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The Metropolitan Police has been accused of using excessive force to restrain a man who shouted “I can’t breathe” after being sprayed with CS gas. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-arrest-black-man-london-video-kamar-hewitt-harlesden-excessive-force-suspect-stop-search-a8571761.html The comments by Dianne Abbot are disgraceful, she has found the officers guilty before an investigation has even started, comments by other public figures regarding this video are so irresponsible! Why is the behavior of the culprits never mentioned by pressure groups, mps etc?
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An armed police officer probing an assault was "deliberately" mowed down by a car in a city centre, sparking a manhunt for the hit-and-run driver. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-armed-police-officer-deliberately-13365925
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Three police officers have been slashed after responding to reports of a fight in a house in north London. Officers were called to Liverpool Road in Islington at 10.43pm on Saturday to reports of fighting, and were "met with hostility", according to the Metropolitan Police. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/three-police-officers-slashed-in-north-london-fight/ar-BBO2jng?ocid=spartanntp
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Return to News 5 October 2018 A British man has been jailed for money laundering after he was caught trying to board a flight to Dubai with almost £1.5 million pounds in cash in his suitcases. Mohamed Imran Khan Sathar Khan, 35, who claimed he lived in Ilford, Essex, was arrested by Border Force officers on 29 August 2018 at Stansted Airport. He was prevented from boarding his flight after the four bags he had checked in were found to be filled with £10 and £20 notes, each weighing around 20kgs. Sather Khan claimed to be travelling to Dubai to visit friends but denied knowledge of the money. Further examination put the total amount of cash seized at £1,494,…
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5 October 2018 Image copyright Getty Images There has been a 17% increase in crime recorded on British railways, including a rise in the number of violent and sexual offences, police figures show. British Transport Police recorded 61,159 crimes in 2017-18 in England, Scotland and Wales, up from 52,235. Sexual offences rose by 16% to 2,472 and viole…
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A motorcyclist who dangerously rode towards a police officer and ended up repeatedly kicking him in the face has been given a "final chance" by a judge. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/judge-gave-dangerous-motorcycle-rider-2043332.amp?__twitter_impression=true
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Home News Slough man charged in forgery investigation Return to News A 39 year old man has been charged on suspicion of being a member of an organised crime group responsible for the production and supply of false identity documents. NCA investigators allege Oleksandr Sukhoviy has links to two men recently jailed following the discovery of an industrial scale forgery factory in Stratford, capable of producing tens of thousands of documen…
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Home News £3M worth of drugs seized in joint operation Return to News 4 October 2018 Drugs with a street value of approximately £3m have been seized in a joint operation by the National Crime Agency and Border Force. As a result of an NCA and Border Force operation, officers searched a container at Immingham Docks, Lincolnshire, on Friday 28 Sept and discovered approximately 35kg of cocaine and heroin and 250kg of cannabis. The dr…
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Police taking over an hour to response to 999 'priority' calls in London Met failed to meet its 60-minute target to answer “S” grade calls in 14 boroughs in June Police are taking more than an hour to respond to 999 “priority” calls in nearly half of London boroughs amid a shortage of officers and a surge in the number of emergency calls. Read the full story here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-taking-over-an-hour-to-respond-to-999-priority-calls-in-london-a3949851.html
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Theresa May has been branded "deluded" by one of Britain's top cops after she insisted there was no direct "causation" between officer numbers and crime levels. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/theresa-branded-deluded-frontline-officers-13348052 She is so deluded it is scary,
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Home News Unexplained Wealth Order challenge dismissed Return to News 03 October 2018 In February 2018 the National Crime Agency successfully applied for Unexplained Wealth Orders requiring explanations to be provided as to how properties in the South East of England, valued in the region of £22 million, had been funded and purchased. One of the respondents, a Political Exposed Person from a Non EEA country, sought to challenge the Orde…
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Return to News Two brothers have been jailed for five years each for smuggling 22 stun guns disguised as torches into the UK following a National Crime Agency investigation. Donatas, aged 27, and Giedrius Armalys, aged 23, both Lithuanian nationals, were also given three and two months respectively to run concurrently for having indecent images of children on their mobile phones. They were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court yesterday (1 October), after pleading guilty to the offences at an earlier hearing. The NCA investigated the pair after Border Force officers stopped the brothers in a car at Dover Eastern Docks on 10 March. A search of the vehicle uncov…
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Violent criminals in London are getting younger and attacks are becoming “more ferocious,” a top Scotland Yard officer warned today. Chief superintendent Ade Adelekan issued the warning as he revealed the Violent Crime Taskforce he heads has made 1,361 arrests and seized 340 knives since its launch six months ago. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/londons-violent-criminals-getting-younger-and-more-ferocious-top-met-cop-warns-a3951106.html
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Civil partnerships: Law to be changed for mixed-sex couples 2 October 2018 Related TopicsConservative Party Conference Image copyright Getty Images Heterosexual couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than …
