UK Policing News

Debenhams in Luton was one of three stores targeted Scotland Yard is reinvestigating a 1987 firebomb attack after an allegation it was planted by a member of an undercover police unit. In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said it was pursuing lines of inquiry linked to the incident at a Debenhams department store in north London. It said new evidence had emerged during a review of undercover operations. In 2012 an MP used parliamentary privilege to allege that an officer had planted the device in north London. The announcement by the Metropolitan Police is one of the most significant developments since allegations of wrongdoing first emerged against the force's now…

Mark Duggan's death sparked riots in Tottenham, which led to disorder across the country A detective has been sacked over his failed investigation into an associate of Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked riots in August 2011. The probe centred on Mr Duggan's associate, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, who beat a man with a gun in east London. Six days after the attack he gave the same gun to Mr Duggan, who was shot 15 minutes later by armed police. The police watchdog found errors in how an officer, named only as DC Faulkner, conducted the initial investigation. The officer was dismissed without notice. Mr Duggan, 29, was shot by police in Tottenham, north London…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35965223 Officers off with 'psychological sickness' is up 35% - that's despite HMG apparently giving us £10 million quid to 'help'. Our force did away with their own welfare person - cost too much I guess - and now give us a phone number to call if we're having problems. I'm surprised that they didn't just give us the Samaritan's number instead.

More joy from the Home Office - be prepared to justify each and every vehicle stop you make if you don't ticket or arrest someone. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3510648/Theresa-tells-police-record-reasons-time-stop-driver-driving-black-not-crime.html

Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Undercover police have caught drivers eating a meal, using a phone and even watching TV on the Midlands motorway network. More than 120 motorists are now facing prosecution which is almost double the number pulled over in a similar operation in 2015. Officers from the Central Motorway Police Group spent 10 days in an HGV driving around the M6, M5 and M42. The danger with streaming and driving 'Bored' mobile phone course driver asks for fine and penalty points Drivers using mobiles face bigger fines and more points Fewer drivers punished for mobile use, police figur…

Wishing all a quick recovery, terrible incident which shows that police never know what could be facing them. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-36041758

Bricks thrown after car pulled over. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/14/shocking-dashcam-footage-shows-moment-men-hurl-bricks-at-windscr/?WT.mc_id=e_DM109821&WT.tsrc=email&etype=Edi_FPM_New_AEM_Recipient&utm_source=email&utm_medium=Edi_FPM_New_AEM_Recipient_2016_04_14&utm_campaign=DM109821

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/teenage-vigilantes-murdered-man-they-wrongly-thought-was-a-paedophile-a3223726.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35860607 Male driver found guilty of manslaughter................I don't quite get why it wasn't murder, but there you go. Still. The other chap in the car got 6 years for burglary and aggravated TWOC, so you'd like to think the driver would get a proper stretch..............and no half-measures as he went not out........

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/HR_personnel_and_staff_development/2015/Nov/12/policing-to-become-degree-level-profession--like-nursing-_90127.html And the necessity is----????? Surely they are deluded! Is it that well paid??? Most Uni students I know would never entertain a £19k job for what it entails.....many I know will be clueless on joining thinking it's like Gene Hunt or The Bill but it's not all about having a degree is it !

A driver and three suspected illegal immigrants have been arrested after a number of people were spotted getting out of a lorry on a busy road. The group of at least 11 were seen exiting the vehicle on the A168, near Boroughbridge, on Thursday. A 49-year-old man from Lithuania and three men believed to be Kurdish, aged 20, 24 and 29, have been arrested on suspicion of immigration offences. North Yorkshire Police said three women and five children were with the group. The force said it believed a further five men may still be missing after receiving reports a group of men of Asian appearance were seen walking north along the A1. A spokesman said the women and childr…