UK Policing News

I see Forces are publishing results of these hearings & past results for the last 5yrs, on their websites. I know the system has changed as CCs do not chair it now. I have just looked at some results and there is a big difference in outcomes. Misconduct Hearings this year 8 = 6 x final written warnings, 1 x dismissed & 1 x not proven. Previous 4 yrs cases 26 = 17 x dismissed & 9 resigned before hearing. What a difference, what does that say about the previous system!

This is the shocking moment a gunman opened fire in a barber shop during an incident in which an innocent woman was shot. Police are hunting Igho Ejeta, 29, following the attempted murder of the woman in south London. CCTV footage of the incident shows another man - who is already serving a life sentence for his role in the crime - brandishing a gun and opening fire in the shop doorway in Rotherhite New Road. Trident and Area Command detective constable Jo Ross said: “Although we have one man safely behind bars, we urgently need to trace Ejeta in connection with this incident. "We would ask anyone with information to come forward in the strictest confidence and help u…

Crackdown: Met chief Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe at New Scotland Yard with some of the seized weapons PA Police recovered 714 guns in London last year, the highest total for five years, it was revealed today. The figure — an increase of 23 per cent on the previous year — emerged as Scotland Yard warned of a rise in the availability of firearms in the capital, fuelling fears they could fall into the hands of terrorists. Detectives believe criminals are using a variety of methods to smuggle weapons into the UK, including by post and on cross-Channel routes with guns being sourced in eastern Europe. They say there has been a significant rise in the number of shootings in L…

A FORMER RAF regiment squadron leader who became the first person to join a Yorkshire police force as superintendent without serving as a constable has apologised for comments that appeared to compare his lower-ranking colleagues to binmen. Full story: Yorkshire Post

Pictures of horrific crash on Mursell Estate in Stockwell Edward Noon A Met Police car flipped onto its roof on the pavement of a south London street after crashing while on a 999 call. The marked car was responding to an emergency call around 11.50 when it was involved in a collision with another car on the Mursell Estate in Stockwell. The collision caused the car to flip over, injuring the two police officers inside. A Met Police spokeswoman confirmed that two officers had been taken to hospital following the incident with minor injuries. Two members of the public - believed to be occupants of the other car - were also taken to hospital with minor injuries. Pi…

Police chiefs are struggling to recruit enough officers willing to carry a gun to tackle a Paris-style terror attack, because they fear they will be treated as criminal suspects if they use their weapon in the line of duty, the country’s top firearms officer has warned. Deputy chief constable Simon Chesterman said potential recruits were being deterred because of fears they could spend years under investigation after a decision to fire on a suspect. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/15/police-chiefs-struggling-recruit-armed-officers-conviction-fears I know for sure our force is struggling to attract enough recruits just to keep pace with natural w…

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Scotland Yard today launched new armed squads to target gang-related gun crime in boroughs hit by a surge in the number of shootings. The so-called Viper teams will include detectives with knowledge of gangs and local borough officers who are supported by armed police. They will be part of a 50-strong rapid reaction unit deployed to set up armed roadblocks and carry out firearms patrols in neighbourhoods suffering gun crime. http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/3pm-embargo-armed-patrols-police-roadblocks-and-cash-rewards-scotland-yards-new-50strong-viper-team-a3256716.html

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Police too busy to arrest drunk driver in Somerset Dale Bond followed a driver who was swerving on a Somerset road and filmed her admitting she was drunk A man who followed a swerving driver to her home and filmed her admitting she was drunk, was told by police they were too busy to investigate. Dale Bond, from Castle Cary, called police who told him to stay with the woman and take her car keys off her. But after he had waited for two hours police called to say officers were too busy to attend and he should go home. Avon and Somerset Police have apologised and said they will carry out a review into their response. Full review Mr Bond said he …

Police at the scene in Bow where an officer was stabbed John Dunne An east London teenager who slashed a policeman's face with a knife before brutally stabbing him in the stomach, leaving the officer fighting for life, has been locked up for nine years. The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also knifed PC Guy Sinnott in the leg after the policeman confronted a group of teens in Grove Road, Bow, on November 15 last year. PC Sinnott, who had been called to deal with youths riding a moped in the area, suffered potentially life-threatening injuries in the attack. The Old Bailey heard how the policeman had initially attempted to search the teenager, …

Radical action is needed to tackle the "shocking" under-representation of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in police forces in England and Wales, the Home Affairs committee has warned. No force in England and Wales had a BME representation which matched its local demographic, the group of MPs said. They said a "diversity champion" should be appointed to hold forces to account. The College of Policing said it was tackling the problem and had issued "bespoke" action plans to each force. Home Secretary Theresa May said diversity in policing was "not an optional extra", and forces must do more. How does your force rank for ethnic diversity? How do you change the…

Has anyone seen the features that BBC news have been broadcasting about HMP Wandsworth? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36321266 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36336223 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36320071 They show a rampant drug problem with drones flying drugs in, mobile phone use, assaults of prisoners and staff, little in the way of rehabilitation or training, gang fights, poor morale among staff, low staff numbers, self harm and mental health problems, foreign prisoners who are stuck in prison as the extradition process is slow. The features showed very few positives with the prison as it stands at the moment. HMG is turning a blind eye to the budget cu…