UK Policing News

A police force has apologised after tweeting an image of two men dressed in Nazi uniforms standing next to a German military vehicle. The picture was shared from Greater Manchester Police (GMP)'s official traffic account on Sunday. The tweet was captioned: "M62 J22 On the west Yorkshire border. These two likely lads trying to invade". GMP apologised saying the "unacceptable" post had "caused offence" and had since been deleted. One Twitter user complained the tweet was "not right". Shulem Stern, part of London's Orthodox Jewish community, complained about the post saying: "Two guys dressed in SS uniform tweeted by official @gmpolice account. Not r…

A Met police officer who wrongly seized a Lamborghini and was then caught speeding has been given points on his driving licence. The officer and a colleague confiscated the £200,000 Huracan supercar near Heathrow in June after checks mistakenly indicated it had no insurance. As they drove it to a pound the car’s hidden tracker clocked the vehicle travelling at up to 63mph in a 30mph zone - prompting the luxury car hire firm which owned the Lamborghini to claim police had taken it for a "joyride". Today Scotland Yard confirmed the officers involved had faced action, with the driver being slapped with three points on his licence. City Supercars’ managing director Erwyn …

London’s Metropolitan Police has missed its deadline to dump Windows XP, with tens of thousands of computers still running the risky OS. The force, on the front line against terrorist threats and criminals in the capital city, is running Windows XP on around 27,000 PCs. The Register: Full story

The fake police officers wore uniforms and had blue lights on their unmarked cars Drivers warned not to stop for unmarked police cars after two van robberies have now been told they should pull over. The vans were stopped and stolen on the M11 and M25 by fake officers in an unmarked car using blue lights. Essex Police advised motorists they would only use unmarked car to pull over drivers in an emergency. They now say the risk to motorists is low. Officers will return to using unmarked cars, which may stop vehicles. The thieves, dressed in police uniforms and, in one case, carrying a handgun, drove a silver Ford Mondeo equipped with blue flashing lights and targeted …

High Town Road in Luton was closed off after a car crashed into a shop, killing a teenager and injuring a man A teenage girl has died after the car she was in crashed into a shop after failing to stop for police. Police officers signalled for it to pull over before it hit a building in High Town Road, Luton, at 22:20 BST on Tuesday. The girl, one of two passengers, died at the scene. A man was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. Officers want to speak to a third person believed to have been in the car at the time. It is thought the car went the wrong way up a one-way street before hitting a bollard and crashing. Witnesses reported seeing a man fleeing fro…

Crime used to be down and Tory reforms used to work, except that they forgot to include the emerging threat from cyber crime but even taking that into account sexual assaults have increased, murders and serious assaults have gone up, whilst the reduction in 'long-term trends in “traditional” crimes such as burglary, car thefts and criminal damage show that the fall in crime since its 1995 peak has slowed down since 2005. The crime survey found there had been no change in the overall level of violent crime compared with the previous year.' https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/21/crime-rate-online-offences-cybercrime-ons-figures The Tories always claimed that t…

Video cameras attached to officers' uniforms are to be worn by a police force after a trial was deemed a success. West Yorkshire Police are to phase in the cameras for all officers after a pilot scheme in Bradford. The devices film while officers are out on duty and could be used to gather evidence for court cases. Assistant Chief Constable Andy Battle said the £2m project would have "significant and tangible benefits". The body-worn cameras are switched on by the officer when needed. The cameras are not on all the time. Images are to be stored for 30 days and then deleted if not needed as evidence, said police. ACC Battle said the cameras would improve the integr…

Some senior police officers claiming 'allowances' of £32,000 per year Highly paid chief constables 'charge removal bills to the taxpayer' Others 'take perks while complaining about cuts and lack of resources' Home Secretary has called for forces to publish allowances details The extraordinary extent to which senior police officers are abusing taxpayer-funded expenses and perks is revealed today. Chief constables and their senior teams are claiming astonishing benefits paid for by the public – but have scandalously refused to reveal the full details. On top of huge salaries, some are quietly claiming 'allowances' of up to £32,000 a year, including for day-to-day spen…

'Monster' officer: PC Graham has been dismissed from the police Metropolitan Police An officer jailed for 16 years for repeatedly raping a woman has been banned from ever working in the police again. PC Michael Graham, 49, was dubbed a “monster” when he was convicted of violently raping and abusing a woman. He tied his victim up and choked her until she struggled to breath and brutally attacked her at least a dozen times, ignoring her pleas for him to stop. Graham has now been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police after a misconduct hearing held on Thursday. The panel concluded that Graham, who is to remain on the Sexual Offenders Register for life, had “breached…

Just seen this on Facebook, don't know if this is the wrong place so please feel free to move mods. Whats everyones thoughts? I'm so surprised she didn't get locked up?! https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/28/man-complains-after-police-place-spit-hood-over-head-during-arrest-london-bridge