UK Policing News

An ex-soldier who mauled two female police officers in a drunken rampage and claimed he suffers from undiagnosed PTSD laughed outside court after avoiding jail. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11771361/ptsd.html This guy thinks it is Funny and taking the P... when let off with a slap on the wrist.

A man who imported heroin to the UK from Pakistan with a potential street value of £22 million has been jailed for 20 years. Arfan Mirza, 42, smuggled the drugs into the country by hiding them in boxes of plastic carrier bags and listing them as 'shopping bags' from Pakistan. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/heathrow-airport-drugs-kingpin-smuggled-22-million-of-heroin-from-pakistan-in-plastic-carrier-bags/ar-AA17IbrR?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7435aee727084d8e925b65896914458b

Two brothers have been jailed for 28 years after they tried to smuggle handguns from America inside microwaves. Edward Pink, 46, of Namba Ray Close in Lambeth, and Cadien Pink, 41, of Surrey, were convicted at Croydon Crown Court on February 10, then sentenced at the same court on Monday (February 20). https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/south-london-man-and-brother-tried-to-import-loaded-guns-hidden-in-a-common-kitchen-item/ar-AA17J5XC? ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7435aee727084d8e925b65896914458b The pair will now enjoy 14-years of microwave meals at His Majesty's Pleasure👍

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/07/david-carrick-police-reform-met What do you think about this? I agree that the model of policing by consent requires public trust in the police to be quite high overall. People like Wayne Couzens and Carrick have undermined that, although I think public trust is still high. I don't agree that we should disband the Met. If reform is needed then it can happen in the current force. Because really if you abolish the Met and replace it with a brand new London Police, the name "Met" might not appear anywhere but it will just be the Met with a new logo. And the public will have shelled out a fortune in taxes to fund…

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/20/the-big-idea-should-robots-take-over-fighting

A police officer has denied raping and sexually assaulting a woman. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/police-officer-denies-rape-and-sexual-assault/ar-AA17HR8c?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ad18d07ea12d4b9282b28c3f9ea106c1

The officers' union claim police forces are using gagging orders to silence whistleblowers and prevent scandals from being exposed. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1736531/police-crime-whistleblowers-uk

Katie Price has demanded 'severe punishment' for the officers accused of sending discriminatory messages about her disabled son Harvey. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/katie-price-demands-severe-punishment-for-met-police-accused-of-sick-whatsapp-group-as-her-kids-are-in-tears/ar-AA17FE4f?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=f77cc5af9ef74a27b015b6a958be3f0b

Gun crime across England and Wales almost doubled in the space of one year according to shocking new offence statistics which highlighted an astonishing 2533% increase in London alone. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11762521/Firearm-offences-London-soar-2-500-one-year-850-incidents-England-Wales.html

Shocking footage shows a reckless driver speeding at 100mph on the motorway before getting boxed in on the fast lane and rams into police cars. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11768671/Watch-reckless-driver-twice-rams-police-cars-M1-terrifying-100mph-pursuit-Video.html

Forty-seven police officers in Scotland facing misconduct allegations have resigned or retired since 2019 before their hearings could be concluded, it has been revealed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11748861/Nearly-50-Police-Scotland-quit-misconduct-proceedings-against-completed.html

Police got drunk on a riot training course, threw petrol bombs at each other and started a blaze that needed 150 fire extinguishers to put out, it has been claimed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11765255/Five-police-officers-investigated-anti-riot-training-descended-chaos.html

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/devon-and-cornwall-police-controlroomlive-shares-every-call-live-for-12-hours/ar-AA17CeLg Cornwall and Devon's police force is 'going live' on Twitter to show in real time exactly how busy it is, day and night. Bit late posting as it finished this morning but nice idea for community engagement I think.

Two brothers who dressed up as old men using 'extremely life-like' latex face masks to rob a jewellers' shop have been jailed for a combined total of 31 years after police on a routine stop discovered their creepy masks. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11758175/Brothers-wore-elderly-balding-men-latex-face-masks-knifepoint-robbery-jailed.html

This shocking bodycam footage captures the moment a drug-dealer tries to evade arrest - by repeatedly punching a police officer and incapacitating him with a Pava spray. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11758181/Watch-moment-Peterborough-drug-dealer-punches-officer-uses-Pava-spray-against-him.html