UK Policing News

Six officers and two former officers were found to have committed gross misconduct, and a ninth officer found to have committed misconduct, following an internal investigation into alleged racial discrimination against an officer on the Bury district. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/august/six-officers-dismissed-following-an-internal-investigation-into-racial-discrimination-allegations/ Not good when you get officers dismissed from service.☹️

Two drug dealers, who played key roles in supplying Class A drugs across North Herts, have been jailed for a combined total of eight years. https://www.herts.police.uk/news/hertfordshire/news/2026/september-2026/north-herts-county-lines-dealers-jailed-for-eight-years/ Good news drug dealers are off the streets👍 but the two should have got a longer sentence for Class A and B drugs worth around £5,000 was seized, along with more than £10,000 in cash, a viable firearm, three imitation firearms, ammunition, a crossbow and four machetes.☹️

Officers from our newly formed Transport Policing and Crime Command (TPACC) team responded to reports of dangerous driving on the M66 last night (Wednesday 2 September 2026) and seized a range of supercars in the process. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/september/transport-policing-and-crime-command-team-crackdown-on-careless-anti-social-and-dangerous-drivers/ Good on the Transport Policing and Crime Command (TPACC) team in bringing the seized five Lamborghini’s and a Mercedes G-Wagon off the roads and drivers prosecuted for a number of driving offences.👏

A Met officer has been dismissed from the force without notice following an accelerated misconduct hearing. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-officer-dismissed-after-being-issued-restraining-order-512384 Words fail me when you get a officer doing things like this and now he has lost his job and placed on the College of Policing Barred List,☹️

Officers from our Matrix Disruption team on proactive patrol had a busy night in Liverpool last night (Tuesday 1 September) arresting suspects and seizing drugs, cash and weapons in Aigburth, Garston and Speke. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/september/proactive-patrols-make-arrests-and-seize-drugs-cash-and-a-knife-in-liverpool/ Good work by MSP with arrests on drug dealers in seizing drugs, cash and weapons👏

A drug dealer who played a ‘significant role’ in the supply of cocaine on the streets of Huddersfield has been jailed. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/drug-dealer-jailed-after-being-caught-out-kirklees Good work by WYP in bringing down a drug dealer now behind bars.👏

Operation Fearless officers in Handsworth have seized a car and arrested two men as they continue to act on community concerns. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/september/operation-fearless-car-seized-and-arrests-made-as-officers-listen-to-community-concerns/ Good work with the Operation Fearless with two more arrests, one for recall to prison and another on suspicion of an offence in Scotland. 👍

A paedophile who abused a child and used encrypted messaging apps to discuss and plan the abuse of others has been sentenced after a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-jailed-after-chatroom-admissions-of-child-sexual-abuse Good work by the NCA in bringing this paedophile to justice👏and a decent sentence of 21 year prison sentence given.👏

Eight Doncaster burglars whose crimes were investigated by detectives from our dedicated Operation Castle team have been jailed for a combined total of over 20 years in August. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/august-2026/eight-doncaster-burglars-jailed-in-august-after-op-castle-detectives-crack-string-of-cases/ Good work by SYP in bringing this gang to justice and they are now put behind bars.👏

Four men are in custody after officers recovered a loaded gun and machetes whilst on patrol in east Birmingham. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/august/four-arrested-as-loaded-gun-and-machetes-recovered-in-birmingham/ Well done to the officers who gave chase and arrested the men and A live and viable revolver was recovered, alongside ammunition, several machetes, a baseball bat, and suspected cannabis.👏

A 62-year-old Grantham man was found guilty of a string of sexual-related offences, including making indecent photographs of a child, when he appeared at Lincoln Crown Court. https://www.lincs.police.uk/news/lincolnshire/news/2026/aug/grantham-man-found-guilty-of-sex-offences/ Good he has been brought to justice and is given a decent sentence on his next appearance at Lincoln Crown Court in October.👍

A man who was extradited to the UK to face drugs charges has been jailed for his part in the importation of large amounts of cocaine including shipments hidden in empty gas cannisters. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-crime-group-member-sentenced-for-north-east-england-cocaine-plots Good work by the NCA in bringing the drug dealer to justice and now put behind bars with 18 years imprisonment👏

The fight against gangs who use e-bikes and mopeds to commit crime across London has stepped up a gear with the Met increasing the size of its own e-bike fleet from five to 25. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-expands-fleet-of-crime-fighting-e-bikes-to-catch-offenders-512166 Good the new use bikes will now catch the phone theft and robbery gangs.👏

Greater Manchester Police (GMP), supported by the Metropolitan Police Service (Met), have carried out a series of coordinated strikes against a suspected organised crime group believed to be responsible for violent robberies at festivals in both Manchester and London. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/august/greater-manchester-police-and-metropolitan-police-target-organised-crime-group-linked-to-violent-festival-robberies/ Good crackdown with 12 warrants by GMP and the MET on organised crime group with arrest of seven people on suspicion of robbery and other related offences. 👏

The police officer took his own life in May, days after officers raided his home as part of an inquiry into offences dating back to 2012. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2243301/serial-rapist-police-officer-alan-greer-strathclyde Wonder why this was never picked up when he was vetted to join the police??☹️ and how many more need to to be vetted again ?