UK Policing News

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was stabbed to death near a South London railway station on last night (Monday, January 8). A second person, a 16-year-old boy, was stabbed in the leg nearby but survived. https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/man-stabbed-death-near-strawberry-28413280

Mohammed Sardar used the police computer to pass on information about his cousin who was being held in custody during a money laundering trial which later collapsed due to failures by the CPS https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/corrupt-met-officer-used-police-28411081 Should have gone to jail and not given a nine-month prison sentence suspended for two years with 200 hours unpaid work

Statement following the trial date set for City of London Police Officer Daniel Condon. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2024/january/trial-date-set-for-city-of-london-police-officer/

The leader of Britain’s police chiefs’ organisation has become the most senior serving leader to say that policing is institutionally racist, as he called for a fundamental redesign of national policies and practices to eliminate discrimination. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/head-of-britain-s-police-chiefs-says-force-institutionally-racist/ar-AA1muxSY?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=WSEDSE&cvid=a0c20931de9d4acb97a0a06adee729ee&ei=8

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/jan/05/met-rejects-calls-to-investigate-prince-andrew-after-release-of-jeffrey-epstein-files The Metropolitan police has rejected calls to launch an investigation into Prince Andrew, after the release of court documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Do you think this decision is really because there is a lack of new evidence or are the Met just scared to go against the royals? I have a feeling that if it was anyone else, they would be all over it.

Police have rushed to incidents in Finsbury Park, Lewisham and Dagenham among others https://www.mylondon.news/news/london-sees-spate-violence-2-28401276

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was stabbed during an attempted robbery in Plaistow. https://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-for-witnesses-after-man-stabbed-during-attempted-robbery-477538

A serving officer has been suspended from duty after being charged with rape. https://news.met.police.uk/news/serving-met-officer-charged-with-rape-477542

A plain-clothes Met Police officer has been sacked after a man thought he was being robbed during a stop-and-search in West London. PC Martin Binala struck the man several times, after claiming he could smell cannabis coming from the man’s car, during the incident at about 8.40pm on September 12, 2021. https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/man-thought-being-robbed-plain-28394318

A Lithuanian lorry driver has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after attempting to import cocaine worth £4.8 million into the UK. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lorry-driver-jailed-after-nca-investigation Good job done from the NCA BF and stopping more drugs getting onto the streets

Five men are in custody in south London after Met officers raided an address and seized hundreds of stolen mobile phones in Brockley on Wednesday, 3 January. https://news.met.police.uk/news/five-arrested-as-part-of-met-crackdown-on-mobile-phone-robberies-477496 Job well done by the officers on arresting the gang of phone muggers.

National Crime Agency investigators have launched an appeal to help trace a man wanted as part of a drugs investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-nca-appeals-for-help-tracing-wanted-man

A police officer and his wife have been charged with misconduct in a public office after sharing images and body-worn footage from two death scenes. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12923569/police-officer-civilian-wife-share-images-death-scenes.html

A 49-year-old man has been arrested after a gunman opened fire outside a packed Liverpool cinema filled with terrified families watching the new Wonka film. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12925319/Man-arrested-shooter-Liverpool-Showcase-cinema-families-Wonka-film.html Good job nobody got shot and the police arrested the gunman.