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An investigation is underway after a pedestrian died after being hit by a police van. The man, in his 20s, had been walking near a roundabout on the A41 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, just before 3am today. A woman with the un-named victim was uninjured as were two male officers in the marked Vauxhall Vivaro van. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed and a post mortem examination will be carried out next week. A spokesman for West Mercia Police said: "We are anxious to hear from anyone who saw the collision or the circumstances leading up to it. "We are also appealing for anyone, in particular passing motorists, who may have spotted the man and w…

A teenager who broke a police officer's nose with a vicious head-butt in an attack posted on YouTube has been given a suspended sentence. James Davis, 19, assaulted Sergeant Kenneth McNish after the officer appeared to strike at the teenager during the one-minute clip on the popular video sharing website. The footage, apparently filmed on a by-stander's mobile phone, showed Davis thrusting his head at the officer. The end of the video shows blood flowing from Sgt McNish's nose, as the pair grapple on the ground in Hornchurch, east London. Davis pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm. Judge Timothy Lamb QC sentenced Davis to four months in a young offende…

As any mother knows, it is difficult to feed a small child on the run without creating a mess. So when Sarah Davies accidentally dropped a piece of sausage roll while giving it to her hungry four-year- old daughter Chloe, she might have hoped for sympathy. But the incident was spotted by two officials from her local "environment crime unit" on the lookout for litter offenders. Sarah Davies was furious for being fined £75 for 'littering' after a small piece of a sausage roll being eaten by daughter Chloe fell on the pavement They threatened her with arrest for refusing to give her name and fined her £75 - even though pigeons had already pecked up the morsel within…

South Wales Police can confirm a total of 524 people have been arrested as a result of Operation Jaguar. Officers have swooped on drug dealers, burglars, car criminals and members of organised crime gangs, during a two-day blitz to crack down on crime. Operation Jaguar began with dawn raids right across the region at 7am on Tuesday and continued yesterday in Swansea, Cardiff, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Barry, Merthyr and Pontypridd. This force-wide operation comes after a series of smaller but extremely successful operations - dubbed Operation Eagle - in different police divisions last month. Launched by Specialist Crime Operations and Intelligence Department (SCOID…

LANCASHIRE Constabulary is asking milkmen and other early morning workers to try and help them cut the number of caravans which are stolen across the county. Special leaflets are being handed out to people such as milkmen and taxi drivers to ask them to look out for any suspicious activity. They’re also being asked to watch out for caravans which are being towed by vehicles which have a different registration plate. Detective Sergeant Simon Ingham, from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit’s stolen vehicle squad, said: “Caravans are normally stolen in the early hours of the morning which is why we’re targeting people like milkmen and other early morning work…

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Hi people just to let you know the old bailey have placed all of their archives from 1674-1913 online as from today! You can look at famous cases such as the trial of Oscar Wilde and many others. Personally i find it facinating. There has been a court on the site of the old bailey since medievil times! Heres the link, it may busy servers at the moment as it was advertised on BBC london news today but its worth the wait. www.oldbaileyonline.org McGremlin

Crime in Merseyside has fallen dramatically for the second year running - putting us at the top of the UK league table. Early figures show that Merseyside has seen the biggest drop in crime compared to every other area of the UK - with more than 28,000 less crimes. The news highlights the police's determination to make the streets safer for people who live in the county, but also those visiting for Capital of Culture year. Total Policing The 18% reduction in overall crime (comparing April to March 2006/7 to April to March 2007/8) beats the previous year's crime drop of 11%, again the best performance in the country. Overall, this means that 48,000 less crimes hav…