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A POLICEMAN whose forensic work resulted in 70 arrests was one of 17 to be commended at a ceremony in Workington Detective Constable Andy Yoxall processed 283 forensic hits during six months in west Cumbria, leading to the arrest of scores of suspects. He was one of a string of officers and civilian staff to be presented with certificates at west Cumbria police HQ this week. Others included Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Katie McGordan, who was recognised for her dedication to duty while working in Kells, Whitehaven. PCSO McGordon is said to have made a significant contribution in tackling youth disorder and anti-social behaviour throughout Whitehaven. She i…

Apology over Pc 'killer' report A Met police officer has accepted a public apology over a false claim that he ran down and killed a teenage thief. Mischa Niering, 19, died when his scooter hit a parked car as police chased him after a jewel robbery in Sloane Square, central London, in 2005. National News Press and Photographic Agency reported that Pc Gorbakhsh Singh told an inquest he "ran down" Niering. The agency accepted that its report was inaccurate and defamatory and agreed at the High Court to pay Mr Singh's costs. Mr Singh was one of the officers who pursued the teenager after the robbery at Tiffanys jewellers in October 2005. '50mph chase' He gave evidence…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...ed-refugee.html "Lord Judge, who became Lord Chief Justice last week, ruled that the 12-month sentence was 'significantly unduly lenient' " So about the judge who dished out this miserable 12 months, any chance he will be sacked, told off?

By John Chapman POLICE officers will vanish from patrolling the beat on Britain’s streets within 15 years, a chief constable warned yesterday. Roger Baker, head of Essex Police, delivered his prediction amid a national outcry over gun and knife crime. He also said police forces are not doing what the public wants. Mr Baker’s claims came on a day when Cherie Blair – the QC wife of former Prime Minister Tony – told MPs that knife and gun crime among teenagers was more common than official figures suggest. And in calling for more high-visibility policing, she made the remarkable admission that she feared for her children when they go out in the street. Mr Ba…

http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1276684,00.html Ex-Boxer Shot In Smoking Row Updated: 09:46, Tuesday July 24, 2007 A former British heavyweight boxing champion is seriously ill in hospital after being shot when he asked three men to stop smoking. James Oyebola, 47, was shot in the face when he asked the men at a London nightspot to observe the smoking ban. One of the men pulled a gun at the Chateau 6 club in Fulham Road, in the southwest of the capital, and shot him in the head and leg. Oyebola is in a critical condition after being gunned down in a courtyard at the rear of the venue. He was taken to a west London hospital, where police said he was in …

This story is a few days old, but I haven't seen it on the forum yet. Source: St John Ambulance

Both officers deny the charge A police officer killed a motorist when he lost control of his car on the bend of a country road after hitting speeds of 104mph (167km/h), a court heard. Pc Sean Schofield was driving a marked Volvo on an exercise when he hit the oncoming VW Touran driven by Peter Williams, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Mr Williams, 67, of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, died the next day. Pc Schofield, 38, and his instructor Pc Andrew Massingham, 41, deny causing death by dangerous driving. Mr Williams, a retired academic, and his wife Jean, 65, were on their way to the Yorkshire Dales for a weekend break when the crash happened on the B6254 near Over …

Inquiry into Met racism concerns Boris Johnson chairs the Metropolitan Police Authority London Mayor Boris Johnson is to order an inquiry into concerns raised about alleged racism faced by ethnic minority officers in the Metropolitan Police. It comes after the Metropolitan Black Police Association (BPA) said it would discourage black and Asian potential recruits from applying to the force. It said it would "be failing in its duty" not to tell them of the "hostile and racist situation there". The Met's deputy commissioner said he wanted to work with the Met BPA. FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme Mr Johnson, who will attend his first me…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...r-30-years.html I will be more impressed when they bring catapults back. What do you mean they weren't issue?

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Four Sussex police officers have been treated in hospital after they were assaulted in two unconnected incidents. In the first, two female and one male officer suffered concussion, bites and grazes when a man became violent during a report of domestic violence in Hove. In the second, a male officer suffered a fractured wrist while restraining a man who had become aggressive at the Star and Sailor pub in Brighton. Police said a man was arrested at the scene of each incident on Monday night. Ch Supt Paul Pearce said the cases highlighted "the risks that police officers face when they do their job". Source - The BBC I could have been to that last night, i booked off d…

It angers me that this type of news is never reported more widely, as an aside the Secretary of State has decided not to remove our N.I. allowance so a bit of a plus, this device was a very real deal, I and my colleagues arrived and people where actually being interviewed a few feet from the device!!! obviously 35 years of these things has taught some people nowt!!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_irelan...est/7616007.stm If you want the "other" opinion of this http://irish-nationalism.net/forum/showthread.php?t=10221

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Here we go...finally the media has decided to report it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10...m-weddings.html Now that Civil Sharia Law has been implemented, sooner or later Muslims will challenge British Law against their Human Rights. Its only a matter of time. If they can have one bit of Law implemented, why can't they have the other part? Hmmm? Its their Human Rights.