UK Policing News

Operation Vulcan have charged 19 people with 36 drug offences including conspiracy to supply class A drugs and possession with intent to supply. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/may/19-people-charged-in-connection-with-piccadilly-gardens-drug-dealing/

Police officers must carry out more stop and searches to address knife crime as the tactic is “not used nearly often enough”, according to the policing minister. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/policing-minister-calls-for-officers-to-conduct-more-stop-and-searches/ar-BB1moIgz?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=0a8ea82a5dbf4971b56ff6223334c106&ei=56 The police need to do more stop and searches as knife crime is on the up with more gangs carrying knifes.

Millions of pounds are being wasted on forcing Scotland’s police officers to attend court when they are not needed, the country’s chief constable has said, as she argued England’s system is far more efficient. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/millions-of-pounds-wasted-sending-police-officers-to-court-who-rarely-give-evidence/ar-BB1mhyfE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=5960424b3fec423398b5b3b885d2310f&ei=49

This is the moment an innocent woman was gunned down after getting caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting between 'rival gangs'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13420769/Moment-innocent-woman-gunned-getting-caught-crossfire-drive-shooting-rival-gangs-terrified-children-north-London-street.html

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/metropolitan-police-funding-crisis-casey-review-not-fit-to-serve-b1156549.html The scale of the crisis facing the Metropolitan Police was laid bare on Thursday as the force admitted it is “not fit to serve Londoners effectively” in its current state. Probably not surprising to most officers, but it is rather depressing reading. What's going to happen to policing long term?

A man has been sentenced for explosives and firearms offences in Waltham Forest. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-after-ammunition-and-explosive-material-found-at-woodford-green-address-483762

Officers from Operation Venice have brought two men to justice following a string of violent watch robberies in central London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-jailed-for-watch-robberies-after-op-venice-officers-trawled-cctv-to-identify-them-483681

Rampaging ram-raiders who stole £650,000 from shops, train stations, post offices and petrol stations across Britain during a 19-month ATM spree have been jailed for nearly 30 years. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13411471/ram-raiders-stole-Britain-ATM-jailed.html The sentences handed out seems low and should have been a lot longer for this gang.

Detectives have charged two teenagers after a man was stabbed and shot in Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham. https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-teenagers-charged-in-dagenham-attempted-murder-investigation-483690

Racism is getting worse in Britain’s biggest police force, Black police leaders have warned, as new figures reveal that tribunals for racial discrimination have soared by 110 per cent in a year. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/revealed-shocking-scale-of-blatant-racism-in-the-met-as-discrimination-tribunals-soar-by-110-per-cent/ar-BB1mdzpC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=27e312448fa549d1a536d53e307dd9c3&ei=16

Police officers wrestled an 'armed joyrider' to the ground after he burst out of an ambulance and tried to escape. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13404319/Moment-suspected-motorbike-thief-tackled-ground-escaping-ambulance-treated-crash-injuries-following-police-chase.html

Assistant Chief Constable Tim Metcalfe said: “We are currently dealing with a serious assault and weapons incident in High Wycombe. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2024/may/06-05-2024/statement-following-serious-assault-and-weapons-incident---high-wycombe/

Two men have been jailed after Met officers found a gun and ammunition at a house in west London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/gun-removed-from-streets-as-two-jailed-for-firearms-offences-483634

Police searching for a power tool have stumbled across a £500,000 haul of suspected stolen goods - and plan to release an extensive list to the public to find the owners. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/power-tool-with-tracking-device-leads-police-to-500-000-hoard-of-suspected-stolen-goods/ar-BB1m6ici?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e038ca7a8f4b400b96673adeef8045f4&ei=35

In the City of London Police’s continued crackdown on illegal e-bikes, a further 26 were seized during two short operations last week. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/may/crackdown-on-e-bikes-results-in-seizure/