UK Policing News

Aslam Khan (formerly Maurice ‘Morris’ Wynn) (28/03/1964) of Maitland Close, Rochdale, has been sentenced to seven years for seven counts of incident assault against three victims. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/july/man-jailed-for-non-recent-child-sex-offences-in-rochdale/ Good people like him brought to justice by the GMP and jailed👏

A man trusted to broker multi-million pound drug deals for organised criminals has been jailed for more than 10 years after a team of specialist investigators identified him from messages about his musician father. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-drugs-supplier-jailed-after-being-identified-from-messages-about-musician-father Good work by the NCA bringing this drug dealer to justice.👏

We made more than 100 arrests as we seized drugs, weapons and over £250,000 in suspected crime-linked cash during a crackdown on County Lines networks. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/july/over-260k-seized-in-county-lines-crackdown-in-the-west-midlands/ Good work by the WMP in arresting and bringing down criminal gangs or organised networks that traffic illegal drugs.👏

Today (Thursday 24 July 2025) Sid Ali Djelid (09/01/1986) - also known under the alias of Mourad Malki - of Smedley Road, Manchester, has been convicted on five counts of rape in the city centre following a five-week trial at Manchester Crown Court. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/july/thirty-nine-year-old-man-found-guilty-on-five-counts-of-rape-after-he-followed-and-attacked-intoxicated-people-in-the-city-centre/ Good work by the GMP in bringing this man to justice,👏

The UK head of the notorious Kinahan crime group has been ordered to pay more than £1.1 million following a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) investigation led by the National Crime Agency. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/head-of-uk-s-kinahan-crime-group-ordered-to-pay-back-1-1m Nice to read what the NCA have done in trying to recovering the Proceeds of Crime or face more jail time.👍

The chief constable of Essex Police has dismissed calls to resign over the force's handling of the Epping protests after footage emerged of officers escorting pro-migrant activists to an asylum seeker hotel where violent clashes erupted. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14932687/Police-chief-defends-forces-handling-Epping-asylum-hotel.html If true this will do more harm then good 🤔

We can confirm that Jack Downey, who had absconded from custody, has been detained and charged. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/july-2025/man-who-absconded-from-custody-located-and-charged/ good to know the man who escaped from lawful custody in now back in police custody.👍

Met officers arrested three men within minutes of a burglary at a phone shop in the West End. https://news.met.police.uk/news/watch-phone-thieves-arrested-within-minutes-of-targeting-store-in-the-west-end-499598 Good on the MET for the quick arrest with the men, aged 25, 24 and 18, reportedly entered the store wearing balaclavas and now face justice on suspicion of aggravated burglary👏

A Greater Manchester Police officer has been dismissed from the force after being convicted of being drunk and disorderly. Elizabeth Kenyon was involved in an 'off-duty incident' in Manchester city centre in the early hours of January 11 this year. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/crime/general/policewoman-fired-from-manchester-police-after-city-centre-arrest-made-by-colleagues/ar-AA1Jcadt#:~:text=A Greater Manchester Police officer has been dismissed,the early hours of January 11 this year. words fail me when trying to assist by two on-duty police colleagues she was drunk and now lost her job with the GMP.☹️

Two men who exchanged a self-loading pistol and ammunition in Peterborough have been jailed. https://www.cambs.police.uk/news/cambridgeshire/news/2025/july/pair-jailed-for-trading-self-loading-pistol/ Good job they was stopped by firearms and taken a dangerous firearm off the streets and given jail time.👏

A 33-year-old man has been sent to prison after he tried to encourage an 11-year-old girl to touch him sexually. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2025/july/man-33-sent-to-prison-for-child-sex-offence-against-11-year-old-girl/ Good job the man was arrested before any harm was done and put behind bars.👏

A man who fled to Scotland to evade justice after a savage knife attack in Coventry has been jailed for 16 years. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/july/man-jailed-over-savage-knife-attack-in-coventry/ Good work by the WMP in bringing him to justice after he left the knife and his coat behind This allowed officers to identify him as a suspect. 👍

A 33-year-old man has been sentenced after he assaulted two police officers in Market Drayton last month. https://www.westmercia.police.uk/news/west-mercia/news/2025/july/man-sentenced-for-assaulting-police-officers/ What a disgraceful sentence given by the court for actual bodily harm and common assault on the police officers and should have been sent down and not a slap on the wrist in this case.😠

https://news.sky.com/story/police-scotland-threatened-with-potential-legal-action-by-own-officers-over-donald-trump-visit-plans-13399662 The Scottish Police Federation is accusing Police Scotland of allegedly breaching a workforce agreement in regards to the highly anticipated visit.