UK Policing News

first of all what a headline! </h1>Source noticed that story on the local paper an wondered how common place it is.

Police cell condition 'squalid' A south London police custody suite where immigration detainees are held is "unhygienic and unsafe" and should be closed, a report has said. The report by the Inspectorate of Prisons, which examined the condition of custody units in Southwark suite, said the problem was "acute". The inspectors recommended that the facility should be closed until the fundamental concerns were remedied. The survey also looked at conditions in Peckham and Walworth Road centres. Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers and Chief Inspector of Constabulary Sir Ronnie Flanagan studied the conditions and treatment of detainees at the three centres in the Lon…

Not a very smart thing to do at a cat A prison!.... Two prison staff have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle mobile phones into Belmarsh Prison - Britain's highest security jail. Officials found two handsets hidden in a van during a routine check at Belmarsh Prison in south-east London. Two operational support grade officers, both in their 30s, were arrested at the scene. It is believed the van was not occupied by prisoners at the time and was returning from a service. A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said: "Two operational support guards at HMP Belmarsh were suspended on 5 August after mobile phones were found concealed in a van they were driving int…

Lawyers have claimed that many violent criminals are not being charged because of a drive to reduce congestion in Scottish courts. The claim comes after doorman David Cantwell, 43, from Edinburgh, was headbutted by off-duty policeman Samuel Johnston, who was not prosecuted. Instead, he was told to pay his victim £250 compensation. Senior prosecutors said the decision not to bring Pc Johnston to court was within new parliament guidelines. Mr Cantwell, a father-of-two, was working on the door at an Edinburgh nightclub in February when he was approached by Pc Johnston and his friends. After being allowed into the club, they left again but returned and Mr Cantwell …

Violent women are stretching police resources, with increasing numbers being arrested, police have warned. The chairman of the Police Federation of England and Wales, Paul McKeever, called it a 'new phenomenon'. 'Clearly there is an increase in the number of women who use violence in their everyday life and when they are out drinking on the streets,' he said. An average of 240 women a day are arrested for violent offences in England and Wales. McKeever said young women were also joining violent gangs. 'It's a new phenomenon and it does stretch the resources of the police service,' he said. Meanwhile, the number of crimes committed by girls aged 10 to 17 in England and …

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http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/new...et_calling_card Nice idea, but maybe not if your a Police officer.

Source: Daily Mail Online

Prostitute-using sergeant sacked A police officer who abandoned colleagues on a 999 call to visit prostitutes has been sacked. Sergeant Karl Cliff, 42, of Merseyside Police, admitted misconduct in a public office last month and was given a suspended eight-month jail sentence. Cliff, of Flint, North Wales, who had been under surveillance, was caught by his colleagues while he was with a prostitute in his squad car. A Merseyside Police spokesman confirmed on Tuesday the officer has been sacked. He had previously been suspended by the force. Burglary call Liverpool Crown Court heard last month that Cliff had pestered one prostitute so much she reported him to h…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7550671.stm It appears us MOPs are getting new powers by the day, including this one, maybe it is the Police who should be doing this rather then some bouncer. Now can i get ahold of, and use a taser?

Source Man quizzed under Terrorism Act 2000 Police in Portsmouth have admitted using powers to combat terrorists to question a man who took a photograph of a police car.David Gates ended up being quizzed by officers after he took the snap of a marked police car parked at a bus stop in New Road. The officers asked him why he had taken the picture and told him he was being questioned under the Terrorism Act 2000 be cause the photo could pose a security risk. Mr Gates, a 42-year-old accounts manager, told the Portsmouth News: "I explained I'd taken the picture as their car was parked illegally, and taking a photograph in public was not illegal. "I told them I thought us…

A former chief superintendent of Humberside Police has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of raping his daughter. Alec Alexander, 61, was also found guilty of two counts of indecent assault on his daughter and one count of taking an indecent picture of her. Passing sentence at Hull Crown Court, Judge David Tremberg said his actions were a "gross breach of trust". Alexander's daughter waived her right to anonymity during the trial. He was cleared of one count of attempted assault. Alexander had previously admitted 17 offences of taking, possessing and distributing indecent images during a hearing in April. The jury heard Alexander first sex…

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/c...icle4481488.ece Lock em up, and they make even more money, very odd system we got.

BBC News It is reported that in the Ramsbury Manor raid alone the Johnson 'gang' actually netted over £80 million worth of antiques. Can it really be said that crime doesn't pay?