UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2959350/Polish-man-caught-streets-Stoke-gun-avoids-prison-didn-t-know-illegal-carry-firearm.html I know this is the Daily Maul but it seems incredible to me that anyone would think carrying a firearm is not illegal. Having said that - what happened to the principle of "ignorance of the law is no excuse"?

A woman was walking from the Purley Centre on 7 February when she was sexually assaulted People on a housing estate in Luton have launched their own "police" patrols following a serious sex attack. Victor Evelyn, from the Non-Violence Alliance, said it had helped to set up a "protective net" to make people feel safer on Marsh Farm. Bedfordshire Police said it was investigating the assault on the woman, in the early hours of 7 February. Insp Bernadette White said officers were "fully supportive" of the alliance. 'Not vigilantes' As well as patrolling the estate, the group, which was set up in 2008 to campaign for safer streets, has a phone number available for "vul…

The Court of Appeal judge expressed concern that police did not consider an alternative to stripping the girl Police officers who removed the clothes of a 14-year-old girl did not breach her rights, a court has ruled. The teenager, who had a history of mental health problems, was arrested by Merseyside Police in Birkenhead in 2010 for being drunk and disorderly. Female police officers stripped the girl because they feared she could use her underwear to hang herself. Lawyers challenged the police action but Court of Appeal judges said their aim was "legitimate". The court heard the girl, identified as PD, was handcuffed because her behaviour was "uncontrolled and aggr…

' File photo: Police say they do not get enough time on the streets. Credit: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire Police officers have complained of a lack of resources and squeeze on officer's time as the cuts affect how the police work. In a survey carried out for ITV News with the Police Federation rank and file officers said: "there just isn't enough of us to cope." Almost 500 officers from across the country responded to the survey and were asked to list any incidents where they felt the cuts had affected their work. Officers mentioned having to prioritise cases as they was not enough man power to investigate all of them. Some officers also said that resources including …

Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Mawson told MSPs human error was to blame for the loss of data Police Scotland has admitted it lost 20,000 stop and search records because "someone pressed the wrong button". The admission came as senior officers appeared before a Holyrood committee. Among them was Chief Constable Sir Stephen House, who said he had apologised for giving incorrect information to the police watchdog over stop and search statistics. It follows controversy over police carrying out "consensual" searches of children. Assistant Chief Constable Wayne Mawson told MSPs on the Scottish Parliament's justice sub committee that a total of 20,086 stop and search re…

The brick, described as a coping stone, hit the police car on Sunday, West Midlands Police said A man has been arrested after a large brick was thrown from a bridge, injuring two police officers as it smashed through their patrol car's windscreen, police have said. The officers were driving along Coventry's ring road when the stone was thrown late on Sunday. Both suffered facial injuries. A 44-year-old was detained in the Hillfields area of the city on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, West Midlands Police said. Det Insp Stuart Bell said: "We continue to look for a second suspect who we believe was on the bridge when [the alleged incident] happened and was a…

Brian the horse has been returned to his owners Horse clip-clops into cop shop A horse named Brian, whose proposed name change sparked "public outrage", has failed a trial to join the police. Thames Valley Police had said Brian would be given a more "godlike name" if he qualified for its mounted section, but reconsidered in the face of a wave of pro-Brian sentiment. However, Brian has failed to make the grade and the six-year-old cross breed will now be returned to his owners. Police said he "didn't settle to an urban environment and was nervous". Sgt Spencer Kervin said he was brought up in a rural environment and "is nervous when he is out and about". "You can see…

A special constable has been given a suspended jail term after admitting fraudulently claiming travel expenses, police said. Mahesh Randeria, 51, claimed more than £1,300 extra for petrol expenses between October 2010 and November 2013, Birmingham Crown Court heard. He was handed a four-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months. West Midlands Police said Randeria, who was based at Birmingham Central station, had been suspended. He would "now be subject of an internal discipline process now that the criminal investigation is completed", it said. Randeria, who police said has worked for the force for 28 years, was ordered to 180 hours of unpaid work. He was ordere…