UK Policing News

From the BBC What makes this story even better to me is that the store owner has said he will donate the money to charity.

Supermarkets could be asked to take people's fingerprints as part of the government's identity card scheme. Jacqui Smith is phasing in the introduction of the new ID card The Home Office is talking to retailers and the Post Office about setting up booths to gather biometric data. It comes as Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced ID cards would be issued to airside workers at Manchester and London City airport from late 2009. The Home Office denied the 18-month trial was a retreat on plans to issue all 200,000 airside workers with cards. "We made it clear when we published the Delivery Plan in March 2008 that ID cards for critical workers would be 'starting in the s…

Gun fired at police in stand off A man has been arrested after a rifle was fired at police from a house in Bognor. Sussex Police were called to reports that a man had injured himself in an incident in Aldwick Road at 1950 GMT. Officers arrived to find a man aiming a rifle at them, which he subsequently fired, Insp Tim Piloni said. Firearms officers contained the scene and a man emerged with either a knife or a sword. Police closed the road for public protection. Source For obvious reasons, I can't say any more!!

Source BBC If this turns out to be as bad as it looks, then frankly, somebody should have the book thrown at them. As reported in other media, the missing man is the father of a serving police officer - thoughts are with him at this time.

It's a fair cop! New Government figures reveal traffic police are offically a dying breed – with some forces slashing patrols by up to 84 per cent. The Department for Transport survey shows the head count has reduced by nearly 20 per cent across Britain in a decade. Our top five league table reveals that Staffordshire has seen the biggest cut – from 208 traffic officers in 1998, to only 34 now. A spokeswoman for the force admitted: "Increased use of safety cameras and ANPR systems has let us move away from a traffic department and be more targeted and intelligence-led." However, she added: "All Staffordshire police officers are trained to deal with traffic matters.…

BBC News 6000 illegal immigrants, now that's a very serious failing!! Does this not show how flimsy the system of security checking must be????

Story here. A nice gesture, it's always nice to see that some good can come of everyone.

Fantastic Idea Chief Supt Kevin Hurley. Just as long as they replace there Khukuri's for batons !!! A senior Met officer has told MPs they should consider recruiting Gurkhas as police officers to tackle violent crime. Source

What a scumbag. I bet he's gonna enjoy his time inside...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7714563.stm A man arrested at Lowestoft railway station in Suffolk has been charged with a series of terrorism offences. Neil Lewington, 43, of Tilehurst, Reading, Berkshire, is accused of having two improvised explosive devices contrary to the Terrorism Act 2006. Mr Lewington is also suspected of having a UK members' handbook for the Nazi Waffen SS. Police said he was in custody and was to appear before City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. Mr Lewington is also charged with having seven timers, weedkiller and firelighters, as well as having a book entitled Counter Bomb. His arrest and charging follows an incident in wh…

From Sky News CLicky Linky edited for typo in title

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/P..._Part_Of_Appeal Anyone here actively seeking these people?

Lets hope very few if any are given out!. A new Commissioner's Award For Sacrifice is to be created for Metropolitan Police (Met) officers who die in the line of duty. The announcement was made at a memorial ceremony to remember more than 650 officers who have died in the line of duty since the Met was founded in 1829. The Commissioner's Award For Sacrifice will be given to all officers who have died while working since 1960. The memorial took place at the Memorial Garden in the Hendon Training College. The service was led by outgoing Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, who steps down from his post on 1 December. Sir Ian said the award will be in …

16 months imprisonment, what a joke!. She should have also been banned for life. A 71-year-old grandmother has been jailed for 16 months for killing an off-duty Essex Police officer in a "breathtakingly dangerous" manoeuvre. Patricia Maltby, of Sudbury, Suffolk, admitted causing the death of Sgt Bob Walsham, 48, by dangerous driving. Maltby's Vauxhall Corsa swerved across the A12 dual carriageway near Ipswich and into the path of Mr Walsham's motorbike, Ipswich Crown Court heard. Mr Walsham died at the scene of the accident, on 29 January. Nicola May, mitigating, said Maltby had been "confused about a right turn across the central reservation". "It was a one-o…

A Polish motorist lost his licence after he drove to a police station to ask officers if he was too drunk to drive. Dariusz Mazowiecki, 33, was breathalysed, arrested and charged following the incident in Bialystok in north east Poland. A police spokesman said: "He had been out drinking with friends and at the end of the night wasn't sure if he was over the limit or not and wanted to find a policeman to ask. "Unfortunately he decided the nearest station was too far for him to walk and so he drove there. "Officers did a breath test and found he was over the drink drive limit. He was arrested and was stripped of his licence." Source: PoliceOracle.com