UK Policing News

Four men have been arrested and £70,000 in cash alongside a samurai sword has been seized following warrants on 1 October 2026 at addresses across City of Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/four-men-arrested-and-70000-recovered-in-investigation-into-supply-of-class-a-drugs-across-manchester/ Good result for police with arrests of drug dealers with a firearm and drugs taken off the streets.👏

Six men who were supplying cocaine in Northern Ireland have been sentenced after a National Crime Agency (NCA) and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/organised-crime-group-sentenced-for-cocaine-stash-after-pctf-investigation Good work by the NCA an PSNI in bringing down the drugs dealers but the sentences given was to low and one received a four-month sentence suspended for three years😡 all of them should have got a longer for dealing in drugs,👍

A man and woman have been charged with possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply, after officers saw a suspected drug deal take place in Accrington. https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2026/october/two-people-charged-with-possession-of-a-controlled-drug-with-intent-to-supply-in-accrington/ Good stop by officers, after officers saw a suspected drug deal take place and arrested the drug dealers and a further search of the home address of the suspects in Accrington, and recovered more cash, mobile phones, Class A and B drugs, and drug dealing paraphernalia, including digital scales and packaging.👏

A 70-year-old man who attempted to engage in sexual activity with whom he thought was a 12-year-old boy, has been sentenced to eight years behind bars following his appearance at court last Thursday (8 October 2026). https://www.humberside.police.uk/news/humberside/news/news/2026/october/grimsby-sex-offender-sentenced/ People like him need locking up when it comes to engaging in sexual communications with a child, causing a child to watch a sexual act, possession of indecent images of children, and three counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO).👏

Two cars worth a total of £50,000 were found completely stripped for parts. An operation targeting the thefts of agricultural plant and machinery resulted in Kent Police officers seizing £120,000 worth of stolen property.. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/rural-officers-seize-120000-worth-of-property-in-anti-theft-operation/ Soon there luck will run out when police arrest them for there crimes.👍

Cambridgeshire’s Rural Crime Action Team have recovered almost £700,000 worth of stolen property, made 26 arrests and helped disrupt organised criminality across Cambridgeshire in just six months. https://www.cambs.police.uk/news/cambridgeshire/news/2026/october/specialist-police-team-recovers-700000-of-stolen-property-in-six-months/ Great crackdown by the Rural Crime Action Team (RCAT) in bringing down the gangs recovering stolen property They also seized 39 uninsured vehicles, identified 12 drug possession offences and cars plant machinery worth £206,000 and three caravans👏

Eastbourne man Richard Bennett, 46, has been jailed for 18 years for rape, assault and abusive offences against a woman known to him. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/eastbourne-man-jailed-for-rape-and-domestic-abuse/ Good job the woman went to the police who was safeguarded and given support by specialist officers and the court gave him 18 years for rape, assault and abusive no woman has to put up with abuse.👏

We have charged 33 people and seized significant quantities of drugs, cash and weapons as part of a major operation in Blackpool. https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2026/october/drug-raids-in-blackpool-lead-to-33-people-being-charged-1/ Great result for police from the Serious Organised Crime Unit who have been charged people with drug dealing cash and Various designer items, seven Rolex watches, gold bars and two vehicles 👏seized

Two off-duty police officers detained a burglar armed with a crowbar after spotting a break-in on their way home from a night shift in London. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/moment-two-off-duty-police-officers-pounce-on-armed-burglar-in-london/ar-AA2e51CL?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=6acde37f0629408ebad88f25a5506213&ei=19 Well done to the two off duty officers That detained him for several minutes before uniformed police officers arrived to arrest the man.👏

A police officer was sacked for stealing three plastic carrier bags worth £1.20. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/police-officer-sacked-for-stealing-three-carrier-bags-worth-1-20/ar-AA2e4Imw?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=6acddfaa1def4543a2ff0d0be08b0ed4&ei=22 How stupid can you be for a special constable for stealing three carrier bags now lost your job and placed on the College of Policing’s barred list and now will find it hard to find new employment .😲

A stop by officers last night resulted in an estimated £400,000 worth of counterfeit cigarettes being taken off the streets. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/around-400000-worth-of-illicit-cigarettes-seized-as-20k-packets-found-in-vans/ Good stop by officers with a man being arrested and illicit cigarettes seized 👏

Detectives have charged a man in relation to the supply of illegal drugs in Macclesfield. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/10/man-charged-with-county-lines-drug-dealing-in-macclesfield/ Good arrest of a drug dealer two counts of possession with intent to supply class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin and remanded till the 4 November keeping the drug dealer off the streets till his court date👏

Detectives from our Major Incident Team (MIT) have arrested a man on suspicion of murder after the fatal shooting of two men in Moss Side more than six years ago. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/october/arrest-made-six-years-on-as-detectives-renew-appeal-in-double-murder-investigation/ Good work by GMP in bringing back a wanted man and will now face justice on suspicion of murder👍

A group of men have been jailed after an investigation found them responsible for supplying firearms to criminals across the Midlands. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/october/men-guilty-for-their-part-in-illegal-firearms-sales-in-west-midlands/ Good result for police getting this gang that was in the conversion of blank-firing pistols into live and viable firearms and drugs by organised crime gangs with three behind bars and one who should be behind bars only got 22 months, suspended for 18 months.☹️

A man from Tonyrefail has been jailed after running over a police officer. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2026/october/tonyrefail-man-jailed-for-running-over-police-officer/ What the man did to the officer should have got a lot longer sentence from the court😟when the officer suffered serious injuries and the officer makes a full recovery .👍