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Inspired by Mer Pol Officer Garreth Berry who also was behind the PC Neil Doyle memorial lapel badge. The ' 6554 Phillips ' memorial badge is being funded by Merseyside Police Federation and currently is in production. All proceeds will be going into the PC Phillips memorial fund. You can keep up to date on the below link when the badges arrive and how they can be purchased. https://www.facebook.com/keystonebadges

An officer has been dismissed from Surrey Police after its first public gross misconduct hearing. PC David Sherritt, 49, of Aldershot, was convicted in August of two charges relating to the harassment of his wife. He had sent a "high number" of unwanted text messages and made offensive comments on social media after the breakdown of their marriage. The fast-track gross misconduct hearing on Friday was told his conduct had "fallen below the expected standard". As well as convictions related to harassment and offensive communication, Mr Sherritt breached his bail conditions and was remanded in custody for four days, police said. Following the convictions, he received…

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-merseyside-34441624 Merseyside policeman struck and killed by stolen vehicle 16 minutes ago From the sectionLiverpool Image captionThe officer was struck and killed on the central reservation of Wallasey Dock North Road in Wallasey, MerseysideA police officer has been struck and killed by a stolen car during a pursuit in Merseyside. The officer was hit by a red Mitsubishi pick-up vehicle which mounted a central reservation along Wallasey Dock Road North, Wallasey, in the early hours. He had been trying to stop the vehicle, which was taken from an estate agents in Birkenhead an hour earlier, when he was struck. A murder investig…

A man was shot by police after officers twice used a Taser to try to restrain him, Scotland Yard has said. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/08/london-police-shoot-man-after-taser-shocks-had-no-effect

Nottinghamshire Police Amber Peat's body was found several days after she went missing from her home in Mansfield A police officer has been sacked after leaking confidential information, including texts, about the death of a missing schoolgirl. Nottinghamshire PC Samantha Goodwin texted friends to say Amber Peat's body had been found hanged in undergrowth. She breached professional standards of behaviour over more than three years, a misconduct hearing was told. Chief Constable Chris Eyre described her actions as "profoundly inappropriate". 'Private' conversationsAmber Peat, 13, left home after an argument in May and her body was found three days later less than a m…

A police marksman who was removed from his job because he was partially deaf amid concerns he could have confused 'shoot' with 'don't shoot' has won a disability discrimination payout. http://dailym.ai/1GjEBov Firstly I do apologise for the source but couldn't find the story in BBC site. As for the story itself whilst I can see the tabloids having a field day with it, I'm pleased to see he won. No I haven't gone soft and swallowed the political correct pill :-) It's just I too have been subject to this awful hearing test that the Home Office recommend for the last 15 years. I have always hated it and old age isn't helping. But on a serious note I have absolutely no …

A police force of 1,780 officers and support staff was the subject of more than 1,000 public complaints in a year, figures show. Here's the full article http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3264247/Police-force-1-780-staff-1-032-complaints.html The astonishing thing from the article as that the force receives 150 complaints of sexual assault every year. I suspect that the vast majority of these particular complaints are completely bogus and consequently I have trouble believing that all 1,032 allegations are even worthy of investigation.

Echo News - Essex Police announce cuts and station closures SUMMARY Essex Police will announce major changes to the way it operates todayThe announcement is expected to include station closures and cuts to the number of officers, PCSOs and police staffThe cuts are a result of Government funding cutsA press conference is being held at Essex Police HQ in Chelmsford today. http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/13806412.LIVE__Essex_Police_announce_cuts_and_station_closures/ It doesn't seem all to good to be with Essex police at the moment. Living in Essex all my life the last few years it's all I've herd......police cuts police cuts and more police cuts??

Man Shot By Police After Tasering Fails Officers discharged a stun gun twice after being called to a disturbance involving a man who is believed to have had a knife. 07:33, UK, Thursday 08 October 2015 A man who was thought to have a knife has been shot by police after officers failed to subdue him with a stun gun. The man has been taken to hospital following the incident in Brent, northwest London, in which a Taser was discharged twice. Officers were called to Kilburn Lane at around 2.45am and found the man, who was believed to have a knife. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "Officers discharged Taser but with no apparent effect on the man. "Firearms officers attend…

The Mondeo mounted the kerb and drove on the pavement on Tottenham High Road, shortly before 15:50 BST A woman and a child have been taken to hospital after they were hit by a car that mounted a kerb near White Hart Lane stadium during a police chase. The Metropolitan Police said the Ford Mondeo had failed to stop for officers and an authorised pursuit was under way by a marked police car. The Mondeo mounted the kerb and drove on the pavement on Tottenham High Road, shortly before 15:50 BST. It hit a woman in her 50s and an eight-year-old boy and did not stop. The boy's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. Police said they were waiting for an update on …

Eleven people died in the crash on the A27 in Shoreham on 22 August Two Sussex police constables questioned over their conduct at the site of the Shoreham air crash have left the force. The two probationary officers, aged 23 and 24, appeared before Assistant Chief Constable Robin Smith, who recommended they should be dismissed. Both officers have since resigned, Sussex Police said. The investigation came after they filmed themselves near the site of the air crash where 11 people died after a jet crashed on to the A27 on 22 August. The recording was made at the police cordon and accompanied by an inappropriate and offensive message. 'Lack of compassion'Sussex Police…

Ex-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell resigned in 2012 after a row with police officers Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked over "racist" text messages found on their mobile phones. PC George Cooper, who worked for an armed unit which protects Parliament and politicians and PC Stephen Newbury were caught during an investigation into the 2012 "Plebgate" row. The pair had more than 30 messages which were "racist and discriminatory in tone and content", the Met said. The men were sacked following a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday. The Met said it expected "the highest possible standards of behaviour". The men were investigated by the force's Directorate …

Two ministers – Anna Soubry and Ann Milton – complained after witnessing female conference attendees being sworn at and spat on by protesters outside the secure conference zone. Telegraph: Read more