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Man, 98, fighting for life after robbery in north London home 7 November 2018 Image copyright Met Police Image caption Peter Gouldstone is being treated in hospital after sustaining bruising and a…
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You arrive back home from holiday late at night to find the house ransacked – your jewellery, the smart TV, the laptop all gone. You reach for the phone and dial not the 101 number that will connect you to the police but your local private security force. They reassure you they’ll have one of their officers over right away to take evidence and a detective around first thing. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/04/if-police-ignore-minor-crime-how-long-before-we-take-it-upon-ourselves
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A “no deal safety net unit” is being rushed through by Scotland Yard at a cost of more than £2.4m after police chiefs warned the home secretary that losing EU tools would make it harder to track sex offenders and terrorist suspects, according to internal police documents. https://amp.theguardian.com/politics/2018/nov/05/brexit-metropolitan-police-rush-set-up-no-deal-safety-net-unit
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Celtic Boys Club founder Jim Torbett guilty of abusing boys 5 November 2018 Image caption Jim Torbett denied the charges Celtic Boys Club founder Jim Torbett has been jailed for six years after be…
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Return to News Today, the Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime, Ben Wallace MP, formally launched an ambitious new partnership to fight economic crime. The National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) has begun its work with a clear mission to protect the public, prosperity and the UK’s reputation. The NECC is based at the National Crime Agency’s London HQ and includes officers from the NCA, HM Revenue and Customs, the City of London Police, the Serious Fraud Office, the Financial Conduct Authority, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Home Office. As well as bringing together colleagues from law enforcement, the NECC also includes partners from govern…
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Criminology professor Roger Graef has said he has “minimal confidence” grooming gang cases will be adequately addressed unless the police start taking girls seriously. Professor Graef of the London School of Economics said that “I hope things are being changed - at least in the CPS they are - but in social services and in councils where votes from the Muslim community matters, people feel it is too risky politically. It has been happening for years in some of these councils. Some of this came out in 2002, we're talking about many years of this being known about. Reports were being presented and then buried, so the degree to which you can feel any con…
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Police officers took almost 40,000 days off work last year due to stress-related illness. The Scottish Police Federation say some members have taken their own lives because of pressures they faced at work. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scots-cops-anxious-suicidal-stress-13530271.amp ”Kennedy said: “One officer had a manager try to serve discipline forms on him the day after he tried to take his own life.” Did the manager know he’d tried to take his own life? If so what a ...... 😡
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Rival protesters have clashed following a far-right march in Liverpool. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/arrests-as-farright-north-west-frontline-patriots-march-through-liverpool-a3979871.html
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The Met chief is on a recruitment drive to create a police force that reflects the capital https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/met-police-commissioner-cressida-dick-says-there-is-still-room-for-improvement-as-force-celebrates-a3979001.html
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Home News Assets linked to first UWO case seized Return to News 2 November 2018 On Tuesday 30th October, the National Crime Agency seized 49 items of high value jewellery from an auction house under the ‘listed assets’ provisions introduced by the Criminal Finances Act 2017. In total, the items are valued at more than £400,000 for auction purposes and include a Boucheron sapphire and ruby necklace valued at £80,000 - £120,000 and a Van…
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Home News Manchester man arrested by NCA officers after being on the run since July Return to News A man wanted by the National Crime Agency, following a firearms incident earlier this year has been arrested by officers at Manchester airport. Salman Gull, 24, was by detained NCA investigators after the flight he was on landed from Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday 31 October. He appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court yesterd…
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The head of the Metropolitan Police has supported a call for officers to prioritise tackling burglary and violence over hate crime. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-police-chief-cressida-dick-backs-top-cop-sara-thornton-on-tackling-burglars-and-violence-not-a3978526.html
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This is the shocking moment an armed robber dragged a policeofficer out of her patrol car and threw her to the ground in a 'ferocious' attack while ransacking a Tesco Express. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cctv-shows-shocking-moment-armed-robber-drags-police-officer-from-patrol-car-as-he-is-jailed-for-14-a3976376.html
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Home News NCA initiates investigation following Electoral Commission referral Return to News The NCA has initiated an investigation concerning the entities Better for the Country (BFTC) and Leave.EU; as well as Arron Banks, Elizabeth Bilney and other individuals. This follows our acceptance of a referral of material from the Electoral Commission. Our investigation relates to suspected electoral law offences covered by that referral, as …
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Leicester City helicopter crash: Aircraft 'spun' after take-off 31 October 2018 Related TopicsLeicester City helicopter crash Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe widely shared footage shows the take-off of the helicopter Video footage of the helicopter carrying the Leicester City owner shows it spinning moments before it crashe…
