UK Policing News

Two Greater Manchester Police officers have been charged with child sex offences. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/serving-police-officers-charged-with-sharing-indecent-image-of-child/ar-AAXZsNc?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=90c647d8cb5d4c1db89c0f5a330c3a21

Police need to be more visible and focus on ‘putting doors in to catch people’, the new chief inspector of constabulary has said. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10873003/Police-start-kicking-doors-catch-criminals-cop-tells-officers.html

A woman who fell off her bike in a cemetery froze to death after PCSOs couldn’t be bothered to get out of their car to look for her. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/injured-cyclist-froze-to-death-after-pcsos-called-off-search-in-under-10-minutes/ar-AAXVoxe?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=720a48ad461f47c59eab92f2cd209ace

FEMALE police officers in Britain's biggest force could have to strip search biological males who identify as women, under guidelines which allow suspects to choose which gender "they wish to be treated as", it has emerged. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1617599/metropolitan-police-trans-women-female-officers-search-campaign-latest

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/30/search-for-cressida-dick-replacement-met-police-down-to-final-two The search for a new Metropolitan police commissioner has been whittled down to a final two: Mark Rowley, a former head of counter-terrorism, or Nick Ephgrave, currently part of the embattled force’s top leadership.

A POLICE OFFICER has been taken to hospital after a crash between the coppers car and a double decker bus. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1618340/manchester-news-police-car-double-decker-bus-crash-fernclough-Road-closed

Special constables will be authorised to carry Tasers for the first time, the Home Secretary will announce today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10823181/Priti-Patel-announce-special-constables-able-use-Tasers-duty.html

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/may/25/race-action-plan-police-accept-institutionally-racist Positive discrimination could encourage more black people to join the police so that our forces better represent their communities I don't agree with his comment, positive discrimination is still discrimination, just with a nicer sounding name.

A senior police officer has been sacked after a tribunal heard that he had kept a list of female colleagues he found attractive. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/senior-police-officer-who-kept-list-of-female-colleagues-he-found-attractive-is-sacked/ar-AAXRmkE?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=7ba27fbd1d5f475dab0745cc377a3c09

The National Crime Agency is the chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) - an international collective of law enforcement agencies from 12 countries working to tackle child sexual abuse. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/nca-leads-international-coalition-tackling-child-sexual-abuse

BATTERED police officers have demanded more respect - and better pay. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1611052/police-respect-pay-rise

A police officer has been sacked after going to collect a mat for his new hot tub at Homebase instead of responding to an urgent call to assist a suicidal teenager. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10860697/Police-constable-fired-ignoring-call-help-suicidal-teen-pick-hot-tub-mat.html

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/three-duty-police-officers-caught-27046715 Mixed feeling about this Part of me thinks A) The whole moral panic over pitch invasions has been blown over the top in general B) Really wouldn't want to see any officers get in trouble for something as minor as this On the other hand 1) I can't help feeling like if these were just all regular PCs they'd be seriously in the mud And 2) imagine if you're a hardworking usually law abiding person who has been arrested before for this type of offence and you see Senior police officers get away with it what is that going to do to your view of the …

Just seen this. I hope it will see some positive improvement for those it affects. Home Office.GOV link: Supporting the wider policing community and their families. A few snippets: Looks like a good idea, if Parliament will debate & talk about police welfare. I can think of a few topics already.

A police dog known for having a "larger than life character" has died after chasing down two moped thieves, the Metropolitan Police said. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-dog-named-xavier-dies-on-active-duty/ar-AAXMATC?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=dea46c9194db4091a68bd623e8afb1f0