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'Paedophile hunter' evidence used to charge 150 suspects 10 April 2018 Image caption Decoys spend hours conversing with individuals on messaging apps, with transcripts then printed off and handed to police as evidence Evidence from so-called paedophile hunter groups was used to charge suspects at least 150 times last year, a BBC investigation has fou…
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I've always been against the role of PCC. It seemed to me a made-up role, and an expensive one at that, and one that I argued from the start was intended so that the Government could abrogate its responsibilities so that when things went wrong they could shrug and say to the public 'well, you voted him in'. There's been several weeks of issues attached to 'my' PCC where he's hit the local news again here. Then, Mr Lane, you are an even bigger buffoon than even I thought, and if you are that cocooned in your own self-importance, it's about time you were brought back to reality when you are booted out at the next vote. Unfortunately, you probably know yo…
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An armed man has been shot dead by police at a petrol station in Romford, east London. The Metropolitan Police said firearms officers were called at 3.50am to reports of a man in his 40s making threats with a gun. When they arrived at the house in Collier Row, the man had left, and was still armed, police said. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/man-in-his-40s-is-shot-dead-by-police-after-making-threats-and-claiming-he-had-a-gun-near-a-petrol-station-in-east-london/ar-AAvETOm?li=AAmiR2Z&MSCC=1523273441&ocid=spartandhp
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Cassie Hayes: Man jailed for murdering travel agent 9 April 2018 Image copyright Family handout Image caption Laura Williams said Cassie Hayes (right) was "my future wife and my forever" A man who murdered his ex-partner's new girlfriend by cutting her throat at her workplace has been jailed for 26 years.…
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Full story Thoughts are with the officer and their family, clearly a situation none of us want to find ourselves in. Hopefully the investigation is concluded swiftly and sensibly.
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A police officer allegedly tried to prevent his daughter from being prosecuted for driving while talking to him on a mobile phone. The Avon and Somerset Police officer, known as "PC B", is said to have urged volunteer officers to drop the case after the incident last October. He is alleged to have repeatedly told the special constables to leave the matter to him. The officer faces a three-day gross misconduct hearing next week. The woman handed her mobile phone to two special constables who had pulled her over at about 01:00 GMT on 28 October, and PC B allegedly told them she had only been driving for a couple of months and could lose her licence. …
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Police cuts 'likely contributed' to violence rise, document says 9 April 2018 Image copyright PA A fall in police numbers is likely to have contributed to a rise in serious violent crime, according to a leaked Home Office document seen by the BBC. Officials drafting a strategy to tackle violence in England and Wales said offenders may have been "encouraged" by a lack of re…
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The attack has left the police officer with “serious injuries” in hospital. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/936801/manchester-police-officer-attack-sword-slashed/amp?__twitter_impression=true
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A top anti-terror cop facing the sack after a thief stole confidential documents is being allowed to retire by West Midlands Police - potentially protecting a threatened pension windfall. Full Story - Birmingham Mail
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London violence: Extra Met Police officers on patrol 7 April 2018 Related TopicsLondon violence Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Extra officers will be on duty in London's worst affected areas across the weekend An extra 300 Met Police officers are being deployed in areas of London worst affect…
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London violence: Seven more hurt in attacks around city 6 April 2018 Related TopicsLondon violence Image copyright PA Image caption The spate of stabbings occurred less than 24 hours after Israel Ogunsola, 18, was stabbed to death in Hackney Seven more people have been injured in stabbings in London as t…
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Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick today pledged to use “Al Capone” tactics to curb the surge in murders and knife crime. She said a new task force of 120 officers would focus on the most violent gang members and individuals to take them off London’s streets “for any crime”. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/met-chief-pledges-to-use-al-capone-tactics-to-tackle-rising-london-murder-rate-a3806616.html
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Two men have died in another night of bloodshed in the capital and police have now launched their 52nd murder probe of the year. A victim in his 20s was killed after being stabbed in Hackney, east London, just hours after a man in his 50s died following a fight outside a bookmakers in nearby Clapton. Officers were called at 4.27pm to the Betfred store after receiving reports of a man who was unconscious in the street. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/two-men-dead-in-another-night-of-london-bloodshed-victim-in-twenties-is-stabbed-after-man-in-his-fifties-dies-in-fight-at-bookies/ar-AAvtBAr?li=AAmiR2Z&MSCC=1522913736&ocid=spartandhp
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Police officers are trained to hide evidence that would undermine their investigations in court, a damning dossier reveals. Full Story - Daily Mail
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Unnamed 26-year-old swallowed something after being detained, police say https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/apr/02/police-watchdog-investigates-after-mans-death-in-custody
