UK Policing News

Illegal and potentially lethal firearms have been taken out of circulation and their owner jailed, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/illegal-firearms-buyer-is-jailed

Officers will be on duty across central London tomorrow ahead of two planned protests. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-sets-out-policing-plan-ahead-of-central-london-protests-on-saturday-483158

Footage has emerged of the moment armed police tackled a man who opened fire in a crowded city centre. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/armed-police-swarm-gunman-who-opened-fire-in-city-centre/ar-AA1nImgq?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e3418b4930bb4a05c6affe02818caa87&ei=12

Police have closed the roads around Kilburn High Road. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1892324/London-stabbing-Kilburn-live

A drug dealer has been jailed for three years after he called police from the mobile phone he had been using to set up deals. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/drug-dealer-jailed-after-using-mobile-phone-to-call-police/

Northamptonshire Police is reminding people that officers would never ask anyone for money after an attempted fraud was reported in Corby. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/news/2024/april/reminder-to-think-twice-after-corby-would-be-fraudsters-impersonate-police/

Six men have each been charged with two counts of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs, one count of being concerned in the supply of class B drugs, and four counts of modern slavery charges. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/gmp-rochdale-secure-42-charges-in-connection-with-child-exploitation-investigation/ Good hope they all get nice long prison sentence.

Following a recent investigation, detectives from our City of Manchester district are looking to speak to witnesses and victims following a number of thefts of phone incidents in the City Centre being committed on electric bikes. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/april/detectives-are-appealing-for-witnesses-and-victims-following-investigation-into-theft-of-mobile-phones/ Good to see police are coming to grips with on electric bikes gangs as it is getting as bad as London with theft of mobile phones.

Two brothers have been jailed for over 34 years having been found guilty of conspiracy to evade the prohibition on the importation of cocaine. https://news.met.police.uk/news/brothers-jailed-after-met-detectives-dismantle-drug-trafficking-network-from-top-down-482821

An Albanian man who organised small boats crossings for migrants, including children as young as five, has been jailed after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/albanian-people-smuggler-jailed-over-small-boats-crossings

A person has been arrested after three people were left injured following a 'major incident' at a school in Carmarthenshire. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13344891/Major-incident-school-Carmarthenshire-police-air-ambulance-pictured-scene.html

A man who headed up two drugs lines in north London and preyed on vulnerable drug users to distribute products on his behalf has been jailed after a ten-month intelligence led operation. https://news.met.police.uk/news/ten-month-proactive-operation-leads-to-drug-dealer-being-jailed-482989

A proactive team of Met officers raided an address finding six guns, ammunition and Class A and Class B drugs in multiple locations including children’s bedrooms. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-who-hid-firearms-in-childrens-bedroom-is-jailed-482988 Job well done by police taken guns and drugs off the streets.👍

Police Scotland has personally apologised to a family after an officer stole two mobiles phones and a tablet computer from their home. https://policeprofessional.com/news/officer-sentenced-following-theft-of-two-phones-and-a-tablet-while-on-duty/

A Met Police officer has sparked fury after a video appeared to show him accusing a man of being “quite openly Jewish”. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1890002/Met-Police-fury-openly-jewish-protest