences where there are no leads? As ever people assume that the police operate with limitless resources. Do they think that if we are not investigating a particular offences then we are down the station sticking on a brew? Hasn't it occured to them that there aren't enough hours in the day to investigate every single thing so instead we have to prioritise crimes according their seriousness and the likelihood of the investigation going anywhere.