UK Policing News

2 hours ago Kate Wilson had a two-year relationship with an undercover police officer A woman tricked into a relationship with an undercover police officer has become the first to formally win her case against Scotland Yard. Kate Wilson, an environmental campaigner, had a two-year relationship with Mark Kennedy. The Metropolitan Police has settled seven other cases out of court - but this is the first time the force has dropped its defence before judges. Ms Wilson told the BBC that she still did not know why she had been targeted. Last November, Scotland Yard issued an unprecedented public apology and paid compensation to seven women who had relationships with underc…

Last night (24/1/16) following a security alert in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, police came under attack with over 100 petrol bombs and were fired upon by a masked gunman. I don't imagine this made the news across the way. http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/dissident-republicans-blamed-for-lurgan-disorder-where-police-came-under-fire-34393613.html

Apologies for the ungrammatical thread title but I wanted to sum up the MPS's new policy in a succinct way. Its led to a lot of debate on the Police Oracle news pages as well as on other forums with what seems like the majority of people disagreeing with it and commenting that it is positive discrimination to favour foreign or BME candidates, that its unnecessary, or that it panders to people who should really be able to speak English. Personally I think that its a back door way of starting positive discrimination to recruit more officers from minority groups. I have got no problem accepting that the police need to do more to recruit a wider range of people…

With huge apologies to readers disadvantaged by changes to the pension .. If you retired between around 2001 and 2006, this will be of interest. In short your commutation sum was not properly calculated. A test case brought by a fireman has been upheld by the Pensions Ombudsman. http://www.narpo.org/index.php/pensions/police-pensions.html

series of attempted abductions 39 minutes ago A man posing as a police officer has targeted schoolgirls in north London in a series of incidents the Met is treating as attempted abductions. Three girls aged 11 to 14 said they were approached in Hornsey by a black man in his 20s who tried to convince them he was a policeman on 18 January. A fourth girl was approached in a second incident just before 08:00 GMT on 19 January. The Met said they had spoken to the girls and schools had been informed. 'Check identity'Patrols have been stepped up in the area, it said. The man was not wearing a police uniform at the time, but it is understood he identified himself as a po…

Metropolitan Commissioner took delivery of £65,000 Range Rover, complete with a £1,000 back seat entertainment system, just days before warning cut backs could put the public in danger Link

A series of police failings "may have impacted" on the death of a man who swallowed drugs after he was arrested, the police watchdog has found. Jan McLean was held on suspicion of drugs offences on 12 August 2013 and taken to Guildford police station. He collapsed in custody and was taken to hospital but died two days later. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said there had been "several missed opportunities" by Surrey Police. 'Better survival chance'The report said information about the 34-year-old was not passed on to officers who arrested him at a flat in Collingwood Crescent, Guildford. The information from the Police National Computer (PNC) sh…

South Yorkshire's Police and Crime Commissioner says he has no choice but to cut jobs if the government goes ahead with cuts to police fundingSY Police cuts: Police Federation reaction James Vincent Reporter BBC Look North I've just had a chat with the Police Federation. It represents rank and file officers in South Yorkshire. Neil Bowles from the Federation says he wants to make sure the Police and Crime Commissioner Alan Billings is challenging the government about their cuts to police forces. He also makes the point that council tax has gone up to help pay for policing. The public are paying more for local policing and getting less for their money." Ne…

Bedfordshire 2 hours ago Police stopped the van near J9 of the M1 Drugs with an estimated street value of £2m were recovered from a van on the M1 in Bedfordshire, police said. About 40kg (88lbs) of what is believed to be class A drugs were found in the Ford Connect van stopped by police near junction nine at 12:15 GMT on Tuesday. Officers also searched an address in Borehamwood in Hertfordshire and seized three firearms and a "substantial" amount of cash. A man has been charged with possession of cocaine with intent to supply. ​ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-35371052

2 hours ago James Wicks was a PCSO with Thames Valley Police in Reading when he was arrested A former Police Community Support Officer has been jailed for two years for possessing indecent images of children and supplying drugs. James Wicks, from Tadley, in Hampshire, was a PCSO with Thames Valley Police in Reading when he was arrested for offences committed over three years. Prosecutors said Wicks, 35, had swapped crystal meth for indecent movies. Thames Valley Police described his actions as "absolutely reprehensible". He resigned from the force in October. Prosecutors said he shared crystal meth with a friend for sexual pleasure and in exchange for indecent movi…

officer slices trigger finger The officer had now returned to firearm duties, the force said A police force has admitted breaking safety laws after a firearms officer had part of his trigger finger sliced off. The experienced counter-terrorism officer was injured by a machine used to cut up seized weaponry at a force facility in July 2014, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said. West Midlands Police pleaded guilty at Birmingham Crown Court. Judge Richard Bond adjourned the case for sentencing on 26 January. The force admitted a breach of Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and is expected to be fined. Assistant Chief Constable Marcus Beal…