UK Policing News

Two Croydon men have been jailed for a total of 32 years after police found two handguns, 34 rounds of ammo, drugs, and nearly £6,000 in fake cash. Darren Lewis, 53, of Norbury Avenue, and Alex Findlay, 28, of Knights Hill, were both sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Thursday (February 9) after a three week trial in May 2022. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/croydon-men-jailed-for-32-years-after-police-find-guns-and-6-000-in-fake-cash/ar-AA17k4hH?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=93d30df5cb9e4465b22c276fa79a4374

Six men who set up a storage base for a small boat people smuggling network in northern France have been jailed, after an investigation supported by the National Crime Agency. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/six-convicted-in-france-over-small-boat-migrant-smuggling-network

Three people including a husband and wife have been arrested in an NCA investigation linked to international PPE fraud. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/three-arrested-in-suspected-ppe-fraud-worth-millions

Hundreds of new police recruits should not have been allowed to join over the past three years, the boss of HM Inspectorate of Constabulary has said. Matt Parr said many failed to declare "big red flags" such as "prior convictions", "links with criminals that are too close and not explained" or otherwise "not being entirely honest" in their applications. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/hundreds-of-police-wrongly-recruited-from-failure-to-declare-big-red-flags/ar-AA178e9S?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=774cdf1d04dd406b8d1ef42c2c7bd5bc

A cannabis factory containing over 1,000 plants has been uncovered at an industrial unit in Huntingdon. The incident was first reported on Monday (February 6). https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/factory-containing-over-1-000-cannabis-plants-uncovered-during-police-raid-in-huntingdon/ar-AA17fkn5?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ff97fb2899b343d4bdb89246ed011f5e

A brazen motorist cruising at 50mph was collared by police after officers caught them eating soup at the wheel. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/brazen-motorist-going-50mph-is-stopped-by-police-for-eating-soup-at-the-wheel/ar-AA17fngC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d8a79a2e1f6b43c7a9cedd03d0f6c572

Martyn Coulter is accused of raping and assaulting the woman and also raping and assaulting a young girl. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-officer-high-court-edinburgh-afghanistan-police-scotland-b1058305.html

Jails in parts of the country are expected to run out of space within two weeks, it emerged yesterday. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11720691/Jails-set-run-space-two-weeks-prisoners-set-housed-police-cells-instead.html This will upset some police stations who might just some overload with prisoners to look after.

Metropolitan Police confirmed the officer has been suspended from duty and will appear in court on Wednesday. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1731703/met-police-officer-charged-rape-assault-jorden-brown Of late it is getting worse with police officers are getting charged with rape and it is now getting to the stage woman don.t trust police officers anymore.

A woman from South Yorkshire has been sentenced after admitting illegally identifying alleged sex abuse victims online. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-stovewood-woman-sentenced-for-identifying-alleged-victims-online

Serial rapist David Carrick has been jailed for a minimum term of 30 years after a judge revealed the 'self-pitying' police officer tried to kill himself while in custody. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11721909/David-Carrick-appears-dock-faces-locked-life-vile-sex-attacks-12-women.html

A British Transport Police officer has been sacked after failing an alcohol test while on duty. PC Jason McGuinness was made to do an alcohol test at Albany House near St James Park Tube station on October 3 after he was suspected of being under the influence. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/british-transport-police-officer-sacked-after-turning-up-for-duty-drunk/ar-AA171YIp?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=3bf68d0a6b9e49069f9a7b2bd849a456

A Cambridgeshire police detective has been dismissed following a misconduct hearing last week (February 2). Detective Constable Michael Chang, based at Huntingdon Police Station, was found to have breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in respect of Authority Respect and Courtesy, Orders and Instructions, Duties and Responsibilities and Discreditable Conduct. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/cambridgeshire-police-officer-dismissed-after-completely-unacceptable-behaviour/ar-AA17a17j?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=774cdf1d04dd406b8d1ef42c2c7bd5bc

A former trainee police officer has been jailed for grooming as many as one hundred girls, as young as nine, by sending sexual messages and explicit images of himself online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11707209/Trainee-police-officer-31-groomed-100-girls-young-nine-jailed-four-years.html

A vulnerable couple in their eighties were groomed by fraudsters into believing that they were part of a major undercover police operation - which necessitated them buying a £44,000 Rolex. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11709305/Couple-80s-conned-believing-helping-undercover-police-operation.html