UK Policing News

A police dog chased a suspect for about an hour across two miles of countryside before the man emerged from a bush and gave himself up. Elroy Samuel, 26, of Boscombe Court, Letchworth failed to stop for police when he was driving a BMW on the A507 at Baldock on 26 September. He then crashed into another car and ran off. Hertfordshire Police have now released footage from the police dog handler's body camera. Samuel was arrested near Stotfold in Bedfordshire and jailed for two years at Cambridge Crown Court earlier this month for six motoring offences: aggravated vehicle taking dangerous driving using a vehicle without insurance …

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/police-hackney-excessive-force-guns-men-hands-up-filmed-met-officers-london-a7860781.html 'Police in London have been caught on video pointing assault rifles at two young men as they held their hands in the air. Mobile phone footage shows two armed officers aiming their weapons at the men as they sat in a car in Hackney. During the stand-off on Tuesday, which lasted over a minute, the men can be seen questioning why the officers were using “excessive force" against them.' Your thoughts everyone?

Patrick Gibbins was nicknamed "Pat the Cat" by his colleagues in Scotland Yard's Flying Squad because he survived so many battles with violent criminals unscathed. A familiar figure in London policing during the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies, Gibbins investigated armed robbers and gangs including the Richardsons, who ruled swathes of the South London underworld. Gibbins twice won the British Empire Medal. The first awarded after the capture in 1964 of Walter Probyn an armed robber and habitual escapee whose exploits captivated the newspapers of the Fifties and Sixties. The second award followed six years later. Probyn had broken out of prison for the 15th time when G…

Police seized a father's £150,000 after it was taken for a spin by the man's son while he was away on holiday with his wife. The 28-year-old driver was spotted heading into a petrol station by two officers out patrolling the streets of south-east London on Wednesday. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/son-who-took-fathers-150000-ferrari-for-a-spin-while-dad-was-on-holiday-gets-car-seized-a3596691.html

Police were pelted with bottles after hundreds of youths were turned away from a warehouse party in east London. Footage shared on social media showed dozens of officers clashing with teenagers around Church Road in Leyton from 9pm on Wednesday. At least one officer was injured in what neighbours described as near-riot scenes before the crowd dispersed shortly after midnight. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-pelted-with-bottles-as-hundreds-turned-away-from-leyton-warehouse-party-a3597226.html

Fire brigade to attend calls alongside police to help treat victims, as services step up action on crimes involving corrosive liquids https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/24/london-acid-attacks-police-given-1000-emergency-response-kits

The sister of a young man targeted in the latest horrific acid attack in the capital said it has “changed his life forever” as she revealed pictures of his badly scarred face. Shakwat Hussain, 24, and his friend ran screaming in agony into an off-licence in Bethnal Green and begged for help after being sprayed with corrosive liquid. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/acid-attack-victims-sister-shares-pictures-of-his-life-changing-injuries-and-asks-what-are-these-a3596181.html

The flash of his firearm is clearly seen as a robber wearing a hi-vis jacket guns down a man in cold blood. The shooting followed a scuffle in which robbers tried to snatch a woman’s Rolex watch on the couple’s doorstep. Nyrome Hinds, 32, and accomplice David Sterling, 34, ambushed victim Andrew Campbell and his wife Rebecca as they returned to their home in Leyton just before 10pm. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-moment-husband-is-shot-on-his-doorstep-in-front-of-hero-wife-who-confronted-robbers-a3596441.html

Detectives have begun an investigation into allegations of fraud involving the Police Federation of England and Wales. Federation officials said they asked Surrey Police to investigate after identifying what they described as "potential fraudulent activity". As the news emerged, the federation - which represents most police officers - separately confirmed that its vice-chairman, Will Riches, had resigned. No reason has been given for Mr Riches' resignation. No one has been arrested. Mr Riches, a constable with London's Metropolitan Police, had held the position since May 2014 when he lost the chairmanship of the federation on the toss of a coin. H…

A teenager was stabbed after violence erupted at an illegal street rave on a south London estate Full Story - Evening Standard Shocking bit from the article was; " “As soon as the police car turned up the crowd basically set on him. They trashed his police car, windows were smashed in on it and everything.”

A woman is being held hostage by a man armed with a gun who has locked himself in a house in Greater Manchester. Officers were called to reports of a "break-in" at the property in Pemberton Way in Shaw, Oldham, at about 03:15 BST, police said. Two children, aged one and six, who were in the house have been released and are now safe with family. A number of nearby residents have been evacuated from their homes "as a precaution", the force added. Negotiators have been speaking to the man and the one-year-old child was released after about an hour. A second child, aged six, was released at about 06:00 BST. The children are being looked aft…

MOPED delivery riders took revenge on a would-be thief by beating him with a metal pole. Full Story - The Sun London seems to be a ticking time bomb, only a matter of time before we see mass disorder. I am surprised it has not happened already, great respect to the police who patrol the streets of the capital. Everyone seems to be a target including paramedics, one paramedic had a "noxious substance" thrown at her as she responded to an emergency call, in Tottehnam north London. Utter madness

The police workforce data tables are out today https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/630471/hosb1017-police-workforce.pdf Special Constable numbers have dropped in the last year by 2493 officers (-15.6%) which is the biggest loss by far.

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High street coffee shops could become “makeshift” police stations in future as Scotland Yard plans to axe 243 buildings and meeting points in a drive to save cash, it was claimed today. Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced plans to close 40 police stations as well as dozens of neighbourhood officers and public contact points in libraries and supermarkets because few people visit them. Instead, he has proposed local ward officers should hold “community contact sessions” in “convenient locations” for the public. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/high-street-coffee-shops-could-become-makeshift-police-stations-in-scotland-yards-drive-to-save-cash-a3591901.h…