UK Policing News

Part of Great Dunmow was sealed off following the stand-off last Tuesday night A man shot by armed police in an Essex street after reports he was carrying two firearms is due to appear in court. The man received leg injuries after the shooting on Knights Way, Great Dunmow, last Tuesday. He was the first to be shot by Essex Police in over 30 years. Stephen Debley, 48, from the town, was charged with two counts of possession of an imitation firearm with intent, affray and making threats to kill. Mr Debley, of Knights Way, is due before magistrates in Colchester. He is expected to be remanded in custody. The shooting has been referred to the Independent Police Complai…

A police inspector who was caught with indecent images of children on his home computer has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Christopher Goodman, who worked for Surrey Police at the time of his arrest in 2013, admitted eight counts of making a total of 92 indecent images of children, at a hearing last month. Goodman, 43, from Guildford, was given a nine-month jail term, suspended for two years, at Lewes Crown Court. He was sacked by Surrey Police in 2014. Goodman, of Frobisher Gardens, was an inspector in Reigate when he was arrested following a Sussex Police investigation. Restricted computer accessThe force said the indecent material included 72 category …

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Daniel Childs was based at Ollerton police station during his time with Nottinghamshire Police A PCSO has been jailed for five years after he had a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl. Daniel Childs had exchanged numbers with the teenager at a charity event while working as an officer with Nottinghamshire Police. Childs, 30, was convicted of two counts of sexual activity with a child under 16 in July. Passing sentence, Judge Simon Hammond, said Childs had "taken advantage" of an "impressionable" under-age girl. The trial at Leicester Crown Court heard Childs encouraged his victim, now in her 20s, to "skive off" school and meet him while he was off duty. Dur…

Police forces in England and Wales should work together more when buying equipment to cut the £1.7bn they spend each year, the government has said. A Home Office study suggests some forces spend much more than others on items such as batons and body armour. Since 2010 more than £200m has been saved through better procurement, but the government said more could be done. But police chiefs warned such savings would not be enough to solve the scale of cuts facing police forces. The study reveals what the police pay for 20 common items of uniform including shirts, high-visibility jackets and helmets, as well as front-line equipment such as batons, handcuffs and vehicles. …

Police force threatens to sue Theresa May over funding plans One of Britain’s largest police forces is threatening to launch a high court action against the home secretary as analysis reveals that Theresa May is secretly planning a major switch in millions of police funding from city forces to county constabularies, the Guardian can disclose. West Midlands police are considering mounting the legal challenge to the way in which May has conducted a consultation exercise on a new police funding formula being carried out without the Home Office disclosing how each force is likely to be affected. For full story please use the following link. http://gu.com/p/4c4fp?CMP=Sh…

Police have seized 40 vehicles and arrested more than 80 people as part of a campaign targeting illegal drivers. North Wales Police officers spent two weeks working with North Wales Fire and Rescue Service, the Motor Insurance Bureau and the DVLA. A total of 86 arrests were made for offences including drink-driving, drug-driving and driving while disqualified. Ch Insp Darren Wareing said: "This campaign was about denying criminals the use of the roads." ​ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33913251

A man has been shot by armed police in Essex following reports he was carrying two firearms. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-34126128 Essex Police said officers were called to Knights Way in Great Dunmow at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday. The man, who was left with leg injuries, is the first person to be shot by Essex officers in more than 30 years, the head of the force confirmed. A police spokesman said a 48-year-old man from Great Dunmow had been arrested in relation to firearms offences. The shooting has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh said it had been 31 years since Essex …

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3220322/Bobbie-beat-Footage-police-inspector-dancing-Footloose-Pride-parade-internet-sensation.html I don't care that she is gay, I don't care that she likes dancing but I do care that a Police Inspector doesn't know that a group of people taking part in an event representing one organisation are a "contingent" and not a "contingency" - I just wonder how she copes with reviewing her officers' statements

Big city police forces could face deep cuts next year, according to figures in a leaked internal analysis. One of Britain’s largest police forces is threatening to launch a high court action against the home secretary as analysis reveals that Theresa May is secretly planning a major switch in millions of police funding from city forces to county constabularies, the Guardian can disclose. West Midlands police are considering mounting the legal challenge to the way in which May has conducted a consultation exercise on a new police funding formula being carried out without the Home Office disclosing how each force is likely to be affected. Relations between the force and…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3214050/Model-glassed-BIT-bar-manager-drunken-rampage.html Maybe I am just being my usual illiberal self but it strikes me that this case reported in the Daily Maul is another example of a crazy sentence. The culprit was effectively brawling in a bar in the centre of Manchester (a very usual occurrence these days as the once giant officers of the Manchester City Police no longer exist to cow potential trouble-makers into good behaviour) but because she is an aspiring TV presenter and is going to university next month, she gets let off a custodial sentence and her compensation payments will, no doubt, be paid from her stud…

Police cars with no sirens risk response times, federation says - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-34124935 Police cars with no sirens are being used for emergency responses, delaying officers and potentially preventing arrests, the Police Federation says. West Midlands Police has a fleet of 109 Vauxhall Corsa cars intended for neighbourhood policing. The Federation, which represents rank and file officers, said the vehicles had been used for more than 100 urgent calls in the last 12 months. The West Midlands force said the Corsas were "not intended for response work". The Federation's health and safety official Pete Harkness said: "Officers are order…

Boris Johnson, the London mayor, has said the 314 people arrested at this year’s Notting Hill carnival was “simply too many” amid concerns over a surge in knife crime. Scotland Yard is to review policing of the event after the highest number of arrests since 2008, when Europe’s biggest street festival ended in a riot. For full story please use following link http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/01/notting-hill-carnival-surge-knife-crime I hope the officer makes a full and speedy recovery. Never experienced this carnival but sounds a wonderful event to be deployed to.