UK Policing News

Four people arrested by the National Crime Agency yesterday as part of an ongoing investigation into organised immigration crime and drug supply have been charged. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/four-charged-after-nca-uncovers-cannabis-farm-and-drugs-supply-network-in-the-west-midlands Great work by the NCA bringing drug dealers to justice.👏

A man who groomed and sexually abused a vulnerable young girl over a prolonged period has been sentenced to sixteen-and-a-half-years in prison today (Friday, 5 September 2025) at Manchester Crown Court following a complex investigation. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/man-jailed-for-grooming-and-sexually-abusing-a-child/ Good work by officers in bringing this man to justice.👏

Our Tactical Vehicle Intercept Unit (TVIU) officers arrested a 45-year-old woman in Manchester on suspicion of possession with intent to supply Class B and C drugs in the early hours of this morning. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/specialist-interceptors-arrest-suspected-drug-supplier-after-seizing-class-c-drugs/ Good work by the Officers who spotted the car and arrested this woman drug supplier and removing drugs getting onto the streets.👏

A South Yorkshire Police officer who blackmailed a suspect she was investigating and then tried to cover her tracks has pleaded guilty in court. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/september-2025/police-officer-admits-blackmail/ What a disgrace she is to the police service who should have upheld the law and should not been so stupid to blackmail a suspect😠

Two police officers who were suspended after taking a selfie with a pop star were ‘victims of sex discrimination’, a tribunal has found. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15054613/Headline-goes-here.html

Bad news - it seems H&F Parks Constabulary is no more. It was disbanded a couple of weeks ago and the Council have now one "enforcement team" that do all the otudoor enforcement. They have lost their status & constables and their associated equipment. From British Police History website: From Council website: For those interested in the more niche areas of policing, this will come as a blow, especially at a time when London certainly doesn't need more "enforcement types", but without that protection and equipment of a constable. I wonder what was behind the change? (This was the constabulary that was merged in 2013…

Three teenagers have been arrested after a suspected stolen vehicle failed to stop for officers in Cradley Heath. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/three-teenagers-arrested-after-vehicle-failed-to-stop-in-cradley-heath/ Good arrest by officers who got the Three teenage boys, aged 17, from Cradley Heath, were arrested on suspicion of theft of motor vehicle and possession of drugs with intent to supply.👏

A sex offender has been jailed for offences against children that took place almost 20 years apart. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/september/sex-offender-jailed-for-offences-against-children-that-took-place-almost-20-years-apart/ Good on the GMP in bringing this man to justice 👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1mx09l5297o The head of the Metropolitan Police has called on the government to "change or clarify" the law following the arrest of comedian Graham Linehan over posts he made online. While it's important to protect free speech, one of the posts in question literally says to punch people in the balls which I think crosses a line. Even if you have strong views about something, you can express them without threatening violence.

A man has been jailed after we recovered a gun and ammunition inside a vacuum cleaner at a property in Birmingham. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/man-jailed-after-gun-recovered-from-vacuum-cleaner/ Good work by WMP after Officers had been called to an incident where it was reported a gun had been brandished during an argument and a gun taken off the streets.👏

The move comes after an amnesty this year resulted in nearly 3,000 other readily convertible firearms being handed in. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/new-amnesty-announced-for-italian-made-blank-firing-guns-to-be-surrendered With the amount of guns still about let,s hope people take notice and hand guns in.🫰

A man has been found guilty of grooming and raping two young girls in Rotherham in the early 2000s. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-stovewood-man-found-guilty-of-raping-young-girls-in-rotherham Lets hope the court put him away for a very long time for what he has done rape and gave the girls alcohol and drugs before abusing them🫰

A knife attacker has been jailed for more than five years after being arrested thanks to advanced facial recognition techniques used by detectives in Birmingham. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/september/knife-attacker-jailed-for-five-years-after-facial-recognition-match/ good work by the use of facial recognition leading to the arrest and justice.👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2vmgr1n4mo A former police officer who asked a suspect out on a date has been banned from serving with any force. 'In May 2023, a suspect was taken into custody, where she was interviewed by Wood before being released on bail. The officer accessed police systems the following day to find the suspect's phone number, and texted her from his personal phone, asking her about her relationship status under the pretext of discussing bail conditions. Wood continued to message and call the suspect, asking for her home address before asking her out on a date.' Complete betrayal of the trust placed in him.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6272r550w3o Protests over the use of hotels for housing asylum seekers have put police forces under "chronic pressure" when combined with other duties this summer, a senior police chief has said.