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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-36313944 Avon and Somerset were 'too busy' to attend a suspect drink driver. The report states that they couldn't deploy officers "for operational reasons". Simply put they ran out of coppers to deal with the jobs they had. Unfortunately you can't just get a new one out of a box.... That happens regularly (at least in my force), I'm surprised it doesn't get reported more often. I've known urgent jobs be outstanding for so long, that they get downgraded because, for instance, the offender has eventually left the scene......... There are a finite number of coppers, and fewer than there were thanks to The Torie…
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This is the shocking moment a police van came under attack from firework thugs in Birmingham. Full Story - Birmingham Mail
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The centre of Leeds came to a standstill as a crowd of roaring bikers gathered on a main road. Mirror
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Police were attcked as masked bikers went on a violent Haloween rampage on the streets of Birmingham and Solihull last night. Full Story - Birmingham Mail Seems like mob masked biker rule is spreading throughout the Ciuntry.
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This is the moment youths shot fireworks at police officers on an estate in north London. Full Story - Evening Standard
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There will be no inquiry into the notorious events at the so-called "Battle of Orgreave", Home Secretary Amber Rudd has announced. Thousands of miners and police clashed at the Yorkshire coking site in 1984. Campaigners said officers led by South Yorkshire Police were heavy-handed and manufactured statements. However, Mrs Rudd said she did not believe there was "sufficient basis... to instigate either a statutory inquiry or an independent review". In a written statement, Mrs Rudd said: "Despite the forceful accounts and arguments provided by the campaigners and former miners who were present that day about the effect that these events have had on them,…
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Only one police officer is on duty for every 10,000 residents across much of the country at night, a Mail on Sunday investigation can reveal today. Full Story - Daily Mail
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Ronnie Coulter jailed for 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar 31 October 2016 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Image copyright Spindrift Image caption Ronnie Coulter was given a mandatory life term for murdering Mr Chhokar A man has been jailed for life for the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar after being tried for a second time. Ronnie Coulter, 48, from Wishaw, was originally cleared of stabbing the 32-year-old in …
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-37762369 The Metropolitan Police Service could struggle to recruit 600 extra firearms officers within two years, the Met Police Federation has warned. It represents rank and file officers and said many are reluctant to become firearms specialists, subjected to long investigations after a fatal shooting. In the wake of the Paris attacks Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said there would be 600 more firearms officers to protect London. The Met has 100 new officers to date. Image captionDeputy chief constable Simon Chesterman said about 50 of the Met Police's new recruits had …
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Terror review suggests London police forces should merge By Nick Beake Home Affairs Correspondent, BBC News 28 October 2016 London Armed Response Vehicle (ARV) officers during a Marauding Terrorist Firearms Attack Training exercise Image caption The review makes a total of 127 recommendations A major review of London's ability to deal with a terror attack has suggested the three police forces serving the capital could be merged. Lord Harris of Haringey said the Home Office should consider combining the Met Police, the City of London Police and the British Transport Police (BTP). The review was ordered by mayor Sa…
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Apparently the force can't act as they've received no complaints over her behaviour? They sure would of done had I been in that play park with any children from my family! I can't believe what goes through people's minds - why would anyone do this in a children's play area? Its not clear from the article whether there were children present at the time but even so they could have appeared and seen this at any time. Disgraceful behaviour. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3855818/Saur-loser-Police-investigate-picture-semi-naked-woman-straddling-dinosaur-children-s-play-area-saying-victim-leaked-online.html
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An investigation has been launched after a police staff member was recorded describing a member of the public as an 'absolute complete and utter a*******'. http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2016-10-25/cleveland-police-worker-recorded-calling-member-of-the-public-complete-and-utter-a/ Can't excuse the language, but clearly the man was looking for a reaction, why would he be recording if he wasn't.
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Tube train device controlled explosion at North Greenwich - A suspect device found on a London Underground train was destroyed in a controlled explosion. The device was discovered on an eastbound Jubilee Line train at North Greenwich in south-east London at about 11:00 BST. North Greenwich station, which serves the O2 Arena, was evacuated but reopened at about 18:50 BST. The Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command is leading the investigation A Metropolitan Police spokesman told BBC London the device looked "real enough" for the controlled detonation to be carried out. In a statement, the force said: "Specialist officers from the Met an…
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A Hepatitis C sufferer spat into the mouth of a custody sergeant three months after his release from prison for biting another police officer, a court heard. Steven Dunn was jailed for 38 months for the latest attack, which he carried out while still on licence. Dunn, 40, claimed he had forgotten he had the disease. He had been jailed last November for chewing through a leg restraint and biting an officer on the shin. Dundee Sheriff Court was told that Dunn assaulted two of his friends before being thrown out of his Arbroath home by his girlfriend. Police found Dunn unstable on his feet in the close of the building. He was arrested and handcu…
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A police inspector tried to frame an activist for drink driving after he spotted him filming officers during an anti-fracking protest, a tribunal has heard. http://metro.co.uk/2016/10/19/police-officer-tried-to-frame-fracking-protester-for-drink-driving-6200906/
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