UK Policing News

A shocking video shows the moment a man suspected of possessing a gun tried to suffocate a police officer whilst asking him if he 'wants to die'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12234919/Terrifying-moment-gun-suspect-58-tries-choke-police-officer-asks-want-die.html

Two police officers could face manslaughter charges over the death of a 93-year-old one-legged dementia sufferer who was tasered in his wheelchair. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12237821/Police-officers-tasered-dementia-hit-care-home-resident-93-face-manslaughter-charges.html

This is the shocking moment a yob brutally beat up a police officer during an arrest while a jeering gang watched on - as a 16-year-old boy is charged over the attack. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12236101/Shocking-moment-yob-brutally-beats-police-officer-arrest.html

James Boyle, of Sunbury Place, Edinburgh, was working as a criminal defence barrister at the time of his arrest. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/edinburgh-cambridgeshire-police-b1090212.html

The head of an organised crime group that smuggled hundreds of people both into and out of the UK has been jailed for 10-and-a-half years. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/head-of-london-based-people-smuggling-network-jailed-after-covert-nca-investigation

Addressing colleagues as "bruv", "geezer" and "mate" has now been banned https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1784184/police-recruits-ban-new-memo

National Crime Agency officers have charged a man with people smuggling offences as part of an international investigation into an organised crime network moving migrants across the Mediterranean from North Africa into Europe. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-arrests-alleged-organiser-of-mediterranean-migrant-crossings-on-death-trap-boats

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/19/suella-braverman-tells-police-to-ramp-up-use-of-stop-and-search Suella Braverman has called on police to increase the use of stop and search powers “to prevent violence and save more lives”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/22/met-officer-convicted-for-pepper-spraying-man-as-he-climbed-down-high-rise-building A Metropolitan police officer who used pepper spray on a man as he climbed down a drainpipe attached to a high-rise apartment block has been convicted of assault, the force said While bearing in mind the usual caveat about not knowing first hand what happened, I struggle to see how this use of force can be justified

On Monday, June 12, investigators from the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) served gross misconduct notices on two South Wales Police officers as part of its investigation following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans in Ely on May 22. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2023/meh-jun/summary-of-a-statement-issued-by-iopc-on-june-13/

Three people are dead and three injured in Nottingham after a van rampage, with police arresting a 31-year-old man for murder. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12188861/Police-close-multiple-roads-Nottingham-deal-major-incident.html

This is the outrageous moment a tearaway teen hijacked a police car and raced it at 113mph before smashing into another vehicle and crashing into a hedge. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12189085/Teenager-19-hijacks-police-car-drives-113mph-crashing-hedge.html

Hundreds of poorly paid police officers are poised to quit for a new life Down Under, the Daily Express can reveal today. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1689789/police-pay-recruitment-drive-western-australia-perth-Col-Blanch-uk-met-police-mark-rowley Wonder how many police officers will take on a new job and move down under? 🤔

Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of the police investigation into the SNP's finances with the ex-first minister being held in custody as she is quizzed by detectives. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12182995/Nicola-Sturgeon-arrested-police-probe-SNPs-finances.html

Police seized an untaxed £168,000 Lamborghini Huracan and revealed the driver asked to use their phone to tax his supercar in a bid to get his wheels back. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12181511/Police-seize-untaxed-168k-Lamborghini-Huracan-reveal-driver-asked-use-phone-tax-car.html