UK Policing News

An off-duty police officer who was cycling home from work foiled two would-be moped muggers just before they were about to carry out a robbery in south west London. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/offduty-officer-cycling-home-from-work-foils-moped-muggers-in-south-west-london-a4011941.html

A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been sentenced to two years imprisonment after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office. http://news.met.police.uk/news/pc-jailed-for-two-years-after-pleading-guilty-to-misconduct-in-public-office-338627

Greater Manchester Police are currently arresting about twenty people a month for the criminal offence of 'begging in a public place.' https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/how-police-launched-blitz-city-15469201.amp

A Metropolitan police driver is under criminal investigation after using a special tactic to deliberately knock a fleeing suspect off a moped, the Guardian has learned. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/dec/04/met-police-driver-faces-criminal-investigation-after-ramming-moped No way should any police officer face criminal charges i am all for it in what the police do to make our roads safe from moped thugs and crimes they commit.

Image caption One constable in London and one in Manchester are the subject of criminal investigations Police officers running cadet programmes in London and Manchester are under investigation, accused of abusing their position for a "sexual purpose". The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has demanded an urgent review of cadet training as a result. Two constables, one in each city, are subject to criminal investigations. Four more officers, three with the Met and one in Greater Manchester, are being investigated by the IOPC over how they dealt with the reports of abuse. The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) constable has been arrested a…

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Hello, This alleged assault has been reported online through local media in the Margate area https://theisleofthanetnews.com/2018/11/30/third-teenager-arrested-over-brutal-attack-on-12-year-old-charles-dickens-student/ This story touched a nerve in me hence my post. The police arrested three girls in connection with the incident aged 12, 13 & 15 respectively. To the best of my knowledge, none charged as yet, and investigations continue. Is bail an option for prosecutors in cases like this ? Supposing the matter goes to trial and the alleged assailants are convicted. What sentencing options are at the judge's disposal ? Obviously backgrou…

Police have been ordered to pay £8,800 to the family of a teenage driver who died in a high-speed pursuit, after a judge ruled that officers had breached his human rights. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/thames-valley-police-to-pay-8k-to-family-of-teen-racer-killed-in-highspeed-pursuit-while-high-on-a4006471.html In my own opinion a pay out is wrong when he had taken cocaine and was not wearing a seatbelt when he sped away from Thames Valley police officers so i cant see police have breached his human rights he broke the law and it is all down to him.

A man was shot early today as armed officers swooped on suspects in south west London. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/wimbledon-shooting-man-shot-by-police-in-raid-at-house-in-south-london-a4006456.html

These dramatic images today reveal Scotland Yard’s new hardline war on London’s violent moped gangs. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/gotcha-dramatic-footage-reveals-met-polices-new-hardline-war-on-londons-violent-moped-gangs-a3998141.html like what the police are doing to put a end to the moped gangs who think they can get away with crime and avoid arrest.

No arrests have been made since the incident which saw several men attack a police car with sledgehammers whilst the driver was in it! Derbyshire police car attacked by men with sledgehammers, whilst driver was inside

Image copyright Met Police Image caption PC Adam Provan was also placed on the sex offenders register A Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for raping a 16-year-old girl in the woods during a "brazen and calculated attack". PC Adam Provan attacked his victim after taking her on a date in August 2010. Wood Green Crown Court heard he then took her to a fast food outlet in Harold Hill, before forcing her to commit a sex act in Central Park. He denied two counts of rape but was found guilty and jailed for nine years. Provan, 32, had exchanged messages and photos with the girl before they went on a date. He had told the teenager he…

Overstretched officers are having to act as a last line of defence Is it time to say enough is enough? https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/29/police-force-cuts-mental-health An interesting point here: “Now consider the people we cannot identify and quantify – the callers who couldn’t get through because the police were busy dealing with those 8,655 calls. What if they too were vulnerable, and some almost certainly were? What if they came to significant harm or even died – and they may have? Where was our duty of care to them?”