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The pub said to have inspired EastEnders’ The Queen Vic faces losing its licence after a supervisor reportedly told an officer investigating noise complaints to “have a drink and relax”. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/eastenders-pub-faces-losing-its-licence-after-supervisor-told-pc-investigating-noise-complaints-to-a4079191.html
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- nine people have been arrested in a joint drugs operation in cornwall and london. officers from devon and cornwall police and the metropolitan police simultaneously raided properties at 06:00 on thursday. the investigation is part of the ongoing problem with so-called county lines gangs - the name used to describe urban gangs supplying drugs to other parts of the uk using dedicated mobile phone lines. the gangs also often are likely to exploit children and vulnerable adults in order to move and store drugs and money. bbc det insp peter found from devon and cornwall police, said that, while the south west doesnt have a major problem with county lines, the force was determined to tackle it through early disruption. the cornwall arrests included a 55-year-old man from bodmin, another man, 31, from newquay, and a 64-year-old woman from st austell. all were subsequently released under investigation. three men in london were charged with drug offences, as well as modern slavery charges; while two others were released under investigation.
Nine people have been arrested in a joint drugs operation in Cornwall and London. Officers from Devon and Cornwall Police and the Metropolitan Police simultaneously raided properties at 06:00 on Thursday. The investigation is part of the ongoing problem with so-called "county lines" gangs - the name used to describe urban gangs supplying drugs to other parts of the UK using dedicated mobile phone lines. The gangs also often are likely to exploit children and vulnerable adults in order to move and store drugs and money. BBC Det Insp Peter Found, from Devon and Cornwall Police, said that, while the South West doesn't have a "major prob…
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Probation: 'Rushed' reforms cost MoJ extra £500m, report says 1 March 2019 Problems with the partial privatisation of the probation system in England and Wales have cost taxpayers almost £500m, the government spending watchdog says. Under the changes, introduced when Chris Grayling was justice secretary…
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Return to News The National Crime Agency is supporting the first centre to help combat the online sexual abuse of children in the Philippines. Launched yesterday (Wednesday) in Camp Crame, the Philippine Internet Crimes Against Children centre (PICACC) is a collective effort by law enforcement to combat child exploitation across the Philippines. PICACC is made up by officers and staff from the Philippine National Police Women and Children’s Protection centre (PNP WCPC), the National Bureau of Investigation Anti-Human-Trafficking Division (NBI AHTRAD), the Australian Federal Police (AFP), and the National Crime Agency in partnership with the charity Internat…
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Bestival drugs death: Boyfriend guilty of manslaughter 28 February 2019 Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionIn footage shown to jurors by the defence, Louella Fletcher-Michie was filmed playing with fairy lights in a tent at the festival A man who gave his girlfriend drugs at a festival and filmed her as she died has been found guil…
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28 February 2019 Woman who killed husband in hammer attack after 'decades of abuse' faces retrial after murder verdict quashed This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest…
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Nine members of a Bradford-based grooming gang have been jailed for a total of more than 140 years for an “appalling catalogue of abuse” against young girls. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/bradford-grooming-gang-jailed-for-over-140-years-for-abusing-girls-a4078436.html Glad all of the scumbags got sent away for a long time and police weed out more gangs like this one.
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Return to News A day of action coordinated by the newly formed National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) will seek to freeze 95 bank accounts containing an estimated £3.6m. The money in the accounts is suspected to be either the proceeds of crime or intended to be used for criminal purposes. The accounts are held mainly by overseas students studying in the UK who may be unaware that operating a bank account in this manner is potentially illegal. The accounts were identified by a bank as part of their anti-money laundering processes and officers from the NECC assess that the students are likely to have been targeted by organised crime groups, specifically to laund…
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This is the moment thieves use a hi-tech gadget to override a £25,000 BMW’s keyless security system to steal it in less than a minute. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/moment-thieves-use-hitech-gadget-to-steal-25000-keyless-bmw-a4077611.html
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Gangs: 27,000 children in England say they are members - report 28 February 2019 Related TopicsCounty lines drugs trade Image copyright Getty Images There are 27,000 children aged between 10 and 17 in England who identify as being part of a gang, accord…
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Detectives investigating the murder of 18-year-old Jay Sewell in Eltham last December have rearrested eight people. http://news.met.police.uk/news/seven-people-rearrested-following-murder-360136
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Local people have complained that illegal off-road bikers are causing problems A DNA "tagging spray" that cannot be washed off is to be used by police to try to identify and catch illegal off-road bikers. Officers in Wrexham will be able to mark the bikes, clothing and skin of any riders with an invisible dye. The genetic material in each canister has a unique code which links suspects who are arrested, or any bikes recovered, to a crime. If successful, it could be used across north Wales. Concerns have been raised by residents about problems caused by illegal motorbikes in the Caia Park area of t…
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Return to News 27 February 2019 A second man has been arrested on suspicion of people smuggling offences as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into an attempt to reach the UK by small boat on Christmas Day 2018. The 25-year-old man was arrested in the Bradford area of West Yorkshire this morning (Wednesday 27 February) and is now being interviewed by NCA investigators. It follows the arrest of a 37-year-old man in north west London on the evening of Wednesday 30 January. He was questioned by the NCA and released under investigation. The investigation follows the arrival of a small boat carrying a number of migrants into Folkestone in Kent on 25 …
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A teenager was stabbed to death in a hair salon after being ambushed by thugs armed with knives, a gun and a samurai sword. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/teenager-stabbed-to-death-in-north-london-nail-salon-after-being-ambushed-by-gang-armed-with-samurai-a4075666.html
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Police are investigating after an officer posted footage of himself lip-synching to a rap song while on duty. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-officer-tiktok-video-somerset-avon-pc-jonathan-gould-a8790116.html Seems like a bit of harmless fun?
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