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Teenage girl stabbed to death in east London park 2 March 2019 Related TopicsLondon violence Image copyright Google A 17-year-old girl has been stabbed to death at a park in east London. Police were called to St Neots Road, Harold Hill, Romford, at abo…
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The Chancellor in his Spring Statement has given an £100 million to police with immediate effect to combat knife and violent crime, it is to be used for overtime for police officers.
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Return to News 13 March 2019 A fifth member of a forgery gang responsible for making and supplying false identity documents has been jailed for six years. Ukrainian national Oleksandr Sukhoviy, 39, was arrested by National Crime Agency officers at his home address in Slough in October 2018. The arrest followed an investigation into an industrial-scale forgery factory (right) operating in Stratford, East London. The factory was run by fellow Ukrainian Sergiy Mykhaylov and was set up with computers and printers capable of producing tens of thousands of documents. Mykhaylov ran an online business through which he received orders and would distribute docu…
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A police officer who tackled a gunman threatening staff at a London hospital has won a bravery award voted for by Londoners. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cop-who-tackled-gunman-at-university-college-hospital-wins-bravery-award-a4090216.html Brave woman well done and received a bravery award.👍
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A woman has been robbed in her home by four men who claimed to be police officers. The theft took place in the Fallside area of Bathgate at about 17:25 on Monday. The men approached the back of the house and told the woman, aged in her 60s, that they needed to check inside. One man stayed with the woman while the others went upstairs before escaping with two money tins and a handbag containing a four-figure sum of cash. Police have issued a warning that people should be alert to similar attacks. PC Andy Tuplin said: "This has been a disgraceful intrusion into the woman's home who has understandably been left distressed by the incident. "We be…
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Return to News 13 March 2019 For the first time, the National Crime Agency is engaging with children as young as four in a bid to help protect them online as the number of global child sexual abuse referrals has rocketed. The NCA has launched the latest strand of its educational work, as the scale and severity of online child sexual abuse and exploitation (CSAE) continue to increase. Parents, carers and teachers can use Jessie & Friends – a fun, friendly and age-appropriate education resource based on a three-episode series of animations – to help to keep 4-7s safe online. Jessie & Friends does not depict any scenario involving an adult sexual offen…
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Viral video footage showing a man "being restrained" in a room by officers is being investigated by a police force https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/west-midlands-police-release-statement-15952336 This video has gone viral over the weekend however some comments online that it may have been staged or is a fake despite West Midlands police saying it involves their officers. Interesting to see what outcome their is.
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Thieves are targeting coffee shops in the Square Mile to carry out a spate of distraction thefts of mobile phones and valuables, police have warned. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/city-of-london-police-warn-of-distraction-thefts-rise-in-square-mile-a4089141.html
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Return to News 12 March 2019 A former nursery manager has been sentenced for committing an online child sexual abuse offence, after a National Crime Agency investigation. Alison Whateley, aged 44, from Farnham, Surrey, was present in an internet video conferencing room when child sexual abuse was shown. On 29 August 2017 Whateley, using the username xxx, was in the online conferencing room when category A (the most serious) and category B child sexual abuse was being streamed. She also made comments about the material to other users. Investigators traced the xxx account to Whateley’s home. Whateley was arrested on 26 September 2017, suspended from work an…
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The man who assaulted the Aston Villa skipper by running onto the pitch and punching the Villa player has been jailed for 14 weeks by magistrates after pleading guilty to assault. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-birmingham-47523268 I only wish magistrates would take such a dim view when officers are assaulted.
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Police in London are preparing to carry out nearly a 1,000 stop and searches a day in an attempt to prevent more lethal stabbings as the family of the latest teenage stabbing victim today demanded justice. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/1000-stop-and-searches-to-be-carried-out-every-day-in-london-to-stop-more-fatal-stabbings-a4086271.html
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Image copyright Alamy Image caption Mark Kennedy (left) in his police uniform and (right) in his undercover days, when he used the name Mark Stone A woman who found out her partner was a policeman paid to spy on her group of activists has said she is the victim of a "conspiracy to rape". Rosa and another woman have spoken of feeling betrayed after falling in love with men who turned out to be spies. An ongoing public inquiry into undercover policing has seen several women get apologies and compensation. Police said officers who had long-term sexual relationships with their targets "abused their positions". "If you put all these things toge…
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Return to News 11 March 2019 The National Crime Agency has played a key role in an international operation which has led to the seizure of around 1.5 tonnes of cocaine in the USA. Following a tip-off from the NCA the drugs were discovered by US Customs and Border Protection officers in a container at the Port of New York/Newark on 28 February. The container was due to be shipped to Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and then onwards to an address in London. Officers seized around 60 packages weighing a combined 1,437 kilos. The UK street value of the drugs is likely to have been in excess of £100 million. The seizure is believed to be the biggest at the Po…
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A Lamborghini has been snatched by police after the driver failed to fork out for the insurance of his vehicle. The Roads and Transport arm of the Metropolitan Police seized the bright red supercar in Newham, east London. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6789577/Police-seize-200-000-Lamborghini-east-London-street-driver-failed-insurance.html
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A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed on board a bus in north London. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/north-finchley-stabbing-boy-17-arrested-as-teenager-fights-for-life-after-being-knifed-on-london-bus-a4087456.html
