UK Policing News

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/11179920.Man_jailed_for_biting_policeman/?ref=var_0 A comparatively decent sentence handed out. I'm a bit disappointed with his defence attributing it to ADHD, that's an insult to true sufferers.

So the IPCC have said the police lied and also failed to investigate the matter properly.

Atleast Mr Wright is being upfront and honest about things.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-27139735 No cash for police yet we see the IPCC has seen its budget increased by £18m to allow it take on more serious and sensitive allegations. It campaigned for extra funding after criticism in several high-profile cases. :new_hmmm:

One of the two officers caught in this integrity test was convicted of stealing a pen... Two South Wales Police officers have been convicted of theft after being caught in an undercover sting by their own force. Det Sgt Stephen Phillips stole £250 cash and Det Con Jason Evans took two pens, Cardiff magistrates head. The pair were found out when colleagues staged a fake undercover operation at a house in Neath. Evans, 44, from Cilfrew, and Phillips, 45, from Skewen, will be sentenced later this month. They thought they were carrying out a raid in connection with a series of robberies in Manchester, unaware the house was rigged with police cameras. They then dro…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2615432/Now-public-inquiry-Smith-abuse-MP-blew-whistle-says-police-probe-does-not-far-enough.html - Looks as if another Jimmy Saville type incident is on its way. Big cover up by someone back in the 60's, 70's 80's and 90's etc etc. On the news this morning suggestions that MI5 were involved in keeping things quiet, along with HMG Ministers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-27150681 I just don,t understand why do this and put your job at risk when you know you will be found out. :new_thmbdn2:

See the article for video clip.

A former Metropolitan Police officer has lost an appeal to stop her pension getting slashed. Ex-chief inspector April Casburn (54) was jailed for misconduct in a public office due to her part in Operation Elveden – taking funds from the News of the World for inside information. After 15 months in prison, she started the appeal process against a decision to cut her police pension by 40 per cent. Judge Charles Wilde, sitting at the Old Bailey, denied her request and said: "Even with a reduced pension the appellant is likely to be better off than many others." The decision to reduce Ms Casburn's pension was made by the pensions supervising office at the Mayor's Offic…

I have not seen oldcopper posting recently, but I wonder if he got to see the two televised debates between these two. I must admit, my opinion alone of course, but I thought Farage ran rings round Clegg. As is often said, you can tell when he is lying, his lips move. For the European elections at least, he will have my vote (rightly or wrongly).

http://www.bedfordshire.police.uk/about_us/careers/special_constables.aspx

Is it necessary to end the requirement for corroboration or not?

https://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/newsroom/gratuitous-criticism-will-not-help-the-police-to-improve/ - So what went wrong in PC Patricks case, he put his case forward and was hounded out of the Mets by vindictiveness after he spoke out about Crime Figure recording. The last para - those that felt nervous about speaking out, afraid of the 'mighty ACPO', Pc Patrick had every reason to be afraid of them.

The much-heralded falls in crime over the past decade may not be real, a senior officer has admitted. Assistant Chief Constable Jon Boutcher, the national policing spokesman on surveillance, said he was convinced that ‘crime isn’t down’ and had instead shifted online. He said criminals were simply carrying out different offences that were not being combated by police forces. He also made a damning assessment of the police’s ability to tackle cyber-crime, such as internet card fraud and online scams. Mr Boutcher said: ‘Everyone tells me crime is down and we are very good in the police at the moment. ‘I am convinced that crime isn’t down – it is just being done in a co…