UK Policing News

Three men and a teenager have been sentenced for the attempted murder of the 21-year-old man in October 2024. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/july/four-jailed-for-total-of-107-years-for-the-shooting-and-stabbing-of-a-man-in-gorton/ good work by the GMP and Justice served with this gang put away for a very long time.👏

Police have issued CCTV of a car they want to trace as extensive enquiries continue into firearms discharges at a garage in Huddersfield. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/appeal-cctv-issued-following-firearms-discharges-huddersfield-garage Police need to find this person and find the gun used in crime.🫰

A man has been arrested following reports of a drone being flown over HMP Long Lartin in South Littleton, Worcestershire in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 22 July). https://www.westmercia.police.uk/news/west-mercia/news/2025/july/man-arrested-after-reports-of-drone-flying-over-prison/ Good arrest by officers and by the sounds of it stopping contraband and mobile phones reaching inside the prison.👏

The members of a Warrington based Organised Crime Gang (OCG) who led their commercial drugs operation through EncroChat have been jailed. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/7/warrington-based-organised-crime-gang-jailed-for-total-of-55-years-and-5-months-after-being-caught-facilitating-drugs-and-firearm-activity-on-encrochat/ Good work by officers in bringing down this gang with justice served.👏

Ryan Fennell, 29, from Barry, has been jailed for drugs supply offences. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/july/barry-man-jailed-for-drugs-offences/ Good work by SWP in removing a drug dealer and now jailed 👏

Two men are in custody after officers recovered a shotgun and two machetes from an address in Birmingham. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/july/shotgun-and-two-machetes-recovered-in-birmingham-as-two-arrested/ Good arrest by officers as Armed officers attended and searched the address, where they found a live and viable shotgun and two machetes now off the streets.👏

Operation Vulcan officers added £20,000 worth of suspected cannabis to their evidence locker following a proactive operation in Derker on Friday afternoon (18 July). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/july/operation-vulcan-seizes-20000-worth-of-cannabis-following-proactive-work-in-derker/ Good work by the GMP with arrests and removing drugs from the streets.👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0k7ml00ml2o A police dog who took part in Queen Elizabeth II's funeral has died following a car crash, his force has said.

All pride rainbows, transgender signs and diversity-based symbols will be removed from Northumbria police vehicles following a major High Court ruling. Due to its lack of impartiality, police cars and vans will be stripped of the designs after a gender-critical activist took the authority to court. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2084117/pride-rainbows-taken-off-police-cars A judge with some good judgment as police forces needed to be impartial👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9948v8j8kyo A married firearms sergeant who "lived for his job" has been sacked after spending hours with his lover while on duty.

A man who raped and sexually assaulted a girl multiple times has been jailed for 19 years after an investigation by specialist Met detectives. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-who-raped-girl-multiple-times-jailed-499499 nice work by the MET in bringing this man to justice and put away for a very long time.👍

A sacked Metropolitan Police officer has been found guilty of rape today (Thursday 17 July). https://www.herts.police.uk/news/hertfordshire/news/2025/july-2025/sacked-met-officer-guilty-of-rape/ What a disgrace to the police service and the uniform and deserve to be sent down for rape.☹️

Early morning warrants in Huyton and Litherland today (Friday 18 July 2025) have resulted in the arrest of three men following a road traffic collision in Huyton. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/july-2025/three-arrested-in-warrants-linked-to-collision-and-operation-gears-crackdown/ Good result with the arrest and bringing them to justice.👏

A man has been sentenced to just under five years following a vicious robbery in Epsom. https://www.surrey.police.uk/news/surrey/news/2025/07---july/man-jailed-after-vicious-robbery/ Good arrest by the MET in bringing this man to justice and justice for the victim.👍

Officers searching a house in Speke came across drugs and two firearms at another house after a woman walked past smelling of cannabis. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/july-2025/arrest-with-drugs-and-firearm-found-in-speke/ Good arrest by officers by removing drugs and guns found and arrest of a drug dealer.👏