UK Policing News

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

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