UK Policing News

Lincolnshire Police officers have come under fire after footage posted to the 'woke' force's social media account showed them dancing the Macarena at the city's Pride festival. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11132029/Fury-woke-Lincoln-Police-officers-filmed-dancing-Macarena-Pride-festival.html

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newsscotland/police-reveal-they-had-contact-with-student-nurse-owami-davies-on-day-she-went-missing/ar-AA10TWZO However, it has now been found that Met Police officers spoke to Owami on Wednesday, July 6, the day on which she went missing. Despite this, they had no idea she was an official missing person as the police database had not been updated by the Essex Police Wondered whats happened here if it was a human or technical issue. Did the officers not put a missing person marker on her, or did they flag her but the system had not updated?

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/sex-assault-victims-allowed-keep-24719071 Victims of sexual assault and domestic abuse in Greater Manchester will benefit from a new technology being trialled which will see them allowed to keep their mobile phones during police investigations. Anyone used these Odyssey devices yet?

Dozens of youths have been caught on camera rampaging through a McDonald’s with the mob leaping over the counter and stealing drinks and food as terrified staff watched on https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/moment-mob-of-50-youths-rampage-through-mcdonald-s-as-some-leap-over-counter-video/ar-AA10YW3g?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=c5fadb05ade7402783ad41916c604630 Seems like this trend is getting like the US and needs to be stamped out .

THIS is the moment a pair of van thieves operating in broad daylight ‘mooned' witnesses as they made their escape, police have revealed in startling footage https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1658899/coventry-news-theives-moon-daylight-robbery-tools-van-West-Midlands-Police-vn

A nine-year-old girl has been fatally shot in the chest in Liverpool. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/girl-9-shot-dead-in-liverpool-as-police-launch-murder-investigation/ar-AA10Yiue?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=69562a63d6f04e94a1a9abd38068efbe

A female police officer who single-handledly faced off with a gang attacking a man 'like a pack of wild animals' has been commended for her bravery. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11129779/Mother-three-police-officer-49-wins-bravery-award-singlehandedly-breaking-gang-fight.html Well done to that officer who took on them yobs and won.

A police force has become the first in England to use cardboard cut-outs of officers to deter speeders. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/cardboard-officers-to-be-deployed-by-england-police-to-deter-speeders/ar-AA10OgCS?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=d7e0a35eb3dd49eb91fd0860016cfb57 What a waste of money better if they spent more money on real police officers

NICOLA STURGEON's SNP-led government has been ridiculed for forking out £20million on electric police vehicles - but not providing any way to charge them. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1656305/snp-news-electric-cars-police-scotland-charging-points

A Metropolitan Police Service officer will appear in court to face a charge of dangerous driving following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/firearms-officer-charged-dangerous-driving-streatham-b1019538.html

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-62556123 Police officers in Scotland have agreed to an improved pay offer weeks after rejecting an initial "derisory" offer of £565. "By law, police officers cannot take industrial action. But members of the SPF, which represents rank-and-file officers, withdrew "all goodwill" later that month. It meant that the body's 17,500 members, among other things, refused to start shifts early or take radio equipment home when shifts ended."

https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/aug/18/police-abuse-stop-and-search-powers-to-target-protesters-suggests-data Not sure the data really supports their conclusion. It could, but it could also just mean there's more people in an area and so a statistical rise in the number of searches would be expected. As long as there are reasonable grounds for each search I don't have a problem with the practice.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/08/police-data-raises-alarm-over-welfare-of-strip-searched-children I don't have an issue with the fact many of them were found innocent of the suspicions against them, officers search on the grounds of suspicion rather than certainty so there will always be some times when that suspicion is wrong. But one thing caught my eye in almost a quarter of cases (23%) an appropriate adult was not present during the search, despite this being a requirement under statutory guidance Is there a reason why officers would carry out a search even though one of the requirements is not met?

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/aug/17/police-leaders-promise-crackdown-on-officers-who-are-abusive-to-women Police leaders have admitted officers were kept on duty who should be sacked as they launched a promised crackdown on those who attack, abuse or harass women.

A Metropolitan Police traffic officer has been arrested after allegations he robbed motorists while on duty and used their money to pay for sex with prostitutes. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11118247/Met-Police-traffic-officer-arrested-robbing-motorists-using-cash-pay-prostitutes.html