UK Policing News

Five people have been sentenced for their parts in a conspiracy which aimed to release three people from lawful custody in Chelmsford Prison as a result of an extensive investigation https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2025/december/chelmsford-prison-escape-plot/ They all should have got jail time All six were subsequently charged with being involved in a conspiracy to escape lawful custody and some did get jail time.👍

A former City of London Police Officer has been sentenced at Kingston Crown Court to three years and seven months for burglary and harassment. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2025/december/former-city-of-london-police-officer-jailed-for-burglary-and-harassment/ Why he went on to burglary and for his crime now behind bars☹️

A West Yorkshire Police officer has been fined after being found guilty of on-duty assault. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/west-yorkshire-police-officer-sentenced-assault Bit hard on the officer doing his job using excessive force after asking a man to leave the Hub a Judge found him guilty of the charge and he was ordered to pay costs totalling £1,150.☹️

I thought that police Response to Free Speech could not get worse until I read this, even though it is the Mail on line. I have to wonder, who sent the officer to the call, and why did the officer even respond. Now I do not know what the lady said in support of Trump but, the one person who was upset by it should have been told that a different opinion, or being upset was not a matter for Police. The Police have better things to do. Now British 'thought police' order Trump-supporting pensioner to apologise for 'upsetting' Facebook post or face investigation | Daily Mail Online

We have arrested one man and two teenage boys on suspicion of several drugs offences after a large amount of nitrous oxide, mobile phones and around £30,000 was found in Huyton last night (Sunday 7 December). https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/december-2025/three-arrested-after-nitrous-oxide-and--30000-of-cash-found-in-huyton/ Good work by MSP with arrest of drug dealers were arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class C drugs. The 16-year-old was also arrested on suspicion of possession of criminal property.👏

Two paedophiles have today (Monday 8 December 2025) been jailed at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court for the systematic grooming and sexual abuse of vulnerable teenage girls in Bury during the late 1990s. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/two-paedophiles-jailed-for-non-recent-child-sexual-exploitation-of-five-victims-in-bury/ Good work by GMP in bringing the Two paedophiles to justice and now behind bars.👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q5l77qjd8o A three-year-old girl was among those treated for injuries after men allegedly used what police believe was pepper spray during a suitcase robbery at Heathrow Airport.

In November, we took part in Sceptre week, a national week of action aimed at reducing knife crime and serious youth violence. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/december/80-arrested-in-knife-crime-week-of-action/ Good crackdown by WMP on knife crime with people arrested with 544 stop searches👍

Officers on quad bikes deployed to disrupt drug dealing in Liverpool city centre arrested a male in the early hours of Friday (5 December). https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/december-2025/male-arrested-by-officers-on-quad-bike-patrol-in-liverpool-city-centre/ Good arrest by officers spotting a drug dealer selling drugs and removing drugs from the streets.👏

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r7pwpgeweo I am deeply uncomfortable about this. I've seen officers on the ground operating LFR vans telling people that nothing is stored, and it blurs or removes your face from the system immediately if you aren't known. That may be the case now, but the problem is that police forces clearly intend to expand the use of these systems beyond that eventually. Rowley has already spoken about how he sees retrospective use of facial recognition as the next phase. We could get to a point where these facial recognition cameras are used retrospectively, and not just live. So every time you go out in public and one of these cameras se…

The Metropolitan Police's violent crime tackling Flying Squad are reportedly having their guns taken away in a money-saving move for the force. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15355075/Met-Polices-Flying-Squad-guns-taken-away-money-saving-move.html All wrong in this day and age with gun crime on the up and high alert of terrorism and you take away their weapons😠

A man from Birmingham has been jailed for raping a boy on multiple occasions and possessing hundreds of indecent photographs and videos of children. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/december/birmingham-man-jailed-for-multiple-rape-of-boy-and-possessing-hundreds-of-indecent-images-of-children/ Good work by WMP in bringing him to justice and behind bars where he belongs👏

Two suspects have been charged after patrolling officers stopped a car in Dudley and discovered a large quantity of Class A drugs inside. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/december/duo-charged-after-officers-stop-car-and-find-haul-of-class-a-drugs/ good stop by the officers and arresting drug dealers and removing drugs from the streets.👏

Our economic crime team has helped fraud victims in Greater Manchester recover more than £1m lost to scams. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/economic-crime-team-helps-recover-1.2m-of-fraud-victims-money/ Good work by the Economic crime team by recovering money from victims of fraud and scams.👍

A now-retired senior police officer would have been sacked for sending unsolicited texts and photos to a female officer over an eight-month period. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/december/former-senior-police-officer-barred-from-policing-after-sending-unsolicited-texts-and-photos-to-female-colleague/ Words fail me when you get now ex senior police officer sending unsolicited texts and photos to female colleague🤔