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More police to help children steer clear of web perverts Published Date: 13 August 2008 By ALAN RODEN Edinburgh Evening News MORE police officers and council workers are being trained to teach children across the Lothians how to look out for paedophiles on the internet. Today, around 40 extra officers and 15 council and voluntary sector workers were due to complete the course, in a move designed to boost the number of internet safety lessons that can be carried out in the region's schools. The ThinkuKnow initiatve, backed by the Government, includes safety talks, practical lessons and videos showing the effects of abduction. The scheme is designed to cut the risk o…

Images released of man sought following assault on police officer Police in Kingston have issued CCTV images of a man they wish to trace in connection with a serious assault on a bus. The incident took place on Friday 16 May 2008 on a route 85 bus between Putney and Kingston, some time between 2- 3am. A man punched a 25-year-old man in the face, causing him considerable injuries. The victim, who is a police officer and was off duty at the time, required medical treatment and it is said he will have to undergo dental work for some considerable time. Man sought It is believed that both the victim and suspect were travelling on another bus before this - the Route N…

Police have released a photograph of a man who escaped from Reading Crown Court today (14/3). Jason McInerney, aged 20, escaped from the court at around 10.45am. Two other defendants tried to escape at the same time but they were both detained. One police officer was injured during the incident and he has been taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital with facial injuries. Extensive searches are being carried out for McInerney and neighbouring Forces have been alerted. The public are asked not to approach McInerney but to contact Thames Valley Police urgently on 999 if they have any information on his whereabouts. Source - TVP --- Let's hope he's quickly caught!!!

Youths throw woman on rail tracks Two youths threw a woman onto railway tracks after she told them to stop smoking, a rail operator has said. The woman was taken to hospital with burns and a suspected broken collar bone after the incident at Farningham Road railway station in Kent. Southeastern rail firm said the woman spoke to the youths on the station platform, where smoking is banned. A scuffle started and she was thrown onto the tracks before fellow passengers pulled her off. Train services between Kent and London were disrupted because the power had to be turned off, a Southeastern spokesman said. "We are appalled by this incident and hope the perpetrator…

Boy, 13, faces firearms charges A 13-year-old boy arrested in south London on suspicion of possessing a converted handgun and ammunition is due in court later facing firearms charges. The teenager was held as police searched a house in New Cross as part of a gang-related investigation. They found a 9mm converted Baikal firearm, two silencers for the gun and a bag of 20 cartridges. A police spokesman said the find was "deeply concerning". The boy is due at Balham Youth Court on Wednesday. He was charged after being held at Lewisham Police Station. Baikal weapons, often imported from Russia and Eastern Europe, are manufactured to fire tear gas pe…

The longest-serving officer in Grampian Police has retired. Chief Superintendent Ian Paterson (57) has taken leave of the Force he has served man and boy since leaving school at 16. Former Aberdeen City Police Cadet 7 can look back on a distinguished career in which he rose to become one of the Force's most senior officers, working on some of the most high profile enquiries, including several murders and the Piper Alpha disaster, and recently held the temporary rank of Assistant Chief Constable. Born and raised in the Woodside and Kittybrewster areas of Aberdeen, Mr Paterson joined the then Aberdeen City Police as a cadet straight from Powis Academy in 1967. He became…

Shooting victim taken to hospital Police cordoned off and searched the area A man who was shot in Birmingham is being treated in hospital. Officers were called to Raleigh Close, in the Handsworth area of the city, on Monday afternoon following reports of shots being fired. A cul-de-sac, which has been the scene of other shootings over the last few years, has been cordoned off while police carry out an investigation. Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has any information has been asked to contact West Midlands Police. Things are starting to bubble, it'll be like it was 3 - 4 years ago soon.

Cash crisis threat to police recruits Published Date: 12 August 2008 By Michael Howie Scotsman Home affairs correspondent SCOTLAND'S biggest police authority is considering a freeze on recruiting new officers after being hit with a £25 million pensions bombshell. Police boards face having to fund higher lump-sum payments for retiring officers – a revelation that threatens to blow apart the Scottish Government's pledge to put an extra 1,000 officers on the street. The Strathclyde police board has admitted it may have to abandon plans to hire hundreds of officers later this year if it is forced to meet the extra costs. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced e…

Thirteen Government members are to receive an inflation-busting pay rise next year simply because they live in London. This is despite them voting to hold down pay rises for nurses and policemen - and urging private companies to observe pay restraint. Nine ministers, including Harriet Harman and Tessa Jowell, are among those who will receive the increases of more than £6,000 each next year. This is made up of the pay rise for all MPs plus a huge increase in the topup that those with seats in London are allowed to claim. It comes at a time when ordinary families are struggling to cope with soaring food and energy prices, with the Daily Mail Cost of Living Index rising…

Rail arrest shame for fans VIOLENCE: Drunken Rangers fans riot in Manchester. Rangers supporters accounted for nearly half of all arrests in Scotland last season Published Date: 12 August 2008 By MARK McLAUGHLIN Scotsman A GROUP of Hibs and Hearts fans were among 61 supporters arrested for football-related disorder on Scotland's trains last season, according to new figures. British Transport Police have revealed that four Hearts fans were arrested on the rail network last season, compared with three fans from their Easter Road rivals. But the arrests involving Edinburgh fans pale in comparison to those from Glasgow giants Rangers, who accounted for nearly half of a…

http://ukpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5ht...zwRCPNY_lVJhxdw A special constable based at Heathrow Airport has been charged with a series of sex attacks on teenage girls, Scotland Yard has said. Kevin McLean, 29, who worked on the front desk of Ealing police station and as a volunteer officer at the airport, was charged with 22 offences following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police's Directorate of Professional Standards Anti Corruption Team. He faces 10 offences of indecent assault of girls under 16 and 11 charges of making indecent images of children, including two relating to girls under 13. He is also accused of misconduct in a public office. He will appear…

Considering the amount of stupid money the top clubs throw at their players, I think they should foot the entire bill.... Football clubs should pay all the costs of policing games, says the Association of Chief Police Officers. Clubs currently have to pay back only the costs incurred inside their ground or on their property, with the rest coming from police budgets. Assistant Chief Constable Stephen Thomas said local communities were in effect subsidising the clubs. The Premier League said clubs were meeting their legal duties to pay policing costs inside their grounds. Freedom of Information requests from BBC Radio Five Live to the police showed it cost £7.5m t…

Apprentice carpenter and friend jailed for their part in assault on policeman at railway station Two young men who attacked an off duty police officer on a railway station were jailed today (Friday, August 1). But there was anger from family and friends of the pair amid claims that the policeman had acted like a bully and a thug during the incident, which was captured on CCTV. Craig Taberer, 20, and Bradley Saunders, 21, were appearing for sentence at Luton Crown Court along with 19-year-old Collette Welham. Last month the three were convicted of attacking British Transport Policeman John Watson, 41. Sentence on the three had been adjourned for reports. Before Friday's …

A number of police and air ambulance helicopters have been grounded while maintenance checks are carried out. A Yorkshire Air Ambulance helicopter is among those grounded It follows an incident involving the London Air Ambulance at Denham Airfield, in Buckinghamshire. A rotor tail fault, which can cause a sudden drop in height, is understood to be the cause of the scare. Police forces in Dorset, Humberside, West Yorkshire and Wiltshire have grounded helicopters until checks are completed. Emergency landing Greater Manchester Police also uses a McDonnell Douglas (MD) 902 series helicopter, but has decided not to ground it at present. South Yorkshire Police said it…