UK Policing News

This tragedy just highlights the dangers of the Profession and the inherent dangers that are always lurking. I do not know enough of the details but I would be aware that this young officer was, perhaps, one of the least experienced officers in that Constabulary. The report does not say if she was alone, or she was with other officers. One of the most dangerous places is at the scene of a RTC. R.I.P. Jess and condolences to her family and all her colleagues. Police officer, 19, is killed after being struck by car while attending scene of suspicious road crash | Daily Mail Online

A dangerous driver who led police on a high-speed pursuit reaching speeds of up to 120mph before colliding with a police vehicle and seriously injuring an officer has been sentenced. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/june/dangerous-driver-jailed-after-high-speed-pursuit-seriously-injured-police-officer-in-stockport/ Good work by GMP in bringing this Dangerous driver to justice and the officer that injured officer is ok and the man is behind bars.👏

Officers from Runcorn arrested a man and recovered a stolen car within an hour of the incident being reported. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/6/stolen-car-recovered-and-suspect-arrested-within-one-hour/ Good work by officers in recovering a Stolen car and arrested a local man.who now remains in custody at this time.👏

A drink-driver found napping inside his vehicle outside a Northamptonshire Police station has been jailed after being caught more than twice over the legal alcohol limit. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2026/june/drink-driver-caught-napping-in-police-base-car-park/ Serves him right for being over the limit and drove off, mounting the curb and nearly colliding with a fence and was sentenced to 16 weeks in prison, handed a lengthy driving disqualification of 46 months, and ordered to pay £187 victim surcharge.👍

A senior Metropolitan Police inspector was fired after keeping naked pictures of a junior colleague on his work phone. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15876677/The-Met-Police-inspector-sacked-keeping-naked-pictures-junior-colleague-work-phone.html Words fail me when he kept photos on his Metropolitan Police Service-issued mobile device and now dismissed from the Metropolitan Police☹️

A man has been charged after several cars were stolen in Solihull. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/june/man-charged-after-cars-stolen-in-solihull/ Good work by WMP in bringing this to car thief to justice👏

We’ve arrested a woman on suspicion of attempting to rob another woman’s handbag, leaving her injured, in Cheetham Hill on Saturday afternoon. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/june/woman-arrested-after-suspected-attempt-robbery-in-north-manchester/ one person was arrested lets hope they find the other person and and locate her 👍

A dangerously overloaded van travelling at nearly twice its legal weight limit was among dozens of vehicles pulled over with the help of a specially adapted HGV cab. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/june/dangerous-load-and-phone-users-identified-in-m1-hgv-operation/ Good clampdown by Police’s Roads Policing Unit A dangerously overloaded van and other offences by drivers who don,t abide by the laws when using the roads👏

Three men have been sentenced after our officers dismantled a highly sophisticated drug supply network that operated across the United Kingdom, using postal services to deliver thousands of parcels containing Class A and B drugs. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/june/signed-sealed-convicted-trio-jailed-for-drug-parcel-operation/ Good work by GMP in bringing down the drug dealers who used the royal mail to send there drugs and now they are behind bars.👏

Officers from the City of London Police’s Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) have secured the conviction of a man involved in the use of a sophisticated device to send fraudulent text messages as part of an organised criminal operation. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2026/june/man-jailed-for-role-in-sms-blaster-fraud-operation-following-city-of-london-police-investigation/ Good work by COLP in putting a end to this fraudster ripping off people and now behind bars.👏

A criminal family and their associates smuggled almost £30 million of cash out of the UK to the United Arab Emirates hidden in suitcases. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/crime-family-who-used-corrupt-airline-check-in-attendant-to-help-smuggle-vast-amounts-of-drugs-cash-to-the-uae-are-convicted Good job border force got onto this corrupt Emirates check-in attendant and arrested the rest of the gang by the NCA and brought them to justice.👏

Our proactive knife crime team Operation Venture have continued their work across the force with the arrest of a man in possession of a large knife and drugs. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/june/venture-officers-seize-sur-ron-bike-drugs-and-a-large-knife-following-proactive-stop-in-wythenshawe/ Good arrest of a drug dealer as he was found in possession of a large knife and a significant quantity of class b drugs. A house associated with the man was also searched and £1,000 in cash👏

An Essex-based gang fronted by a career criminal have been found guilty of smuggling Afghan migrants into the UK using a truck, following an investigation by the National Crime Agency. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/gang-used-truck-to-smuggle-afghan-migrants-through-channel-tunnel good work by the NCA and MET police in bringing down the people smuggling gang 👏

Officers who conducted a traffic stop near the M6 recovered a large quantity of zombie knives and other bladed weapons. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/6/over-40-knives-recovered-following-sandbach-vehicle-stop/ Good stop by officers and the pair were both arrested and zombie style knives, knuckledusters and other bladed weapons removed from getting into the wrong hands .👍

Two men who were involved in duping people out of more than £3.7million by claiming to give them early access to their pension pots have been jailed following an investigation by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU). https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/third-man-jailed-ps37million-pension-fraud-after-yhrocu-investigation Scum who steal from peoples Pensions funds deserve all they get .👍and put behind bars.