UK Policing News

According to the police, the motorists start by flagging down other cars on the road before claiming that their vehicle broken down and they needed money to get help. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/driving-scam-police-issue-urgent-alert-of-broken-down-motorist-everyone-must-know-about/ar-AAMT3Ud?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531

The Metropolitan Police are waging a legal battle over the sacking of a senior officer who was convicted of possessing a child abuse video. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/robyn-williams-met-launch-legal-bid-to-sack-senior-police-officer-reinstated-after-abuse-video-clip/ar-AAMTaTF?ocid=msedgntp

Six men have been convicted after a National Crime Agency investigation uncovered their role in the supply of cocaine and a separate plot to torture and rob a Manchester man’s home and business. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/drug-dealing-crime-group-planned-to-torture-and-rob-82-year-old-manchester-businessman-at-his-family-home

A COP has been found guilty of assaulting two members of the public including a boy of 15 he falsely accused of having drugs. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/15759507/police-officer-guilty-of-assaulting-two-people/

A County Lines gang which trafficked a 15-year-old autistic schoolboy from London to Wales to work as their drugs runner has been jailed for more than 40 years. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9853181/County-Lines-gang-trafficked-autistic-schoolboy-15-London-Swansea-jailed-40-years.html

A man has been jailed after officers investigating domestic abuse offences found him to be in possession of two sawn-off shotguns. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-after-officers-find-shotguns-during-domestic-abuse-investigation-431682

Criminal gangs are choosing to use 'quieter' e-bikes as their getaway vehicles and wear brogues over trainers as they attempt to blend in with crowds, police officers have revealed. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9849323/London-moped-gangs-using-e-bikes-wearing-brogues-blend-commuters-officers-warn.html

Three people - including a 13-year-old - have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a five-year-old boy was found dead in a river in Wales. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9850143/Three-arrested-suspicion-murder-boy-five-dead-Welsh-river.html

Four officers have been told they have no case to answer for misconduct following a complaint made by a man who was subject to a stop and search. https://news.met.police.uk/news/four-officers-informed-they-have-no-case-to-answer-for-misconduct-re-2020-stop-and-search-in-se17-431585

https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-47475566 The powers allow officers to carry out searches without the need for "reasonable grounds". I've never really agreed with Section 60 stop and searches. Searching a person is an invasion of their privacy, and should only happen where there is demonstrable grounds to justify it and I'm worried that any expansion of Section 60 could pave the way to searches being routinely carried out without grounds.

Detectives have released images of 15 more people sought in connection with violence and disorder at the Euro 2020 final. Following events at Wembley and in central London on the day of the final, the Met's Public Order Crime Team launched an investigation to identify those responsible for any offences. https://news.met.police.uk/news/further-images-released-in-connection-with-disorder-at-euro-2020-final-431621

A man who sexually assaulted young children and was actively seeking opportunities to offend again has been convicted of 14 counts of child sexual abuse after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-who-abused-a-toddler-sought-out-jobs-where-he-d-have-access-to-children

A drug dealer who tried to evade capture by driving double the speed-limit on the wrong side of the road has been jailed. https://news.met.police.uk/news/dangerous-driving-drug-dealer-jailed-431636

The Prime Minister yesterday failed twice to back Britain's most senior police officer as the right person to fight county lines drugs gangs. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1469274/cressida-dick-met-police-boris-johnson-drug-gangs 🤐

Eight police officers are being investigated over a WhatsApp group in which they are said to have made 'sick' jokes about Katie Price's disabled son Harvey. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9836811/Eight-police-officers-face-probe-sick-jokes-Harvey-Price-WhatsApp-chat.html Makes me wonder how much of this from this woman is true.😒