UK Policing News

An officer found in possession of drugs while on duty has been dismissed from the Met. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-dismissed-following-misconduct-hearing-481276

Former Met Police officer Thomas Hartill also exposed himself to a woman he met on Tinder https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/west-end-actor-turned-met-28820861

The police and crime commissioner (PCC) for the West Midlands has won a High Court challenge against Government plans to transfer his powers to the region’s mayor. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/west-midlands-police-commissioner-wins-legal-challenge-against-powers-transfer/ar-BB1k5cob?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=089c08a4d8304768a846f3ae7a71b5dd&ei=41

During Spiking Intensification Week (18 – 24 March 2024), Greater Manchester Police (GMP) will be continuing work to combat spiking during the night-time economy (NTE) and to protect victims. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/march/gmp-joins-other-forces-nationwide-to-combat-spiking-in-the-regions-pubs-and-clubs/

Police have arrested a man after two people were injured by crossbow bolts in Shoreditch. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-arrested-after-two-injured-by-crossbow-bolts-in-shoreditch-481230

A policewoman was caught having sex with a married inspector in the backseat of his car in a Screwfix car park by her estranged husband who then battered his love rival with a torch, a court heard. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13188563/estranged-husband-police-officer-wife-car-screwfix-married-inspector.html

A British Transport Police (BTP) Constable has been dismissed following an Accelerated Misconduct Hearing for gross misconduct after seeking the services of a sex worker whilst staying in BTP funded accommodation in London during a training course. https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/police-officer-dismissed-after-seeking-the-services-of-a-sex-worker/

Neil Adams and Stephanie Whitehead, both 40, made clandestine recordings of women by planting mobile phones in changing rooms and toilets. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1878283/border-force-officer-secretly-film-neil-adams

Metropolitan Police officers being investigated for misconduct could be allowed to continue to work without restrictions and remain eligible for promotion, a leaked memo from Sir Mark Rowley reveals.

A police source told MyLondon the WhatsApp messages were 'abusive, malicious and misogynistic' https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/12-london-btp-officers-whatsapp-28828937

MyLondon joined the Met Police for a dawn drugs raid at a secret location in East London. https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/drug-dealer-suspect-pops-head-28794063

Two east London criminals who arranged for migrants to be smuggled into the UK using lorries and small aircraft have been convicted, following a major eight-year investigation by the National Crime Agency into the activities of a significant Albanian organised crime syndicate. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/eight-year-nca-investigation-into-major-people-smuggling-ocg-concludes-with-final-two-convictions

A man who raped a woman in Croydon has been jailed. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-investigation-results-in-man-being-jailed-for-rape-in-croydon-481201

The siege follows an incident in which bar staff were threatened by a man with a crowbar. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1878249/birkenhead-siege-merseyside-armed-police-liverpool

Two men who attempted to smuggle 39 migrants out of the UK in the back of a refrigerated lorry have been jailed for 12 years. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/men-jailed-for-attempting-to-smuggle-migrants-including-a-6-year-old-boy-out-of-the-uk