UK Policing News

An alarming proportion of cops’ websites lack any form of automatic secure connection, meaning potentially sensitive data is communicated in plain unencrypted text - according to research. Findings from non-profit body the Centre for Public Safety revealed that almost one-quarter of police sites lack an automatic secure connection, in a review of 71 websites. Full Story - The Register

POLICE officers stationed outside Hampden when thousands of fans invaded the pitch claim they were prevented from entering the stadium by angry Rangers crowds. Full Story - Daily Record What is it with Football fans? Going to games seems to turn the normal law abiding person into a raving lunatic.

Shock new figures have revealed ethnic minority applicants are being frozen out of careers as officers with Police Scotland. The Press and Journal has learned that no Pakistani, Indian, Chinese, African or Caribbean candidates were accepted to divisions in the north and north-east in the last two years. Full Story- Press & Journal The media might see it is a shock, but how can you get more ethnic minority applicants without lowering the standards?

Despite a nationally observed policy where they neither confirm nor denying using them, British police forces' widespread ownership of IMSI grabbers was confirmed today. Full Story - The Register

Teen pleads guilty to mum and daughter killing in Spalding 10 October 2016 From the section Lincolnshire Image caption Elizabeth Edwards, 49, and her daughter Katie, 13, were found dead at a house Dawson Avenue in April A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of a mother and her daughter. The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, admitted killing 49-year-old Elizabeth Edwards and her 13-year-old daughter Katie. The bodies were found at an address in Dawson …

Major police response as reports come in from north and south Liverpool, Knowsley and the M57. One witness reported seeing up to 60 bikers in an area of Speke this afternoon. Merseyside Police said they had received multiple reports of the bikes being ridden recklessly in different parts of the region today. RECAP: Day of scrambler bike chaos as up to 60 bikers take to streets - Liverpool Echo http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/live-day-scrambler-bike-chaos-11968733 I wonder if other forces are suffering with this problem on such a scale and if so how they are tackling the issue? The timing seems to be deliberate to me, afte…

A teenage girl claims her arm was dislocated as she was arrested by police in West Yorkshire. Full Story - Daily Mail Are these people getting thicker as the days go by? Girl is being abusive and trying to get free from the officers grasp, yet the bystanders turn on the officers when they try and restrain her! Some people defy logic.

A former senior editorial manager has called on police and the media to form a better relationship free from “prejudice and paranoia.” Full Story - holdthefrontpage Maybe if the media reporting things accurately and had journalists who knew what they were talking about,police officers would trust the media a bit more? Lets not forget it was only a few weeks ago that the Evening Standard were reporting that Met police 'routinely discriminate against black people,' Scotland Yard diversity chief warns when in fact the headline was a load of cobblers.

Texting drivers: Penalty points and fines to double 17 September 2016 From the section UK Image copyright Thinkstock Motorists caught using mobile phones while driving are to face "much tougher penalties", with fines and points doubling, the UK government has said. Under new rules expected to come in next year, drivers will get six points on their licence and face a £200 fine. New drivers could also be made …