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Met in U-turn over spit hood pilot after City Hall fears 1 hour ago From the sectionLondon Share Image copyrightHERTS POLICE Image captionSpit hoods can only be used once A plan to pilot the use of spit hoods by the Met Police has been abandoned after London's mayor voiced concerns. The mesh fabric hoods are placed over the heads of suspects to protect police officers from being spat at or bitten. The restraining device was to be trialled at 32 custody suites across the capital from October. Mayor Sadiq Khan responded after human rights groups including Liberty, Amnesty…
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A Merseyside PC will stand trial charged with careless driving after a police car knocked down a teenage burglary suspect. Merseyside PC to stand trial after burglary suspect knocked down by police car - Liverpool Echo http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside-pc-stand-trial-after-11794891 I hope this poor bobby gets a good result at court. It may not be politically correct but I have zero sympathy for the lad who got hit. If he hadn't had broken into some poor buggers house, stolen their car, failed to stop for police and put other roadusers at risk perhaps he wouldn't have got hit by a patrol car.
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CPS: More than 200 prosecuted under revenge porn law 6 September 2016 From the section UK Image copyright PA More than 200 people have been prosecuted under a revenge porn law introduced in April 2015, a Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) report shows. Figures for England and Wales reveal that rape, domestic abuse and sexual offences now account for almost a fifth of all cases, with prosecutions and convictions …
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Katie Simpkins sleeping in the back of a police car Katie Simpkins had to sleep in the back of a police car in a hospital car park, because there were no beds available. Photograph: Tristan Simpkins/PA Steven Morris A chief constable has expressed deep concern that a patient with serious mental health problems had to sleep in the back of a police car in a hospital car park because there was no bed available for her. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/sep/02/wiltshire-police-hospital-bed-mental-health?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard What would you or your forve have done?
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Lancashire police helicopter base closure will be 'devastating' 31 August 2016 From the sectionLancashire Share Image captionFive police helicopter bases have closed and a further three will shut by 2017 The closure of a police helicopter base in Lancashire will be "devastating" for communities, the force's federation has said. Lancashire Police Federation's chairwoman Rachel Baines said the closure of the base at Warton presents "a real concern around public safety". It is one of eight National Police Air Service(NPAS) bases that will shut by April 2017 due to a 14% budget cut. …
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37269919 So its a sad farewell, for now at least, to Keith Vaz, former supremo of the Home Affairs Select Committee, laid low it would seem by his own hypocrisy and hubris. So used to holding others to account, never missing an opportunity to bash the police at all levels, ever the self publicist, he’s now in the press again for all the wrong reasons. The man was a modern day Roland Friesler in many respects, so used to holding others to account, sniping and bullying, preening, endlessly self-righteous. Woe betide any senior officer who appeared before his Star Chamber as he dispensed his opprobrium, oozing smugness and radia…
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A bus driver cleared of impersonating a police officer said the allegation had cost him his job and impacted his mental health. Leslie Ireland was accused of wearing a police lanyard with intent to deceive on January 29 while working as a bus driver in Norwich. But the prosecution case against the 60-year-old was dismissed at Norwich Magistrates’ Court yesterday due to a lack of evidence. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/crime/man_cleared_of_impersonating_police_officer_tells_of_anguish_1_4681361
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These were the angry scenes as at least ten police officers arrested charity workers promoting black literature in London last night Full Story - Mirror
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Image copyrightSHULEM STERN Image captionThe car crashed into pedestrians walking along the pavement in Lennard Road, Penge Two people died when a car being chased by police crashed into pedestrians, reportedly hitting a family. The car was being pursued along Lennard Road, Penge, south-east London, when it hit a family walking along the pavement at about 14:05 BST, witnesses said. Ambulance crews and the air ambulance attended but the two pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the car - reported stolen - has been arrested and is in custody at a south London police station. The witness said the black car was being chased by tw…
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Marine charged with terror offences 2 September 2016 From the section Northern Ireland Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell, 30, charged with terror offences and will appear at a London court. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. View the full article
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https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1077953062298213&id=309882359105291 Just wondered what people's thoughts on this were? [emoji15] Sent from my SM-G935F using the Police Community App
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Provincial police forces are under pressure to stop hooding detainees after it emerged that the practice has been used hundreds of times despite being banned by Britain’s biggest police forces. UK police forces under pressure to stop using spit hoods | UK news | The Guardian https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/law/2016/aug/29/uk-police-forces-under-pressure-to-stop-using-spit-hoods?client=ms-android-orange-gb Perhaps if people stopped spitting at officers or the courts and CPS treated assualts on officers more seriously they wouldn't be needed??? Just a thought
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Image copyrightTWITTER Image captionSarah Hamlin said her values "no longer fit" with the police force A senior Norfolk police officer has taken to Twitter to say her "values no longer fit" as she announced her retirement from the force. Assistant Chief Constable Sarah Hamlin said she was no longer able to "make a difference" and support the frontline. Ms Hamlin, who joined Norfolk Police in 1986, said she hoped that "officer and staff welfare" were prioritised. Norfolk Police has been asked for a response to the tweets. Live: Follow updates and reaction "After 30 years @NorfolkPolice I've resigned [due] to the fact that my values no longer fi…
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End ban on police tattoos, says union http://dailym.ai/2bKokFn Sent from my iPhone using Police Community
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