UK Policing News

A man wanted by the National Crime Agency in connection with Operation Stovewood has been arrested in Bulgaria. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-wanted-over-rotherham-abuse-allegations-arrested-in-bulgaria

Seven men have been charged over a plot to import £140m worth of cocaine into the UK. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/seven-men-charged-in-national-crime-agency-investigation-into-140m-cocaine-seizure

A Metropolitan Police constable tasered a 10-year-old girl twice as she was running away from him inside her home, a misconduct hearing has been told. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12796417/Met-officer-twice-tasered-10-year-old-girl-misconduct-hearing-told.html

https://www.staffs.ac.uk/news/2023/11/police-to-trial-new-forensic-footwear-process Staffordshire University and West Yorkshire Police have teamed up to develop a new system which uses 3D scanning technology to help identify the type of footwear worn by criminals The crims will be racing to buy the cheapest most widely sold and generic pair of trainers now...

Court ordeal of armed officer ends with not guilty verdict https://news.met.police.uk/news/court-ordeal-of-armed-officer-ends-with-not-guilty-verdict-475869

A total of 14 men have been sentenced for their involvement in a series of linked burglaries after forensic work and mobile phone data linked them to the crimes. https://news.met.police.uk/news/group-who-targeted-high-value-cars-sentenced-following-detailed-investigation-476135

A lorry driver who smuggled migrants for a London-based people smuggling gang has been jailed for two-years-and-eight months. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/lorry-driver-who-worked-for-people-smuggling-crime-group-jailed

A man who had devices at his flat containing over a thousand indecent images of children and sent sexual messages to children has been jailed. https://news.met.police.uk/news/jail-for-man-who-tried-to-disrupt-police-investigation-into-his-indecent-images-of-children-offences-476053 In my opinion this sentence should have been longer for this man.

Thousands of Albanians descended on central London last night to celebrate the country's independence day. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12802163/Thousands-Albanians-descend-streets-Central-London-celebrate-independence-day.html

In the House of Lords, Home Office minister Lord Sharpe of Epsom said new measures were expected to become law around April. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1839800/rogue-officers

This is the dramatic moment armed police arrested a gun dealer who hid bullets in a Patak's curry jar during a clampdown on a family crime gang which saw five crooks jailed for more than 20 years. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12799245/Dramatic-moment-armed-police-arrest-gun-dealer-hid-bullets-Pataks-curry-jar-gang-five-including-brothers-supplied-crooks-Birmingham-firearms-jailed-20-years.html

Far-right activists Tommy Robinson was pepper-sprayed by police as they arrested him at an antisemitism march in London. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/tommy-robinson-pepper-sprayed-by-police-and-arrested-at-antisemitism-march/ar-AA1kz2YA?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=WSEDSE&cvid=ab0e812c874940458ceb23347ea111de&ei=12 Good news glad this scumbag got arrested and they charge him👍

A police officer missed an emergency 999 call on his radio because he was having sex with his former partner, a hearing was told. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12796703/On-duty-police-officer-missed-999-call-having-sex-ex-girlfriend-misconduct-hearing-told.html

A 35-year-old man has been arrested just East of London after police discovered a total of eight cars stolen from both Essex and London thanks to the quick thinking of an officer on a routine patrol. https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/stash-stolen-cars-including-range-28181490 Job well done by the PC on a routine patrol spotting stolen car and led to finding more cars 👏

Emergency services and bomb disposal experts rushed to a street in Cheshire after "unknown substances" were found at a property. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1839481/Knutsford-live-bomb-squad-unknown-substances Must be bad if Five people have been arrested.