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Do these TAGS work at all, or a cheap option? Thug wearing electronic tag stabbed teenager to death after downing five litres of alcopops By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:53 PM on 25th April 2008 Brutal: Rikki Johnson was in breach of a curfew order when he stabbed teenager Lewis Singleton to death Brutal: Rikki Johnson was in breach of a curfew order when he stabbed teenager Lewis Singleton to death A brutal thug who murdered a teenager was wearing an electronic tag and being monitored for the probation service when he carried out the killing. Rikki Johnson was also in breach of a strict curfew when he stabbed 18-year-old Lewis Singleton in a vicious gan…

Two men who "frogmarched" a teenager into a flooded clay pit and beat him with sticks and stones until he drowned were jailed for five-and-a-half years today. Shane Owoo, 16, had been forced in to the water for a "punishment swim" by the pair and a third attacker after the "vigilante" gang accused him of stealing a bicycle. A court heard how up to 20 witnesses stood by and watched as the teenager - who could barely swim - desperately battled to escape from the water. His body was recovered from Lunt Pool in Bilston, West Midlands, a day after the attack in September last year. Some of Shane's family stormed out of Birmingham Crown Court in disgust after learning C…

Where does one place this story, News section or Canteen? Authorities in Canada are investigating how a man who was Tasered during a disturbance managed to have his trousers set on fire by the stun-gun. The incident occurred in Hamilton, Ontario, when police were called to a disturbance in an apartment on Thursday. Frank Phillips, a spokesman for Ontario's Special Investigations Unit, which looks into police-related injuries and deaths, said: 'During the interaction, an officer discharged his Taser. A flammable object the man had in the waistband of his pants ignited.' http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/article.html?...mp;in_page_id=2 If trouses fell down, and he wawsn`…

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Just thought i would bring this to your attention for anyone looking to claim back credit card charges or bank charges going back for the last 6 years! BBC NEWS Banks lose overdraft charges case Mr Justice Andrew Smith Mr Justice Andrew Smith's decision will affect millions of bank customers The UK's biggest banks have lost a test case about overdraft charges. A judge has decided that the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) can rule on the fairness of the charges, which many customers have been trying to reclaim. Mr Justice Andrew Smith said his judgement did not necessarily mean the charges were unfair. But the decision opens the door for the OFT to demand that banks cu…

Criminologists said last night that a mixture of better security, better policing and a more robust economy lies behind Home Office figures published yesterday showing a 12% fall in police recorded crime. The recorded crime rate in England and Wales has now fallen or remained flat for 17 successive quarters, since March 2004. This sustained reduction now appears to be accelerating, with the 12% fall for the final quarter of 2007 compared with 12 months previously following cuts of 3%, 7% and 9% in previous quarters. The figures show the police recorded 5.054m offences in 2007 - 684,000 fewer than in 2006. The largest falls are: robbery, down 21%; car crime, down 19%; cr…

What about all the stories we hear about how naughty the police are as we speed all the time. Sometimes without the blue lights and sirens. Just to clear up to members of the public who may be unaware. Section 87 Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 exempts certain emergency vehicles from speed limits if observance would hinder the use of the vehicle for the purpose it was being used for on that occasion. Basically, if sticking to the speed limits would hinder the emergency/incident, then the police (and other services outlined in Section 87) then they can speed. This means that * Blue lights do not have to be used * Sirens do not have to be used * If a po…

Traditional notebooks used by police officers are being replaced with electronic pads in an attempt to save time and cut down on paperwork. Durham Police has set aside £160,000 to spend on the new mobile computers for its officers in Darlington. Officers will be able to take down witness statements and accident reports on the hi-tech pads, which will then be downloaded onto a computer. Initially, 12 officers will use the new gadgets during the trial. If successful, a total of 140 officers in the town will also be issued with the pads. The devices will also allow officers on the street to run identification checks and look up "mug shots" through the force's loca…

A BOY aged just EIGHT caused havoc in town by stealing a dumper truck, it was revealed yesterday. The tiny tearaway took the massive vehicle for a joyride after finding it with the keys left in, parked outside a house undergoing building work. Neighbours saw him driving it away and he was later caught by police in Chorley, Lancs. Shock ... MP Nigel Evans But they could not prosecute him because he was two years under the legal minimum age – so he got away with just a ticking-off in front of his parents. Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans said: “Eight-year-olds should be playing with Corgi cars, not stealing real cars.†And Michelle Elliott of children’s charit…