UK Policing News

A South Manchester man who raped and sexually assaulted children as young as six over a period of eight years has been jailed for 23 years. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/child-rapist-sentenced-after-eight-year-campaign-of-abuse Great work by the NCA in bringing this paedophile to justice and given 23 years behind bars.👏

We’ve struck a major blow against the drug trade in Handsworth today, with coordinated early morning raids on suspected dealers supplying to the Soho Road area. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/october/operation-fearless-nine-arrests-as-70-officers-target-soho-road-drug-deal-suspects/ Good raid by police on clamping and arresting the drug dealers with there arrests with Heroin and cannabis were recovered during the operation👏

Two men have been arrested following a violent robbery in Gorton yesterday (19 October). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/two-men-arrested-following-violent-e-bike-robbery-in-gorton/ Good result for officers who arrested the violent e-bike robbery and One of the men was also wanted in connection with separate offences of robbery, possession of an offensive weapon and breaching a court order.👏

Today (Monday 19 October 2026) a man has been sentenced at Bolton Crown Court following a campaign of rape and controlling and coercive behaviour against three different women between 2018 and 2025. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/man-jailed-for-22-years-following-campaign-of-rape-stalking-and-abuse-against-three-survivors/ Well done the woman whop went to the police and was arrested for sustained abuse, including rape, assaults and controlling coercive behaviour and now will spend a long time behind bars.👏

A man has been jailed for drug-related offences following a police investigation in Sudbury. https://www.suffolk.police.uk/news/suffolk/news/news/2026/october/man-jailed-for-two-years-for-sudbury-drug-offences/ Good stop by officers and got a drug dealer and his drugs off the streets and now behind bars and will be subject to immediate deportation after completion of his custodial sentence.👏

A police officer is being treated in hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound in Nottingham city centre. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/october/police-officer-injured-in-nottingham-city-centre/ Not good a officer being shot A firearm has been recovered, and a large scene is currently in place the officer in hospital for a wound to his foot and 3 people are now wanted .

Multiple arrests have been made after a police officer sustained a gunshot wound in Nottingham city centre. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/october/multiple-arrests-after-police-officer-injured-in-shooting/ Great work by detectives in arresting the people involved with the police officer injured in shooting and now will face justice 👏

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences after officers discovered suspected Class A drugs and a large quantity of cash during a stop in Sutton-in-Ashfield. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/october/armed-officers-make-double-arrest-after-drugs-and-cash-found-in-car/ Good stop by officers who made a search uncovered a large amount of cash and drugs and arrested the drug dealers.👏

Fraudsters who agreed millions of pounds in contracts to supply healthcare staff PPE during the Covid-19 pandemic but instead bought luxury cars and renovated their home have been sentenced. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/show-me-the-money-fraudsters-sentenced-after-spending-ppe-supply-money-on-luxury-car-and-house-renovations Great work by the NCA in getting the Fraudsters to justice and locked up but wrong M Bhandari was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years😠and hope the judge made a order to strip them of there assets and recovery all money they have in there bank accounts.👍

A Metropolitan Police officer is due to appear in court charged with one count of attempted rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of intentional strangulation. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-officer-charged-with-sexual-offences-514019 What is happing with the MET when you get another officer charged with sexual offences and hope to find out more news after his court case.☹️

A man has pleaded guilty to his involvement of running a drug line in Dudley. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/october/man-admits-involvement-in-dudley-drugs-line/ Good result for police when Khalid was found to be stuffing drugs and the drug line phone down the toilet. He then flushed it just as officers entered and officers had to pull the pipes apart and found bags of heroin and crack cocaine stuffed inside the drainage of the toilet along with the drug line phone.👏

A 45-year-old woman has been jailed for 25 months after admitting smuggling 51.2kg of cannabis from Thailand on a flight to the United Kingdom, following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/25-months-in-jail-for-woman-who-smuggled-thai-cannabis Good work by the NCA with a woman trying to bring drugs into the UK jailed for 25 months and her drugs never got into the hands of drug dealers.👏

Four men have been arrested and £70,000 in cash alongside a samurai sword has been seized following warrants on 1 October 2026 at addresses across City of Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/four-men-arrested-and-70000-recovered-in-investigation-into-supply-of-class-a-drugs-across-manchester/ Good result for police with arrests of drug dealers with a firearm and drugs taken off the streets.👏

Six men who were supplying cocaine in Northern Ireland have been sentenced after a National Crime Agency (NCA) and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/organised-crime-group-sentenced-for-cocaine-stash-after-pctf-investigation Good work by the NCA an PSNI in bringing down the drugs dealers but the sentences given was to low and one received a four-month sentence suspended for three years😡 all of them should have got a longer for dealing in drugs,👍

A man and woman have been charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply, after officers saw a suspected drug deal take place in Accrington. https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2026/october/two-people-charged-with-possession-of-a-controlled-drug-with-intent-to-supply-in-accrington/ Good stop by officers, after officers saw a suspected drug deal take place and arrested the drug dealers and a further search of the home address of the suspects in Accrington, and recovered more cash, mobile phones, Class A and B drugs, and drug dealing paraphernalia, including digital scales and packaging.👏