UK Policing News

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How sad in this day and age a 15 year old lad has gone down this road. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-25879939

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25807360 Might be time for the govt to set up an action fraud type process for retail crime. Half a billion pounds is a pretty substantial figure!

http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/crime-tsar-shares-plans-for-new-year-1-6356723 1,000 Special Constables? That is a serious harvest from the magic Specials tree!

http://www.hampshire.police.uk/internet/news-and-appeals/2014/january/Hampshire-Constabulary-officers-sworn-in-as-Bermudian-Special+Constables-as-partof-ground-breaking-agreement-to-help-victims-of-crime An interesting move

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/23/world/europe/partying-until-drunk-and-disorderly-in-britain.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 NORTHAMPTON, England — It was just after 4 a.m., the last clubs were closing and the police had three young men pinned against a brick wall and a fourth on the ground. The young men, gloriously incoherent, some of them bleeding, could barely stand, let alone answer the questions from the officers, who were responding to a fight. As the scene in downtown Northampton unfolded, another drunken young man slugged a passer-by, then fled. Connect With Us on TwitterFollow@nytimesworldfor international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters…

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In a first for UK policing, officers from Hampshire Constabulary have today been sworn in as Special Constables for the Bermuda Police Service In a first for UK policing, officers from Hampshire Constabulary have today been sworn in as Special Constables for the Bermuda Police Service to enable them to effectively investigate serious crimes on board Bermudan-registered vessels in Hampshire ports. A total of 16 staff from the Hampshire Major Investigation Team – 14 detectives and two police staff investigators – were sworn in to the office of Special Constable by the Commissioner of Bermuda Police Michael DeSilva, at a ceremony also attended by Chief Constable Andy Mar…

Police fined after being caught by Birmingham bus lane cameras 18 Jan 2014 08:06 Officers among the 80,000 to have been captured using the wrong lane in city centre More than 400 police were slapped with fines after being caught out in Birmingham city centre’s bus lanes fiasco. The West Midlands officers were picked up by cameras which have also captured more than 80,000 motorists since September – raking in nearly £2 million for the council. It is understood around 300 officers face paying the £60 fines out of their own pockets for driving through the lanes, whilst a further 100 have been ‘written off’ because they were responding to emergencies. The Mail understan…

source Well lets wait for the "oh they were just bored because all the youth centres close" excuses.

An unacceptable cock-up. :new_no:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/climate-change-protesters-have-convictions-quashed-due-to-met-police-spy-at-drax-plant-demonstration-9075101.html What a nightmare. I would not have expected the police tactics leading to these jobs to have been disclosed - but isn't that what 'closed door courts' are for?

Wishing both officers a speedy recovery and hope they give the scumbag a long spell in side. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-25810068

The police watchdog is planning to introduce guidance spelling out that officers should be separated and must not confer before giving statements about a death or serious injury. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has maintained that officers conferring to produce accounts of fatal shootings or deaths in custody damages public confidence. After meeting the family of Mark Duggan (pictured), IPCC Deputy Chair Rachel Cerfontyne said the watchdog would “hold officers to account” if they did not abide by the guidance. Mr Duggan was fatally shot by police in August 2011, sparking widespread disorder across England and Wales. An inquest that concluded in e…

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/armed-man-is-wrestled-to-the-ground-by-police-at-kebab-shop-in-tulse-hill-9054220.html An armed man had to be wrestled to the ground by police officers after he threatened to open fire at staff and customers in a kebab shop in Tulse Hill. In dramatic scenes at 4am this morning, the 41-year-old man entered the fast-food joint in Water Lane and threatened to shoot those inside. He briefly left the building but returned shortly after police were called. Officers managed to restrain and arrest him, recovering the firearm and six rounds of live ammunition. The man was subsequently taken to a south London hospital. He is described as b…