UK Policing News

Met detectives have dismantled a drugs gang made up of semi-pro footballers who conspired to supply cocaine with an estimated street value of £208 – £260m. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-detectives-dismantle-semi-pro-footballer-drugs-gang-484324

A 14-year-old boy has been arrested as part of an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. https://news.met.police.uk/news/call-for-the-public-to-act-early-following-arrest-of-14-year-old-boy-for-terrorism-offence-484332

A woman has been jailed following a five-year cryptocurrency investigation led by the Met's specialist economic crime officers. https://news.met.police.uk/news/woman-jailed-following-five-year-cryptocurrency-investigation-484333

A county lines drug dealer who supplied class A drugs between Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire has been jailed. https://www.cambs.police.uk/news/cambridgeshire/news/2024/may/drug-dealer-supplied-class-a-drugs-through-the-dom-line/

Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a man has been jailed for attempted robbery and possession of an imitation firearm in Witney. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2024/may/20-05-2024/man-jailed-for-attempted-robbery-and-possession-of-an-imitation-firearm---witney/

A leading member of a gang supplying Class A drugs in Bedford has been jailed for five years and six months. https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2024/05-may/leading-bedford-drug-supplier-jailed/

Live Facial Recognition technology is assisting officers removing violent and predatory offenders from communities in London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/live-facial-recognition-technology-continues-removing-harmful-criminals-from-london-communities-484183 Good technology helping police making some good arrests on wanted people.

Police are reportedly being advised to arrest fewer people in a bid to ease overcrowding in prisons. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-told-to-arrest-fewer-people-to-ease-prison-overcrowding/ar-BB1mO2vr?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=c46fe2674217401cb8aaff78f0977218&ei=56

Police are investigating the conduct of an officer in Great Yarmouth following the circulation of a video showing the arrest of a man in a wheelchair yesterday evening (20 May 2024). https://www.norfolk.police.uk/news/norfolk/news/news/2024/may/police-investigating-conduct-of-officer-following-incident-in-great-yarmouth/ Video is on the link https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13444515/police-probe-disabled-man-one-leg-punched-officer.html

Two men involved in the handover of a firearm, which was recovered from a minicab in south east London, have been jailed. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/two-men-jailed-over-firearms-and-ammunition-seizures

Former Special Constable Toby Biginton was called a 'hero' and 'brave' for making an off-duty arrest, but after stealing police batons his former bosses have labelled him 'dishonest' https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/baton-stealing-met-police-officer-29206754

A man has died after 'falling ill' at a police station in Swindon and an investigation has now been launched. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1901136/Man-dies-custody-Swindon-police

Two east London criminals who arranged for migrants to be smuggled into the UK using lorries and small aircraft have been sentenced to a combined total of five years and two months. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/people-smugglers-sentenced-following-long-running-nca-investigation

Adrian Browne set up credit cards using stolen post he found at entrances to communal flats https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/identity-fraud-letterbox-scam-adrian-browne-jailed-london-police-b1158565.html

We have arrested and charged a man and seized cannabis plants across two rooms following enquiries in Newton-le-Willows on Tuesday 14 May. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/may/man-charged-in-connection-with-cannabis-farm-found-in-newton-le-willows/