UK Policing News

A female former firearms officer has been awarded nearly £1million after she took her old force to employment tribunal over a 'sexist boys' club culture'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10813581/Female-armed-police-officer-wins-1m-payout-enduring-sexist-boys-club-culture-force.html

A man from Runcorn has been given a life sentence of 27 years after he admitted to raping and sexually assaulting a baby. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/life-sentence-for-man-who-raped-a-baby-and-shared-images-of-his-abuse cant repeat the words of this scumbag pity they cant hang him 😠

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-manchester-61400174 The boss of a huge cocaine empire was caught after he posted a photograph of himself drinking beer on a secret messaging app being monitored by police. What interests me here is the apparent complete lack of operational security being practiced by some OCG's. It's the kind of world where they are constantly under threat both from police and other rival drug gangs. You'd think they would at least acknowledge those threats and at least try to mitigate them through stuff like keeping information on a need to know basis. There was no need for him to send that photo, it just created unnecessary risk. Even if he …

OVER 20 police officers and twelve police cars dashed to a funeral wake to arrest three men following a "disorder" last night. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1608670/Funeral-fight-arrests-Towyn-north-Wales-police

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-berkshire-61336952 A jailed police officer was a member of a WhatsApp group in which colleagues shared "sexual and violent" messages and "derogatory remarks about victims". Quite a few similar cases in recent times. What is it that makes some officers think this is appropriate? Do they not see the damage it causes? No wonder 1/4 of young women have little trust in the police

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/may/08/crypto-muggings-thieves-in-london-target-digital-investors-by-taking-phones Thieves are targeting digital currency investors on the street in a wave of “crypto muggings”, police have warned, with victims reporting that thousands of pounds have been stolen after their mobile phones were seized.

The officers, referred to only as "PC A" and "PC B", admitted the behaviour took place at "differing locations". https://news.sky.com/story/cambridgeshire-police-officers-dismissed-for-having-sex-on-a-number-of-occasions-while-on-duty-12605914

Just had a phone call to tell me that Sir James Anderton passed away earlier today, leaving his wife Joan and daughter Gill. I served under 5 Chief Constables and Sir James (Big Jim) was by far the best my a country mile. RIP Big Jim.

Wales news police officer Abubakar Masum South Wales Police Crimestoppers Mia Pitman. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1605728/Wales-news-police-officer-Abubakar-Masum-South-Wales-Police-Crimestoppers-Mia-Pitman

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/british-army-arrests-cocaine-dealing-b2070422.html Obviously still to be investigated but for me the "cocaine epedemic" in UK is very worrying.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/05/merseyside-police-commissioner-says-force-is-institutionally-racist A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has become the first to call her area’s force “institutionally racist”, a statement quickly followed by a categorical rebuttal from the chief constable.

A man suspected of being the leading figure in an organised crime group supplying significant numbers of small boats to people smugglers has been arrested by the National Crime Agency. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/alleged-small-boats-kingpin-arrested-by-the-nca-in-east-london

An alleged murderer and one of the UK’s most wanted men has been arrested in Portugal. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/alleged-murderer-and-most-wanted-target-arrested-in-portugal

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/03/met-police-commissioner-likely-candidates-to-succeed-cressida-dick The possible contenders remaining in the race to take the top job in London policing Not keen on Rowley, he is very opposed to end to end encryption and in the past has more or less implied that only criminals would need that level of security. Don't know much about the others candidates. But surely any of them have got to be better than the previous?

https://news.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/uks-first-military-to-police-scheme-launched-by-notts-police-446904 The country’s first scheme to provide a direct pathway for military personnel to join the police service has been launched by Nottinghamshire Police with support from the College of Policing.