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The man told the girl she had been caught shoplifting and that he would search her A man claiming to be a police officer raped a 12-year-old girl at knifepoint after stopping her on a street in north London and accusing her of shoplifting. The man cycled towards the girl in Enfield saying she had been caught shoplifting and he would search her. As he did so, he raped her and threatened her with a knife, the Met Police said. A 32-year-old man has been arrested. The attack in Sandhurst Road at 17:30 GMT on Wednesday has been linked to an earlier incident with another girl. Grabbed by the wristsThe 12-year-old girl was approached by a man on a bike on Shirley Grove, near…

A Northants police officer had been given a formal warning for misconduct after “misusing police intelligence systems” 18 months before he allegedly murdered his wife, a court heard PC Adrian Goldsmith, aged 50- known as Otis - is accused of killing his wife Jill, 49, in the porch of their home next to Wootton Hall police headquarters in Northampton on March 26 last year. Jill Goldsmith A jury at Stafford Crown Court heard Goldsmith was assigned to Northamptonshire Police’s Command Support Centre in December 2012 where he was put on restricted duties - while still serving as a Detective Constable - pending the outcome of his misconduct investigation. The cour…

58 minutes ago FOUR middle-aged men stood shame-facedly in the dock at Worcester Crown Court to confess their part in a fight outside a Bromsgrove restaurant. What had started out as a pleasant evening in a public house and the Tandoori takeaway ended in a violent disorder with police using CS gas to break it up. During the fighting, a constable was badly bitten on the arm and a member of the public who went to help was given a black eye as he was punched and kicked. Judge Christopher Plunkett said the four, who all pleaded guilty to taking part in an affray, were normally respectable citizens who should have known better. Prosecutor John Butterfield said an argu…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3420898/Mirror-mirror-wall-s-proudest-police-officer-Force-spends-600-mirrors-staff-feel-PRIDE-work.html Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the proudest police officer of them all? Station spends £600 on mirrors so their staff can feel more PRIDE in their work Northumbria Police has invested almost £600 in new mirrors for its stations to promote officers' 'pride'. New Chief Constable Steve Ashman is said to be keen for officers take pride in their appearance - so the force has ordered 55 mirrors at a cost of £595. The force said in a reply to a Freedom of Information request: 'They are there to reinforce police officer and po…

Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Neville Edwards told BBC North West Tonight what happenedCCTV footage showing police elbowing a man in a cell has led to calls for an investigation by the police watchdog. Neville Edwards, 31, also claimed he was punched as he was restrained following his attempt to strangle himself. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said officers were "required to use force to restrain the individual and remove his clothing for his own safety". The area's mayor Tony Lloyd called for the matter to be investigated "fully". Mr Lloyd, who is also police and crime commissioner in Great…

A police vehicle was rammed in Cambridge Police car rammed in Cambridge - helicopter and dog unit launched in hunt for... A major manhunt was launched in Cambridge today after a police vehicle was rammed. The patrol vehicle was rammed at traffic lights near the Hertford Street and Chesterton Road area at about 12.45pm today. But the driver fled and the force helicopter was launched and police dogs deployed to search for the driver in the Victoria Park area of the city off Victoria Road. A force spokeswoman said: "The occupant of the vehicle has decamped and the helicopter and dog unit were deployed in order to try and locate him. "Searches were carried …

decency in St Albans Court Reporter / 5 hours ago / News A suspended police community support officer, accused of masturbating behind the wheel as he watched a teenage girl walking down a street, has been convicted. Former soldier Kelvin Mackenzie, 49, of Lincolnshire, denied committing an act which outraged public decency in St Albans, claiming it simply wasn't him or his car. But a jury of eight men and four women at Chelmsford Crown Court did not believe him and took just over an hour to reach their guilty verdict. Judge Christopher Morgan indicated Mackenzie would not be going to prison and adjourned sentence for reports until the week of 22 F…

car parts seized 37 minutes ago Lancashire Police Nobody was present and detectives are now working to identify the people using the premises Stolen vehicle parts worth about £400,000 have been seized by police during a raid in Lancashire. Acting on a tip-off, officers found BMW, Audi, Mercedes and Vauxhall parts at an industrial premises on Greenfield Road in Colne on Tuesday evening. About eight stolen vehicles were recovered in various stages of being dismantled, Lancashire Police said. Nobody was present during the raid and detectives are now working to identify the people using the premises. ​ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-35413767

cost-cutting police alliance Devon and Somerset's fire service may enter into a cost-cutting alliance with police Firefighters could form an alliance with police officers across south west England in a bid to save money, the BBC has learned. Proposals are being considered for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service to share some services with police in Dorset and Devon & Cornwall. Chief Fire Officer Lee Howell described the plans as a "key part of our plan to deal with austerity". The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the alliance could undermine public trust. Dorset and Devon & Cornwall Police formed a cost-cutting alliance last year. The latest move cou…

http://news.sky.com/story/1629585/fire-chiefs-could-run-police-in-dangerous-move Fire Chiefs Could Run Police In 'Dangerous Move'There are fears over new measures which will see a single chief officer take day-to-day control of both policing and firefighting. Fire chiefs with no experience of fighting crime will be given the opportunity to run police forces under controversial plans, which have been branded "a dangerous move" by the Fire Brigades Union.The Government is pressing ahead with measures to allow Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) to take responsibility for their local fire and rescue services. The move, which is aimed at increasing collaboration between …

A man cleared of raping a woman has been ordered to give police 24 hours' notice before he has sex. The man, in his 40s, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was acquitted in 2015 at a retrial after claiming the alleged victim had consented. An interim sexual risk order, initially imposed in December, has been extended for four months by magistrates in York. It requires the man disclose any planned sexual activity to the police or face up to five years in prison. The order - which was drawn up by magistrates in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, and extended in York - reads: "You must disclose the details of any female including her name, address and da…

Murders and killings in England and Wales have increased to their highest level for five years, figures show. The 14% increase in the year to September 2015 was largely due to a high number of deaths in June when 75 people were killed in one month, the Office for National Statistics found. There were 574 murders and killings in total, 71 more than the previous year. Overall reported crime was up by 6% to 4.3 million offences but the ONS said it was due to better recording methods. While the murder rate in England and Wales has risen, it remains significantly lower than it was a decade ago because of 10 years of previous falls. …