UK Policing News

A man has died after being shot by armed officers responding to calls for help from the occupants of an address in Southwark. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-dies-after-being-shot-by-armed-officers-in-southwark-478703

A serving Met officer has been found guilty of assaulting a man after he attended a report of criminal damage. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-officer-found-guilty-of-assaulting-man-on-duty-478666

A married couple have been convicted of exporting more than half a tonne of cocaine to Australia, after a National Crime Agency investigation found they were behind a front company that had sent the drugs by plane under a cover load of metal toolboxes. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/husband-and-wife-convicted-of-exporting-57-million-cocaine-haul-to-australia Nice job with both nca and Australian Border Force and hope both get a nice prison sentence.

While every police dog must complete an “arduous training and licensing programme” before going out on patrol with their handler, only a select few have additional accreditation to work alongside armed officers on live firearms jobs, said the force. https://policeprofessional.com/news/police-dogs-undergoing-enhanced-firearms-training/

A routine callout to a gunshot in Shadwell sparked a three year investigation that uncovered a 'huge' drugs supply network with a clever trick police say they haven't seen used 'on this scale' before https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/fake-taxi-drug-dealers-who-28512906

People experiencing a mental health crisis will get more appropriate support as ‘Right Care Right Person’ launches across London today, Wednesday, 1 November. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-police-launch-right-care-right-person-to-get-mental-health-patients-the-right-support-474539

Two teenagers are in hospital and two have been arrested after a double stabbing in East London. An investigation is underway after the victims - aged 17 and 18 - were found with stab injuries near Leyton High Road at around 8.45pm on Saturday January 27. https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/leyton-double-stabbing-leaves-two-28527680

Three men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in a park in Feltham. https://news.met.police.uk/news/three-men-arrested-in-hounslow-murder-investigation-478603

A former police chief on the run from Romania for seven years over a 1.2 million euro fraud has been discovered living in a suburban house in London. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1860518/former-romanian-police-chief-london-suburb You can hide but you cant hide from the long arm of the law.

A Russian HGV driver has been jailed for four years after pleading guilty to smuggling migrants from the UK to France. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-jailed-for-attempting-to-smuggle-migrants-out-of-the-uk

Lincolnshire’s police and crime commissioner (PCC) Marc Jones has named Paul Gibson as his preferred candidate to replace Chris Haward as the force’s chief constable. https://policeprofessional.com/news/pcc-confirms-preferred-candidate-for-lincolnshire-police-chief-constable/

A 17-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed in a zombie knife attack. Police were called to Magpie Close, Enfield shortly after 7.20pm yesterday (Wednesday, January 24). https://www.mylondon.news/news/live-enfield-stabbing-updates-police-28508596 Stabbings in London are getting worse day by day and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has called for a complete ban on machetes and zombie knives in the UK.

The family of a man who was left paralysed and requiring 24-hour around-the-clock care after a scuffle outside a nightclub has agreed to a £1.2 million settlement of a High Court claim made against a police force. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13010889/Family-man-left-paralysed-police-suffered-devastating-injuries-brutal-arrest-outside-nightclub-settles-claim-force-1-2million.html

The Stolen Vehicle Intelligence Unit have had another record-breaking 12 months after identifying or recovering more than 700 stolen vehicles with a combined value of £27m. https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2024/january/sviu-737/

Police have launched an appeal for a "dangerous" suspect wanted in connection with a fatal stabbing in north-west London. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/manhunt-for-dangerous-suspect-wanted-by-police-over-murder-of-ahmed-jama-in-camden/ar-BB1hfPCz?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=0bcacb891529427ba9461157c4d17129&ei=9