UK Policing News

Denise Aubrey said rumours about the affair and fight were "circulating" A chief constable had an affair with a senior female officer, resulting in her husband, a policeman, attacking him at a barbecue, a tribunal has heard. Mike Craik, who has since retired from Northumbria Police, was alleged to have been seeing Assistant Chief Constable Carolyn Peacock. The claim was made at a tribunal brought by the force's former head of legal services, Denise Aubrey. She is claiming unfair dismissal after being sacked for gross misconduct. The 54-year-old is also claiming sexual and disability discrimination. Ms Aubrey allegedly disclosed information about the affair to colle…

Police Officers undertake a huge range of duties which vary from local policing patrols to assisting at major incidents. There are opportunities to progress into specialisms ranging from traffic to major crime and progress through the ranks. It’s exciting, demanding and pressured work – but it’s also incredibly rewarding too. Bedfordshire Police is always looking for new police officers to step into the shoes of those who retire after 30 years’ service, move to other forces or decide to change careers. The force welcomes transferees from other forces, but is also keen to hear from potential student officers who live locally, have local knowledge and help us better ref…

payout from police 3 hours ago Kirsti Windsor and Katie Brown were acquitted after a trial in 2011 Two women acquitted over the death of a man found on a bonfire have received a payout after suing police for malicious prosecution. Kirsti Windsor was cleared of murdering her ex-boyfriend David Langdon in 2011. She and Katie Brown were also acquitted of perverting the course of justice. The pair sued West Mercia Police after their wrongful arrests. The force said a compromise settlement had been agreed ahead of a hearing at Birmingham County Court in April. Their solicitor Nick Turner said Ms Windsor received £80,000 and Ms Brown £30,000. He said their acquittal bro…

A man has admitted assaulting a police officer on a bridge over the A1 on Tyneside. The incident happened at 06:30 GMT on 12 November when a Northumbria Police officer was chasing a man in Newcastle. Michael Walker, of Cornhill, Newcastle, denied attempted murder but admitted grievous bodily harm with intent, which the prosecution accepted. The 28-year-old will be sentenced on 20 June at Newcastle Crown Court. He was remanded in custody. Walker previously admitted assault occasioning actual bodily harm and assault by beating. ​ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-36202027

Metropolitan Police (Clockwise from top left): Makzhumi Abukar, Fahim Islam, Ahmed Ahmed and Anrul Islam Eight men from London have been jailed for a phone scam that defrauded UK pensioners out of more than £1m. Police say some of the money funded travel from the UK to Syria. There are fears some of those who travelled had links to so-called Islamic State. Gang leader Makzhumi Abukar was jailed for seven years and four months, alongside accomplices including former X Factor contestant Nathan Fagan-Gayle. Some of the victims - the oldest of whom was 94 - lost as much as £130,000. Passing sentence at the Old Bailey, Judge Anuja Dhir said that none of the convicted men h…

1 hour ago A candidate for Merseyside's police and crime commissioner was sacked by the former Serious and Organised Crime Agency (Soca), it has emerged. Tory councillor David Burgess-Joyce was "dismissed for misconduct", Soca's successor organisation the National Crime Agency (NCA) said in a statement. Labour MP Angela Eagle said she was "incredibly concerned" and urged him to consider resigning as a councillor. Mr Burgess-Joyce has rejected allegations of any wrongdoing. The Wirral councillor confirmed he left Soca the day before it became the NCA in 2013, after being prompted to issue a statement responding to an article in the Liverpool 'Truly shocking'"I tota…

" Max Gattlin was fined £250 for grabbing a female police officer after a night of heavy drinking A shame-faced City recruitment consultant has been slapped with a £250 fine for drunkenly grabbing a female police officer's bottom when she tried to arrest him. Max Gattlin, 24, had been drinking heavily at a work's party when police were called to the One New Change shopping centre near to St Paul's Cathedral. When a female officer went to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly, Gattlin reached out and grabbed her bottom. The recruitment consultant for City tech firm ConSol Partners later admitted to police he had no memory of the incident because of the a…

1 hour ago The actions of two high-ranking Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated following the suspension of a borough commander. Ch Supt Colin Kennedy, who was in charge of Richmond and Twickenham in west London, was suspended 11 days ago over allegations of gross misconduct. A temporary superintendent was also placed on restricted duties over claims of "failures in duty". Now the inquiry is looking into the response of two other officers. The force would not confirm which rank the two officers were, but NPCC ranks in the Met include chief superintendents, commanders, deputy assistant commissioners, assistant commissioners, the deputy commissioner and …

The Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police is temporarily taking over the command of the beleaguered South Yorkshire force. It follows the suspension of South Yorkshire Police Chief David Crompton over his handling of the fallout from the Hillsborough inquests. North Yorkshire Chief Constable Dave Jones (pictured) will be based at South Yorkshire Police's Headquarters in Sheffield and will work as part of a leadership team that includes Deputy Chief Constable Dawn Copley. She stood down as acting Chief Constable after just a day in the job last week. Deputy Chief Constable Tim Madgwick becomes temporary Chief Constable in North Yorkshire. ​ http://www.bbc.co…

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3553358/Paedophiles-look-low-level-child-abuse-sent-counselling-not-court-says-head-National-Crime-Agency.html I know this is from the Daily Mail but it appears to be correct reporting. I am wondering if this woman, Lynne Owens, should ever be taken seriously and she is obviously in the wrong job. To me it brings the National Crime Agency into disrepute. Offenders start at a lower level and gradually progress onto more extreme crime. This applies throughout crime from Porn to Drugs, to violence etc. How can the punlic ever have confidence.

This is the extraordinary moment a police car collided with a cyclist, drove over a bike and then sped off after tensions flared during a mass bike ride in central London. The police 4x4 hit the cyclist – causing him to stumble backwards and drop his bike – and then crushed a second bike under its wheels before racing off on Friday night. Witnesses described the incident at the junction of Vauxhall Bridge Road and Millbank as a “hit and run” as they slammed the officers’ actions. Scotland Yard said police were trying to drive away in their BMW X5 after being “targeted by demonstrators”. They drove over the bike after it had been deliberately left in the road as an obst…