UK Policing News

Pub-goers in Aberdeen are facing a drugs test before entering bars as part of a crackdown by Grampian Police. Officers in the force will be the first in Scotland to use an Itemiser - a device which can detect traces of drugs from hand swabs in a matter of seconds. The test is voluntary, but customers will be refused entry if they do not take part. They could be searched and even arrested if traces are found. The device was trialled by the police force in the area earlier this year. The Itemiser allows police officers or door staff to swab customers hands as they enter a pub or club. It can tell almost instantly if drugs are present - including cocaine, cannabis,…

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article...-sergeants.html For those who believe the producer of news artical like this one, should have a comment, sorry i have none. :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: BUT, is this yet another case, where someone would come on the news and tell us we are placing civilians in this job, in order to free the Police up for more important work?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...ing-hoodie.html -- Good on that gentleman for showing there's still people who will stand up for the right in this country, stories such as these make me proud to be English.

What about the BPA then? It is reported that they invited the wrong David Davies to their conference. The Mr. Davies they invited gave their leadership `what for` when he criticised them. He also criticised other BPA members for the boycott on recruitment into the Met.

Three men who tried to steal jewellery worth £30,000 in a bungled daylight raid in Maidstone have been sent to prison for a total of 16 years. CCTV caught them trying to make their getaway and police officers chased them through the town by car and then on foot. Richard Smith reports. Source: BBC News Excellent footage of the robbery and subsequent chase. Two in custody... for a long time

No-one has been thrown off the Tube for ignoring the alcohol ban on London Underground, information released by British Transport Police have shown. Police spoke to 35 people who were seen drinking alcohol since May, figures obtained by BBC London showed. Transport for London (TfL) said the ban had been "self-enforcing and effective" and the feedback was "positive". But the Rail, Maritime and Transport union said it reaffirmed that the ban imposed on 1 June was a "gimmick". The figures were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Police said they informed people about the ban on drinking alcohol on the Tube. "In the vast majority of cases this is enough…

MSN News Good luck to all officers out tonight. Its going to mayhem Was speaking to my cousin about tonight and we both agreed that on the news on Saturday or even come Monday all we will read is the amount of people who have been killed and then the struggle to find out who did it due to them being dressed up and having faces covered. Scary to think what might happen tonight to some one on a night thats meant to be fun, somehow I dont see it being that way for many :D

Every horse serving with Northumbria Police has been taken out of action because of an outbreak of ringworm. Mounted police officers from West Yorkshire were brought in to patrol the Wear-Tyne football derby in Sunderland on Saturday. A vet working for Northumbria Police said it was a highly contagious disease but the horses have been responding well to treatment. All 10 horses are expected to be back on the beat within the next few weeks. Lesley Barwise-Munroe, from A1 Northumbria Veterinary Group in Alnwick, who treats the police horses, said: "In the history of Northumbria Police they can not remember this happening. "It is very unfortunate. A new horse came …

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/230...ride-event.html I kind of hope he wins his case, he has beliefs. Turns out, he did not like wearing pink ribbons either, in order to mark Gay pride day. Nor would i, does not make me homophobic. But i do wear a poppy flower proudly.

West Mids police chief to leave Sir Paul has been awarded the Queen's Police Medal The chief constable of the West Midlands has announced he will step down after seven years in the post. Sir Paul Scott-Lee, 55, took up the role in September 2002 and has told the police authority he has decided not to renew his contract in May. A police spokesman said Sir Paul had not made clear what his future plans were but that he would leave the post. The spokesman added that Sir Paul had "definitely not been pushed out" and the decision had come as a surprise. 'Great pride' In a statement to the press, the Coventry-born chief constable said: "This is undoubtedly one of t…

Call to fast-track ethnic police The president of the National Black Police Association has called for positive discrimination to boost the number of black and Asian officers. Commander Ali Dizaei, who is speaking at a conference in York, said "radical change" was needed to recruit the "right people" to tackle terrorism. He said such a move could "cause division" among white officers, but it would be for "the greater good". Mr Dizaei also criticised police vetting procedures as "obsolete". The commander is currently suspended from duty at the Metropolitan Police, accused of misconduct. He denies the allegations and said they should not affect what he was trying to…

Man has been shot dead by police in London. No circumstances shown on the news report BBC News No doubt the officers involved did the right thing but would hate to have to go through what they are about to go through...

Devon & Cornwall police officers are being given free fruit to encourage them to keep healthy. This new initiative will enable operational police officers who work shifts to have fruit whilst they are working. Devon & Cornwall Constabulary hopes this scheme will encourage staff to eat ‘5 a day’ which is recommended by the Department of Health. The fruit is being sponsored by Tamar View Fruiterers in Saltash and will be delivered to stations in Plymouth by the in-house catering team Bizzies. Apples, pears, bananas and grapes will be selected as they are easy to eat. Chief Superintendent Jim Webster, Plymouth BCU Commander, said: "Our operational staff a…