UK Policing News

Matthew Harrison (28/01/1974) of Lees New Road Oldham was sentenced to 12 years in prison at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court on Thursday 26 February 2026. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/march/man-jailed-following-discovery-of-drug-operation-and-150000-in-cash/ Good work by GMP bringing the drug dealer down and sentenced to 12 years in prison👏

Over the last year the City of London Police (CoLP)’s Domestic Corruption Unit (DCU) have undertaken a significant investigation into allegations of fraud by abuse of position contrary to Section 4 of the Fraud Act (2006) in relation to the national Police Federation of England and Wales (PFEW). https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2026/march/domestic-corruption-unit-make-three-arrests/ Not good when the Police Federation boss is arrested for corruption for rank-and-file police officers.🤔

A Metropolitan Police officer ran a coffee business while suspended on full pay from the force. PC Stanley Kennett, 31, has now been sacked from the police following a misconduct hearing. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2175707/metropolitan-police-officer-sacked-coffee-business Words fail me when a officer is found out getting full pay and running coffee business and why was he suspended on full pay.🤔

A man who was in the middle of his driving test in St Helens was stopped by officers and arrested for drug driving. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/march-2026/man-on-driving-test-in-st-helens-arrested-for-drug-driving/ Good job officers stopped vehicle and subsequently failed a drugs wipe.👏 He was also found to be in possession of cannabis, and how did the driving test examiner not notice the smell of cannabis while out on test with driver🤔

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been charged with multiple rapes and other offences. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/march/02-03-26/man-charged-with-multiple-rapes-and-other-offences--henley-on-thames-and-west-berkshire/ Great work by police in bringing him to justice and hope he gets a very long sentence for his crimes.👏

A former serving Devon and Cornwall Police Officer will appear at Taunton Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/045dd3b1-ec16-f111-9d8e-6045bdd24049 Cant comment till the case is over but if true good job he is not a serving officer now charged with sexual assault on a female and misconduct in public office.🤔

Greater Manchester Police’s Operation Vulcan team has moved to Brinnington, with the area becoming their latest crime-smashing deployment utilising their award-winning problem-solving tactics. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/february/gmps-operation-vulcan-arrives-in-brinnington-for-new-crime-tackling-and-problem-solving-campaign/ Good crackdown on crime by GMP with 13 arrests for a range of offences, including drugs, weapons, and more👏

A leader of an organised crime group who branded himself ‘Mr Nobody’ while plotting to convert more than 150 blank firearms into live pistols in makeshift gun factories has been jailed. https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2026/february/organised-crime-group-leader-jailed-for-converting-blank-firearms-to-live-weapons/ Great work by the (South East Regional Organised Crime Unit in bring down a man converting blank firearms to live weapons that cant ever get used and was given 16 years and six months’ imprisonment.👏

Officers have secured a further charge following a day of action targeting serious and organised crime earlier this month. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/february/fourteenth-man-charged-in-relation-to-organised-crime-investigation-spanning-across-greater-manchester/ Great work by GMP in targeting serious and organised crime on war with drug dealers.👏

Thames Valley Police Open Investigation into Misconduct in Public Office https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2026/february/16-02-25/thames-valley-police-open-investigation-into-misconduct-in-public-office/ Had to Happened Andrew is arrested and held in custody on his birthday after dramatic police raid on his home at Sandringham amid probe into Epstein files

We carried out County Lines warrants in Walsall, seizing weapons and drugs and making arrests. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/february/five-charged-with-drugs-and-weapons-offences-following-county-lines-arrests/ Good crackdown by police in arresting and charged the drug dealers who now face justice.👏

We have charged three Sefton men in relation to drug supply offences as part of action by our County Lines Task Force and Operation Toxic teams yesterday, Thursday 26 February. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/february-2026/project-medusa-three-men-charged-following-drug-warrants-in-sefton/ Good work by MSP in charging the drug dealers and large amount of suspected Class A drugs, cash and other paraphernalia were seized👏

A serving police officer has been found dead in a car parked on the driveway of a home. https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/police-officer-35-found-dead-in-car-in-driveway-as-heartbroken-family-pay-tribute/ar-AA1X8Kwv?ocid=BingNewsSerp Very sad loss to his family friends 🙏 and WMP.

This is the moment a now-jailed drug dealer danced around his kitchen with wads of cash he has since been ordered to hand over under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2026/february/drug-dealer-who-filmed-himself-with-wads-of-cash-ordered-to-hand-it-over/ That is a good result to hand over under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) stripping this drug dealer of cash and accidentally sending a text message to a police officer about his drug line.👍

A Bradford drug dealer caught with four kilograms of heroin has been jailed for 14 years following an investigation by specialist detectives. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/precision-detectives-see-bradford-drug-dealer-jailed-over-heroin-haul Good work by WYP in bringing this drug dealer to justice putting a end to him selling his drugs on the streets now behind bars.👏