UK Policing News

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/11181169/Police-must-record-race-of-everyone-they-restrain-says-Theresa-May.html Theresa May, the Home Secretary, has been accused of burdening police with red tape after ordering officers to record the ethnic background of every person they physically restrain. Mrs May has told police chiefs to launch a system which will force officers to take a note of the race and age of every person against whom they use force, including applying hand-cuffs. Last night a backlash was already beginning to emerge among police ranks, who claimed the Mrs May’s orders mean police will be required to complete potentially millions of n…

The trial of a vicar accused of conducting a "matrimonial conveyor belt" of sham weddings has collapsed after the judge accused immigration officers of lying on oath. The Rev Nathan Ntege, 55, was said to have married almost 500 bogus couples at a church in south-east London. But the judge ended the trial, alleging "bad faith and serious misconduct on the part of the prosecution". The case against six people accused alongside Mr Ntege has also collapsed. The vicar, from Thornton Heath, was on trial at Inner London Crown Court on 14 counts of facilitating a breach of immigration law and one count of fraud. The prosecution claimed immigration officials became suspiciou…

Roberts, now 78, was jailed for the 1966 slaying of officers PC Geoffrey Fox, DS Christopher Tippett Head and DC David Bertram Wombwell. Notorious police killer Harry Roberts is to be freed within days after serving 48 years in prison. Roberts, 78, has reportedly been cleared for release by parole chiefs, despite a judge at his 1966 trial saying he should never be freed. Roberts, who was convicted of murdering three unarmed policemen narrowly escaped being hanged. But Roberts is expected to leave Littlehey Prison, Cambridge, in days. Getty No remorse: Despite being in jail for almost 5 decades, Roberts is said to be unrepentant His is known to have shown no remor…

Officers reluctantly agree to free the 26-year-old, from Salford, on bail but take to Twitter to blast 'difficult and time-wasting' prisoner. Sackville Road, in Manchester, where the man was arrested Police in Manchester were forced to release a drunk who had been ranting and raving in English - because he insisted on a Welsh interpreter. The 26-year-old, who claimed to have Welsh roots but had showed no ability to speak the language, was locked up after being found the worse for wear and causing a disturbance in Manchester city centre. The man, said to have been "bladdered", was thrown into a city centre police cell where he continued to "remonstrate" with offic…

Watch: Greater Manchester to trial 'fourth service' aimed at reducing pressure on 999 responders The scheme, launched in Manchester, Salford and Wigan, will recruit 30 people to answer 'low-priority' calls - and if it's a success, could be rolled out county-wide A ‘fourth service’ will aim to take pressure off police and paramedics in Greater Manchester. In a national first a pilot scheme will be launched in Manchester, Salford, and Wigan, at a cost of £900,000 over the next three months. The fire brigade landed an extra £3.67m in government funding on Friday and if the pilot is successful that cash will be used for the project to go county-wide next year. Great…

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/police-use-tasers-continue-rise Police use of Tasers continues to riseHome Office figures show officers used stun guns 5,107 times and fired them at suspects 826 times in first six months of year Police say the rise in the use of Tasers has been driven by increased Home Office funding. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA The relentless rise in the police use of Tasers, the American “electroshock” stun guns, is confirmed with Home Office figures showing they were used more than 5,100 times in England and Wales in the first six months of 2014. The official figures show that officers fired their Tasers at suspects on 826 of the 5…

http://www.itv.com/news/central/update/2014-10-20/34-year-old-man-arrested-after-police-officer-shot-in-eye/ Wishing a full and speedy recovery for the officer.

Hard-hitting footage of a fatal collision in Norfolk has been released by police in a bid to get motorcyclists and drivers to think seriously about road safety. The dramatic film, captured on a headcam fitted to the rider’s helmet, shows the moment a car crosses into the path of Norwich motorcyclist David Holmes who was killed on the A47 at Honingham in June last year (2013). David’s story, a video featuring clips including the collision as well as an interview with his mother Brenda, has been produced by police with the full support of all his family, who hope the campaign will prevent further deaths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq2xStb0R-c Viewers of the video …

So now she wants a completely unworkable 28 day limit on police bail to protect celebrities, and is more concerned about journalists than the rights and welfare of police officers. Roll on the election. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29624498

I only came across this story today http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/senior-psni-officer-asked-store-4129371 Does anyone remember the holier than thou dcc judith gillespie giving a press conference when it was alleged that four constables had been sending eachother text messages with racist jokes? Remember the media circus? Does anyone remember the media circus for the above story? Didn't think so.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-29651888

Two detention officers who watchdog found used justified force against a violent detainee are criticised by deputy chief. Custody staff have been exonerated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which investigated injuries a mentally ill man who was behaving aggressively in a cell sustained to his eye. But Northumbria Police has still given the staff concerned a formal warning and reasigned them to other duties. The IPCC found the level of force used by detention officers (DOs) Mark Brown and John Dixon was justified after an unnamed 25-year old detainee - referred to by the watchdog as "Man A" - persistently threatened violence before appearing to…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-29672950 Gets worse with conmen posing as police