UK Policing News

MASKED cops have handcuffed anti-Covid lockdown protesters in London today in dramatic scenes. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13670025/police-london-fine-covid-lockdown-protests/

A police sergeant raped a woman during his lunch break and then returned to work, a court was told. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9110615/Surrey-Police-sergeant-66-raped-woman-lunch-break-duty.html

POLICE officers should have priority access to the coronavirus vaccine in order to be able to serve safely, a police chief has said. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1379725/coronavirus-news-police-officer-vaccine-priority-boris-johnson-england-lockdown-ont

MORE than 100,000 people have applied to join the police as ministers promise more officers on our streets. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1379729/Police-applications-job-numbers-more-police-on-streets

A police inspector has been sacked from his £50,000-a-year job after he told bosses he was too ill to work properly - but went on a paragliding holiday abroad. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-inspector-sacked-after-paragliding-abroad-while-off-sick/ar-BB1cseLi?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds not good when real officers are off sick and you get this officer going on holiday.😠

Piers Corbyn appears to have been arrested again after being part of an anti-lockdown protest at Speakers Corner as Covid infections hit a UK record high. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/piers-corbyn-covid-protest-hyde-park-lockdown-b637325.html

Armed officers and hostage negotiators were scrambled to a man who barricaded himself into a flat after making threats to police near London Bridge. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/london-bridge-swat-police-b643179.html

Five drug dealers have been jailed for more than 34 years after an undercover police sting on class A drug activity. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-bust-harrow-b597970.html

Police have smashed a drugs operation and arrested five people after a dawn raid at a 32,000sq ft warehouse uncovered cannabis plants worth £1million. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9104565/Five-arrested-dawn-raid-1million-cannabis-factory.html

Two police officers were injured when a thug van driver ploughed into their squad car seven times in the early hours of New Year's Day. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9104923/Coventry-police-car-mangled-thug-Transit-van-rammed-SEVEN-times.html

Police have shut down a large illegal New Year rave in London’s Royal Docks, with organisers facing a £10,000 fine for breaching coronavirus rules. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-new-year-illegal-rave-london-b609272.html

Three people were rushed to hospital just minutes into the New Year after stabbings in central London. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/edgware-road-stabbings-new-year-london-b607097.html

A man has been arrested after an ambulance was allegedly driven in to and paramedics were attacked with a knife in Wiltshire on Christmas Day. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/ambulance-crew-attacked-with-knife-and-rammed-by-car-on-christmas-day/ar-BB1cfKDn?ocid=spartan-ntp-feeds

A 15-YEAR-OLD boy is battling for his life after he was hit by a police car responding to an incident last night. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13581601/boy-15-fights-life-hit-police-car-999/

A police force has said a "significant number" of officers were assaulted while on duty on Christmas Day. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/significant-number-of-police-officers-assaulted-on-christmas-day/ar-BB1cfS0C?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds