UK Policing News

A motorcyclist who was engaging in dangerous behaviour was seriously injured when police intentionally knocked him off his bike and he was bitten by a police dog. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1789691/Motorbike-theft-police-chase-police-dog-bite

A man wanted in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy in November 2021 has been extradited to France to face trial. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/people-smuggling-suspect-wanted-over-channel-boat-deaths-extradited-to-france

A corrupt port worker involved in importing what he thought was £118m worth of cocaine has been sentenced to 21 years in prison after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/second-port-worker-convicted-for-cocaine-haul-hidden-in-bananas

An officer has been dismissed following a misconduct hearing which concluded on Monday, 10 July. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-dismissed-following-conviction-for-outraging-public-decency-469715

More than 700 firearms have been recovered in the UK after an operation led by the National Crime Agency. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/more-than-700-firearms-recovered-in-ground-breaking-nca-led-operation

A policewoman who was scarred for life after being mown down while attempting to arrest a suspected drug dealer has spoken of her ordeal for the first time. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12271447/Brave-female-PC-scarred-life-run-trying-arrest-drugs-suspect.html

Man jailed for 32 years for 2017 murder of man in Enfield https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-32-years-for-2017-murder-of-man-in-enfield-469666

Police officers facing action over misconduct are lodging grievances against bosses as a smokescreen to avoid punishment, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner has said. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12268033/Met-officers-facing-misconduct-action-lodging-complaints-dodge-punishment-commissioner-says.html

A man has been jailed after admitting a string of sexual offences committed over 20 years ago https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-sexual-offences-committed-more-than-20-years-ago-469643 No matter how long it takes the long arm of the law will find you and bring a person to justice.

Police officers have been banned from wearing a badge commemorating colleagues killed in the line of duty – in case it offends the LGBT+ community. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12254749/Police-Pride-told-wear-Blue-Line-emblem.html How ridiculous are met bosses to stop officers wearing the thin blue line badge and will upset a lot of officers for not wearing them.

He is the second person to be charged following the Islington triple stabbing https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/man-charged-islington-double-murder-27274275

The group would threaten victims with knives and make them enter passcodes for their phones to steal the cryptocurrency https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/gang-teenagers-who-stole-115000-27276015

A Greater Manchester Police officer failed to report a relationship he had formed with a victim of domestic violence he met on duty. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1787745/police-officer-phone-message-domestic-victim

Operation Mille also saw almost 1,000 people arrested, with every police force in England, Scotland and Wales taking part. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1788030/cannabis-plants-raids-operation-mille-police

The Supreme Court has today dismissed an appeal brought by a Met firearms officer known as W80 after the Independent Office for Police Conduct determined he should face misconduct proceedings for the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-police-statement-following-supreme-court-judgment-of-w80-appeal-469521