UK Policing News

London Ambulance Service took the suspect to hospital Three police officers got stuck in mud while chasing a teenage suspect across marshes in south-east London. They had been following a van which failed to stop. When it did, two people ran off across Crayford Marshes. A 15-year-old boy was arrested nearby but a 19-year-old was chased for more than an hour on Thursday night. The teenager was rescued alongside the officers with help from the police helicopter and boat teams. He is now in hospital after he showed signs of the onset of hypothermia. Both were arrested on suspicion of vehicle and drug offences. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london…

A teenage fugitive sparked a dramatic rescue when he became stuck up to his waist in mud after fleeing police across marshland. Three police officers giving chase also had to be freed when they were pulled from the marsh by a helicopter hovering just a few feet above the ground. Two Met helicopters, a specialist river rescue boat and several ambulances were scrambled after the teenager became stuck in mud after trying to flee across the Crayford Marshes. The chase began when two men in a Peugeot van failed to stop for police near Crayford, in south-east London, at 8.30pm last night. After a short pursuit, the 19-year-old driver pulled over and leapt out leaving his 1…

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31176748 Move daffs away from food in case somebody "mistakes them for food". Yes. Public Health England, sullying the name of all English people everywhere. Apparently 27 out of 65 million people last year injured themselves eating daffs last year. There have got to be more dangerous things out there than daffodils, that Public Health England could concern themselves with. Pencils for example. They're sharp don't you know. Don't stick them in your ears. Or eyes. Or anybody elses ears or eyes. Or into any other hole you might have. Cost to the public for that last paragraph? Nothing. Sod all. A public se…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31152569 - There was a story on the local news yesterday suggesting that Devon and Cornwall would lose their Helicopter, and that the Avon and Somerset one would cover D&C, Dorset, Wilts and Glos. I wondered how long it would be before cuts hit the Helicopters.

PC Bob Brown said he was "amazed and overwhelmed" by his send-off after 47 years as a police officer A man hailed as the country's longest-serving police officer is retiring after 47 years on the force. PC Robert Brown, known as Bob, joined the Met as an 18-year-old in 1968. He was involved in the Carlos the Jackal and Baader-Meinhof probes and spent three days on duty during the 1981 Brixton Riots. He finished his career in Croydon Borough, where he was born, with colleagues forming a guard of honour for his final shift. “Start Quote I've always been a PC. Not everyone can be a Commander” End Quote PC Robert Brown Truncheon and whistle Harold Wilson was prime m…

A general store in Holt Road, Liverpool, was one of the five addresses raided on Merseyside A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of planning acts of terrorism as police search five addresses on Merseyside. Officers from the North West Counter Terrorism Unit (NWCTU) and Merseyside Police are searching the premises following "intelligence received". The addresses are in View Road, Rainhill, St Helens; and Prescot Road and Holt Road in Liverpool. Det Ch Supt Tony Mole from the NWCTU said there was "no current threat". "We are taking all measures necessary to ensure public safety, which is our primary concern," he said. "However, it is absolutely vital to …

Bijan Ebrahimi was killed and his body set on fire in Bristol in July 2013 Three police officers and a PCSO facing misconduct charges in public office over how they dealt with a man murdered in Bristol have appeared in court. Bijan Ebrahimi, who was wrongly branded a paedophile, was beaten to death and his body set on fire in July 2013. He had made several calls to Avon and Somerset Police. PCs Kevin Duffy, Helen Harris and Leanne Winter and PCSO Andrew Passmore appeared at Bristol Crown Court. They are next due in court on 29 May. Andrew Passmore is also charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice, and a provisional trial date of 9 November has been se…