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An on-duty police officer was driving over the speed limit when he hit a man on his way to his granddaughter's 21st birthday party, an inquest heard. Leslie Bingham, 73, died from multiple injuries after being hit by a marked patrol car while crossing Penistone Road in Sheffield on 7 January 2017. PC Steven Hazelhurst was recorded driving at 41mph in a 30mph zone, Sheffield Coroner's Court heard. He told the inquest jury there was "absolutely nothing that I could do". The police car was not on an emergency call and was not using its sirens and blue lights. Mr Bingham, a retired metal worker, was heading for his granddaughter's 21st birthday party …
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Up to 10,000 police officers will be drafted in to protect Donald Trump from mass protests and the threat of a terror attack when he visits Britain next month http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5878349/Operation-Protect-Trump-10-000-police-SAS-guard-President.html
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The Oxford Mail revealed last week that the ‘contact management platform’, which will transform the way police in the region respond to crime reports, is now ready to roll out. http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16309954.cutting-edge-system-will-bring-thames-valley-police-into-21st-century/
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Graduates can become detectives "in a matter of months" with the help of a new fast-track training programme. The 12-week scheme is being developed in response to a shortfall of 5,000 investigators across England and Wales. Although recruits will begin working on cases within three months, they will receive training over a two-year period. Policing minister Nick Hurd said detectives "play an important role in bringing criminals to justice". The government has set aside £350,000 for the new detective entry programme, which will focus on problem-solving, crime prevention and safeguarding. South Wales Police Chief Constable Matt Jukes said: "Crime is…
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A matter close to me given my better half works in the NHS and has been the victim of assault/abuse a fair few times in her service - we've discussed this topic before but every year there seems to be no end to this story, another rise in assaults against NHS workers with little end or joined up working in sight to combat this very complex problem and with the closure of NHS Protect body I cannot see this improving either. Most on here know my feelings on this but I firmly believe enforcement should be boosted with a professional organised effort to either further empower security protecting these sites OR establish some form of 'body of constables' dedicated to the …
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Medicinal cannabis use to be reviewed by government 19 June 2018 Image caption Billy Caldwell and Alfie Dingley both have severe epilepsy The use of cannabis for medicinal purposes is to be review…
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A Hull police officer has been sacked for putting a woman in an arm lock after she allegedly assaulted him while he was on duty. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/hull-east-yorkshire-news/hull-police-officer-james-ross-1696117
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Two special police officers who drove at more than 100mph despite not being trained to do so have been found guilty of gross misconduct. Special constable Terry Whinnett-James and acting special sergeant Umar Ajaz were responding to a burglary when the police car hit speeds up to 112mph. Neither was trained to drive above the speed limit nor activate the siren. An independent police panel said the officers, of Bedfordshire Police, should receive a final warning. The pair were despatched to a report of a burglary where the perpetrators were still on the scene on 4 July last year. 'Wrong thing, right reasons' Mr Ajaz was driving the marked polic…
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Police today swooped on a gang suspected of smuggling hundreds of migrants hidden in refrigerated trucks into Britain. The suspected ringleader of the Albanian gang was arrested in a dawn raid at a council flat in Penge, south London, as part of a Europe-wide investigation. The 31-year-old was led from his home in handcuffs and joked “I remember you very well” to an undercover National Crime Agency officer who had kept him under surveillance before today’s arrest. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-swoop-on-gang-suspected-of-smuggling-hundreds-of-migrants-in-refrigerated-trucks-into-uk-a3867631.html
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Cannabis war 'comprehensively lost', says William Hague 19 June 2018 Image copyright Reuters Former Conservative leader Lord Hague has called for a "decisive change" in the law on cannabis - suggesting that the Tories should consider legalising recreatio…
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A police officer has been cleared of unlawfully tasering her force's own race relations adviser in the face after he was mistaken for a suspect. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5745325/amp/Police-officer-47-tasered-63-year-old-race-relations-adviser-face-denies-assault.html
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An Uber driver armed with a samurai sword tried to attack police officers outside Buckingham Palace because he believed the Queen was "an enemy of Allah", the Old Bailey heard. Mohiussunnath Chowdhury, 27, swerved in front of a police van outside the Royal residence and reached for the four-foot blade in the footwell of his cab, it is said. He wanted to become a "martyr" and was heard shouting "Allahu Akbar" as he tussled with officers as they tried to restrain him, on August 25 last year. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/uber-driver-armed-with-samurai-sword-attacked-police-outside-buckingham-palace-because-queen-was-a3865681.html
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15 June 2018 Image copyright Getty Images An attempt to make upskirting a specific criminal offence in England and Wales has been blocked by one Conservative MP. The government had given its support to a change in the law earlier. But Sir Christopher Chope shouted "object" to the bill, leading to cries of "shame" from other MPs. The campaign fo…
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Police today smashed a “county lines” drugs gang running crack cocaine and heroin from east London to Ipswich. More than 80 officers swooped on nine addresses in London, Essex and Ipswich in co-ordinated dawn raids today as part of the Met’s drive to target gangs expanding into rural markets. Four men were arrested in east London, one courier was held in Essex and two women were held in the Suffolk town targeted by the gang. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/seven-arrests-over-county-lines-gang-running-heroin-and-cocaine-a3860926.html
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A man "obsessed with revenge" against the legal system after losing a court case has been jailed for 15 years. A police raid on the Halifax home of Ashkan Ebrahimi in October 2015 discovered chemicals, swords, crossbows and high-powered air rifles. Evidence was also found that the 33-year-old had visited the home addresses of police officers and the judge involved his case. West Yorkshire Police said Ebrahimi planned on "harming a police officer". The force said he became "obsessed with revenge" after a court granted his former partner a non-molestation order, which led to him being separated from his young child. "The effects of this action sowed…
