UK Policing News

A thorough professional standards investigation examining a year’s worth of social media messages has led to two officers being dismissed without notice for their highly offensive and discriminatory behaviour. https://news.met.police.uk/news/two-officers-dismissed-for-highly-offensive-and-discriminatory-behaviour-450626

Six police forces in England are under special measures, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said. The Metropolitan Police, the UK's largest police force, was placed under special measures this week after a series of failures. The watchdog said there are now six police forces in special measures. The forces are the Met, Greater Manchester, Cleveland, Gloucestershire, Staffordshire and Wiltshire. Inspectors have raised "systemic concerns" about the Met, including its substandard response to emergency calls, "barely adequate" crime recording and a backlog of child abuse referrals. A watchdog letter to th…

A PCSO lost her job after she tried to con £1,600 out of her force by claiming she had not been paid her wages. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10956235/PCSO-26-avoids-jail-idiotic-bid-1-600-force-ran-debt.html

Crowds have amassed on south-east London estate to block officers trying to carry out an immigration raid https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10907001/Crowd-surround-police-stop-removing-man-immigration-raid-chant-Let-go.html

Comedian Joe Lycett investigated by police after audience member offended by joke at one of his shows (msn.com) Just when you think we couldn't sink any lower... If the article is accurate, Lycett was visited by a detective. It's ok, I'm sure the DC had nothing more important in their job queue, after all, rapes, s.18s, child grooming etc take a back seat to someone not liking a joke.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61909143 The way Metropolitan Police initially handled the deaths of four men murdered by serial killer Stephen Port is to be re-investigated by the police watchdog.

Wiltshire Police officer sacked for inappropriately touching colleague - BBC News And rightly so... but it is concerning that anybody would think this is something that would be considered appropriate with a colleague anywhere, especially in the police.

https://news.sky.com/story/police-officer-jailed-over-racist-whatsapp-memes-mocking-george-floyds-death-12633966 James Watts was serving with West Mercia Police when he shared the "grossly offensive" material in a group chat, which included former colleagues at a Warwickshire prison.

The Met has launched a criminal probe after arresting a PCSO over a video that appeared to show him committing a sex act on a London park bench in broad daylight, MailOnline can reveal today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10671923/Met-Police-PCSO-arrested-sex-act-video.html

Met Police are appealing for the public’s help in locating its most wanted robbers in the capital. They have shared images of the eight offenders, who are all wanted in connection with crimes across London's 32 boroughs. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/london-crime-met-police-s-8-most-wanted-robbers-who-have-been-linked-to-violent-and-frightening-attacks/ar-AAYzYUR?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=19d686b987d9493788f3bbeb5e910409

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-61823941 Police in Cheshire will start using facial recognition technology in a bid to help identify offenders. The technology will be used retrospectively to compare images such as CCTV against pictures held on the police national database. Whatever my concerns with facial recognition, I appreciate they are being open about this. Now why can't the do the same with IMSI catchers? For years, forces have refused to acknowledge their use, arguing that doing so would give criminals an advantage and make the tactic less effective. But I completely disagree. Is facial recognition suddenly going to be ineffec…

Police should stop and search people who smell of cannabis, the new policing watchdog chief declares today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10905519/How-arresting-New-police-chief-goes-war-forces-wokery-common-sense-manifesto.html

A police community support officer raped a young woman in his mother's flat after bragging about having two homes in London and Brighton and celebrity friends, a court has heard. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10914525/PSCO-29-raped-woman-mothers-flat-bragging-having-celebrity-friends-court-told.html

Video has emerged of police officers throwing several punches at a 'teenager' during an arrest in London. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10907451/Shocking-video-Met-Police-officers-punching-suspect-sparks-storm.html

Perhaps this article shows the IOPC in their true light. Incidents happened between 2015-2016 where a Police Dog handler's dog injured offenders being detained. They appeared before Crown Court in 2019 and were found not Guilty. The IOPC insisted on charges being made before a Police Discipline Panel which was held in May 2022, that being 3 years after they were found "Not Guilty" by a Jury. It seems that the IOPC should be headed by a people who are more interested in gaining a conviction at any cost. I have to wonder what the officers mentality might have suffered under this strain for such a long time. Perhaps all Police Dog handler's should ask their dogs, ni…