UK Policing News

After fighting against policing cuts for nearly four years, I am hugely relieved that the government has seen sense in suspending further cuts. However, I'm genuinely appalled that it took a terrorist atrocity in Paris combined with concerns for their political credibility to persuade the Government to do so, rather than genuine concerns about the safety and quality of life of the people I am not a politician, but I was born and bred in North Yorkshire and my heart and soul is in our County. I have come to a point, as have many, where I simply cannot abide another five years of political nonsense from Westminster. This has led to unchallenged Government policy being c…

15 minutes ago From the section London A number of people were threatened at the Central Line station A stabbing at a Tube station in east London is being treated as a "terrorist incident", the Met Police has said. Police were called to reports of people being attacked at Leytonstone station just after 19:00 GMT. A man was arrested after being Tasered by police. One man suffered serious knife injuries while two others received minor injuries. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police's Counter-Terrorism Command are now investigating the incident. The Met said the suspect was reportedly threatening other people with a knife. There has been severe disruption to the…

Sorry for those who don't use Facebook, but here's a story causing quite a bit of interest. https://www.facebook.com/bbclookeast/videos/983439725070240/?comment_id=983729278374618&reply_comment_id=983741898373356&notif_t=video_reply The car driver looks like he was being a middle lane nitwit, but the HGV should not have responded by ramming - if that's what he actually did. But what I want to know is - are we now allowed to "undertake" assatated bty one of the respondents? I was under the impression that it was still illegal to do so unless the traffic is moving in a queue situation, in which case sometimes lane 1 will be moving faster than lane 2 or 3…

Great to see so many joining up. A record number of people will be joining the ranks of the GMP Special constabulary at an attestation ceremony tomorrow. http://manchestergazette.co.uk/record-breaking-number-of-gmp-specials-226/

A special constable has been dismissed from Thames Valley Police after passing sensitive information on to several people outside the force. Malheeha Mir was sacked after a hearing that took place before Chief Constable Francis Habgood earlier. A spokesman said she also failed to disclose an association she had with known criminals. She had already been given a final written warning for accessing police systems for no policing purpose. Thames Valley Police said she had "breached the standards of professional behaviour relating to discreditable conduct and honesty and integrity". ​ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-35012371

Croydon police launch advent calendar of wanted suspects Croydon police launch advent calendar of wanted suspects Daniel O'Mahony and Chris Baynes / 4 hours ago / News Croydon police are clearly protecting their teeth this festive season and have opted for an advent calendar with a twist. Instead of enjoying a daily dose of chocolate, they will release an image of a wanted criminal or suspect every day until Christmas. Police hope their "badvent calendar" (their pun, not ours - promise) will lead to offenders spending the new year behind bars. Detective sergeant Jonathan Kent, who leads Croydon’s wanted offenders unit, said: “We’re responsible for finding a…

1 minute ago Police have been searching a house in Ferndale Road, Luton Four men from Luton have been arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences, Scotland Yard has said. The men - who are all in their 30s - were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism. They have been taken into custody at a London police station and seven addresses and several vehicles are being searched in Luton, police said. The arrests are not connected to last month's attacks in Paris, they added. The men are also not believed to have been preparing to travel to Syria. BBC home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the arrest…

Police To Confront Terrorists In New Tactic 09:41, UK, Wednesday 02 December 2015 The victims of a marauding gun attack on Britain's streets would probably have to wait until the attackers had been dealt with by armed police before they could be treated, according to Scotland Yard commanders. It is part of a shift in tactics, as police decide how best to deal with terrorists who are no longer interested in negotiating and only want to kill as many people as possible. The number of armed officers is being boosted in London and other centres of population in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris. Dozens of armed officers honed their skills in a training opera…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3340330/Yorkshire-Ripper-set-transfer-ordinary-prison-Killer-deemed-no-longer-mentally-ill-31-years-Broadmoor.html If this story is to be believed, this abomination will soon be released from Broadmoor into a normal prison but, apparently, he isn't happy because he will lose his Freeview TV and DVD player - items that, I guess, quite few pensioners in strained financial circumstances might like to have! I assume he will be cossetted if he is transferred as he might just become a target for some prisoner who isn't a sexually-depraved murderer - perhaps he can share a cell (maybe only for a little while) with the infamous Char…