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January 17, 2016 4:40 pm Police use new tactic to fight terror threat in City of London Conor Sullivan Waiting to meet City of London police officials on Blackfriars Bridge to hear about a new crime-fighting technique, the FT stops to jot down a few notes. Soon enough a police officer, sporting an assault rifle, appears to ask why exactly this reporter is taking notes. This, it turns out, was an unwitting example of Project Servator at work — a new tactic to make life difficult for terrorists doing their homework, or “hostile reconnaissance” as the police describe it. It involves using undercover officers trained in behavioural analysis …

http://polfed.org/newsroom/3100.aspx In the face of the 1% public sector pay limit set by the Treasury, the Police Federation is asking for a pay increase of 2.8% for all police officers. In its second submission to the Police Remuneration Review Body (PRRB), a joint submission with the Police Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales, the Police Federation has asked for an annual uplift in line with the average private sector increase. Andy Fittes, General Secretary, who leads on pay issues for the Police Federation, says: "Since the demise of the Police Negotiating Board in 2014, we no longer negotiate over pay and allowances. Instead, we have to submit evid…

Having worked in a control room until I retired this rang a few bells for me.... http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2016/jan/16/police-controller-999-call-danger-officers If the police don't get to you straight away, it's not because we don't care. I’ve been a police controller for 12 years. It’s not a popular role; most people don’t join the police service to sit behind a desk with a radio, a telephone and a computer, but it needs to be done. In this era of service cuts, with fewer officers than there were, I spend increasing hours of my day ringing people back to explain why we won’t come out. Some of the reasons are good – we’ve cut out things we…

police commissioner move 3 hours ago Tony Hogg and Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer disagree on the move of the crime commissioner's office A chief constable and police crime commissioner are locked in a row over a £500,000 office move. Devon and Cornwall Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer told PCC Tony Hogg in a 2014 letter that moving his office to the force headquarters "sends the wrong signal" financially. He added it could threaten Mr Hogg's impartiality in overseeing the police. The commissioner said he would remain impartial and the cost would be repaid in four to five years. Read more on this story as it develops throughout the day on our Local Live pages. The disa…

The hearing, at Northamptonshire Police's Wootton Hall headquarters, was told PC Wendy Bruce had "undermined" the drink-driving message A police officer has been sacked for drinking two bottles of wine the night before she drove into work. Colleagues reported smelling alcohol on PC Wendy Bruce's breath. A Northamptonshire Police disciplinary hearing heard PC Bruce, 49, would have been over the limit in the early morning, although she passed a test later in the day to avoid criminal prosecution. However, the force argued she had "undermined" the drink-drive message. PC Bruce admitted she had the two bottles before 22:30 BST on 20 October before getting up for work at 0…

28 minutes ago Jump media player Media player help Out of media player. Press enter to return or tab to continue. Media captionHogan-Howe: Met Police to train 600 extra armed officersSix hundred extra armed officers are to be trained and patrols more than doubled to help counter the threat of a terrorist attack in London, the Metropolitan Police has announced. It will bring the total number of armed officers in the capital to 2,800. Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "It will be an expensive option, but is vital to keeping us safe." It comes after Scotland Yard reassessed its ability to respond to armed attacks after last year's Paris terror atta…

2 hours ago From the section London Robert Dawson's conduct breached standards of "professional behaviour in respect of authority, respect, courtesy duties and responsibilities," the Met said A Met Police officer has been sacked for having sex with a vulnerable rape victim whose case he was investigating. Robert Dawson, a former detective sergeant, had been investigating a rape allegation in 2010 when he began "an inappropriate relationship" with a "vulnerable victim", the Met said. A misconduct panel found his behaviour breached standards of "respect, courtesy duties and responsibilities". He was dismissed without notice following a hearing on Wednesday. The pa…

A big boost to the number of armed police in London will help guard key buildings and other areas thought to be at risk of a terrorist gun attack. Scotland Yard is set to announce that it will increase the number of trained firearms officers by a third to allow it to double the number of police carrying weapons on the streets on any given day. http://news.sky.com/story/1622096/met-police-to-double-armed-officers-on-patrol

A landmark High Court ruling has deemed it legal for householders to deploy 'disproportionate force' against intruders. The so-called 'householder defence' was introduced by former Justice Secretary Chris Grayling to 'toughen up' self defence laws 'for those who defend themselves and their loved ones'. It was challenged by Peter Collins, the father of Denby Collins who remains in a coma after being tackled and restrained when he entered a house in Gillingham, Kent, allegedly as an 'intruder'. However, the High Court today ruled that home owners did not breach human rights laws by attacking burglars. Force which is 'grossly disproportionate' remains illegal, but no lo…

Yes I know it's a red top but thought it would be interesting to see people's thoughts. http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/tom-hardy-escorted-out-club-7185768

According to this story http://www.policeoracle.com/news/police_staff/2016/Jan/05/closer-blue-light-working-due-as-home-office-takes-over-fire-service_90545.html HMG wants the fire service and police to collaborate and integrate more, including purchasing, PCCs taking over responsibility for the fire service, and chief fire officers being eligible to apply to be a chief constable. Personally I can't see the argument for this but I want to see what opinions other people have. HMG seems dead set against force mergers yet they want to push integration with the fire service. I would have thought that we have much more in common with other police forces than with the fi…

Sir Jon Murphy joined Merseyside Police in 1975 as a 16-year-old cadet The chief constable of Merseyside Police has announced he will retire in June. Sir Jon Murphy, who joined the force in 1975 as a 16-year-old cadet, has been in the post for six years. The 57-year-old, who was knighted in 2014, said he made the decision "with a heavy heart", adding it had been a "great honour" to serve Merseyside. Jane Kennedy, the area's Police and Crime Commissioner, said recruitment for a replacement would begin soon. She said Sir Jon had been a "first class" chief constable. The chief constable served in uniform during the 1981 Toxteth riots before becoming a detective. He w…

POLICE community support officers from Herefordshire are going to be trained as retained firefighters for a new joint pilot scheme. Hereford Times: Full story