UK Policing News

POLICE have swooped on addresses across London, executing 35 warrants, making 21 arrests and seizing six illegal firearms as well as a large number of knives as part of a crackdown on violent crime. https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1469279/london-news-guns-knives-seized-police-murder-haringey-edmonton-enfield-blm

This is the moment a lorry driver crashes into the back of a van and seriously injures three people - after getting distracted by his mobile phone. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9831335/Lorry-driver-jailed-crashing-van-using-mobile-phone.html

Officers attended the address at Milton Road yesterday (Monday) and have kept a scene guard in place for the past day. https://www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/crime/police-guard-outside-luton-house-after-cannabis-factory-uncovered-3325171

A MAN was arrested on suspicion of the attempted murder of a plain-clothed police officer after a gun was fired in broad daylight. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1468309/Breaking-news-Scunthorpe-shooting-police-officer-gun-man-arrested

Criminals will be made to clean up streets and green spaces to ensure justice is 'seen to be done'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9828167/Priti-Patel-vows-crack-crime-GPS-alcohol-tags-offenders.html Cant see how this can be enforced but nice if this can happen🤞

A former soldier who stalked his PCSO girlfriend and staged a jet ski collision with her while on holiday in Mexico has avoided jail with a suspended sentence. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9827347/Ex-soldier-34-stalked-PCSO-girlfriend-left-wheelchair-spared-jail.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/26/met-police-investigate-anti-vaxxer-as-speech-sparks-fears-for-safety-of-medics In a widely circulated public speech, she compared medical staff to Nazi war criminals, referred explicitly to their executions and demanded that people gather the names of doctors and nurses in the UK. Quite appalling really. The Met are looking into it, what is she likely to be charged with?

TWO off-duty police officers have been hailed as heroes after saving a four-year-old's life when he started choking on a chicken nugget. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1467691/police-officers-save-boy-choking-chicken-nugget Well done to both officers saving the boys life.

A small Organised Criminal Network who arranged the importation of guns, ammunition and heroin have been sentenced to a total of 42 years' imprisonment. https://news.met.police.uk/news/organised-criminal-network-sentenced-for-importation-of-six-handguns-and-ammunition-431419

A man who was arrested carrying two Skorpion machine guns in his backpack close to Chiswick Park Underground station has been sentenced to nine years and nine months' imprisonment. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-transporting-two-skorpion-machine-guns-sentenced-431480

High-harm offenders and criminals involved in firearms offences and shootings are going to be the focus of specialist officers from the Met this week as officers launch an upsurge in activity to tackle violent crime and firearms offences in London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/firearms-and-high-harm-offenders-to-be-targeted-in-week-of-activity-across-london-431490

A woman from Kent who headed up a crime group that supplied over half a tonne of cocaine and laundered millions of pounds in illicit cash has been jailed for 15 years. https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/venetic-kent-woman-headed-up-family-run-multi-million-cocaine-dealership good another drug dealer off the streets.👍

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9822195/PM-tries-shift-focus-crime-Priti-Patel-rebuke-pingdemic-row.html "Boris Johnson will seek to shift the focus on to tackling crime when he re-emerges from isolation to counter criticism over the 'pingdemic' and police anger at Home Secretary Priti Patel." What does this mean in practice? It says victims of crime will be assigned a specific officer and given a number to call or email to message, but doesn't this kind of thing already happen with officers giving out their card and "call us if you remember anything else/want updates"?

Nearly one in five Metropolitan Police officers are currently absent from duty after being forced to self isolate amid pingdemic chaos. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9822253/Nearly-one-five-Metropolitan-Police-officers-currently-absent-duty-amid-pingdemic-chaos.html

An international investigation involving the National Crime Agency has led to the takedown of DoubleVPN – the service used by cyber criminals around the world to mask their location and identities online https://nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/doublevpn-takedown-nca-takes-uk-server-of-criminal-network-offline