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Drones seized over HMP Pentonville carrying drugs and phones 1 hour ago From the sectionLondon Share Image copyrightMET POLICE Image captionThe drones were being flown around HMP Pentonville over the weekend of 12-14 August Drones carrying large amounts of drugs and mobile phones have been intercepted by police as they were being flown near a north London jail. One device crashed after it was tracked flying over HMP Pentonville on 14 August, while another drone was seized mid-flight later the same day. On 13 August, a man was spotted by officer…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-37134899 man who must notify police 24 hours before he has sex has lost his legal battle to have the restriction lifted. John O'Neill, from York, was cleared of rape last year but given a Sexual Risk Order (SRO) due to comments he made to a GP and a nurse in 2014. Mr O'Neill said he had been misunderstood, but police argued he posed a risk to the public. District Judge Adrian Lower said the terms of the "frankly unpoliceable" order would be amended. He was particularly critical of the "disproportionate" requirement for Mr O'Neill, 45, to give a day's notice before starting sexual contact w…

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/black-lives-matter-protesters-gather-in-whitechapel-on-day-of-nationwide-shutdown-a3313356.html I some times wonder and despair at the motivation of some groups. This stems from groups and actions in the USA and nothing to do with us. They are trying to highlight the deaths of Black people at the hands of the Police. It has been timed to coincide with the death of Mark Duggan, a case which has been to an inquest. with jury, who found the death was lawful. In the case of Gunner Lee Rigby has was stabbed to death by two black radicalised men. Armed Police attended with weapons and yet nobody offender was killed. If ever there …

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3749612/Dragged-classroom-Shut-cell-day-Not-allowed-call-parents-did-police-lock-schoolgirl-word-fantasist.html I know that thios story is from the Daily Mail but, if just half of it is true then many heads should roll. 16 year old girl arrested at school, on a complaint from a fantasist who had already made false complaints. Denied a phone call, placed in a cell at the age of 16 years and denied access to her parents. If the family make an official complaint I can see many heads in the firing line. Have they ever heard of PACE in Notts?

The dog ran off into fields next to Lewes Avenue in Bexhill-on-Sea An alert has been issued about an escaped dog which bit a police officer's arm in East Sussex. It was one of two Staffordshire Bull Terrier cross-breeds found abandoned with four puppies in Bexhill-on-Sea. Police said it "proved hard to catch" but was cornered and "in its fearful state" wounded the officer, who needed hospital treatment. The dog ran off into fields near Lewis Avenue and the public were warned not to try to seize it. The pups were taken to a local veterinary clinic and the other dog was handed to a council warden. Sgt Graeme McKee said: "We don't believe this dog to be aggressive u…

A Bedfordshire Police officer has been sacked following a misconduct hearing which heard he did not declare he was running a business aiming to stop "crash for cash" car scams. ​ PC Paul Wilson was dismissed after pleading guilty to gross misconduct regarding honesty and integrity, and orders and instruction. Ass Ch Con Mike Colbourne, said: "We expect our officers to act with the utmost honesty and integrity in everything they do, so it is always disappointing when the actions of officers fall below these standards." http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-37028836?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkna…

Kent PC Nicholas Reeves dismissed over restraint death - 6 years to make a decision? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-37039170

http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/police-investigate-reports-poltergeist-after-11744093 Have any other officers experienced paranormal events on duty before? One of our old stations dated back over a 150 years, it was just a rural station used in the day and closed at night apart from the occasional officer who might pass by. Its shut now sadly and been sold on. It had an old cell, pre electricity, with ceramic walls and bared window with a glass hatch that the officer would hang a lantern as there wasn't electricity back in the day, one of the walls had been nocked down to provide a passage way to a newer built part but the rest of it left as is…

Smash: the two vehicles collided in Southbury Road Ollie Bedborough Two members of the public and two police officers have been injured after a police car collided with an estate car in Enfield before smashing into a hedge. The marked car was driving down Southbury Road with lights flashing and sirens blazing when it was involved in a collision with the other vehicle just after 5.30pm today. Two people who were travelling in the other car were injured, and a woman was taken to a north London hospital to be treated for minor facial and arm injuries. The London Ambulance Service was called to the scene, where it treated the two civilians for what police described as "m…