UK Policing News

A man from East Sussex has been arrested following the discovery of a suspected criminal firearms conversion factory. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/suspected-firearms-conversion-factory-discovered-in-east-sussex

A FAMILY has been left "shaken" and "angry" after counter-terrorism police banged on their front door for a potential raid before realising they had the wrong house. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1558842/Manchester-news-counter-terror-police-raid-wrong-house-kids-crying-family-shaken

The former head of the Metropolitan Police who oversaw the bungled probe into a fictitious Westminster paedophile ring wants to be the next director general of Britain's version of the FBI. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10474893/Lord-Hogan-Howe-oversaw-Mets-bungled-VIP-child-sex-inquiry-wants-head-Britains-FBI.html

A disgraced Metropolitan Police officer who sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl after sneaking into her bedroom at night has been jailed for four years. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10474005/Disgraced-Met-policeman-42-jailed-four-years-sexually-assaulting-seven-year-old-girl.html

This is the shocking moment that a man appeared to pull a gun on a police officer in broad daylight during the morning rush hour in London before being arrested. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10476227/Man-pulls-gun-police-officer-tackled-ground.html very lucky the gun was not real and made a arrest

This is the terrifying moment two teenagers fight with a knife and what appears to be a sword in front of horrified passengers on a bus in south London. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10476143/Terrifying-moment-teenagers-fight-knife-SWORD-bus-south-London.html seems it is not safe to travel on a London bus when you get young people like this carrying knives and a sword.

A Rastafarian woman left naked in a police cell for three hours after a minor incident has received an apology and £45,000. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10470095/Woman-left-naked-police-cell-given-crop-hot-pants-wear-wins-45-000.html

Lincolnshire A serving Lincolnshire Police officer has been charged with rape. https://www.lincs.police.uk/news-campaigns/news/2022/lincolnshire-police-officer-charged-with-rape/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-60123850 The Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into parties held in No 10 during the coronavirus pandemic. Officers were looking into "potential breaches of Covid-19 regulations" in Downing Street and Whitehall since 2020, Commissioner Cressida Dick said. What are the possible outcomes? Considering the length of time since that has passed since the potential breaches happened, and that they can't be given the opportunity to cooperate with engage/explain/encourage?

Police have apologised after damaging several cars with a stinger device – and letting the suspect vehicle they were targeting get away. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/police-stinger-takes-out-innocent-drivers-as-suspect-car-gets-away/ar-AATj0jW?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

Police Officers could boost their productivity if allowed to take naps while on night shifts, a union chief has claimed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10454537/We-want-sleeping-policemen-Officers-allowed-sleep-job-says-union-chief.html

As part of ongoing work to tackle serious and violent crime in Westminster, four men were arrested on Friday, 28 January, as a result of the Met’s deployment of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology. https://news.met.police.uk/news/four-arrests-in-live-facial-recognition-operation-in-central-london-441509

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with threats to kill, false imprisonment, assault and controlling behaviour. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10454641/Serving-Met-Police-officer-appears-court-charged-threats-kill-false-imprisonment.html and met police link. https://news.met.police.uk/news/serving-met-officer-appears-in-court-441505

The National Crime Agency has obtained a forfeiture order for 15 gold bars worth £650,000 that are linked to an international money laundering network. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/gold-bars-seized-from-money-laundering-network