UK Policing News

profit before compassion :D http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7530927.stm Stab T-shirts taken off shelves T-shirt with image of knife The designer T-shirts cost £25 A T-shirt featuring a knife has been removed from shelves in Selfridges following a complaint by a customer. The £25 top, which depicts a stab wound, was on sale at a designer concession in the central London store. Janina Rout spotted the item while shopping and complained to the store saying the T-shirt glamorised violence and should be removed. In a statement Selfridges said: "Following a complaint from a customer, a T-shirt was withdrawn from sale." 'Dagger and blood' Ms Rout was looki…

http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/cp1908.htm Much like burglery, have we lowerd the status of murder?

A police officer has been airlifted to hospital after accidentally shooting himself in the hand. The firearms officer, who has not been named, received a gunshot wound while cleaning the weapon at Wiltshire Police headquarters in Devizes. No-one else was hurt during the incident and the injured officer was flown to Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, for treatment. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the matter. A police spokesman said it was believed the incident was the "result of the unintentional discharge of his weapon during a cleaning process at the end of his tour of duty". BBC News

A police community support officer's Cambridgeshire home was mistakenly targeted as a cannabis factory by a force helicopter's infra-red camera. The home of Sawston PCSO Zally Huseyen, 46, was emitting so much heat police thought it could be cultivating industrial quantities of the drug. But officers later found the heat coming from the Lower Cambourne home was because of insufficient insulation. The firm which built the house said it complies with "all relevant standards". The force helicopter had been on an unrelated mission when its camera homed in on Mrs Huseyen's Barrett home, which was built by David Wilson Homes five years ago. "After the air operations u…

Apologies if this is a re-post - I hadn't seen it on here... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...the-agenda.html I think we should outsource our call handling to India, that would sort out the diversity targets.

A senior West Midlands police officer who described BMWs as "black man's wheels" to fellow officers has been demoted a rank to chief inspector. Ch Insp Chris Pretty had been given a miniature BMW for his collection of model cars at a leaving do at the Tally Ho police training centre last year. The former superintendent is believed to be considering appealing. West Midlands Police said it expected the highest standards of professionalism from all officers. The officer has led some of the West Midlands' biggest criminal investigations and once headed a unit looking at crime within the black community. 'Robust' investigations The West Midlands force started an in…

Police probe after horse's tail cut off Edinburgh Evening news POLICE are investigating after a horse had part of its tail cut off at a farm in the Lothians. More than a foot of the animal's tail was removed during the incident, which took place in Currie on June 5. Officers have been unable to locate the people involved and said they are not ruling out any possibilities regarding the motive for the attack. A spokeswoman for the Scottish SPCA said: "Horse hair does have some monetary value as it is used in the making of purses and sporrans, so it's possible the tail was removed to sell the hair on. "We have heard stories about tails being removed by devil worshippe…

An unfortunate incident, but I think Kent have dealt with it very well. Link here

From Police Oracle Lancashire Constabulary obtains Parliamentary approval to carry out a pilot study into digital recording of suspect interviews... Lancashire Constabulary is to become the first force in the country to introduce digital recording and storage of suspect interviews. The Force has obtained Parliamentary approval to carry out a pilot study in its Eastern Division to use 21st century technology in the police station to improve standards, reduce costs and save police officer time. Currently police forces are required to provide a suspect with an audio copy of an interview carried out at the station. In many cases, this is done by cassette tape. The La…

http://www.btp.presscentre.com/Content/Det...mp;NewsAreaID=2 FATALITY NEAR CHIPPENHAM RAILWAY STATION - MAN NAMED British Transport Police received reports at 9:15am on Sunday 20 July that a person had been struck by a train near to Chippenham station, Wiltshire. The train involved was the 08:47 First Great Western service from Swindon to Weston Super Mare, which was travelling at approximately 60mph. The driver of the train applied emergency brakes, but was unable to avoid striking a man on the tracks. Police can confirm the man died at the scene and are not treating the incident as suspicious. A report will be prepared for the coroner. Wiltshire Police are now ab…

Just published, Home Office figures on Police Service strength. You can download the attached document or ]here from the HO website. In summary: 141,859 full time police officers (33 less than same time last year) 14,547 Special Constables Police staff went up by 2.4% to 76,948 PCSOs 18,505 - up by 17.1% The attached report has a breakdown of officers by force, including Specials - makes interesting reading! The HO has also published a supplementary table showing assaults on police officers (which I assume includes Specials, since it's not broken out separately), by force. Scary reading. 2 fatal assaults in Hampshire, what's that about? See attached doc…

This idea is fantastic, I always dreaded sealing the tapes following an interview as I always managed to make a mess of the sticky cover It was always time consuming entering all the tapes into the library when I was a Detention Officer, especially if it was a very busy shift. Source

A police sergeant from Cambridgeshire has been charged with sexually abusing a schoolgirl. Dominic Liversedge, who is based at Parkside police station in Cambridge, is accused of having sexual activity with a child. Mr Liversedge, 27, has been suspended by Cambridgeshire Constabulary on full pay, a police spokeswoman said. The officer has been bailed to appear before Luton Magistrates' Court on 30 June. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cambrid...ire/7472745.stm

Met chief's conduct investigated Sir Ian strongly insists he was open about his friendship with Mr Miller The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Ian Blair, is to be investigated over a Scotland Yard contract awarded to a company owned by a friend of his. The inquiry will determine whether Sir Ian's conduct in the matter met the required standards detailed in the Police Code of Conduct. The Met Police Authority (MPA) has been researching a contract given in 2003 to the consultancy firm Impact Plus. Sir Ian said he was "open" about his friendship with boss Andrew Miller. An internal audit report into the contract was considered by the MPA's Professional Standa…

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-ne...-name_page.html THE NORTH’S top policeman last night called for people to confront yobs causing trouble. Northumberland’s chief constable Mike Craik said he wanted a “culture change†among adults currently too scared to challenge youngsters over their behaviour. Launching a campaign against knife crime in the region, Mr Craik said people were “too frightened†– particularly of knives – to get involved. He said adults should exercise caution and first decide whether they should and could put a stop to troublemakers, but that he did not want to live in a world where only police officers were prepared to intervene…