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A TEENAGER has been charged with wounding after a Police Community Support Officer was pricked with a hypodermic needle. Reece Love, aged 18, of Bridgefield Street, Radcliffe, is appearing before Bury magistrates today. He is charged with assault of a PCSO. The 22-year-old officer received a puncture wound on the back of his leg from a syringe as he tried to assist a special constable in making an arrest on Monday. He was then taken to Fairfield hospital but was later discharged. Source The Bolton News

Police complaints officials are investigating whether the arrest of a man in Leeds was carried out using excessive force by an officer. The West Yorkshire Police constable was called to assist two community support officers who were speaking to a man in the Roundhay area of the city. Another man became involved in the incident and was arrested after the officer used CS spray and his baton. The arrest is being investigated and the officer has been suspended. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is carrying out the investigation. It follows a complaint by the 40-year-old man who was arrested. Nicholas Long, IPCC Commissioner for Yorkshire and Humberside…

Cat recruited to patrol station Tizer with Insp Roy Sloane Pc Tizer is said to be a valuable member of the team Police at a north London railway station have got mice running scared - after recruiting a 13-year-old cat. Tizer was adopted by British Transport Police (BTP) from the Cats Protection charity in September and inducted into the force as an honorary constable. In his role as the Chief Mouser Pc Tizer walks around King's Cross rail station to keep it rodent-free. An "essential member" of the team, he has unfettered access to all areas and shares an office with a senior officer. 'Playing fetch' Insp Roy Sloane, who enlisted the tabby, said: "Pc Tizer is alr…

Teens caught littering in authority crackdown Published on 03/12/2007 POLICE and council enforcement officers have nabbed two Millom teenagers for littering. It comes as part of a crackdown on littering in Millom’s town centre and Holborn Hill areas. PC Sue Addyman set out with PCSO Gemma Forster, two enforcement officers from the borough council and Millom’s mayor during the lunchtime swoop. PC Addyman said: “It was in relation to a problem solving issue. We surveyed people and asked them what their main problems are – littering was one of the main ones.†PC Addyman said the youths had been spotted dropping a crisp packet and drinks carton. She said: “I…

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Sorry for the lenght ! Have just seen this article in my local newspaper, is this sign of things to come across the countr y ! I was looking to apply next year so this news hasn`t started my day off well:smiley_strop: Norfok police chiefs will today announce the biggest force overhaul in the county's history, scrapping locally based area commanders in Norwich, Yarmouth and King's Lynn. Under radical plans to centralise law enforcement in Norfolk, the entire force will be run from a head office almost certainly located at Wymondham. Chief constable Ian McPherson said the plans to be announced to the force this week were aimed at cutting red tape and responding to gov…

Two police officers filmed buying cigarettes for teenagers will not face disciplinary action. Police officer buys cigarettes for teensThe female officers were seen on footage posted on the YouTube website, handing cigarettes to the teenagers in Kingsway Estate in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. In the video, one officer hands over the cigarettes and apologises for not getting the teenager's favourite brand. She says: "They didn't have Lambert & Butler, so I got B&H Silver instead." The video, Kingz Got Da Feds On Lock, has been watched more than 470 times. Senior police officers said the incident was filmed in the summer - before laws changed in October to …

Police officers have been warned not to hold out a hand to drowning swimmers, and to think twice before throwing a lifebelt, in case they are pulled into the water themselves. The health and safety rules issued by one force, which state that an officer on the bank of a lake or river should not offer help to a struggling non-swimmer, raise fresh concerns over a "risk-averse culture" in the emergency services. Even a life belt must not be thrown without a "dynamic risk assessment" being carried out. Where possible, rescues should be left to other emergency services. The extraordinary instructions were issued by Devon and Cornwall Constabulary. In another case revealed tod…

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/sussex/7089928.stm routine arming of cops with TASERS?

Police were heavily criticised yesterday over their actions against Channel 4 programme makers who exposed Islamic hate preachers. West Midlands police had claimed the Undercover Mosque documentary had misrepresented the views of Muslim preachers and clerics. But yesterday Channel 4 was cleared of any wrong doing by media watchdog Ofcom, sparking harsh criticism of the police's antics in the case. The ruling has led to fury from politicians on all sides over why the police complained about the perfectly valid programme to Ofcom. C4 chiefs were also highly critical of the attempts to discredit the programme. Police are accused of attempting "censorship" and riski…

A woman told how two police community officers stood by while a man was attacked by three teenage girls. Ann Ward said she rushed to help the man while the officers did nothing. Mrs Ward, 59, a great-grandmother, said: "It was disgusting — any other men would have stepped in to help." She spotted the girls kicking and punching the 55-year-old man in Ravensbury Park near Morden. She said: "They asked him the time, then attacked him, hitting him across the back of the head with a stick." She added: "I shouted at him to keep hold of his bag and told him I was coming." The girls ran off, and Mrs Ward said the PCSOs radioed for help but did not tackle them. Mrs Ward s…

Interesting to see how this pans out... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/7102473.stm or if the link doesn't work - from the BBC:- The chief constable of Dyfed-Powys Police has retired following claims of alleged financial irregularities. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating allegations against Terry Grange, who had held the job since March 2000. Dyfed-Powys Police Authority said it had accepted with regret his retirement with immediate effect. It said Mr Grange "had indicated that he had allowed his private life to interfere with his professional role". In a statement, the police authority added: "This has led the poli…

Arrest warrant issued for Eubank Chris Eubank Mr Eubank was arrested in May A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of ex-boxer Chris Eubank after he failed to turn up to court over an unlawful protest in Whitehall. Eubank was charged after he tried to park his seven-tonne truck outside the gates to Downing Street in May in protest at UK policy in Iraq. Eubank, 41, from Hove, East Sussex, was due to appear at City of Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. In his absence, District Judge Snow fined Eubank £500 over the incident. The former world champion was also ordered to pay £380 costs. He has 14 days to pay. Eubank overseas Eubank was charged under the…

A female police community support officer (PCSO) was left with cuts and bruises after being attacked by at least two men in Wiltshire. The woman, in her early 20s, was called out to Pennings Road, Tidworth, after reports that a woman was lying prone in the street outside a bookmaker's. She found a group of up to 30 men, aged between 17 and 20, who became increasingly hostile. The PCSO was attacked by at least two men as she attended to the woman. Police are keen to speak to any witnesses to the attack, which happened at about 2100 BST on 10 November. In particular, they want to talk to a black youth wearing a hooded top. The PCSO was taken to hospital and is n…