UK Policing News

An officer who inappropriately touched a female colleague while they were on duty has been dismissed after an investigation by the Met’s professional standards unit. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-dismissed-following-misconduct-hearing-479394

Police officers accused of subjecting seven women to abuse including rapes, beatings, and psychological torment were allegedly protected by their force, with two appointed to roles protecting women from assault and harm. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/devon-and-cornwall-police-allegedly-protected-officers-accused-of-abusing-seven-women/ar-BB1i9UqI?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=44ccaa17cc704dd2987bb15fa0ebb60b&ei=2

This is the terrifying moment a group of armed thugs tried to invade a London pub and rob its customers. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13071809/Moment-gang-armed-thugs-try-invade-pub-rob-customers-terrifying-new-low-Lawless-London.html

Catch a copper police may quit force because of their portrayal on hard hitting doc series https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1865530/catch-a-copper-police-channel-4-TV-doc-series

A man reportedly threatened London bus passengers before being involved in a police standoff for houea late last night (Sunday, February 11). The 44-year-old man was held on the bus after allegedly frightening others as he claimed to have an unknown substance. https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/man-threatens-london-bus-passengers-28613677

This comes after the Met Police said suspected Clapham acid attacker Abdul Ezedi likely entered the water. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1865389/bodies-found-river-thames

London's Metropolitan Police ordered thousands of trousers with plus size waistlines last year, with one officer requiring a pair with an XXXXXXL waist. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13067763/Met-Police-chiefs-order-trousers-sizes-XXXXXXL-thousands-pairs-waist-40-inches.html

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) welcome the report on the Criminal Justice Alliance's super-complaint from His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS), Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and College of Policing (CoP). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/february/greater-manchester-police-welcome-hmicfrs-report-and-re-iterate-commitment-to-improving-the-use-of-stop-and-search/

Yousaf Ahmed (12/12/1999) of Plaza Boulevard, Liverpool has been charged in connection with the murder of Sadiq Al-lami. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2024/february/fifth-man-charged-with-murder-of-sadiq-al-lami/

National Crime Agency officers have arrested two men in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in connection with the attempted importation of cocaine with an estimated street value of £2.3 million. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-makes-two-more-arrests-in-derbyshire-and-nottinghamshire-over-2-3m-channel-tunnel-cocaine-seizure

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