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Home News NCA appoints Graeme Biggar as Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre Return to News The National Crime Agency has today announced the appointment of Graeme Biggar as the first permanent Director General of the National Economic Crime Centre. Graeme joins the agency from the Home Office where he has been Director National Security since 2016, providing leadership on the pursue element of the counter terrorism st…
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A policeman left critically ill after being poisoned with nerve agent Novichok in Salisbury has returned to active duty. police said today. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/pc-poisoned-by-novichok-returns-to-active-duty-a4039621.html
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Image copyright @Vikjas85 Image caption The man was pinned to the ground by officers after he was Tasered on the station platform A machete-wielding man was Tasered on a railway station platform as "terrified" rush hour commuters looked on. Police pinned the man - filmed waving a "massive" blade at Tulse Hill station in South London - to the ground shortly after 18:30 GMT on Monday. Witnesses described "chaos" as he chased people with the weapon. A 59-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possessing an offensive weapon, police said. Image Copyright @BlueofButtsAsh @BlueofButtsAsh Report …
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Image caption West Midlands Police failed to record more than 16,000 violent crimes West Midlands Police is "failing victims" and not recording more than 16,600 violent crimes each year, a watchdog has said. The force was rated inadequate by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, who said victims felt let down and not believed. Only 78.2% of violent crime and 89.2% of sexual offences reported were recorded, it found. The force said it had made "substantial progress". About three quarters of police forces around the country have already been inspected and of those, two-thirds were rated as either "inadequate" or…
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Home News Devon woman charged over cocaine seizure Return to News 15 January 2019 A woman from Devon has appeared in court charged with attempting to smuggle a quantity of cocaine into the UK. 24-year-old Jade Cherise Sarwar from Torquay was stopped at St Pancras International station after arriving on a Eurostar service from Paris on Sunday 13 January. A search of baggage by Border Force officers led to the recovery of around half…
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A Met chief today said it would take “many decades” for the force to accurately reflect the make-up of London’s population at present rates. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/recruiting-police-to-reflect-diversity-of-london-will-take-many-decades-a4038531.html
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Scotland Yard's murder investigation unit has lost a quarter of its officers and staff over the past decade, data shows. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/scotland-yard-murder-squad-has-shrunk-by-a-quarter-over-past-decade-figures-show-a4038826.html My own opinion is with so many losses of our police the government needs to put more money into the police service and get more police officers back on the streets and less of the PCSO I see when out in town .
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An interpreting firm has been stripped of its police contract after 'unqualified' translators led one case to collapse when an employee told a teenage suspect 'not to say too much'. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6590219/Unqualified-police-interpreters-led-court-delays-costing-thousands-pounds.html
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Home News £1m diamond ring linked to first UWO case seized Return to News A high value Cartier diamond ring purchased by jailed Azerbaijani banker Jahangir Hajiyev has been seized by NCA investigators as part of an ongoing Unexplained Wealth Order case. The ring, which has a retail value of £1,190,000 and was originally bought by Hajiyev at Harrods in 2011, was seized under the ‘listed assets’ provisions introduced by the Criminal Finan…
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Home News Swansea man asked any "pedo mom vids?" Return to News 14 January 2019 A 43-year-old man from Swansea has today been jailed for 14 online child sex abuse offences. Rene Kinzett pleaded guilty to an indictment that covered nine years’ offending - from 2008 to 2017. Kinzett, of Sketty, Swansea, was arrested by the Metropolitan Police in 2015 and was being investigated when the National Crime Agency and South Wales Police also…
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after attempting to push a police officer from a third floor balcony. Police were called to an address in Stanley Road, Carshalton, at 20:46hrs on Sunday, 13 January, following reports of a man attacking other family members. http://news.met.police.uk/news/man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-police-officer-350984
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An alleged gang member accused of brandishing a sawn-off shotgun at police during a chase is a drill rapper who featured in a song called Armed And Ready, the Old Bailey heard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drill-rapper-wore-clown-mask-and-waved-shotgun-during-police-chase-a4038236.html
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Return to News 14 January 2019 The sentencing of a man for importing a firearm from the United States is being hailed as the first major success for the recently formed Organised Crime Partnership (Scotland). The Organised Crime Partnership (Scotland) looks to build on the already strong relationship between the National Crime Agency and Police Scotland. It is anticipated that combining the skills of specialist officers from both organisations will strengthen existing relationships and build on the successes achieved to date. The ambition and international reach provided by this exciting new partnership will introduce a formidable capability pointed towa…
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A 15-year-old boy has been arrested after police seized a 24-inch sword at a busy London train station. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/boy-15-arrested-as-police-seize-24inch-sword-at-kings-cross-station-a4037251.html
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Home News Two arrested in drug and firearms investigation Return to News 12 January 2019 Two men from Staffordshire have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into the supply of drugs and firearms in Ireland and the United Kingdom. A 51-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiring to import and supply drugs, firearms and ammunition, as well as money laundering offences on arrival at Birmingham Airport…
