UK Policing News

A female Metropolitan Police officer has been accused of running a mobile spray tanning firm while claiming mental health issues stopped her from coming to work. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15182317/Met-police-office-spray-tanning-mental-health-issues-stopped-duty.html If found to be true the MET don,t officers like her on the force😠

A man has been arrested after our officers were threatened with a firearm https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/october/man-arrested-after-officers-threatened-with-firearm/ Still not good when he pointed a gun at the officers and he has been arrested and in custody☹️

A total of 12 members of an organised crime group have been jailed for more than 100 years after three firearms, ammunition, cash and £100,000 worth of cocaine were found at addresses and in cars in Litherland. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/october-2025/twelve-people-jailed-for-over-100-years-for-firearms-and-drugs-offences/ Good work by MSPOLICE in bringing down this drug dealing gang and removed the firearms👏 and put behind bars, only thing the sentences given was to low should have been a lot longer.👍

Two men have today, Friday 10 October, been jailed for life after a gun was fired in a street in Walton in broad daylight https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/october-2025/two--jailed-for-life-after-gun-fired-in-street-in-walton/ If you carry a gun with intend to use it then quite right you both got a decent sentence.👏

An investigation into an organised crime group (OCG) who cultivated and supplied cannabis across the UK has resulted in six people being jailed. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/october-2025/men-jailed-following-investigation-into-ocg-who-supplied-cannabis-across-the-uk/ Good result for police getting drug dealers off the streets and behind bars.👏

A 37-year-old man who admitted multiple offences has been sentenced to 34 weeks in prison and ordered to pay compensation. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2025/october/prolific-offender-jailed-following-spate-of-vehicle-crime/ Good work by police in putting this prolific offender behind bars.

Sir Stephen Watson, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police said: “Following the horrendous terrorist attack on Thursday 2 October 2025, Greater Manchester Police has been inundated with messages of thanks and support for the actions that our brave officers took to prevent further harm to our Jewish community who were inside and around the Heaton Park Synagogue https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/october/statement-from-chief-constable-sir-stephen-watson-following-update-from-the-independent-office-for-police-conduct/ Good outcome for all👏

A serving police constable in the Metropolitan Police Service, who lied after he was caught speeding on two separate occasions, pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice when he appeared at Guildford Crown Court yesterday (7 October). https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/news/2025/09---september/metropolitan-police-officer-pleads-guilty-to-perverting-the-course-of-justice/ Why lie and soon be out of a job.🤔

A Basingstoke drug dealer has been jailed for more than two years after she was caught in possession of 40 wraps of Class A drugs. https://www.hampshire.police.uk/news/hampshire/news/news/2025/october-2025/basingstoke-drug-dealer-45-jailed-for-more-than-two-years/ Good arrest by police of this drug dealer but again the sentence given is far to low for dealing drugs,😠

A man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for child sex offences committed in Southport. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/october-2025/man-sentenced-for-child-sex-offence-in-southport/ good has removed him from the streets to prevent further harm to anyone else👍

The Met has dismantled a suspected international smuggling gang and seized thousands of stolen devices in its largest ever operation to tackle phone theft in London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-dismantles-suspected-smuggling-gang-in-uks-largest-phone-theft-crackdown-501804 Great work by the MET in bringing down the phone gang 👏

A man has found himself in handcuffs after officers acted on their suspicions when they spotted a man loitering in a Dudley street. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/october/bolt-cutters-and-knife-seized-as-officers-spot-suspicious-suspect/ Good spot by the officer and stopped a crime being committed 👏

Two men have been jailed for stealing a car and using it to carry out a smash and grab burglary from a jewellery shop in West Byfleet. https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/news/2025/10---october/ram-raid-robbers-behind-bars/ Good work bringing then to justice and now behind bars.👏

On Monday 6 October at around 9.54pm, we were called to reports of a disturbance at Ashdale Drive, in the Burnage area. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/october/four-arrested-after-vehicle-intercepted-and-weapons-seized-in-south-manchester/ Good work by officers who intercepted a suspected stolen vehicle and in possession of an offensive weapons .👏