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New standards and training for police officers using stop and search are to be rolled out across England and Wales. It will be the first time national standards have been established since the powers were introduced in 1984. Police will take an online course and sit an exam which will test when they should use the powers and challenge any "unconscious bias" they might have. It follows government criticism last year over some police forces' use of the controversial searches. The plans were prompted by research into the powers by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The College of Policing said it now hopes th…
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Pizza Hut delivery driver Ali Qasemi's killer found guilty 27 October 2016 From the section Cambridgeshire Image copyright . Image caption Ali Qasemi, a father of two, was left dying on the ground while his attackers partied in a nearby flat A man has been found guilty of killing a takeaway delivery driver in a "snatch and grab" robbery for three pizzas. Pizza Hut worker Ali Qasemi, 45, died in May, two days after he was punched a…
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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-37750769 Image copyrightGSMUDGER A police force in a rural part of England is struggling to find a suitable chief constable, despite casting the net as wide as the US, Canada and Australia. Here are six things for potential police chiefs in Lincolnshire to consider when throwing their hat in the ring. The salary Image copyrightLINCOLNSHIRE POLICE Image captionChief Constable Neil Rhodes (centre) is retiring in February According to the force's annual accounts, current Lincolnshire Police chief Neil Rhodes received £146,986 in salary, fees and allowances in 2015-16…
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-37770576 The cynic in me believes this may have more to do with keeping costs down rather than the impact on society. Whilst I agree that offenders need support in order to ensure they don't perpetuate a life of crime and inflicting misery on innocent people it does annoy me somewhat with some of the examples, especially when you have someone jailed (rightly so) for stabbing someone complaining that they've waste 3 years and struggle to get a job now. In these circumstances I'm more concerned about then victims outlook! It might be prejudicial to say but I doubt seeking a career is foremost on then minds of quite a lot of offenders and so…
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Man who killed Paige Doherty in 'frenzied' knife attack jailed for life 12 October 2016 From the section Glasgow & West Scotland Image copyright Police Scotland Image caption Paige Doherty was last seen near the Delicious Deli in Clydebank A man has been jailed for a minimum of 27 years for the "frenzied" knife murder of teenager Paige Doherty. John Leathem, 32, was given a mandatory life term after he admitted killing the 15-…
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Northolt armed stand-off enters second night of talks 22 October 2016 From the section London Media captionFootage shows armed police at the scene, from where Ayshea Buksh reportsArmed police are spending a second night locked in a stand-off with a man thought to be in possession of "dangerous items". About 80 residents in Northolt, north-west London, have been forced to spend the night away from their homes which officers continue to negotiate with the man. There are concerns he has hazardous materials in the property. A 300m cordon has been in place at Wood End Lane since 01:…
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A man who was restrained by two members of the public who believed he had snatched a woman's bag has died in hospital, police have said. Officers were called in the early hours of 16 October to a suspected robbery on Stafford Road, Wolverhampton. Two witnesses to the incident detained the 29-year-old suspect while waiting for police, the West Midlands force said. Officers arrived and arrested him but police said he then "became unwell". They performed CPR on him before paramedics arrived to take him to hospital. He died three days later. Further tests are required following a post-mortem examination, police said. Det Insp Greg Evans, fro…
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-37734883 Glad to see the lighter side of policing is not too far buried under the mountains of rubbish!
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Northolt 'armed' stand-off: Homes evacuated 22 October 2016 From the section London Image copyright LNP Image caption Officers were called to the address in Northolt at about 01:00 BST Police have evacuated about 80 people from their homes in a stand-off with a man reported to be in possession of "dangerous items". A 200m cordon has been set up in Wood End Lane, Northolt, north-west London, as armed police and negotiators speak to…
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People caught carrying personal amounts of drugs, including cocaine and heroin, are being diverted away from the criminal justice system in what could mark the first step towards the decriminalisation of drugs in Britain, VICE can reveal. Full Story - Vice News
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Already been tweeted but from the Met's website: Police in Westminster are appealing for help to find a 59-year-old man who was last seen in the London Bridge area. Gordon Semple left his home address on Friday, 1 April to attend his place of work in Westminster. His is a serving police constable based on Westminster Borough, working in the anti-social behaviour team based within Westminster City Council. Gordon's disappearance is not believed to be linked with his employment. He was reported missing by his partner after failing to return home from work. The last known sighting of him was around 15:00hrs in the area of The Shard / Southwark S…
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I have something of a problem in that I made a complaint that I was the victim of perjury in a civil case. That's is of course a criminal matter and the police instructed an independent expert to consider if the dispute expert engineering evidence was false. The Police commissioned expert appears to have charged for two days work and said "I can not take sides on the issue without repeating the tests". I have been arguing ever since that the police should have asked someone to repeat the tests or someone who knew the answer and didn't need to repeat the tests. Unfortunately the IPCC failed to understand my complain when I appeal the dismissal of my complaint that the p…
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This is the shocking moment a police officer appeared to drag a terrified 13-year-old girl in handcuffs across the ground 'like a piece of meat' Full Story - Daily Mail
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Gay men convicted of now-abolished sex offences to be pardoned 20 October 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Getty Images Image caption World War Two code-breaker Alan Turing was given a posthumous pardon in 2013 Thousands of gay and bisexual men convicted of now-abolished sexual offences are to receive posthumous pardons, the government has announced. It will mean formal pardons for those convicted over consensual same-sex …
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Pentonville Prison stabbing: Inmate killed and two injured 19 October 2016 From the section London Image copyright Getty Images Image caption HMP Pentonville is a category B Victorian prison A prisoner has died and two others have been critically injured in a stabbing at HMP Pentonville in London. The inmate, in his 20s, died at the prison shortly after the attack, while the injured pair, aged 21 and 30, were taken to hospital wit…
