UK Policing News

POLICE chiefs are battling a "steep and troubling" rise in officers quitting as the job drags down their mental and physical health. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1404387/police-force-uk-quitting-mentally-physically-stress

Ten suspected members of a “rent a gun gang” providing weapons for revenge attacks were arrested today in a huge Metropolitan Police operation. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/ten-suspected-members-weapons-gang-arrested-met-police-raid-b921914.html

Police have made 154 arrests in a string of raids on gangs running county lines drug operations. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/county-lines-arrests-metropolitan-police-b921702.html

Police have recovered £500,000 of cocaine and arrested four people in a drug bust in south-east London. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cocaine-arrests-bromley-metropolitan-police-b921840.html

Two Scorpion machine guns and 40 rounds of ammunition have been seized from a teenager’s rucksack after a raid by armed police near Chiswick Park station. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-machine-guns-chiswick-teenager-arrest-b921832.html

A SPEED camera van driver was filmed scrolling through Facebook while doing 60mph. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14178638/speed-camera-van-driver-facebook/

A FEMALE police officer has died after being hit by a van when cycling on a dual carriageway. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14179165/female-cop-37-died-after-being-hit-by-van/

A disgraced police officer who shared private force information with his ex-wife about a man she was in a relationship with has been allowed to keep his job. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9304635/Disgraced-police-officer-allowed-job.html

Five Thames Valley Police officers face manslaughter charges after a 24-year-old suspect who was arrested at a home in Milton Keynes died in hospital. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9297017/Five-police-officers-face-manslaughter-probe-death-suspect.html

The moment a gang left a 16-year-old schoolboy to die after stabbing him repeatedly was caught on harrowing CCTV footage. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9297359/Harrowing-moment-thugs-leave-London-schoolboy-16-die.html

This is the moment furious passers-by seize a massive knife from a 13-year-old boy after they allegedly caught him trying to rob phones from children. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9295281/Furious-passers-seize-massive-knife-13-year-old-catch-trying-rob-phones.html

A police officer has been found guilty of battery after striking a 16-year-old suspect who was in custody in the face before making him strip and locking him in a cell. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9296885/Custody-officer-hit-16-year-old-suspect-making-strip-convicted-battery.html

ORGANISED criminals have stolen 300,000 rounds of live ammunition from a lorry while the driver was asleep. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/14142121/organised-criminals-stole-live-ammunition/

At least 41 firearms including an Uzi submachine gun have been seized and 24 arrested in a major blitz against underworld armourers. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/metropolitan-police-guns-raids-underworld-armourers-london-b920422.html

A young policewoman is facing the sack for allegedly breaking lockdown rules by attending a boozy family party then drink-driving on her way home. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9267063/Policewoman-faces-sack-allegedly-attending-lockdown-breaking-family-party-drink-driving.html Why the long wait when this happened in April 25/26, 2020