UK Policing News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgo...est/7580544.stm A police officer will appear in court later in connection with a disturbance which left a man seriously injured. Sgt David Beattie, 46, spent the weekend in custody after he was arrested by colleagues from his own force in Glasgow. The officer was injured following the incident in the Knightswood area involving up to seven men. A 30-year-old man suffered serious injuries. Police are treating the attack as attempted murder. Sgt Beattie, his 19-year-old son, and two other teenagers were arrested on Friday and spent the weekend in custody. They are due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court later. The disturbance…

I feel almost guilty putting this here, it's just too daft. If a MOD judges this to be the case, please feel free to move it to the Locker Room. Saw this in today's Daily Record. Here's Auntie Beeb's more in-depth version- Brilliant. Break into someone's house and steal a picture frame. Still, I suppose it would be difficult to conceal a DVD player during the getaway. It's a funny wee world we live in. And yes, before someone with their serious hat on tells me how serious this could've been, I know, but it doesn't appear to have progressed beyond the bizzare...

Man becomes third shooting victim Dimitri Foskin lived nearby with his mother, police said A 24-year-old man has become the third to be shot dead in the same area of Birmingham in less than a year. Dimitri Foskin was shot at about 2215 BST on Saturday in Hockley Close in the Newtown area of the city. He was taken to hospital but died there. Detectives said they did not have a motive for the attack and said they were "keeping an open mind". They said that in some areas of the city armed officers would be on patrol to deal with gun crime. Police also said 26 nightclubs had been asked to shut at 0400 BST over the Bank Holiday weekend. Witnesses said Mr Foskin, …

A police bonus scheme which last year paid out £157m to officers in recognition of duties as apparently routine as arresting criminals, attending crime scenes and travelling abroad, has been attacked as ineffective and divisive. The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) said the system which applies to all ranks is "an inappropriate way of rewarding public services" and "does not lead to improved performance". According to lists of bonus payments released under the Freedom of Information Act, officers across the UK have received payouts for the "good arrest of [an] armed criminal" as well as dealing with badly decomposed bodies and fatal road accidents. Link to…

SNP breaks promise on more police Published Date: 24 August 2008 By Mark Howarth Scotsman scotland on sunday THE SNP Government is failing on a key election pledge to put hundreds more police officers on the streets of Scotland. Ministers promised to recruit an extra 150 officers by April this year but figures obtained by Scotland on Sunday show they have already fallen 53 short of that target. Chief Constables were given an extra £580,000 to fill the posts but at least one force admitted last night it had spent some of the cash poaching experienced police officers from other Scottish forces. Critics of the Government last night claimed the SNP's plan was in cris…

Man becomes third shooting victim Police shut Hockley Close for investigations on Sunday A 24-year-old man has become the third to be shot dead in the same area of Birmingham in less than a year. The shooting happened at about 2215 BST on Saturday in Hockley Close in the Newtown area of the city. The man was taken to hospital but died there. West Midlands Police said they had deployed armed officers to patrol Birmingham's streets. Police also said 26 nightclubs had been asked to shut at 0400 BST over the Bank Holiday to help deal with gun crime. Witnesses said the man, who has not been identified, was shot three or four times in an alleyway before he climbed …

An intruder who left an 83-year-old widow with "horrific" injuries after battering her with a wooden shelf has been jailed for eight years. Irene Smith woke up in the middle of the night to find Keith Crute, 20, in her home in Cricieth, Gwynedd. Caernarfon Crown Court heard how he punched the pensioner, stamped on her and struck her head with the shelf. Crute, who is unemployed, from Rhosgadfan near Caernarfon, admitted inflicting grievous bodily harm. The court heard how the defendant punched the pensioner in May 2007 after entering her home and as they fought she slipped on her blood. Prosecutor David Mainstone said Crute knocked Mrs Smith to the floor and sta…

A man who challenged police reversing the wrong way up a one-way street - to visit a chippie - was thrown in a cell and threatened with trumped-up charges. Andrew Carter: arrested and threatened with charges Andrew Carter, 44, was told 'F*** off, this is police business' when he protested about the officers breaking traffic laws. When he photographed the police van outside a Bristol fish and chip shop, PC Aqil Farooq told him he was under arrest for assault, resisting arrest and being drunk and disorderly. Mr Carter, a self-employed plumber who lives nearby, was handcuffed and bundled into the back of the van then locked in a police cell for five hours. He was also…

Lucy Phillips Publication date: 21 August 2008 Source: People Management magazine Training line managers to be NVQ assessors rather than employing specialists is to help West Midlands Police save £1 million a year. The strategy, which is being rolled out following a successful pilot, was developed by the force in response to a Home Office requirement in 2006 that all new police officers gain a level 3 or 4 NVQ in policing. With 560 student officers taken on every year, this presented a challenge. Nicola Davis, learning and development manager at West Midlands Police, told PM that using independent or formally “A1-qualified†assessors was not cost-effective, espe…

A special constable is in hospital after he was assaulted in Radcliffe on Friday 27 June. The constable and a colleague stopped a group of youths on Peel Street in Radcliffe Town Centre at 8.45pm. The youths then started assaulting the special constable by punching and kicking him. The officer was taken to hospital suffering head injuries and concussion. He was kept in overnight for observation. Superintendent Bryan Lawton said: "Special Constables give up their own time to support the police and the communities we serve. This particular officer was doing just that when he was subjected to this terrible attack. "Thankfully his injuries do not appear to have caused ext…

Child pleads 'stop mummy driving' Chief Inspector Donald McMillan remarks on the incident A woman was caught drink-driving after a distressed child was seen shouting "stop mummy driving" and banging on the windows of a car. Central Scotland Police said the car carrying the five-year-old girl was stopped in Falkirk on Sunday afternoon. When breathalysed, the 35-year-old woman was found to be four times over the legal drink drive limit. The woman was one of 12 drivers caught in the second week of a police drink-driving crackdown. It is understood a member of the public intervened after spotting the distressed girl, opened the rear door of the car and removed her f…

More incompetence A contractor working for the Home Office has lost a computer memory stick containing personal details about tens of thousands of criminals. The Home Office was first told by private firm PA Consulting on Monday that the data might be missing. The lost data includes details about 10,000 prolific offenders as well as information on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales. The Home Office said a full investigation was being conducted. They said the police and the Information Commissioner had been informed. The loss is the latest in a string of lost data incidents for the government, including stolen laptops, lost computer discs and memory sti…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...-smuggling.html Flying rats, are now into drug smuggling.

Source:BBC News Two psychiatric patients who escaped from a secure hospital have been recaptured. Jason Lord, 23, from Devon, and 35-year-old Terry Powell, from Cornwall, absconded from Langdon Hospital in Dawlish on Tuesday night. Lord, a paranoid schizophrenic who tried to stab a police officer, had been detained indefinitely last year under the Mental Health Act. Police said the men were arrested 90 miles away in Newlyn, Cornwall. Both are being held in custody at Camborne police station. Samurai sword Lord's attack on Pc John Croft in a custody suite at Exeter's Heavitree Road police station was caught on CCTV. He was made the subject of a section 37 order…