UK Policing News

And just to cheer everyone up with another morale boosting story apparently the cuts are working!!! News story posted in policeprofessional.com The Home Secretary dismissed warnings from a new generation of police leaders that the service will no longer to be able “to fulfil essential functions” – promising deeper cuts in the next spending review. Theresa May told delegates at the Police Superintendents Association of England and Wales (PSAEW) that chief officers and other commentators have been proved wrong over fears that crime would rocket and public safety and confidence undermined after Government reforms were introduced in 2010. She spoke boldly of her belie…

Commander Duncan Ball showed some of the knives confiscated in the last 10 weeks More than 2,500 people have been arrested and hundreds of guns and knives seized in the past 10 weeks, the Metropolitan Police have said. The figures were announced at a London Assembly meeting where the police and crime committee discussed a rise in gang crime. Hackney Council said losing 200 officers over five years had made tackling gangs challenging. The Mayor's Office is funding 25 projects to take on gang violence. The committee heard there was evidence gang-related crime was on the increase. Two key measurements of gang activity have risen in the last year - knife crime with inj…

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/police_staff/2015/Sep/09/nine-core-powers-will-be-reserved-for-constables--volunteers-able-to-get-others_89514.html https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/459450/150909_Consultation_Document_on_Powers_of_Police_Staff_and_Volunteers__FINAL_.pdf Fantastic news! Get more people volunteering and on board. I can see this going down like a large breeze-block sized piece of solidified plutonium. *Cue the Bewail Brigade*. "They're taking our jobs"; "This Government"; "Theresa May Spit" :D

7 men sentenced to a total of 107 years for this sick, sick, sick offence. Apparently, the judge when sentencing, described the men as 'monsters' in disguise. Thank heaven they have been caught, sadly their will be many many more in the uk and throughout the world. Lets hope that police everywhere keep up their good work on the matter.

6 hours ago Image caption PC Ian Johnson was sacked after a GMP disciplinary hearing A police officer who gave a fugitive a lift home in his patrol car instead of arresting him has been sacked for gross misconduct. PC Ian Johnson also sent texts joking about the murders of colleagues Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who were based at his station in Hyde. At a hearing, Mr Johnson was dismissed with immediate effect by Greater Manchester Police. A second officer, PC Gareth Lynch, was also sacked for not speaking up. Mr Johnson told the hearing that he was "scared" of the man who he had given a lift to. A spokeswoman for GMP said he would not be facing criminal charges…

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-34206092

Seven police forces in England have given company cars with blue lights and sirens to civilian staff not trained to use them, the BBC has learned. Finance, HR and IT directors were among nine senior staff given vehicles. One tax expert said the recipients could save thousands of pounds each year as emergency vehicles are treated differently by HM Revenue and Customs. The forces said the vehicles were part of their wider fleet, and denied they were provided for tax reasons. BBC News sent Freedom of Information requests to all 45 UK forces, asking them if they had provided civilian staff with cars fitted with emergency response equipment, and received responses from all…

I never knew that problem in Somerset was so big they have to employ a dedicated factory clearer! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-34201529 Cannabis factory clearer job advertised by police in Somerset 9 September 2015 From the sectionSomerset Image copyrightPAImage captionSuccessful applicants will not only be required to clear sites of "all plants" but recycle it in the "appropriate manner"A cannabis factory clearer is being sought by Avon and Somerset Police. The force said the job would involve being on call 24-hours a day, 365 days a year, and working in confined spaces, at height and underground. Successful applicants will not only be required…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-34150178 A police officer who gave a fugitive a lift home in his patrol car instead of arresting him has been sacked by Greater Manchester Police. PC Ian Johnson also sent texts joking about the murders of colleagues Fiona Bone and Nicola Hughes, who were based at his station in Hyde. At a hearing, PC Johnson was dismissed with immediate effect after being found guilty of gross misconduct. A second officer was also sacked by the force for his actions. After a bar fight in Hyde, Greater Manchester, police were searching for a suspect thought to be involved. He was later spotted entering the Queen Adelaide pub…