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An Arizona inventor has been granted a patent on his Taser-proof fabric, which he intends to sell to police officers to protect them from villains toting electric stunguns. However, it has been argued that protective garments of this sort will in fact endanger policemen's lives. News of the patent for Greg Schultz's Thor Shield fabric comes to us courtesy of New Scientist, under the headline "Taser-proof clothing creates new hazard". Don't try the homie sideways-gun trick with one of these. The idea of Thor Shield - now to be distributed by US body-armour maker Point Blank - is to provide a protecting layer of conductive foil. Tasers work by using two separate probes…

Police officers have criticised the decision not to equip them with riot shields and helmets at this year's Notting Hill Carnival in August. Police were pelted with bottles in two stand-offs at the west London event, when 39 officers were injured. An officer wrote on the Police Federation website: "We as an organisation failed to protect ourselves from members of the public." The Metropolitan Police said it was examining feedback from the operation. 'Intent to injure' Police were attacked by about 180 youths at south London's Oval cricket ground as they stopped the group from going to the carnival on 25 August. Later officers were hit with bottles when they clashed …

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/artic...ps-charity.html I for the first time ever, will watch an episode of X Factor.

Five men have been arrested in the West Midlands on suspicion of committing terror offences. The arrests were part of ongoing counter-terrorism investigations The arrests took place at approximately 6am this morning at five addresses in the Birmingham area. The men in custody are aged between 29 and 36. West Midlands Police suspect them of being involved in the "commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism", under the Terrorism Act 2006. As part of the investigation, two business properties were also searched. In a statement, police said the arrests followed a long and complex investigation by the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit. They added t…

Police officers have criticised the decision not to equip them with riot shields and helmets at this year's Notting Hill Carnival in August. Police were pelted with bottles in two stand-offs at the west London event, when 39 officers were injured. An officer wrote on the Police Federation website: "We as an organisation failed to protect ourselves from members of the public." The Metropolitan Police said it was examining feedback from the operation. Police were attacked by about 180 youths at south London's Oval cricket ground as they stopped the group from going to the carnival on 25 August. Later officers were hit with bottles when they clashed with 40 people …

Five people were killed when their car caught fire in a collision with three lorries and another car on a motorway. Two adults and what is thought to be three children, died in Monday night's crash on the M6 in Cheshire. It happened between Junction 16 at Barthomley and Junction 17 for Sandbach at about 2240 BST. A 46-year-old lorry driver has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, a Merseyside Police spokeswoman said. The man is believed to be either Spanish or Portuguese and will be questioned through an interpreter. A police spokeswoman said the casualties had all been in the same car. The vehicle "suffered extensive fire damage when …

Awards for Community Champions in the Maldon district 9:40am Friday 17th October 2008 Comments (0) Have your say » By Lauren Hockney » OUTSTANDING contributions to community safety were recognised at a special conference. Community Safety Champions Sgt Phil Morley of Burnham police and Sarah Wilson were rewarded for their achievement within the Maldon District Community Safety Partnership at an award ceremony at Just One Won’t Hurt. The ceremony on Thursday October 16 was presided over by the High Sheriff of Essex, Sarah Courage. Sgt Morley received his award for going the extra mile in reducing crime and supporting the Partnership. He was a driving f…

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/stop-knives/2...15875-20820825/ Is it me, or knife carrying kids getting younger?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...e.html?ITO=1490 It is disturbing that the job now call 6pm to 4am an afternoon shift.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7656441.stm Couldnt find another topic, apologies if duplicate. A police union leader has called for all frontline officers to be armed with Taser stun guns. Northumbria Police Federation chairman Russ Watson said the move was a response to rising attack levels. Mr Watson said 179 officers had suffered assaults over the past 12 months in the Sunderland area alone. Amnesty International said Tasers, which deliver a 50,000 volt electric shock, should only be carried by trained firearms officers. The Northumbria force is one of several involved in a wide-ranging trial of Tasers. People do not join the police to become punch bags Rus…

Girl, Seven, Dies In Quad Bike Accident A seven-year-old girl has died after her quad bike was in collision with a Range Rover. The car driver is suspected of driving under the influence of drink or drugs, police have said. The child died in hospital after the accident in Blackmore, Essex, at around 7.00pm on Boxing Day. A police spokesman said a 28-year-old woman driving the Range Rover was arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving while under the influence of drink or drugs. Police said the girl was riding on a public road - Fingrith Hall Lane - when the accident happened. The youngster has not been named but police said she lived locally. The …

"My wife is a disabled woman with Multiple Sclerosis and I recently took her to my own hospital to be fitted with an orthotic for her weak leg. On parking on front of the hospital, in a disabled space, she remarked that the large Volvo adjacent did not display a disabled badge. I foolishly indicated to the driver, who was sitting in his car, to lower his window and politely asked him whether he was a disabled person and , if so, why he had not displayed his badge. He replied with a torrent of abuse, which included many applications of the ‘f’ word. I explained that I was a consultant at the hospital and that I thought that his behaviour was very unfair. More applicati…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7681077.stm Yet another firearms incident , someone else lost their life

I know that mobiles aren't permitted in jails, but it makes you wonder if prisons were run differently whether this murder would have happened in the first place.

Hi, After watching a programme called Psychic Detectives last night, all about the tragic murder of Croydon teenage model Sally-Anne Bowman, well-known Psychics Colin Fry and Tony Stockwell did a reading with Sally's Mother(Linda) 3-4 months prior to Sally's murderer Mark Dixie was arrested and who was later charged with her murder and both Colin and Tony gave vital information about Dixie and what happened the night she was attacked which seemed that before his arrest, the Police at that time had no clue to her murderer. Its common knowledge that Dixie got arrested cause of a fight which led to him having his DNA taken and it was that which connected him to Sally's de…