UK Policing News

Three men from Tameside have been handed lengthy prison sentences after committing a series of robberies. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/three-men-from-tameside-handed-lengthy-prison-sentences-for-series-of-robberies/ Good work by GMP in bring the three robbers to justice with a nice long time behind bars.👏

A man has been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman whilst she was asleep. Che Phillip, 44, previously from Bedford, took advantage of the victim whilst she was sleeping on a sofa following a party. https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2025/december/man-sentenced-to-more-than-five-years-for-sexual-assault/ The woman done the right thing by calling the police and now he was handed a sentence of five and a half years.👍

Very early this morning (Thursday 18 December 2025), officers from our Challenger unit, alongside our Tactical Aid Unit (TAU) conducted four warrants across Royton as part of an investigation into a suspected organised crime group (OCG) suspected to be distributing class A substances across the Oldham area. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/two-arrested-in-early-morning-warrants-in-royton-and-middleton/ Good raid by police on the organised crime group taking down the drug dealers.👏

Officers have secured charges for three people and have arrested a further three men in relation to a stabbing in Bury. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/three-people-charged-and-three-more-arrested-as-officers-continue-to-investigate-stabbing-in-bury/ Good arrest by GMP in bringing youths who carry and use knives to justice.👍

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/15/super-complaint-police-england-wales-delays-sexual-offence-cases Campaign groups warn prolonged inquiries are retraumatising survivors I'm not sure this is really the police doing anything 'wrong' specifically, it's more a general failing of the system.

We have charged an 18-year-old man with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/december-2025/man-18-charged-with-firearms-offence-following-shooting-in-toxteth/ Good arrest by police and a firearm removed from the streets.👏

A man has been charged with cannabis production following a warrant in Cressington yesterday, Tuesday 16 December. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/december-2025/man-charged-with-cannabis-production-after-more-than-500-plants-seized-in-cressington/ Good arrest by police and bringing a drug dealer to justice.👏

On Monday 15 December 2025, officers in Wigan uncovered a cannabis farm in the town, worth an estimated £70,000. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/more-than-150-cannabis-plants-seized-by-wigan-neighbourhood-policing-team/ Good work by GMP in shutting down this cannabis farm and hope they find out who is behind it .👍

Five people were arrested across Oldham this morning as part of the wider Operation Vulcan work tackling drugs supply and criminality in the Derker area. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/five-arrests-made-in-oldham-as-part-of-operation-vulcan-drugs-investigation/ Good work by GMP bringing down drug dealers now face justice.👏

We seized 200 boxes of nitrous oxide cannisters worth around £30,000 after carrying out a warrant at industrial premises in Small Heath. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/december/nitrous-oxide-cannisters-worth-30000-seized-following-warrant-at-industrial-premises-in-birmingham/ Good raid by the Organised Crime and Gangs Team, based at Stechford, alongside our partners at Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards and stopping Nitrous oxide cannisters getting drug where its intended use is to be wrongfully inhaled👍

Metropolitan Police call centre staff will strike on New Year's Eve causing 'delays to emergency call-outs' in a dispute over pay. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15387635/Metropolitan-Police-call-centre-staff-strike-New-Years-Eve-pay.html This is not going to go down with London police staff on strike with Trade union Unite behind it.🤔

Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a man has been jailed for numerous non-recent child sexual offences in Slough. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2025/december/15-12-2025/man-jailed-for-historical-non-recent-child-sexual-assault-offences--slough/ Justice served on this man with 18 years' imprisonment 👍

A drug dealer has been jailed after we managed to connect him to the supply of cocaine and cannabis. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/december/drug-dealer-jailed-after-cocaine-and-cannabis-seized/ Good stop by officers and removing a drug dealer from the streets.👏

Three people have appeared in court after the discovery of a large quantity of drugs, weapons and two stolen caravans during a raid in Cuxton. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/three-charged-following-warrant-at-site-in-cuxton/ Good arrest by officers removing drug dealers and a large quantity of drugs, weapons and two stolen caravans👏

Northamptonshire Police is again naming drivers charged with drink and drug driving as part of its annual campaign to tackle offending over the festive season. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2025/december/a-further-24-arrests-in-annual-drink-and-drug-driving-campaign/ Good work by police in getting drink and drug drivers off our roads and for sure people will lose there licence.👍