UK Policing News

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

The incident took place in a posh part of London in front of the man's wife - the mother - and brother https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/mugger-baby-st-james-park-27740533

Sixty Met Police officers a month face being sacked for wrongdoing as bosses are trying to cull bad apples in the wake of scandals. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12533497/Sixty-Met-Police-officers-month-face-sack-wrongdoing-bosses-try-cull-bad-apples-wake-scandals.html

A serving officer is due to appear in court charged with sexual assault. https://news.met.police.uk/news/serving-officer-to-appear-in-court-charged-with-sexual-assault-472468

A man jailed for supplying false identity documents for illegal migrants has been hit with a confiscation order of over a quarter of a million pounds. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/mman-jailed-for-supplying-false-identity-documents-for-illegal-migrants