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PC Declan Gabriel, pictured right, spent the majority of two hours with a 17-year-old girl, it is claimed A police constable has appeared in court accused of raping a 17-year-old girl while on duty. PC Declan Gabriel, 28, is also accused of two counts of sexual assault and misconduct in public office. A jury at Northampton Crown Court heard he forced the girl into an oral sex act in Northampton on 21 September, 2015. PC Gabriel denies all the charges, claiming the teenager sexually assaulted him. Image copyright Google Image caption PC Declan Gabriel is accused of raping a teenage girl at Northampton Crematorium The court was told the Northa…
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Five teenage boys have been arrested by anti-terror officers after police foiled their plans to travel together to join a terrorist “organisation”. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/five-london-teens-arrested-after-police-foil-their-plans-to-join-a-terrorist-organisation-a3471721.html
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Local police commander Supt Gez Chiariello, 46, is alleged to have breached of standards are in relation to authority, respect and courtesy A police commander has been suspended over allegations of gross misconduct. Milton Keynes police boss Supt Gez Chiariello is alleged to have breached standards in relation to authority, respect and courtesy. The 46-year-old joined Thames Valley Police in 2007 and became the town's area commander in 2014. He has been suspended from duty with immediate effect. Acting Supt Vince Grey has been appointed to fill his role. A date is yet to be scheduled for the misconduct hearing. Deputy Chief Constab…
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The tunnel approach to Terminals 2 and 3 and the M4 spur road was closed The main approach tunnel to Heathrow Airport was blocked by protesters objecting to plans for a third runway. Three cars were parked across the road, with protesters chaining themselves to one of the vehicles at about 08:30 GMT. The tunnel, which accesses Terminals 2 and 3, was shut for more than two hours while the M4 spur road was also temporarily closed. Five people have been arrested on suspicion of obstructing a highway, the Metropolitan Police said. One of the protesters who was chained to the vehicle was taken to hospital as a precaution. The dis…
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THIS is the moment a brazen squatter attempted to steal a huge bag of cannabis seized from a drugs “factory” just yards from Buckingham Palace. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/moment-squatter-tries-to-steal-huge-bag-of-drugs-from-under-nose-of-police-after-raid-yards-from-a3470861.html
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A misconduct hearing into the conduct of PCs David Stamp, Hugh Flanagan and Caroline Irwin will run until 3 March Three police officers have been accused of misconduct after failing to shut an icy road before a fatal accident. Response officers PCs David Stamp, Hugh Flanagan and Caroline Irwin face a series of alleged professional standard breaches in relation to the incident in March 2014. The trio had attended the scene of a car crash caused by ice on the A413 in Buckinghamshire, but are accused of failing to take appropriate action. A misconduct hearing started on Monday. At 04:52 GMT on 4 March 2014, driver Martin Kendall phoned Thames Valley …
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'No reason to fear' Vauxhall job losses, Clark says 20 February 2017 From the section Business Image copyright PA Image caption Greg Clark answers MPs questions in Parliament The business secretary, Greg Clark, has told MPs that Vauxhall workers in Luton and Ellesmere Port have no reason to fear for their jobs. His assurance came as he answered questions about the possible takeover of General Motors' European operations, including…
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A drug dealer tried to run over a policeman to avoid arrest and drove around 70 metres with the officer on his bonnet. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drug-dealer-drove-70-metres-with-police-officer-on-car-bonnet-a3471376.html
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Thousands of Met Police officers are to be asked if they want to be routinely armed with a gun or Taser. A survey by the Metropolitan Police Federation will consult all its members on their views about equipping officers with weapons. An extra 600 firearms officers in London have been pledged following the Paris terrorist attacks. Scotland Yard said it did not support the routine arming of officers Ken Marsh, chairman of the Federation, which represents 32,000 officers in London, said it was "only fair" to ask police what they wanted amid a "constant" terror threat. Questions being put to officers in the survey include: Whether they would wan…
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Domestic violence: Theresa May to oversee new law 18 February 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption As home secretary, Theresa May introduced several new measures on domestic violence Theresa May says she will directly oversee work on a new law to tackle domestic violence amid concerns victims are being let down by the legal system. Downing Street said it was "unacceptable" some areas of England and Wales were …
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Domestic violence: Theresa May to oversee new law 18 February 2017 From the section UK Image copyright PA Image caption As home secretary, Mrs May introduced several new measures on domestic violence Theresa May says she will directly oversee work on a new law to tackle domestic violence amid concerns victims are being let down by the legal system. Downing Street said it was "unacceptable" some areas of England and Wales were putt…
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A security guard has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after an alleged shoplifter he tackled was fatally injured by bottles he was carrying. The 30-year-old suffered "significant injury" and a cardiac arrest in the altercation in The Shires car park in Trowbridge on Thursday afternoon. He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene, police said. The 20-year-old security guard, from Trowbridge, was arrested shortly after. Det Ch Insp Jeremy Carter said: "He tackled the suspected shoplifter causing a number of glass bottles he was concealing to smash. "This caused a significant injury to the man, who despite the best efforts from par…
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A senior Met detective deliberately breached guidelines in a botched attempt to convict three men for a notorious axe murder 30 years ago, a Judge ruled today. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/met-cop-broke-rules-in-bid-to-convict-men-of-axe-murder-a3469571.html
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In the interview with the Met Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, in this paper today, he warned that as a result of changes and cuts to government spending, there could be swingeing cuts in police numbers — by perhaps thousands rather than hundreds. Some of the cuts — which City Hall estimates at up to £700 million — are to redistribute funding to the regions, but as Sir Bernard points out, this ignores London’s unique problems. Crucially, as he says, London’s population is increasing as a result of migration — by a million in the past decade — and in parts of the capital a high birth rate means that there are large numbers of young men, the group that statistically ac…
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This was the moment a gunman opened fire on a gang of men in broad daylight on a south London street. The dramatic CCTV shows a woman walking along the pavement in Clapham, seconds before a man charges into the road and begins shooting. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/dramatic-moment-gunman-opens-fire-on-group-in-clapham-junction-captured-on-cctv-a3468586.html
