UK Policing News

Met officers executed multiple warrants, recovering large amounts of Class A and B drugs and detaining 23 suspects during a series of raids on Thursday, 5 February. https://news.met.police.uk/news/major-drugs-operation-sees-23-arrested-thanks-to-met-crackdown-505894 Good crackdown by the MET going after people who are drug dealers and people who sell drugs👏

Rotherham neighbourhood officers have bust a substantial drugs farm ensuring over £750,000 of illicit substances won't make it onto the streets of South Yorkshire. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/february-2026/rotherham-neighbourhood-officers-unearth-750k-maze-like-drug-factory/ Good work by police and shutting down the cannabis farm that won't make it onto the streets👏

Seven arrested and charged following Wick recovery of cannabis valued at £7.1million https://www.scotland.police.uk/what-s-happening/news/2026/february/seven-arrested-and-charged-following-wick-recovery-of-cannabis-valued-at-7-1million/ Good work all round by police with arrests and shutting down the cannabis farm👏

A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison following a series of violent robberies targeting lone women across Manchester, Salford and Bury. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/february/serial-robber-who-targeted-lone-women-across-greater-manchester-jailed-for-14-years/ Good work by the officers who arrested this Serial robber who targeted lone women and now given a decent sentence and return the stolen items to the victims👏

Details of rank and employment location of Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) staff was published online https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1800229/Northern-Ireland-police-embarrassment-after-unacceptable-data-breach

A suspect was detained by a police dog after a car failed to stop. https://www.nottinghamshire.police.uk/news/nottinghamshire/news/news/2026/february/suspect-detained-by-dog-after-car-failed-to-stop/ Well done by the officer and his dog by catching the Two boys, aged 17 and 16, and arrested on suspicion of theft and possessing an offensive weapon.👏

Cheshire police have arrested two men following a series of burglaries in Cheshire and North Wales https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2026/2/two-men-arrested-following-burglaries-across-cheshire-and-north-wales/ Good work by police who have arrested for there crimes of burglary and Volvo XC90 and Audi A3 were stolen and now face justice👏

Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man who could assist with their enquiries after a new police vehicle was set on fire and destroyed near Halewood Police Station early on Sunday morning (1 February). https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/february-2026/cctv-appeal-after-police-van-set-alight-at-halewood-police-station/ Hope they do find this lad who set fire to the police van and put him before the court 🫰

A Doncaster drug dealer has been jailed for more than six years after officers on routine patrol seized a holdall containing more than £40,000 worth of drugs. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/february-2026/doncaster-drug-dealer-jailed-as-forensic-work-connects-him-to-holdall-stuffed-with-40000-of-cocaine/ Good work by officers in catching a drug dealer and stopped drugs getting onto the streets and his👏 accomplice was intercepted and arrested, with officers seizing the holdall. Inside were an estimated £40,000 worth of cocaine, £3,000 of heroin and £4,885 in cash.

A man has been arrested after drugs and a firearm were found inside a house in Liverpool. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/february-2026/man-arrested-following-drugs-and-firearm-discovery-in-liverpool/ Good arrest by police of a drug dealer and a firearm taken off the streets.👏

Twenty-seven people were arrested after two deployments of an operation targeting organised criminal activity on the county’s roads. https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2026/february/op-competition-27-arrests/ Good work by Officers from Roads Policing unit in arresting people for vehicle theft, possessing drugs with the intent to supply, drug driving, and possession of weapons.👏

A man has been charged with several offences after a contraband package was intercepted following a drone incursion at HMP Long Lartin on Sunday (4 January). https://www.westmercia.police.uk/news/west-mercia/news/2026/january/man-charged-in-relation-to-hmp-long-lartin-drone-incursion/ Good arrest and stopping drugs getting into a prison and The 32-year-old has been remanded👏

The Metropolitan Police is facing a £5million bill for new toilets and changing rooms for its 12 transgender staff. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15514741/Met-Police-5million-bill-loos-transgender-staff.html What a waste of money when this money should be spent on policing crime with more officers that we pay in council tax to serve the public.😠

A rape suspect has been arrested during our latest Live Facial Recognition (LFR) deployment in Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/january/rape-suspect-arrested-after-live-facial-recognition-alert/ Good police have Live Facial Recognition alert around and helps bring suspects to justice who are wanted 👍