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I share his concerns, particularly about the European Arrest Warrant which I was thinking about before I voted (for remain for what its worth). Maybe an agreement of some form will be reached? Head of Northumbria police ‘very concerned’ about potential loss of extradition powers and access to shared surveillance information https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/dec/05/brexit-could-draw-more-criminals-to-the-uk-says-police-chief

Newcastle Crown Court heard the officer's 'life flashed in front of him' when Karl Rowan failed to stop car Full story So he ran over a police officer having failed to stop in a vehicle he was driving without the owner's consent. Yup 12 months suspended sentence would seem perfectly fitting to that. Wouldn't want his new bussiness to suffer, and of course he was so very remoresful about it... Honestly why do we even try to stop vehicles anymore? If he'd have crashed the officers would be stuck on meanwhile if he decides to turn the vehicle into a deadly weapon and hit an officer well he just paniced and is a nice lad really.

The Police Federation has revealed that police morale is at an all-time low, Over 45,000 officers in England and Wales were quizzed about pay and morale. The Police Fed found that 31,500 Police Officer ‘Would’ never encourage anyone to join the job. Further finding revealed that 56 percent of police officers quizzed morale was at rock bottom. 16 percent revealed they were actively looking to leave the job within the next few years. Low morale within the police is believed to be focused around the way officers are being treated while conducting their day-to-day work. 84 Percent of the officers quizzed revealed that they did not believe they were treated with respect…

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Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Well done to PC Brendan Lowes who has been commended for an award for arresting an offender whilst off-duty. On the night of Wednesday 14th September 2016, PC Lowes was off duty in his car, driving along Hartburn Lane in Stockton when he witnessed a man trying to pull a handbag from a woman. The woman was shouting for help whilst trying to hold on to her handbag and PC Lowes braked sharply and ran from his vehicle to intervene. The suspect ran off and after giving chase, PC Lowes managed to catch him and identified himself as a police officer and safely detained the suspect on the ground whilst waiting for other officers to…

Image captionPolice sealed off the area around Francis Street and Charles Street A man shot by police officers in Hull has died in hospital, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) watchdog has said. The man, who was 31, was shot by police on Francis Street at around 09:35 GMT. A Taser was also used. The IPCC said officers had fired more than one shot at the man. Humberside Police said armed officers had been sent to the Holderness Road area at about 09:20 GMT following reports of a man carrying an axe. More on this and other Hull stories The IPCC, which is investigating the shooting, said: "At this stage, the IPCC understands that …

I'm not sure I'd be able to keep a smirk off my face if I was the prosecutor saying the following: Just disappointed the CCTV hasn't been released!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-38102904 So. We're sorry we parked badly. There's no context - did they dump the van there because they were at a job that needed them urgently? Did they intentionally park like that because they were about to move a prisoner around the van - and to park next to somebody's car while moving a struggling prisoners is just asking for damage to be done to it. By the looks of the white car on the left, it was on it's bay line, so if the van had parked in the bay, inside the lines, then the passenger would have struggled to get out without hitting it. So the driver, appears, to have parked away from it and straddled tw…