UK Policing News

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-numbers-in-scotland-drop-to-lowest-level-since-2008-as-snp-accused-of-ignoring-public-safety/ar-AAWSch3 More than 300 Police Scotland officers on full-time equivalent contracts left the force in the first three months of this year - almost two per cent of force.

Met PC 'who had sex' while appearing on Nigerian Big Brother without permission keeps her job | Daily Mail Online It now seems that Disobeying Orders in the Metropolitan Police is looked on as a minor issue. Could it be more sinister than being swayed by Gender, or racial issues, I wonder. This does the Met no favours whatsoever, or are they proud that one of their members had sex on an Nigerian TV program.

Police forces have been urged to ‘decolonise’ their training material in a bid to attract new recruits. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10771683/Whats-Britains-police-forces-urged-decolonise-training-material.html

A policeman who dressed in full uniform to go into the homes of 'vulnerable' women he was investigating and tried to have sex with them has been jailed for three years and six months. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10768349/PC-jailed-turning-police-uniform-homes-vulnerable-women-sex-them.html

The Met Police will root out rogue officers with 'sophisticated' new technology that can monitor officers' emails and work phones for 'alarming' words in a bid to stamp out its culture of sexism and racism. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10750315/Met-Police-root-corrupt-officers-sophisticated-new-technology.html

A 16-year-old boy has been revealed as the leader of a mob of teenage thugs who were involved in three shootings and a terrifying arson attack. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-baby-faced-16-year-old-who-led-teen-mob-in-three-shootings-and-arson-attack/ar-AAWJkDb?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=680ad92301114a4186790cdcae7398b0

PC Ireland Murdock allegedly committed an assault on September 25 last year in Lambeth, South London, and he was arrested on January 11. He will appear at Croydon Magistrates' Court today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10766259/Met-Police-officer-appear-court-charged-rape.html IF true another black mark for the met.

https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-dark-day-civil-liberties-deeply-authoritarian-policing-bill-passed-lords The controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill was finally passed last night (26 April) by the House of Lords after a series of votes won by the government. Protests still ok as long as they're not "noisy". Seems fair, it's not like one of the points of a protest is to be noisy and draw attention to the cause or anything

Four men have been arrested in Glasgow by officers from the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland as part of an investigation into drug production and money laundering. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/organised-crime-partnership-scotland-make-drug-and-money-laundering-arrests

A police constable lied to his superiors about his handling of two domestic violence incidents including over a failure to check a baby for injuries, a tribunal has heard. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10751971/Police-constable-lied-boss-checked-baby-injuries.html

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people were stabbed to death in southeast London. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-arrested-for-murder-after-four-people-stabbed-to-death-in-london/ar-AAWyIta?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=76b8ece1778c4d449c876e08a9fba8c1

https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/news/march-2022/new-park-patrol-force-launched-in-redbridge/ Parks Police disbanded and replaced by Parkguard security company.

A hunky British Transport Police officer sent TikTok into meltdown after a train passenger posted a video of him helping a passenger with their luggage. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10736237/Hunky-British-Transport-officer-goes-viral-TikTok.html nice story for a change sure he wont be hard to find.👍

The Metropolitan Police's acting boss has admitted it's not just 'a few bad apples' that have put the under-fire force into difficulty and there is a 'wider issue' within London's police service. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10734901/Met-Polices-temporary-boss-admits-not-just-bad-apples-seeks-address-issues.html He is not far wrong the met police has had lot recent scandals over the past year.

Here's another of those stories I don't know whether to file under Mind How You Go or You Couldn't Make It Up. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10685607/RICHARD-LITTLEJOHN-matter-time-police-decided-entitled-work-home.html