UK Policing News

The Met Police chief has urged the Government to reform the misconduct process because chief constables are unable to sack 'rogue' officers with the final say being taken by lawyers. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12392421/Met-Police-Commissioner-Sir-Mark-Rowley-urges-government-reform-misconduct-process-cops-power-sack-rogue-officers.html

London's Oxford Street is bracing itself for a social media-fuelled crimewave after a call by TikTok tearaways to 'rob JD Sports' and shoplift went viral. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12386757/Mayor-urges-people-not-Oxford-Street-amid-social-media-nonsense.html

Three emergency service workers are in hospital after a police van overturned in a violent smash with an ambulance while both vehicles were responding to emergency calls. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12384005/Horror-moment-police-paramedics-rescued-crash-scene-force-car-ambulance-collided.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stop-search-london-metropolitan-police-b2383860.html The Metropolitan Police is trialling a “new approach” to stop and search in which officers are trained to use “respectful language” and explain their actions, amid a crisis of public confidence. I thought this already happened. Every search I've seen the officer goes through who they are, where they are based, what the grounds are, what they are looking for, and that the person can have a copy of the search form if they want. It's hard to see what else could be done.

Two men have been charged in a National Crime Agency investigation after a parcel containing 24 kilos of heroin was intercepted on its way to Liverpool. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/merseyside-pair-charged-after-drugs-parcel-intercepted-at-birmingham-airport

A Thames Valley Police officer recorded himself sexually assaulting a young girl on her mobile phone while off duty, a court heard. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12371503/Thames-Valley-Police-officer-recorded-sexually-assaulting-girl-13-using-mobile-phone-duty.html The man is a disgrace to the police service and as let the police service down.

A police dog has been shot dead after biting its female handler while searching for a missing person. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12369385/Police-dog-shot-killed-seriously-injuring-handler-search-missing-person.html

The National Crime Agency has today (2 August) published a list of active preventative orders ( spreadsheetNCA Ancillary Orders (113 KB) ) to support its lifetime management of serious offenders. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-publishes-updated-list-of-restrictions-imposed-on-convicted-criminals

An organised crime group (OCG) set up a fake computer company to cover industrial supplies of cocaine it imported. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-ocg-that-used-fake-company-as-front-for-massive-cocaine-smuggling-are-jailed

Two teenagers allegedly tried to rob a Royal Mail train in the middle of the night after they were said to have tampered with the signalling system and boarded a carriage. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12360773/Two-teenagers-tried-rob-Royal-Mail-train-Scotland.html

Dashcam footage has captured the moment a police officer was rammed off the road by a banned driver during a high-speed chase. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12360897/Dashcam-footage-captures-moment-police-officer-killed-car-rammed-road-banned-driver-high-speed-chase.html

Retailers blighted by prolific shoplifters are being issued with DIY crime report kits to gather evidence for police. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12358277/Police-force-dishes-DIY-crime-report-kits-stores-shoplifting-returns-pre-pandemic-levels.html

A Met Police commander who wrote the force's anti-drugs strategy took LSD and magic mushrooms while off duty and smoked cannabis daily before breakfast, a tribunal has heard. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12356811/Scotland-Yard-commander-wrote-Mets-anti-drugs-strategy-took-LSD-magic-mushrooms-duty-smoked-cannabis-breakfast-tribunal-hears.html

A serving Gwent Police officer has gone on trial accused of sexually assaulting a young girl under the age of 13 on multiple occasions. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12356969/Gwent-Police-officer-sexually-assaulted-young-girl-13-multiple-occasions-Covid-lockdown-court-hears.html

A serving Metropolitan Police officer was arrested on Friday, 28 July on suspicion of harassment and stalking. https://news.met.police.uk/news/serving-officer-charged-with-harassment-and-stalking-470215