UK Policing News

Surprised this hasn't gotten a mention yet... http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/policeman-slams-officers-knew-what-they-were-getting-into-comment-by-nolan-caller-34991163.html

PC Andrew Hamilton took the items from Nottingham Kayak Club and sold them on eBay A police officer who admitted stealing a kayak and a set of paddles before selling them on eBay has been sacked. PC Andrew Hamilton was dismissed by Lincolnshire Police for gross misconduct just months after he was awarded a commendation for saving a motorist's life. The officer was convicted of two counts of theft at Nottingham Magistrates' Court in August. Officials said there is no place for dishonesty in the force. Hamilton took the kayak and a set of paddles from Nottingham Kayak Club, which belonged to two other members. 'Unequivocal dishonesty'The items were then sold on the …

Lori Clayton, 23, had downed two bottles of wine before she ran “as fast as her stilettos would allow” to launch the savage attack on Sean Clapham as he tried to break up a brawl outside a bar.Pc Clapham described the assault, which left him with permanent scarring, as “the worst he has suffered in his 24 years” on the force. Drunken woman smashed bottle over policeman's head as he tried to break up bar brawl | UK | News | Daily Express http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/702740/drunk-woman-smashed-bottle-policemans-head-escaped-jail Dreadful story, words fail me at times when you read about decisions like this.

Workmates from Manchester say they were taken from taxi and made to lie on ground with guns to their heads, before being questioned and released Three men seek answers after being arrested at gunpoint by Kent police http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/aug/25/men-seek-answers-after-being-arrested-at-gunpoint-by-kent-police?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard Can't quite believe they were given no explanation at any time, I think I smell a compensation claim

Merseyside’s new chief constable wants to encourage more women to join the police force. Figures show that the proportion of women officers has risen over the past decade but chief constable Andy Cooke conceded there was more work to be done. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseysides-new-chief-constable-wants-11747602

A former Met Police officer who sued the force for wrongly using its powers to investigate her has won a case over a breach of human rights and misuse of private information. Ex-Detective Constable Andrea Brown was probed after going on holiday with her daughter while on sick leave. She says she was left "emotionally, mentally and financially drained" by her battle against her former employer. The Met said it would not make a full comment until damages were finalised. The civil case at Central London County Court heard police cited an act of Parliament which did not exist to obtain personal data on their own officer - prompting surprise from the judge. 'Always worryi…

Iana Matei, who runs a Romanian shelter for human trafficking victims, said children as young as nine are being lured into the sex industry Police officers from Romania are set to work alongside Greater Manchester Police (GMP) to help tackle slavery. The force said most victims trafficked into the area were from eastern Europe. Romanian children as young as nine are being lured into the sex industry by traffickers with the hope of earning lots of money. The Romanian officers are expected to join GMP by the end of this year to help break the language barrier and "reassure" victims. Det Ch Supt Russ Jackson, head of GMP's modern slavery unit, said: "The idea is that, w…

By Vincent Kearney BBC News NI Home Affairs Correspondent 16 August 2016 From the section Northern Ireland Share Police Ombudsman Image caption The Police Ombudsman confirmed an investigation was launched after the weapon and ammunition were "found in the filing cabinet of a member of staff" An investigator with the Police Ombudsman resigned from his job days after an internal inquiry was launched following the discovery of a gun and ammunition in his office. It is understood that member of staff was Steve Skerritt. The items had been examined as part of an investigation into a shooting incident involving police officers.…

The legacy leftby Theresa May from her years as Home Secretary could be summed up by a recent tweet from a despairing sergeant https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/22/theresa-may-has-left-britains-police-demoralised-and-angry-now-w/amp/?client=ms-android-orange-gb Worth a read in you have a few minutes, a story I'm sure the vast majority of us can relate to.

A motorist high on cocaine yelled 'you're not having me' at a police officer before running over his foot as the car sped away. Winchester Crown Court heard how intoxicated Jamie Batting resisted arrest and drove away before crashing his vehicle into a wall. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3753174/Cocaine-fuelled-motorist-yells-not-having-police-officer-running-speeding-away-like-nutter-CCTV-footage.html Having watched the video of the CCTV it appears lucky no pedestrians were killed by this idiot. Glad to hear the officer escaped serious injury.