UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3183320/Police-car-makeover-gay-pride-Sussex-force-decorate-vehicle-stars-rainbows-support-event-Brighton.html "Sussex Police today announced: 'We're all ready for the 25th Brighton Pride celebrations! 'We'll be in the parade, as well as having a stall in the park. Please do give us a wave and come and say hi". Oh dear...

An eyewitness said it was clear Jack, 17, couldn't swim but officers said it was "too dangerous" to jump into a canal to try and rescue him Tributes: Friends left moving messages and pictures where Jack died Police officers refused to enter a canal to help a drowning boy and prevented bystanders from jumping in, it has been claimed. The Met police is facing a watchdog investigation over the death of 17-year-old Jack Susianta in Clapton, East London, last night. The force had been called by his family who were concerned for his welfare but before officers had arrived he smashed a window and fled in only shorts, socks and a t-shirt. He was missing for around an hour…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-33695735

The force said the majority of that increase was due to the Nato summit in September 2014, which involved 9,500 officers from across the UK, including 1,500 from South Wales. But in Scotland and Northern Ireland the figures were down on the previous year. Police Scotland spent £18.2m on overtime in 2014/15, a reduction of £6m on the previous year. The Police Service of Northern Ireland also spent less, down by £11.5m from £59.2m in 2013/14 to £47.7m in 2014/15. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: "Overtime is called upon when it is essential to maintain operational effectiveness and, in the context of capital city policing and national responsibilities, ther…