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PC Dave Wardell was stabbed in the hand and his German shepherd Finn was stabbed in the head and chest during an incident in Stevenage, Hertfordshire back in October. Today he has passed all his exams to become a fully licensed police dog, 10 weeks and 1 days after nearly losing his life. Finn responded to reports of a man suspected of robbing a taxi driver at gunpoint. Finn protected his dog handler PC Wardell putting his paws on the line for the cop. PC Wardell recalls that “He was taking down an offender as he has done hundreds of times and in the blink of an eye everything changed”/ Finn was rushed to the vets for emergency surgery which saved his life. Finn is …
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4 Police officers have been injured after being attacked while making an arrest in Woolwich. Full Story -The Sun
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-38341924 Image caption An officer was "rushed" by inmates in prison on Friday morning A disturbance at HMP Birmingham has spread to four wings of the prison. Trouble flared when staff prison keys were stolen when an officer was "rushed" by inmates. Extra staff, some with dogs, have been sent inside the jail along with a specialist Tornado team of riot officers. G4S, which runs the prison, said it wanted to end the disturbance safely. The Category B prison, formerly known as Winson Green, holds 1,450 inmates. Live: Latest on the prison disturbance Officers initially wit…
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All new police officers in England and Wales will have to be educated to degree level from 2020, the College of Policing has announced. It said the training would help address changes in crime-fighting. Prospective officers can either complete a three-year "degree apprenticeship", a postgraduate conversion course or a degree. The National Police Chiefs' Council said the changes would "help modernise the service". 'Patrolling online' The college's Chief Constable Alex Marshall said the nature of police work has changed significantly. "Cyber-enabled crime has increased," he said, "So has the need for officers and staff to investigate …
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101-year-old Ralph Clarke guilty of sex offences 16 December 2016 From the section Birmingham & Black Country Media captionPolice said Ralph Clarke showed no remorseA 101-year-old man - thought to be the oldest person convicted in England and Wales - has been found guilty of historical sex offences against girls. Jurors found Ralph Clarke from Erdington, Birmingham, guilty of 21 counts of abusing the girls in the 1970s and 80s. He admitted nine charges relating to a young boy part-way through his trial at Birmingham Crown Court. The retired lorry driver is due to be senten…
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Keith Vaz police investigation closed 16 December 2016 From the section UK Image copyright PA Police have dropped an investigation into Labour MP Keith Vaz after allegations about his private life were made in a Sunday Mirror story. The investigation has been closed with no-one being charged, Metropolitan Police said. View the full article
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Northumbria Police A picture of the armed officers posted on social media attracted thousands of comments As two policemen with guns were photographed smiling for the camera at a Christmas market in Newcastle, BBC News questions whether armed officers on the streets reassure people, or make them feel less safe. We have been used to seeing firearms officers in airports, but now they can be spotted patrolling the streets and locations such as shopping centres - and even outside Canterbury Cathedral. And when Northumbria Police posted images on social media of the two armed officers, people commented in their thousands. Many objected to the sight of thei…
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Original Article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-38294358 A 600% increase! There's an interesting video as part of the article where an officer on a motorbike apparently uses tactical contact on the moped using his own motorbike. I'm glad they did it, but I'm surprised this was allowed. I hope the MET police and other forces see sense and relax pursuit policies in regards to mopeds and motorbikes. It's not fair or right that they can get away scot free.
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Three Appeal Court judges ruled the officer who Tasered the joiner could not be blamed A police officer who Tasered a man for 11 seconds acted "in the agony of the moment" and "could not be blamed", Appeal Court judges have ruled. James McCarthy, 27, who suffered a cardiac arrest, was struck twice outside a Liverpool hotel in 2012. An earlier ruling that he was was unlawfully Tasered set the bar for unreasonable force "too high", the judges agreed. The force must still compensate him for failing to provide proper aftercare. Merseyside Police had objected to a judge's findings last year that the second Tasering amounted to "battery". …
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The American Police have shown complete warmth towards Alexander who has travelled to the United States for life saving treatment. His family have said they are ‘Absolutely overwhelmed by the support camaraderie of my American Police Family the kindness support of the good people of Kansas. Absolutely overwhelmed by the support & camaraderie of my American Police Family & the kindness & support of the good people of Kansas. ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/oW7547oP2T — Alexander's Journey (@alexs_journey) December 15, 2016 People from around the world have donated to make “Alexander’s Journey” possible. Police Hour has publically supported brave Ale…
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15 December 2016 Forces will continue to feel the pressure of ongoing austerity following today’s announcement of the proposed police budget allocation for 2017/18. Once again there is likely to be a range of reactions from forces across England and Wales with allocations varying throughout. Steve White, Chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said: “As with last year’s announcement the increases being offered are, in most cases, quite minimal. There is also a continuing push for local government authorities and the Welsh Government to maximise local precepts.” “Police forces are already working under extreme budgetary pressure, but the public can be assu…
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15 December 2016 In the face of the one per cent public sector pay limit set by the Treasury, the Police Federation is asking for a pay increase of 2.8 per cent for all police officers. In a joint submission to the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), with the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales, the Police Federation has asked for an annual uplift in line with Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation. Andy Fittes, General Secretary, who leads on pay issues for the Police Federation, said: "This year’s pay and morale survey, the largest ever undertaken, once again shows that morale continues to be low. Alongside how officers are treated, pay and bene…
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15 December 2016 A standardised training framework for police officers is a good idea, but more details about the implementation are needed The College of Policing has just announced its Policing Education Qualifications Framework, following public consultation Andy Fittes, General Secretary of the Police Federation of England and Wales, said in response: “We do, and always have, supported accrediting qualifications to those officers already in policing to recognise their existing skills. We also support the idea that a framework, similar to what the College of Policing has put together, might result in a welcomed standardisation across courses. “The framework out tod…
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Using data provided by police forces, the Children’s Rights Alliance for England reports that between 2013 and 2015 there has been a 25% increase in the use of Taser against children. In turn this led to The Justice Gap headline ‘Police threatened children with Tasers on more than 500 occasions last year‘. Sounds bad, doesn’t it? Tasers and children: What's the alternative? - The Justice Gap http://thejusticegap.com/2016/12/tasers-children-whats-alternative/ An interesting read and for a change a little more balanced. About time someone challenged the idiots behind the original scare story and asked the question if not taser then what?
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At least 20 high profile people are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police, Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has revealed. "Some of them are very significant public figures," he told the BBC. He argued that all suspects should retain their anonymity before being charged, and victims - particularly in sexual offences - should not automatically be believed by police. Sir Bernard said it would be "improper" for him to interfere in VIP cases. He said that one of the biggest criticisms of Operation Midland, Scotland Yard's investigation into paedophile allegations against VIPs, was that senior police interfered in inquiries "just because an im…
