UK Policing News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35840702 A man has been arrested near a Glasgow private school after he was seen carrying two machetes. Eyewitnesses said the man was wearing a balaclava and running back and forth by St Aloysius College on Hill Street at about 08:30. One police officer was slightly injured during the arrest but no members of the public were hurt. There were reports the man threatened a lollipop man and tried to attack a janitor at the Glasgow School of Art. St Aloysius has both primary and secondary school pupils. A police spokesman said: "At around 08:30 on Friday, police responded to reports of a disturban…

A Met Police detective working in a child abuse investigation unit has been charged with child sex offences. Det Con Chris Maitland, 40, works in the force's sexual offences, exploitation and child abuse command. He faces 14 charges in total, including sexual touching of a girl aged under 13 and making indecent images of a child, Scotland Yard said. The officer, who has been suspended from duty, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday. Det Con Maitland, who is in custody, was originally arrested in November on suspicion of possession and distribution of indecent images of children. He was arrested again on Tuesday on suspicion of sexual touching, a …

Thought I'd share this gem, a bit of backstory is that we initially found a note from the dealer saying "Better luck next time!" in one of his usual little spots, this was left by a couple of my colleagues and PS Paul Taylor whom I work with on a regular basis http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/cheeky-note-left-by-police-after-drugs-stash-found-by-canal-a3205401.html This cheeky note was left by police after they seized cannabis from a drugs stash. The "sneaky hidey-hole" was found containing two bags of drugs worth about £40. Camden Town police sergeant Paul Taylor said officers left the note after sniffing out the stash by the Grand Union canal on Wednesday. He…

A pair of married police officers have been sacked for selling details of road traffic accidents. Nigel Mungur, 38, and his wife Nicola, 35, were dismissed after a Lancashire Police public disciplinary hearing. Both officers admitted unlawfully accessing police computer records with the intent to sell the data at Chester Crown Court in November. The couple were found guilty of gross misconduct at a hearing at Leyland Police Station on 7 March. Supt Sam MacKenzie, head of professional standards, said the pair had "undermined" the force's work. Apologising on behalf of the constabulary he said: "There is no place for conduct of this type within the police." The hear…

Staff affected were sent a first class letter, which Hampshire Police Federation chairman John Apter estimated cost the H3 service £800 Hampshire Police Federation, which represents Hampshire and Isle of Wight's police officers, says the force's pay system is "not fit for purpose" after further mistakes. An allowance due to 3,003 officers was wrongly calculated in March. Hampshire Constabulary apologised and said it would pay all the officers a flat rate allowance. In February, 1,300 officers received the wrong pay, with half being underpaid and half overpaid. Since November 2014, salaries have been the responsibility of H3 - a partnership between the county council, …

http://stv.tv/news/west-central/1346267-man-shot-by-police-after-allegedly-firing-crossbow-at-officers/ A man has been shot after allegedly firing a crossbow at police officers. Armed police were sent to a property at Bankfaulds Avenue in Kilbirnie, North Ayrshire, at around 5.30am on Saturday. Police Scotland assistant chief constable Malcolm Graham said: "A 24-year-old man has been shot by police following the alleged discharge of a crossbow at officers around 12.15pm hours this afternoon. “The man had earlier - around 5.30am hours this morning - barricaded himself within a property in Bankfaulds Ave, Kilbirnie, Ayrshire." Police had been at the scene with armed …

MPs have said that a fall in the number of motoring offences being recorded could be due to lower numbers of traffic officers. The Transport Select Committee has warned that further cuts to police forces could stop even more offences from being detected and recorded. It comes after the number of road policing officers fell from 7,104 to 4,356 between 2005 and 2014 in England and Wales. Labour MP Louise Ellman, who chairs the Transport Select Committee, told the BBC: "The fall in overall road offences does not reflect an improvement in driving." The number of offences detected on English and Welsh roads has fallen dramatically, going from 4.3 million in 2004 to 1.5 mill…

An 83-year-old woman was scammed out of £30,000 after she was conned by a gang posing as police officers. Eileen Gould, from Somerset, was told her bank was being investigated by the Metropolitan Police's fraud squad and was advised to withdraw all her money. She was also talked into taking out a loan and ended up handing over £30,000 to a fake police officer who called at her door. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-35804827 Hate scum who do this to old people and hope police find them soon.​

Drugs factories – Bath PC Adge Secker on why it’s not ‘only a bit of cannabis cultivation’ By SamPetherick | Posted: January 22, 2016 By Twerton beat manager PC Adge Secker Bath police found and dismantled a £180,000 cannabis farm with 300 plants in Twerton High Street "It's only a bit of cannabis-growing. Go and catch a real villain." http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Drugs-factories-8211-Bath-PC-Adge-Secker-8217-s/story-28586313-detail/story.html

A prison officer who was injured by a bomb blast in Belfast on 4 March has died in hospital. Adrian Ismay suffered leg wounds after the device detonated under his prison van as he set off for work. The attack happened in the Hillsborough Drive area and also forced the evacuation of houses and a massive police search. The married father-of-three was released from hospital a week ago and police had said his injuries had not been as serious as first thought. full story http://news.sky.com/story/1660211/prison-officer-dies-after-belfast-bomb-blast

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-35810395 A jay-walking swan was taken into custody by four police officers after trying to use a busy motorway as a runway. The bird was spotted trying to take off by running along the northbound A1(M) in Hertfordshire. As vehicles swerved to avoid the determined swan, officers were called to rescue the bird, which was eventually persuaded to move to a petrol station forecourt. Police drove it to a nearby lake. The intrepid bird chose junction 10 of the A1 near Baldock "adjacent to the BP petrol station", to attempt to launch itself into the air last week, a police spokeswoman said. "PC Paul Warner caught the swa…

Ashleigh Bannatyne, 22, overtook Sergeant Jacqueline Curson's black Mercedes and slammed on her brakes - forcing her off the motorway Once out of her car, she attacked the officer - yanking at her hair The court heard she called the tall officer a 'big skinny b**ch' in attack Bannatyne, a first offender, was found guilty after a summary trial SHARE PICTURE Copy link to paste in your message Ashleigh Bannatyne, 22, (pictured) overtook Sergeant Jacqueline Curson's black Mercedes on the M876 near Larbert, Stirlingshire, as the officer was on her way to a funeral A dental nurse forced a driver off a motorway and attacked her on the hard should…