UK Policing News

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

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/