UK Policing News

A serving volunteer Met Special Constable has been found guilty of committing several serious offences, including rape of a child under thirteen. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-special-constable-convicted-of-multiple-sexual-offences-500452 Good job he has been convicted and removed from the police.👍

A proactive policing operation on the road network in Leeds over the bank holiday weekend has seen nine people arrested for offences relating to violence against women and girls. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/arrests-made-and-vehicles-seized-during-operation-targeting-vawg-offenders-roads Good work by the WYP by targeting offenders.👏

Officers from Operation Vulcan recovered a handgun with dozens of rounds of ammunition during a search of an area of land in Oldham earlier this week. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/august/op-vulcan-officers-recover-firearm-with-dozens-of-rounds-of-ammunition-in-oldham/ Good job the officers found the gun that might of got back into the wrong hands.👍

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/suffolk-police-sex-toys-compensation-essex-b2815065.html An Essex mother was awarded £3,500 after Suffolk Police officers laughed at her sex toys and moved her underwear during a drugs raid. What are your opinion on this? My view. I don't think the officers meant any harm by it and they probably thought it was harmless fun, but they need to realize there is an inherent power imbalance between them and members of the public. It's not like cracking jokes and taking the **** out of colleagues back at the station, colleagues who are equal in rank and happy to give as good as they get back. You're having a laugh a…

We've arrested a man in connection with an attempted armed robbery in Kingstanding. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/august/man-arrested-over-attempted-robbery-in-kingstanding/ Good arrest by police and hope they got the firearm👍

A man has been arrested as part of an ongoing National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation into migrant smuggling from the UK to France in lorries. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/alleged-member-of-people-smuggling-network-arrested-by-nca-in-kent The man has been taken into custody where he will be questioned by NCA officers and if proved he will face justice.👏

An Eritrean national wanted in Belgium over his suspected involvement in people smuggling activities has been arrested by the National Crime Agency (NCA). https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/suspected-people-smuggler-arrested-in-coventry Good work by the NCA bringing this people smuggler to justice 👏

Officers completing a routine investigation in Gillingham have made an arrest and seized drugs after spotting suspicious activity. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/medway-officers-arrest-suspected-cocaine-dealer/ Good arrest and removing a drug dealer with heroin and crack cocaine were recovered. Also seized were two mobile phones and some cash.👏

A Met Police officer has been charged with a series of sexual offences including rape. https://news.met.police.uk/pressreleases/met-officer-charged-with-sexual-offences-3401099 Words fail me when officers are charged with sexual offences😠

A man has been charged following an incident on Counthill Road, Oldham on 25 August 2025. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/august/man-charged-with-multiple-offences-following-incident-in-oldham-on-monday/ Good result as he has been charged with false imprisonment, threats to kill, ABH, criminal damage, breach of restraining order, and possession of a class A drug.👍

Commuter criminals have been warned they’ve run out of road in Huddersfield following the launch of undercover police patrols to combat knife crime. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/commuter-criminals-targeted-huddersfield-operations Good work by undercover police patrols to combat knife crime and bringing people who carry knives to justice .👏

A man has been charged in connection with an incident involving a firearm in Luton last weekend. https://www.beds.police.uk/news/bedfordshire/news/2025/08-august/luton-man-charged-in-connection-with-firearm-incident/ Good they have charged a man involving a firearm and gun removed .👍

A drug dealer who threw his ill-gotten gains into a bush as he tried to evade arrest has been handed a jail term. https://www.northumbria.police.uk/news/northumbria/news/convictions-and-sentencings/drug-dealer-jailed-after-throwing-bag-of-cash-as-he-fled-from-police/ Good arrest by the officers and a drug dealer now off the streets and Masiya’s drug dealing, with more money and drugs was also recovered, bringing the total cash seized from him to £5967.88.👏

We have charged two men after a large-scale cannabis farm was found in Aintree last week. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/august-2025/two-men-charged-after-large-scale-cannabis-farm-found-in-aintree/ Good work by MP with the arrest and charged the men and shutting down a large-scale cannabis farm 👏