UK Policing News

Zohirul Haque robbed a newsagents in Bethnal Green and was arrested by an officer in the street just one day after the attack. https://news.met.police.uk/news/armed-robber-jailed-after-quick-street-arrest-by-flying-squad-detective-479159

An extensive covert operation by detectives in north London has led to a further two members of a drugs network being jailed. https://news.met.police.uk/news/members-of-drugs-network-jailed-following-extensive-covert-operation-479165

A bus driver was left with a punctured lung, fractured ribs and a torn heart after being stabbed while driving his route in Tower Hamlets. Bradley Peek, 20, from Stepney Green, attacked the driver whilst he was on Commercial Road in Tower Hamlets in June last year. https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/thug-stabbed-london-bus-driver-28590950

A serving officer is due to appear in court following an investigation by the Met's anti-corruption detectives. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-officer-to-appear-in-court-charged-with-sending-offensive-messages-478673

A chief constable has "a case to answer" over allegations he misrepresented his military service, the office for Northamptonshire's police commissioner said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-68157318

A suspect has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer following a collision in Ashford. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/appeals/renewed-appeal-for-dashcam-footage-following-attempted-murder-of-police-officer-in-ashford/

Detectives investigating shots fired in Tottenham are appealing for witnesses and anyone with footage to get in touch. https://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-for-witnesses-and-footage-after-shots-fired-in-haringey-478961

At 11pm last night (Saturday 3 February) Greater Manchester Police were called to reports of a robbery on Woodlands Road, Cheetham Hill. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/february/police-chase-and-arrest-man-who-robbed-elderly-woman-in-cheetham-hill/

A sex pest traffic cop told a female colleague 'I will shag you rotten', pulled her face near his penis, and repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances to another woman, a tribunal heard. The former Metropolitan Police officer - who was granted anonymity - was found guilty of misconduct and would have been sacked had he still worked for the force, a panel concluded in January. https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/met-police-officer-told-female-28542407 When are the met doing to root out`badly behaved officers ???

An officer is due to appear in court after being charged with sexual assault. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-charged-with-sexual-assault-478721

Police officers made "sickening" comments about an assault victim while watching body-worn video showing her groin, the BBC has learned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67958136

Witnesses said there were already 'concerns' about the behaviour of the PC Andrew McCarthy around females https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/disgraceful-met-police-firearms-officer-28536607

A volunteer police officer told a Christian singer that she was 'not allowed to sing church songs outside of church grounds' – before sticking her tongue out at her. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13018183/police-officer-christian-singer-oxford-street-church-songs-outside.html . How a SC should not behave in public.

PC Gerard Kennedy was jailed for over six years after a jury found him guilty of stalking https://www.mylondon.news/news/uk-world-news/stalker-met-police-officer-followed-28536181