UK Policing News

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

The Met Police has apologised for a crackdown which saw homeless tents thrown into bin trucks, with Sir Mark Rowley admitting the force had acted 'unlawfully'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12975503/Met-Police-apologises-crackdown-saw-homeless-tents-ruined-Sir-Mark-Rowley-admits-acted-unlawfully-issuing-dispersal-order.html

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/17/metropolitan-police-utterly-demoralised/ Some good points in there but a few I am not sure about. The suggestion that officers will hesitate to use their powers in case they get investigated. What would officers like to happen, that would make them not hesitate in using their powers? I know it can't be nice having the IOPC on your case but if an officer is accused of wrongdoing doesn't that accusation need to be properly investigated?

A Met police officer is under investigation for allegedly sharing CCTV footage of an NHS worker being raped who later died. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12982079/Met-police-officer-investigated-CCTV-sex-assault-man-court-charged-raping-killing.html

A man who laundered money for people smuggling networks involved in small boats crossings has been found guilty, following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/convicted-the-east-london-money-launderer-who-took-payments-for-small-boats-crossings Nice work by the NCA.