UK Policing News

Horrific footage has emerged of two men attacking each other with machetes on a residential street in Lancashire today. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9560497/Horrific-moment-two-bloodied-men-attack-machetes.html

Police have made eight arrests after a man was stabbed when a brawl broke out at Selfridges’ flagship store in central London. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/man-stabbed-and-eight-arrests-in-mass-knife-brawl-inside-selfridges/ar-BB1gwLkh?ocid=msedgdhp

A police constable has been taken to hospital with injuries to his leg after being hit by a car in Camden during a vehicle stop. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-injured-following-vehicle-stop-in-camden-426889

A REDUCED jail sentence for a violent thug who stabbed a mother and slammed her baby's head against a wall was slammed as "pathetic". https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1432593/Crime-news-thug-stabbed-mum-harmed-baby-jail-sentence-Tipton-West-Midlands What was the judge asleep 😠 should have been a life sentence for this scumbag.

Officers from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing Command are appealing for help to identify a man in connection with an incident of dangerous driving, which occurred with a baby inside the car. https://news.met.police.uk/news/appeal-to-identify-man-who-drove-from-police-426838

British Transport Police have said they will be reviewing the arrest of a teenager screaming in apparent pain at Kings Cross station, as concerned passengers filmed the incident. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/btp-video-kings-cross-arrest-b933463.html

This does not make good reading for the police service. I know it’s the opening of the prosecution’s case and I wasn’t there - and I don’t know if there’s footage - but head kicks need serious justification post TASER being deployed.

Police have arrested five children aged 13 to 16 after a Good Samaritan in his 30s was stabbed to death while trying to help another man. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9544859/Good-Samaritan-30s-stabbed-death-police-arrest-five-children-aged-13-16.html

An Albanian organised crime boss from London who drove top-of-the-range vehicles hired from a drug dealer’s car rental business has been barred from returning to Britain in a court victory for the National Crime Agency. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/albanian-crime-boss-who-paid-off-bouncer-after-knifing-him-is-barred-from-uk/ar-BB1glhwF?ocid=msedgntp

A 21-year-old man has been stabbed to death after a brawl broke out inside Brent Cross shopping centre in front of terrified onlookers. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9542703/Londons-Brent-Cross-shopping-centre-evacuated-reports-stabbing-inside-shop.html

Footage has emerged of a police officer appearing to punch a football fan amid ugly clashes ahead of Manchester United's game against Liverpool last night. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9536901/Cop-punches-Man-Utd-fan-FOUR-times-camera.html

Police forces are knowingly allowing dozens of people with criminal records for offences including fraud, arson, serious violence, drug offences and even sex crimes to become police officers, The Telegraph can disclose. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/exclusive-sex-criminals-drug-offenders-fraudsters-and-arsonists-all-serving-on-police-forces/ar-BB1ghYUN?ocid=msedgdhp

A homeless man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a 63-year-old retired police officer. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-in-court-charged-with-murdering-retired-police-officer/ar-BB1gjveA?ocid=msedgdhp

Hundreds of Manchester United supporters stormed the pitch at Old Trafford ahead of their game against Liverpool in protest at the club's American owners, the Glazer family, before clashing with police in ugly scenes. Greater Manchester Police have confirmed two officers have been left injured with one officer being 'attacked with a bottle and sustaining a significant slash wound to his face, requiring emergency hospital treatment.' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-9534959/Angry-Manchester-United-fans-STORM-pitch-Old-Trafford.html

A Metropolitan Police officer who hit a vulnerable teenage girl with a baton “at least 30 times” has been dismissed, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/police-officer-dismissed-after-hitting-vulnerable-teenage-girl-at-least-30-times-with-baton/ar-BB1gerwA?ocid=msedgdhp