UK Policing News

This is the shocking moment when an off-duty policeman crashed into a car and seriously injured a married couple as he pulled out to overtake while towing his caravan on a busy road. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13005227/moment-duty-police-devastating-crash-husband-wife-hospital.html Looking at video i fail to see why he tried to overtake when it shows no cars parked when hit the other car, but due to this he might be dismissed from the police for the collision.

Met officers from Hackney and Tower Hamlets have led a three-year investigation resulting in a total of 42 men being convicted for drug offences and disrupted the supply of millions of pounds worth of drugs to Hampshire and Brighton. https://news.met.police.uk/news/18-men-jailed-after-met-investigation-uncovers-a-vast-drug-supply-network-in-east-london-478533 Good work by police bringing down the drugs gang.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/knives-crackdown-zombie-knives-scanners-police-home-office-cleverly-b1134667.html Police will be able to secretly scan people for knives as they walk down high streets in London and other cities, a minister claimed on Thursday What do officers think about this one? I think the technology itself could be useful, but it should only be used on people you actually have grounds to search. For example detaining someone for a search, giving them a quick scan with this to give the officer a heads up on anything to look out for prior to the physical pat down. Using it to scan people at random as they walk down high streets se…

A woman has told a court a police officer took advantage of her when she was 'drunk and vulnerable' and denied that he froze after she initiated sex. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13002785/Woman-taken-advantage-police-officercourt-sex-violation-home.html

A serving officer with Devon & Cornwall Police has today, 24 January, been given a suspended prison sentence for sexual assault on a woman in Exeter. https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/66985d62-c4ba-ee11-9d5f-6045bdd24049

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/illegal-abortions-prosecutions-uk-police-royal-college Medical staff in the UK should not report women to the police if they believe their patients may have illegally ended their own pregnancy, a professional body is to say. Interested where police officers stand on this kind of issue. I can see why they don't want them to report, but a professional body encouraging people not to report a crime seems rather unusual.

Mohammed Ahmed rammed his car past police officers after he was caught getting high on his own supply https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/idiotic-coke-dealer-ran-over-28389517

Two men responsible for buying blank firing handguns and converting them into live weapons were intercepted and arrested after a number of suspicious purchases were investigated by the Met’s Specialist Crime Command. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-officers-intercept-men-responsible-for-converting-blank-firearms-into-live-weapons-478414

Chief Constable Lucy D'Orsi, said: “As I have commented previously on behalf of the British Transport Police (BTP), I am sincerely sorry for the trauma suffered by the British African community through the criminal actions of former police officer DS Derek Ridgewell who worked in BTP during the 1960s and 70s. In particular, it is of regret that we did not act sooner to end his criminalisation of British Africans, which led to the conviction of innocent people, including Mr Peterkin and Mr Mehmet. https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/in-the-courts/statement-regarding-decision-in-court-of-appeal-today/ full story linked with the daily mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk…

Police officers in Scotland could be banned from using the terms ‘sir’ or ‘ma’am’ in a woke bid to avoid causing offence. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12933639/Now-Police-Scotland-set-ban-officers-calling-brass-sir-maam.html

Two teenagers who ambushed 17-year-old Chima Osuji and left him with fatal stab injuries have been convicted of murder. https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-youths-convicted-of-murdering-teenager-in-chingford-after-methodical-forensic-and-cctv-work-by-detectives-478303

A met police officer was paid for nearly two years despite "disappearing" after refusing to return to work after taking a "sickie" to go on a short break. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1857979/met-officer-sickie-paid-for-two-years And this is what London get,s from the met

More than 365,000 hours of police time is wasted each year because of EU rules forcing officers to remove personal details from files, it can be revealed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12988065/More-365-000-hours-police-time-wasted-year-EU-rules-forcing-officers-remove-personal-details-files.html

A serving officer is due to appear in court after being charged with sexual assault https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-charged-with-sexual-assault-478260

A man from Swindon has pleaded guilty to being a ‘Global Moderator’ on a dark website dedicated to the sharing of child sexual abuse content. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/convicted-child-sex-offender-admits-being-a-moderator-of-dark-web-abuse-site