UK Policing News

The NCA has published its latest Annual Report and Accounts, which detail the agency’s work to tackling serious and organised crime in 2019/20. NCA Director General Lynne Owens said: “The threat to the UK from serious and organised crime remains chronic and corrosive. Criminals work across international boundaries and are using new technologies to find different ways to identify victims, exploit the vulnerable and hide both their identities and the proceeds of their crime. “The National Crime Agency leads the UK’s fight against these criminals, and in 2019/20 we recorded our biggest ever disruptive impact against them. “This report sets out how we are investing in …

A thug facing jail for kicking a police officer in the back and sparking violence at far right pro-statue protests has more than 100 previous convictions. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/thug-facing-jail-for-kicking-police-officer-and-sparking-violence-at-far-right-protests-has-more-than-100-previous-convictions/ar-BB16R2Lo?ocid=spartan-dhp-feeds

A man from West Yorkshire has been convicted of firearms and drugs offences as part of a National Crime Agency investigation. Carl O’Flaherty, aged 35, of Leysolme Terrace, Leeds, appeared at Leeds Crown Court yesterday (Monday), where he pleaded guilty to conspiring to supply class. A drugs, possessing two illegal firearms, possessing firearms without certificates, and possession of ammunition. He is next due to appear at Leeds Crown Court on 10 August. O’Flaherty was arrested on 14 June by NCA officers following the seizure of two firearms in April. The investigation stems from Operation Venetic – the UK law enforcement response targeting the encrypted communic…

More than £1 million worth of assets have been recovered by the National Crime Agency (NCA) following a civil recovery investigation into a Nigerian fraudster and his long-term British partner, who both led extravagant lifestyles despite their combined declared annual income never exceeding £49,000. Ayodele Oluseye Odewale (also known as Ayodele Balogun), 42, and his partner of 21 years Sara Bharat Yadav, 40, of Cranbrook Road, Chiswick, London were ordered to hand £1,011,431 to the NCA at the High Court today under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The NCA recovered £797,431 from their bank accounts; three Patek Philippe watches valued at £199,000; and a private car registr…

Police across England and Wales face an inquiry to establish whether they racially discriminate against ethnic minorities in their use of force and stop and search, the Guardian has learned. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jul/09/police-in-england-and-wales-face-inquiry-into-possible-racial-bias

More than 200 police officers and PCSOs in Britain have convictions for offences including assault, burglary and animal cruelty. https://news.sky.com/story/revealed-how-many-police-officers-in-your-area-have-criminal-convictions-12024290?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/18578040.amp/ Those blokes walking past with no care in the world. Help the officer FFS 😐

Police have paid a black student £4,000 in damages after officers put him in a chokehold when they mistook him for a burglar. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/black-student-held-chokehold-during-22311819.amp

A trio from Birmingham arrested as part of National Crime Agency led Operation Venetic have been charged with drugs and firearms offences, after officers seized a sub-machine gun, drugs and cash. Michael Earp, 29, of Pear Tree Road, Shard End, Danyal Aziz, 26, of Pelham Road, Stechford and Nicole Rhone, 26, of Yardley Green Road, Bordesley, have all been charged. Earp was detained by NCA officers on Friday 10 July at an address in Kings Norton and was charged with conspiring to possess drugs, an automatic firearm and ammunition. He was remanded to custody and appeared before Birmingham Magistrates’ court today, Saturday 11 July. He is due to appear at Birmingham Crown…