UK Policing News

Ant McPartlin held over drink-driving after collision 18 March 2018 Image copyright Getty Images TV presenter Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after a collision involving three vehicles in south-west London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Lower Richmond Road in Mortlake at 15:59 GMT. The ambulance service and London Fire …

A CLYDEBANK husband and wife have been jailed for a “persistent and vicious” attack on two police officers sent to deal with a report of a disturbance at their home in the town. http://www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/16163200.Couple_jailed_for_vicious_cop_attack/

A police and crime commissioner (PCC) has been forced to write to the police workforce to clarify comments he made about under-performing officers. http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=31978

Police Scotland has been urged to “immediately address” inaccuracies in the information it provides to misconduct inquiries following an investigation into its use of an incapacitant spray. http://www.policeprofessional.com/news.aspx?id=31985

A police officer who repeatedly pushed a schoolboy’s pressure points when he resisted arrest, causing him to scream in pain, has been found guilty of misconduct but has kept his job. Read more at: https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/crime/regional-police-officer-who-made-boy-scream-in-pain-keeps-job-despite-misconduct-ruling-1-8449431

This distressing footage shows the moment a man tried to stab a police officer with two kitchen knives. https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/terrifying-moment-man-tries-stab-14513384 Warning, some people may find this video disturbing.

For more than 60 years, the Derbyshire Constabulary Male Voice Choir has proudly represented the force at events all across the country raising thousands of pounds for charity. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/04/police-force-kicks-all-male-choir-refuses-accept-female-singers/

A police officer has been slammed by a judge after he lost his 12th employment tribunal in just ten years. Full Story - Daily Mail

Durham police has been criticised by privacy campaigners over the "crude" data used in software to help process offenders. The tool helped predict which people were likely to commit more crimes. To generate its assessments on reoffending, it drew on data gathered by credit referencing firm Experian. Durham said the tool helped identify those most at risk of reoffending so they could be offered more help to "improve their life chances". Experian said the information was drawn largely from surveys and public data and that it sought to avoid stereotyping in its descriptions. Reduce harm Durham's use of the data came to light as part of an investi…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-43610936 A spike in violent crime in London saw more murders committed in the city in February and March than there were in New York, figures show. So far in 2018, 46 people have been fatally stabbed, shot or injured in London compared with 50 in the US city. But, while New York's rate month-on-month has decreased since January, London's is on the rise. Ex-Met Police Ch Supt Leroy Logan says it is proof that "London's violent traits have become a virus". Statistics from the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Metropolitan Police, reported in the Sunday Times and obtained by the BBC, highlight narrowing …