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Return to News Gordon Ruckledge, aged 47, from Ashton-Under-Lyne, has been ordered to pay £396,653.71 within three months after National Crime Agency investigators obtained a confiscation order under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. If Ruckledge fails to pay up he will receive an additional four year prison sentence – and will still owe the money. This will be added to his current 16 and-a-half years jail time – taking his total imprisonment to 20 years and six months. Ruckledge’s assets included properties in the UK and Spain, together with money in bank accounts. They were all subject to a restraint order. He was the joint owner of 11 properties in the UK,…
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Home News Three charged in NCA cricket spot-fixing investigation Return to News 20 December 2018 Three men have been charged with bribery offences as part of a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into cricket match spot-fixing in tournaments organised by national cricket boards from Pakistan and Bangladesh. British nationals Yousaf Anwar, 35, and Mohammed Ijaz, 33, were arrested in February 2017, along with Nasir Jamshaid, 32, fr…
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A man has died after being gunned down in a shooting in north London. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/enfield-shooting-man-dies-after-being-gunned-down-in-north-london-a4021001.html
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National Action trial: Members of neo-Nazi group jailed 18 December 2018 Image copyright West Mids Police Image caption Claudia Patatas and Adam Thomas were members of National Action after it was…
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-46604510 'Ross from Friends' lookalike fails to attend court 1 hour ago Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Image copyrightDAVID SCHWIMMER/BLACKPOOL POLICE Image captionAn appeal by Lancashire Police went viral earlier this year A warrant has been i…
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Thames Valley Police says 14 people died from drug-related deaths in West Berkshire in 2017 People found with "small quantities of illegal drugs" will not be arrested and instead urged to engage with support services, as part of a police pilot. Thames Valley Police (TVP) hopes the approach will reduce deaths, prevent reoffending and lower service demands. Assistant Chief Constable Jason Hogg has denied the scheme is a soft approach, saying there is "nothing soft about trying to save lives". Figures showed drug deaths nationally increased by 29% in 2017. ACC Hogg said people would not be prompted to att…
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The Metropolitan Police Service is testing the technology around Soho on Monday and Tuesday Christmas shoppers could have their faces scanned in central London this week as part of a police trial. The Metropolitan Police Service says it will invite people to take part in testing the technology rather than scanning people covertly. The trials will be held near Soho, Piccadilly Circus and Leicester Square on Monday and Tuesday. Privacy campaigners Big Brother Watch described the use of such technology as "authoritarian, dangerous and lawless". In a statement the group said that "monitoring innocent …
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Return to News 14 December 2018 Two members of an organised crime group who smuggled “high purity” heroin into the UK hidden in industrial meat mincing machines and clothing items sent over from Pakistan have each been jailed for 18 years. Asghar Khan, 48, and Rashad Mahmood, 52, both from Walsall, but born in Pakistan, were sentenced today (Friday 14 December) at Birmingham Crown Court. Khan (left) and Mahmood (right) The pair imported heroin into the UK from Pakistan using a legitimate cargo company which sent the parcels by air freight. Border Force officers discovered 20 kilos of heroin hidden in three separate consignments which forensic examinations…
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A paedophile police constable with an “insatiable appetite” for preying on young girls has been jailed for 25 years. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-officer-who-raped-13-year-old-girl-jailed-for-25-years/ar-BBQU4mb?ocid=spartanntp
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Return to News The National Crime Agency (NCA) are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a Carlisle man wanted in connection with an attempt to import Class A drugs worth more than £7 million into the UK. On 21 November 2016, a lorry arriving at Dover from France was searched by Border Force who discovered a purpose-built concealment in the trailer. Inside, officers found packages of cocaine weighing over 90kg. If cut and adulterated the drugs would have had a potential street value of £7.2 million. Following an NCA investigation, the driver of the lorry, Lee James Hartness, aged 47, was charged with importing Class A drugs and a summons was sent in…
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City of London police are deploying officers in India to combat scammers in call centres targeting the UK in a multi-million-pound racket. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/city-police-sent-to-india-to-catch-online-tech-support-scammers-a4015206.html
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CCTV shows a police officer being elbowed in the face by a suspect in a “vicious” and unprovoked attack that left him with a broken nose. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/moment-policeman-s-nose-broken-by-suspect-in-elbow-attack-a4015421.html
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11 December 2018 Image copyright Reuters A man is being held by armed police officers inside the grounds of Parliament in Westminster. It is not understood to be terror related. BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg says she saw the man on the ground when she first saw the disturbance. He is back on his feet in handcuffs and talking to officers, s…
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Police have released shocking footage of two drunk men attempting to drive cars with missing tyres as part of a Christmas crackdown on driving under the influence of alcohol. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/dramatic-footage-shows-drunk-men-swerving-dangerously-in-cars-with-missing-tyres-as-police-issue-a4013256.html
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Now whilst I'm all for byelaws being looked into... Lord knows I do love a good byelaw... I also generally like the idea of local authorities both public and private stepping up and taking on more responsibility to ensure their areas of control are properly protected and rules are enforced BUT with all that said I can see this being recipe for disaster... It is hard enough for non-warranted uniformed officers to gain compliance from the public... Just what chance does a 'plain clothed' officer from a transport firm hope to achieve when they 'badge out' with no additional powers in law to detain outside of any person and no access to PPE? (Atleast I don't believe S…
