UK Policing News

Thousands of Met Police officers' details are at risk following a major security breach which saw cyber criminals hack into the force's warrant card supplier - in a move that has been branded 'utterly outrageous' by a former top cop. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12449271/Met-Police-warns-cyber-crooks-seized-details-thousands-officers-warrant-card-supplier-hacked-massive-security-breach.html This highlights how bad things are with hackers getting police info .

A Metropolitan Police officer who sent his ex-girlfriend racial slurs about her new partner in five 'grossly offensive' messages has been jailed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12447075/Metropolitan-Police-officer-sent-ex-girlfriend-racial-slurs-new-partner-five-grossly-offensive-messages-jailed-71-days.html

Two members of an organised crime group who supplied fraudulently-obtained genuine passports (FOGs) to the criminal underworld have had their sentences increased. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/increased-prison-terms-for-crime-bosses-who-supplied-fraudulent-passports-to-uk-criminals

Three men who organised people smuggling crossings from France and Belgium to the UK have been sentenced to more than 14 years imprisonment. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/small-boats-people-smuggling-network-dismantled-following-covert-nca-investigation

Scotland's police are looking at plans for hi-tech glasses which could provide facial recognition, instantly translate languages and even read lips. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12444469/Scottish-police-consider-using-smart-glasses-spot-criminals-translate-languages-lip-read.html Spending all this money on something new should go to getting more police officers and not on fancy smart glasses.

Officers from the East Area Proactive Team have today (24 August) arrested seven people in connection with a series of robberies across London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/seven-arrested-following-series-of-knife-enabled-robberies-across-london-471281

https://news.sky.com/story/south-yorkshire-police-loses-nearly-three-years-worth-of-body-cam-footage-with-an-estimated-69-cases-affected-12945797 A police force that lost nearly three years worth of body-worn camera footage from its computer systems says it does not believe it has been hacked.

Police are hunting a pair of robbers accused of snatching phones after asking the victim follows them on Instagram. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/dulwich-robbery-crime-phone-london-police-appeal-b1102667.html

A teenager has died after being struck by a train in Shepherds Bush, and after police tried to stop the van he was travelling in. https://news.met.police.uk/news/teenager-dies-after-being-struck-by-train-in-hammersmith-471250

Waitrose will provide free hot drinks to on-duty police officers who visit their shops, with bosses hoping their presence will deter shoplifters. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1804198/Waitrose-free-coffee-police-shoplifting

A corrupt police employee illegally accessed sensitive information and tipped-off a criminal friend about a massive, secret investigation into serious and organised crime. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-corrupt-police-worker-admits-tipping-off-criminal-over-secret-nationwide-investigation

Police forces are paying around £1.6millon a month to officers who have been accused of misconduct – with a record number suspended on full pay. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12422741/Police-forces-shelving-1-6million-MONTH-staff-accused-misconduct-record-600-officers-Britain-receiving-salaries-suspended.html

Four people who ran a stash house for criminal gangs in the West Midlands have been convicted following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/vietnamese-gang-operated-birmingham-cash-and-drugs-stash-house-for-organised-crime

Two men who were involved in 12 robberies of high value watches in London have been jailed after a successful four-week manhunt by Met detectives. https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-involved-in-high-value-watch-robberies-jailed-after-manhunt-by-met-detectives-471039

A Met Special Constable who was convicted of sending a communication/article of an indecent/offensive nature has been dismissed without notice. https://news.met.police.uk/news/special-constable-dismissed-without-notice-after-conviction-for-sending-indecent-communication-471037