UK Policing News

A gang of Romanian cable thieves caught red-handed after dressing in orange hi-vis jackets to pose as legitimate workmen have all been jailed for three years. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15782965/Gang-Romanian-cable-thieves-jailed-caught-red-handed-dressed-hi-vis-jackets-pose-legitimate-workmen.html the gang triggered an alarm, and a nearby police armed response unit caught them in the act 👏and jailed hope they get deported after there sentences .

During a warrant in Highfields, the small but mighty nose of PD Taffy led his handler to thousands of pounds of cash, believed to be gained by criminal activity. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/april-2026/pd-taffy-finds-cash-during-doncaster-warrant/ Job well done by the dog🐶 Taffy found significant piles of cash, hidden in a bedroom and the man was wanted for immigration offences and remains in police custody.👏

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been jailed in connection with a rape in Oxford city centre in 2014. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/april/27-04-26/man-jailed-in-connection-with-rape--oxford/ Good work by police in bringing him to justice after he who released him on bail and Karis fled the country and Thames Valley Police ensured his Fail to Appear warrant was re-issued, so when he did re-enter the country in Kent in July last year, he was arrested and now behind bars.👏

Two people have been charged following an investigation by the Operation Vulcan team into the supply of drugs across the Brinnington area. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/april/two-men-charged-following-op-vulcan-investigation-into-drugs-supply-in-brinnington/ Good work by officers in arresting and charging the drug dealers and hope they are given a decent sentence by the court.👍

Seventeen people have been arrested and drugs, knives and stolen vehicles recovered in Bedfordshire as police across the region target serious and organised crime using the road network. https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2026/april/seventeen-arrested-during-cross-county-operation-targeting-serious-and-organised-crime/ Good work by police in bringing down the drug dealing gangs in tackling serious and organised crime, and we remain relentless in disrupting those who think they can evade justice by crossing police borders.👏

Our Guardian Taskforce arrested two teenage boys and seized three machetes in Shirley. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/april/guardian-taskforce-two-boys-arrested-in-shirley-after-three-machetes-recovered-during-project-servator-patrol/ Good work by officers who have the two boys were detained, and following searches officers recovered two zombie knives and a machete👏

Kaelun Howe (30/07/03) of no fixed abode appeared at Manchester & Salford Magistrates Court on Tuesday 28 April after he was charged with the following offences: https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/april/man-charged-following-robbery-in-salford/ Good arrest by officers who was wanted in connection with a business robbery and now face justice.👏

Five Albanian men and a British woman have been sentenced to almost 50 years in prison for the roles they played in a series of high value burglaries across the UK. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/4/albanian-crime-gang-jailed-following-uk-wide-burglary-series/ Good work by police in bringing the Albanian crime gang to justice and see if they get deported🤞 after they serve there time and this man Tubb, was sentenced to one year in prison suspended for two years, for possession of criminal property should jailed as well☹️

A prolific offender who carried out a series of burglaries, attempted burglaries and vehicle crimes across Tameside has been sentenced. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/april/prolific-burglar-jailed-following-tameside-crime-spree/ Good work by GMP in bringing this Prolific burglar to justice and now behind bars.👏

A Metropolitan Police investigation into the UK’s largest mobile phone smuggling network, has resulted in three men pleading guilty to handling stolen goods. https://news.met.police.uk/pressreleases/three-plead-guilty-following-major-met-mobile-phone-theft-investigation-3445768 Good work by the MET in bringing the three to justice and hope they receive a long sentence as phone snatching is getting out of hand.👏

A man has been jailed for nearly four years after stealing a delivery van and driving it at a police vehicle in St Helens. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/april-2026/man-jailed-after-stealing-delivery-van-and-ramming-police-car/ Good the officer was ok and thank fully, the officer did not sustain serious physical injuries when a police officer was dragged along the ground he was arrested and charged and later admitted dangerous driving, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, theft of a motor vehicle, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance and failing to provide a specimen for analysis. but the sentence he got was to low shoul…

Two men have appeared in court charged with the rape of a woman in Plymouth. https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/926f4799-0343-f111-9d93-6045bdd24049 Both men, who are Afghan nationals are charged with rape of a woman and hope they get a stiff sentence as no woman should suffer being raped .😡

A man found in Carlisle in possession of almost 50 wraps of cocaine and a knife has been jailed for more than four-and-a-half years. https://www.news.cumbria.police.uk/news/drug-dealer-who-made-threats-with-a-knife-is-jailed-for-more-than-four-and-a-half-years Good arrest of a drug dealer now behind bars , but the sentence again given was to short when he made threats with a knife in possession of 49 wraps of a white powder subsequently proven to be crack cocaine. ☹️

A man has been charged after cannabis, mobile phones and over £12,000 in cash was found at an address in Liverpool. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/april-2026/man-charged-after-cannabis-mobile-phones-and-12000/ Good work by MSP in arresting and charged a drug dealer with £12,000 cash, mobile phones and Class A and B drugs suspected to be cannabis and cocaine.👏

Local neighbourhood officers are continuing to tackle criminality across Derker and the surrounding areas with dedicated work alongside the existing Operation Vulcan partnership. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/april/neighbourhood-teams-continuing-to-tackle-crime-in-derker-and-wider-area/ Good work by GMP in finding and shutting down cannabis farms with more than 250 arrests, thousands of pounds worth of drugs recovered, more than 200 vehicles seized and dozens of deadly weapons taken off the streets.👏