UK Policing News

PC Bryan Moore and Andrew Munn were killed while on police duty Two widows of policemen who were killed 15 years ago want the government to change its rules on police pensions. Leicestershire Police officers PC Andrew Munn and PC Bryan Moore were killed when a drunk-driver hit their car during a high-speed chase in 2002. Both widows received their pensions, but PC Munn's wife Allison Charlton remarried before a change in the scheme in 2015 and lost her payments. Mrs Charlton said: "I want it to be fair for everybody." Police and Crime Commissioner Lord Willy Bach says it should be reinstated. PC Moore's widow Sarah Everitt benefite…

A married police officer has been sacked for having a sexual relationship with a vulnerable victim of domestic abuse whose case he had worked on. PC Christopher Lintern began the secret affair in 2015, six weeks after the police investigation ended, a force misconduct hearing was told. It found he abused his position to establish an "improper relationship" which amounted to "serious corruption". The victim said she was a "willing and equal partner in the relationship". During the hearing, held on Friday, the panel heard Mr Lintern sent the woman a picture of his penis taken from a toilet cubicle while on duty at Bristol Crown Court as a witness in an a…

New London Police and Crime plan to provide extra PC in each ward 1 hour ago From the section London An extra police constable will be added to every ward in London under plans unveiled by the city's mayor. Each borough will also focus on priorities set for their local area while there will be improved support for victims, Sadiq Khan said. Mr Khan said the plan "restores real neighbourhood policing" and "puts victims... at the heart of what we do". The Conservatives accused the mayor of having "noble intentions" but "a distinct lack of detail". Each of the 629 wards currently has one dedicated PC and one police commu…

Police in a Berkshire town have said they will not send out officers to deal with shoplifters who steal goods worth less than £100. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/10/police-tell-town-will-not-chase-shoplifters-steal-less-100/

A police helicopter base serving Cambridgeshire is closing - but residents will now see fixed wing aircraft chasing criminals for the first time. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/criminals-chased-police-aeroplanes-cambridgeshire-12758419

A police inspector who was found with £700,000 of drugs at his home - including a huge amount of cocaine in his washing machine - was a "criminal masquerading as a police officer", his force has said. http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/uk-news/2017/03/18/inspector-who-stole-drugs-from-police-station-facing-jail/

A police helicopter base serving Cambridgeshire is closing - but residents will now see fixed wing aircraft chasing criminals for the first time. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/criminals-chased-police-aeroplanes-cambridgeshire-12758419

Two moped thieves snatched 18 mobile phones from pedestrians in one afternoon in London before leading police on a 90 mph chase which ended after officers closed the M11 motorway. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/shocking-moment-moped-thieves-ride-wrong-way-down-motorway-during-90mph-police-chase-a3492006.html

Anti-terror police held a major training exercise on the River Thames today in preparation for the potential hijack of a tourist boat. Emergency services were being tested on their ability to handle a terror attack on a cruise boat in which dozens of hostages are taken. More than 200 police officers and emergency services personnel including paramedics, firefighters and RNLI workers, were involved in the training. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/counterterror-police-hold-major-training-exercise-on-river-thames-to-prepare-for-tourist-boat-hijack-a3493546.html

A police helicopter base serving Cambridgeshire is closing - but residents will now see fixed wing aircraft chasing criminals for the first time. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/criminals-chased-police-aeroplanes-cambridgeshire-12758419

A police helicopter base serving Cambridgeshire is closing - but residents will now see fixed wing aircraft chasing criminals for the first time. http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/criminals-chased-police-aeroplanes-cambridgeshire-12758419

A man who attacked a police officer and stole his car in east London has been jailed. Tony Turner, 36, was approached by the officer after he was spotted near the scene of a BMW which had crashed into a hedge in Chigwell. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jailed-man-who-headbutted-police-officer-before-stealing-his-car-a3492971.html What a pity the police dog did not have a bite of the scumbag .

Steven Campbell, 28, created a fake ex-girlfriend to abuse his real partner via social media and email A policeman who waged a "sinister" stalking campaign against his then girlfriend has been jailed. St Albans Crown Court heard Steven Campbell, 28, even created a fake ex-girlfriend to abuse his real partner via social media and email. British Transport Police officer Campbell, of Harpenden, admitted aggravated stalking and was jailed for 18 months. Judge Jonathan Carroll said it was the worst psychological abuse he had seen. Campbell invented "Nicola Cole" as a fake ex-girlfriend in 2014 and posed as the fictitious character to send messages to h…