UK Policing News

A Polish man has been sentenced to nine years behind bars for smuggling 61 firearms into the UK, following a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/polish-national-jailed-for-smuggling-61-firearms-into-the-uk Good work by BF and NCA in stopping 61 guns getting into the wrong hands👏

Two men have been jailed for a combined nine years and one month after a drugs lab was found in Birkenhead. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/september-2025/two-men-jailed-after-drugs-lab-found-in-birkenhead/ Good work by MS police with arrests of drug dealers and now jailed and have been able to put a stop to this potentially hazardous drugs lab and removed a large quantity of Class A drugs from circulation 👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8z68pzl2yo Police officers in Scotland are resorting to buying their own uniforms as the provided kit is ill-fitting and of poor quality, according to a review.

Nearly 50 arrests have been made in just four weeks in a Safer Streets blitz on street crime and shop theft in Huddersfield town centre. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/nearly-fifty-arrests-made-august-town-centre-crime-blitz-huddersfield Good work by WYP in arresting people with outstanding warrants, burglary, possession of offensive weapons, drugs, assault, breach of a domestic violence related restraining order, drunk & disorderly and recall to prison.👏

Two people have been arrested after staff reported the theft of toiletries and perfume from a Sevenoaks shop. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/rapid-response-sees-shoplifting-arrests-made/ Good response by officers in arresting the two shoplifters and arresting then before they left town and now face justice.👍

A man has been charged with drug and driving offences after we found cash, cannabis and a mobile phone following a stop search in Hednesford. https://www.staffordshire.police.uk/news/staffordshire/news/2025/september/man-charged-with-drug-and-driving-offences/ Good stop by the officers and arrested the man and charged with possessing a controlled drug of class B (cannabis), driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance👏

We have charged two men with firearms offences following a warrant in Dovecot this weekend. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/september-2025/two-men-charged-after-firearms-and-ammunition-found-in-dovecot/ Good arrest by MS police and removing firearms and ammunition from the streets.👏

A 31-year-old man will face 16 years behind bars after he stormed his former workplace and stabbed five people. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-who-attacked-former-colleagues-jailed-for-16-years-500500 “No one should go to work and fear for their safety not tolerate violence in any form .👍

Our Coventry teams are continuing their work to tackle dangerous, illegal and anti-social use of off-road bikes in the city. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/august/coventry-teams-celebrate-success-tackling-off-road-bikes-in-city/ Good work by WMP in removing illegal and dangerous off-road bikes and stop Illegal and anti-social on the streets👏

Hello; I am currently training as a PC for a neighbouring force. I applied as this was my only available entry route into the police at the time. In practice, this is proving very difficult due to the travel time and petrol costs. I am concerned about the driving risks following a set of long shifts. Additionally, I have a family whose commitments and interests prohibit me solving everything by simply moving. I'm currently doing a 110 mile round trip daily and when in area this will become an 80 mile round trip to and from work. My local force is currently recruiting and when I approached them about applying, I was told I would have to complete a"self-declaration form" w…

Officers in Coventry City Centre seized drugs and made an arrest yesterday in a successful drugs warrant. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/august/drugs-seized-and-man-arrested-from-shop-in-coventry/ Good intelligence that lead to a drug dealer being arrested and drugs removed 👏

A murder investigation has been launched and two men have been arrested following a fatal stabbing in Newton Heath yesterday evening. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/august/murder-investigation-launched-and-two-men-arrested-after-stabbing-in-newton-heath/

Although crime recording has improved over the last few years some forces, and officers are still failing to record crimes. Still a bit of a post code lottery with some forces more likely to record your crime than others. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y0el00j75o

In a shocking twist, five Met detectives find themselves at the centre of a scandal that threatens to shake the very foundations of trust within the force. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2100008/Five-police-detectives-arrested-worst-scandal-hit-the-Met-sWayne-Couzens A big black mark on the MET again.🤨

Three men who were involved in importing millions of canisters of nitrous oxide illegally through a string of fake catering companies have been jailed. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/yhrocu-trio-jailed-importing-91-million-canisters-nitrous-oxide Good work by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Organised Crime Unit (YHROCU) in bringing this gang to justice👏