UK Policing News

A Ferrari worth over £260,000 was stolen from outside a property in Central London but the distinctive supercar wasn't missing for long. The Ferrari 812 was reported as missing from Westminster on the morning of Tuesday, September 19. https://www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-news/ferrari-worth-260k-stolen-outside-27772899 Job well done by the officers who arrested on suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle.👍

The victim was saved by armed police who burst into the kidnappers' stronghold in Willesden https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/man-bundled-car-outside-london-27773744

Five police officers have been injured after a wild fight broke out in north Wales. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1815892/Wrexham-housing-estate-fight-police-injured-arrest

A police officer has tragically died in hospital after he was struck by a car on his walk into work. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/hero-police-officer-hit-and-killed-by-car-while-on-the-way-to-work/ar-AA1h8OwO Sad news with a great loss to his family and the police family.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/21/police-officer-sacked-after-stamping-on-mans-head-during-arrest-in-bradford A police officer has been dismissed after a man complained his head was stamped on during an arrest.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/21/co-op-boss-urges-police-to-take-shoplifting-more-seriously-after-33m-cost The boss of the Co-op grocery chain has called on the police to take shoplifting more seriously and says he is frustrated by a lack of action against thieves who cost the business £33m in the first half of 2023.

The terrifying moment a violent robber, posing as a delivery driver, and an armed gang raid a family home is captured in shocking CCTV footage. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12548483/Terrifying-moment-armed-gang-smash-way-family-home-hold-gun-11-year-old-boys-head-threaten-grandmother-71-knife-stealing-Rolex-car-keys-jewellery.html

Two former police constables have been jailed for misconduct after forming inappropriate sexual relationships or engaging in sexual activity with women they met on duty. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/iopc-birmingham-crown-court-west-midlands-police-birmingham-independent-b1108662.html

A paedophile who groomed, manipulated and sexually abused a young girl in Hackney has been jailed following a Met investigation. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-28-years-for-sustained-campaign-of-abuse-against-young-girl-472581

Officers investigating a spate of sexual attacks on women in Camden apprehended the perpetrator while carrying out proactive patrols in the area. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officers-apprehend-perpetrator-of-sexual-attacks-during-proactive-patrol-472528

Two men were stabbed in the street in the early hours of Thursday morning (September 21) in North London. The two men were rushed to hospital and thankfully their injuries were not life-threatening. https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/young-men-knifed-street-dead-27757164

A serving Met police officer has been convicted of assaulting a fellow officer during an off-duty incident. https://news.met.police.uk/news/a-serving-officer-has-been-fined-following-an-assault-472527

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12524923/Police-trail-burglars-digital-footprint.html "They will also attempt to locate criminals who may have unwittingly left a vital clue to their identity if their phone automatically exchanges a 'digital handshake' with the wifi router of the home they raided" What is that referring to? I know that phones with wifi on will often broadcast a list of all the wifi points they have previously connected to and that could provide some leads, but as far as I know there's no handshake with a victims router unless the burglar actually tries connecting to it. Surely at most all you could tell is that a specific person was in t…

A Met police constable has been dismissed after she failed a drugs test. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/met-pc-dismissed-drugs-test-traces-cocaine-cannabis-b1107850.html

A misconduct hearing is being held for PC Jonathan Broadhead who is accused of twice deploying his Taser at the child’s home https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-officer-misconduct-hearing-taser-girl-age-10-london-jonathan-broadhead-b1107930.html