UK Policing News

Metropolitan Police announces £1.6m trial of wearing cameras: Commanders hope footage will help restore trust in force · First of three cameras to be trialled will hit London's streets in April · London Mayor Boris Johnson hails move which will 'change behaviour' · Follow's Mark Duggan inquest controversially ruling he was lawfully killed Scotland Yard announced the world’s biggest trial of body-worn video cameras last night in a bid to change the face of modern policing. Up to 1,000 high-definition cameras will be used by officers for a year in a £1.6million test of the cutting-edge technology. Commanders hope the footage will help restore …

If they don't like being in police custody then don't do the crime. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25714393

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-25714393 Dwindling resources, that's the problem.

With the PCC's bedding down and coming up with some very interesting ideas of how to solve crime i thought we could have a thread to list them as the come in and so we can praise or deride them, whichever is more appropriate. 3 of note, with the assistance of Kenworthy http://www.northampt...reets-1-4521132 Doctor Who-style police boxes could return to Northamptonshire’s streets as part of an initiative launched by the county’s new police commissioner.Adam Simmonds, who won the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) election last week, said he would like to bring back ‘Tardises’ to the county as part of an initiative to boost police presence. http://www.thisissta...tail/…

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/exclusive-scotland-yards-rotten-core-police-failed-to-address-endemic-corruption-9050224.html Organised criminals were able to infiltrate Scotland Yard “at will” by bribing corrupt officers, according to an explosive report leaked to The Independent. The Metropolitan Police file, written in 2002, found Britain’s biggest force suffered “endemic corruption” at the time. Operation Tiberius concluded that syndicates such as the notorious Adams family and the gang led by David Hunt had bribed scores of former and then-serving detectives to access confidential databases; obtain live intelligence on criminal investigations; provide …

This has got me incredibly angry, I hope the scum get caught ASAP.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2538282/Pay-police-theyll-tempted-accept-bribes-warns-officer-Furious-MPs-attack-Sir-Hugh-Orde-comments-certain-ranks-turn-crime.html. Perhaps thats why MP's were corrupt over their expenses, because they were not paid enough!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10561158/Police-caused-London-riots-by-ignoring-Duggan-family-says-government-crime-adviser.html Are there no depths these Tories will not sink to, to destroy the police. Criticise, demonise then privatise........

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/lee-nolan-david-cameron-accused-1403166 This isn't the first time and this is what is in store for us if CS comes in.

Watching the news on tv this morning and the top story on the list they announce at the start of the programme "Police Officer has been charged with rape and blackmail". When the actual item is covered, the newsreader starts with " A police community support officer has been charged with rape and blackmail offences in London." ( Story here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-25694956 ) I retired the year after PCSO's were 'invented' and then they were uniformed civilians, not attested police officers. Has that changed? When I was in the job, 'Police' magazine used to run competitions where stories from media outlets were published with the most tenuous links…

http://www.polfed.org/newsroom/1781.aspx Also reported here by the Beeb.

A Met officer has resigned after being convicted of punching a bouncer in the face and telling him to “go back where he came from”. PC James Balneaves was involved in the drunken episode in October while off-duty. At Westminster Magistrates’ Court he was fined £750 and ordered to pay £600 compensation as well as costs. He had previously admitted racially aggravated common assault. Following the sentence, the Met confirmed he had resigned from his post. He is currently on restricted duties and will now leave the force on January 11, a spokesman told PoliceOracle.com. The court had heard how PC Balneaves was with a female friend and produced his warrant card when th…

A Met policeman has admitted misconduct in public office over the "plebgate" affair and is to offer to resign. PC Keith Wallis, 53, admitted falsely claiming to have witnessed a row between then-cabinet minister Andrew Mitchell and police in September 2012. He has been bailed for sentencing on 6 February pending psychiatric reports. Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe apologised to Mr Mitchell, who said he was pleased "justice had been done" but that unanswered questions remained. Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the guilty plea but said it was "completely unacceptable for a serving police officer to falsify an account of any incident". http://www.bbc.c…

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