UK Policing News

Officers were called to Birley Community College at 8.50am on Wednesday to reports of an incident involving a sharp object. https://news.sky.com/story/boy-17-arrested-for-attempted-murder-after-three-people-injured-in-sheffield-school-incident-13126656

A rapist has been jailed for 14 years after Met officers used an image on his social media account to identify a hotel where he had stayed. https://news.met.police.uk/news/rapist-jailed-after-officers-track-social-media-picture-to-hotel-stay-483270

More than 20 'sexual predators' have been jailed for a total 346 years after eight young girls in West Yorkshire were raped, abused and trafficked over 13 years. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13357079/sexual-predators-jailed-young-girls-raped-West-Yorkshire.html All the 24 scums given a nice long prison sentence ,👍

A police constable who is suing his chief constable over trauma he claims he suffered at work has been accused of being so lazy he spent most of the time watching cricket. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-constable-accused-of-laziness-amid-200k-lawsuit-over-work-related-trauma/ar-AA1nLDWk?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d492d75c210d44beaeeb9f5e169d3759&ei=28

Illegal and potentially lethal firearms have been taken out of circulation and their owner jailed, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/illegal-firearms-buyer-is-jailed

Officers will be on duty across central London tomorrow ahead of two planned protests. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-sets-out-policing-plan-ahead-of-central-london-protests-on-saturday-483158

Footage has emerged of the moment armed police tackled a man who opened fire in a crowded city centre. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/armed-police-swarm-gunman-who-opened-fire-in-city-centre/ar-AA1nImgq?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e3418b4930bb4a05c6affe02818caa87&ei=12

Police have closed the roads around Kilburn High Road. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1892324/London-stabbing-Kilburn-live

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years after he called police from the mobile phone he had been using to set up deals. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/drug-dealer-jailed-after-using-mobile-phone-to-call-police/

Northamptonshire Police is reminding people that officers would never ask anyone for money after an attempted fraud was reported in Corby. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2024/april/reminder-to-think-twice-after-corby-would-be-fraudsters-impersonate-police/

Six men have each been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, one count of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs, and four counts of modern slavery charges. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/gmp-rochdale-secure-42-charges-in-connection-with-child-exploitation-investigation/ Good hope they all get nice long prison sentence.

Following a recent investigation, detectives from our City of Manchester district are looking to speak to witnesses and victims following a number of thefts of phone incidents in the City Centre being committed on electric bikes. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/detectives-are-appealing-for-witnesses-and-victims-following-investigation-into-theft-of-mobile-phones/ Good to see police are coming to grips with on electric bikes gangs as it is getting as bad as London with theft of mobile phones.

Two brothers have been jailed for over 34 years having been found guilty of conspiracy to evade the prohibition on the importation of cocaine. https://news.met.police.uk/news/brothers-jailed-after-met-detectives-dismantle-drug-trafficking-network-from-top-down-482821

An Albanian man who organised small boats crossings for migrants, including children as young as five, has been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/albanian-people-smuggler-jailed-over-small-boats-crossings

A person has been arrested after three people were left injured following a 'major incident' at a school in Carmarthenshire. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13344891/Major-incident-school-Carmarthenshire-police-air-ambulance-pictured-scene.html