UK Policing News

A police officer has been stabbed in an incident outside an east London railway station. British Transport Police (BTP) said the male officer was approached by a suspect outside Ilford Station and attacked with a knife. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/crime/police-officer-stabbed-outside-london-railway-station/ar-BBQ25Fj?ocid=spartandhp

Scotland Yard has cancelled nearly 330,000 officer rest days in nine months as it battles a surge in violent crime and falling police numbers, figures show. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/met-police-cancels-330000-officer-rest-days-as-it-tackles-surge-in-knife-crime-and-police-cuts-a3998186.html In my opinion this is wrong to cancel the police rest days that's why we need more police and stop the savage cuts.

Police officers have been using nylon tights to cover up discreet blue lights fitted on unmarked cars to make it harder for members of the public to spot them when they are switched off. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/police-using-tights-to-cover-cars-blue-lights-prompts-safety-fears/ar-BBPZ2F0?ocid=spartandhp

Image copyright Google Image caption The building in Ashton-under-Lyne was evacuated at about 09:45 GMT Bomb squad officers have carried out a controlled explosion after a suspicious package was delivered to Greater Manchester Police. Explosives experts were called to the force's offices in Ashton-under-Lyne after the alarm was raised in the early hours. A police spokesman said: "Following an assessment by bomb disposal the device was confirmed to be possibly viable." People were evacuated from Nexus House but have been allowed to return. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-46302750

Scotland Yard today launched a campaign to recruit more female officers to the Met while celebrating 100 years of women in policing. 100 Years of Female Police Officers - In pictures https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/metropolitan-police-celebrates-100-years-of-female-officers-a3997126.html

Chilling footage showing a getaway driver abandoning an ambulance on railway tracks in front of a high-speed train has been released by police. The driver, who was being chased by police, smashed through a railway barrier and jumped out of the decommissioned ambulance, which then came within inches of colliding with an oncoming train. Read more at: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/watch-the-terrifying-moment-a-yorkshire-getaway-driver-abandons-an-ambulance-in-front-of-a-70mph-express-train-1-9455805

A life-size cut-out of a police officer used to deter drivers from speeding has been stolen from an Edinburgh street. The cardboard effigy, dubbed Pop-up Bob, has been used by communities for four years to try to cut offending. It was stolen from Lower Granton Road between 14:15 and 16:00 on Sunday. Police Scotland are appealing for witnesses. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-46262509 ok, who stole the police officer? 🤣

Radical plans to modernise the police by linking pay to performance and recruiting outside experts on short-term contracts have been proposed by the police chief in charge of standards. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/18/performance-related-pay-short-term-contracts-cyber-experts-should/ So anyone expecting good news from this I wonder? Do you agree pay needs reforming and if so how?

Police Scotland has said that problems which resulted in a loss of the 999 phone service across Tayside and Fife have been resolved. The force had reported a "significant" loss of service from about 05:00 to 07:30. They had been advising those who needed the service to use a mobile phone and not a landline and had deployed police patrols to affected areas. However, they said full service had now been restored. A Facebook posting said: "Police Scotland are pleased to advise that the issues related to the loss of 999 calls for the Tayside and Fife areas have been resolved." The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service control room in Dundee said they had be…

Senior officer says people should only come to police’s aid when it is safe to do so. https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/20/met-police-caution-against-public-helping-officers-under-attack aka the Sir Craig strategy? 🤨

A senior Scotland Yard officer today urged members of the public to intervene in violent confrontations “if they can safely do so”. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-chief-public-should-help-us-with-violence-only-if-it-is-safe-a3994676.html

More than a third of all crimes reported to police in London are now only being investigated online or over the phone, Scotland Yard revealed today. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/third-of-london-crimes-investigated-on-the-phone-or-internet-met-admits-a3994461.html