UK Policing News

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder after two men were shot dead in 'linked' incidents in separate villages around six miles apart. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11918725/Two-men-shot-dead-targeted-attack-Cambridgeshire-police-arrest-three-people.html

The charge follows an investigation by the police watchdog into the incident which took place in August 2022. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1752545/police-office-charged-strangling-teenager

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-65086107 One of Scotland's main police control rooms used a fake system to manipulate response time targets for eight years, according to documents seen by the BBC

A Special Constable has been convicted following an investigation by Met detectives. https://news.met.police.uk/news/special-constable-convicted-of-sending-indecent-communication-offence-464316

Five people have been convicted for their part in the murder of a man who was gunned down and killed in a north London street. https://news.met.police.uk/news/five-men-convicted-following-fatal-shooting-in-haringey-464384

Two drug dealers who were part of a county lines drug network in Broxbourne have been jailed for a combined total of more than eight years. The duo were arrested in October 2020, after an investigation by Hertfordshire Constabulary’s dedicated Operation Mantis team. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/two-broxbourne-county-lines-drug-dealers-jailed-for-running-drug-supply-into-swindon/ar-AA19cuNr?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=2e8602fcadf840a185b71c2a5ac086ec&ei=28

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-65031368 A police officer sent a heart eyes emoji to a woman on Instagram and used a confidential database to track her down, a misconduct panel has heard. They are claiming he found out her name by checking her car details on PNC, but he says she just appeared as a suggested follower on Instagram. Am I missing something, because I thought all PNC usage was logged and so this should be extremely easy to check?

Two men seen exchanging £45,000 for two laundry bags filled with cannabis have been sentenced following an investigation by Scotland’s Organised Crime Partnership. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/men-sentenced-for-cash-and-drugs-exchange-at-car-park-in-scotland

A policeman who pushed his pregnant partner down a flight of stairs because he did not want the baby has been convicted of controlling and coercive behaviour. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11908993/Policeman-pushed-pregnant-partner-stairs-convicted-controlling-coercive-behaviour.html

"The name Boobs Magee is clearly objectifying and derogatory and that was said repeatedly." https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1750416/Police-officer-smacked-colleague-bottoms

'Rolex ripper' gangs are stalking celebrities' social media profiles in search of rare and expensive watches before taking them by force. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11905329/Rolex-ripper-gangs-stalk-celebrity-social-media-profiles-rare-timepieces-stolen.html Lets hope the judges give the gangs a nice long Prison sentence .

Anugrah Abraham's family has claimed the "gentle giant" son and brother faced "bullying and institutional racism" while training as a police officer. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1750728/Trainee-policeman-suicide-appalling-treatment-claims

Top police have U-turned on a proposed change to guidance that would have protected the privacy of people charged with some crimes. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1750681/police-privacy-guidance-accused

Kent Police are facing outcry after Internet users shared images of a poster displayed in its station window in Maidstone that classed rape and sexual assault as 'non-emergency' crimes. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11888161/Kent-Police-slammed-poster-classifying-sexual-assaults-non-emergency-crimes.html

EXCLUSIVE: The damning report into the Met Police's shortcomings will shake public opinion and leave Britain's largest police force's reputation in "tatters", two human rights campaigners have told Express.co.uk. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1747647/met-police-louise-casy-report