UK Policing News

An Asian police officer who raised concerns about a "racist" toy monkey at work was accused of gross misconduct, BBC News has learned. The officer said he saw the black toy wearing an officer's shirt at Belgravia police station in central London. Police chiefs promised to look into the matter but the detective was himself investigated for making the story up. He was later cleared at a misconduct hearing and received damages from the force after taking legal action. The details emerged after a separate case at Thames Valley Police in which an officer put a monkey on a black colleague's desk. A misconduct panel concluded last month that D…

A disgraced south London police officer was sacked for slamming a man’s head against a wall and trying to headbutt him during an arrest. Met PC Gareth Knight, 38, launched into the unprovoked attack on the suspect in Brixton, south London, as he detained him on suspicion of drug offences. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/disgraced-met-police-officer-sacked-for-slamming-man-against-wall-and-headbutting-him-in-brixton-a3538101.html

A driver who started an argument with two cyclists only to discover they were off-duty police officers has been fined £200. Joseph McCarthy, 50, had pulled in front of the cyclists before braking unnecessarily in Larbert's Bellsdyke Road, causing them to brake. McCarthy was later identified, reported and charged by the officers. He was convicted of careless driving at Falkirk Justice of the Peace Court and had three points added to his licence. A Forth Valley Division spokesman said: "The moral of this story is our officers regularly cycle to work and you never know when you might encounter a police officer." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-…

The chief constable of Sussex Police has labelled his staff “everyday heroes” for using the UK's Terrorism Act to arrest a photographer taking pictures of Hove Town Hall. Full Story - The Register If you read this chaps Twitter feed it appears his beef is that he was stopped by a police staff member and he refused to answer any questions because the staff member had " no right to question him" He also refused to answer any questions put to him by 2 constables accusing them of " abusing their powers" Is it me or does this chap need a reality check? The whole thing could have been over in seconds if he answered the constables questions, yet he has effect…

More details now on the crash on the A41 at Berkhamsted - it's been confirmed that two people have died and a boy has been arrested. The crash between a silver Nissan Micra and a silver Peugeot van happened on the northbound carriageway between Tring and Chesham at about 23:25 yesterday. Two people who were travelling in the Micra died at the scene. Two other people sustained minor injuries. A 17-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of two counts of causing death by dangerous driving and is in police custody. The carriageway remains closed in both directions while investigations are carried out. PC Andy Ralph from the Bedfordshire, Camb…

A police officer has been charged with theft, forgery and misconduct in public office. Merseyside Police Sgt Colin Hughes, 34, is accused of forging a document, making false statements and stealing a machete that had been seized. He is alleged to have carried out the offences as a temporary inspector between July 2014 and December 2015. Mr Hughes, who is currently suspended from the force, is due at Liverpool Magistrates' Court on 9 May. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-39845835

Motorists who think they'll be let off for going over the speed limit by a couple of miles per hour could be in for a nasty shock. http://www.somersetlive.co.uk/8203-police-to-crack-down-on-speeders-who-are-over-the-limit-by-marginal-amount/story-30303249-detail/story.html#y7TGXwOikfHP1wOH.99

A street performer who posed as a Metropolitan Police officer and dazzled commuters with his piano playing skills has fooled thousands of viewers after sharing his impressive footage online. Brendan Kavanagh, 49, from Wealdstone, donned various guises to appear at train stations and iconic landmarks across London to show off his musical prowess. His latest video which shows him dressed as a police officer. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/revealed-the-pianoplaying-police-officer-fooling-commuters-across-the-capital-a3531831.html

This is the moment a gang on four mopeds surrounded a tourist during a terrifying attempted robbery in an affluent part of central London. CCTV footage released by the Met Police shows the man walking along Park Lane in Westminster, when he is suddenly besieged by the mopeds, each of which have two people on. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/terrifying-moment-gang-on-four-mopeds-surround-man-during-attempted-robbery-in-central-london-a3532546.html

A 12-year-old boy has been charged after a police officer was racially abused and then spat at in the face. The boy was arrested following the incident on Drake Street in Bradford on 3 May. He has been charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence and with assaulting a police officer. He is due to appear before a youth court on 12 June, West Yorkshire Police said. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-39824185

Police are hunting a man who allegedly posed as a police officer to dupe an elderly victim into handing over her life savings in a courier scam. The suspect called two south London pensioners pretending to be a police officer investigating a fraud http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/police-hunt-man-who-posed-as-police-officer-to-scam-pensioners-out-of-thousands-of-pounds-a3532291.html

BRAZEN thieves broke into a POLICE STATION in Stirlingshire and nicked uniforms and equipment. Full Story - ScottishSun Uniforms will most likely turn up on Ebay now...

Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after three DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of violent or sexual crimes were lost in the post. Full Story - The Register