UK Policing News

We are aware of a number of news media stories and social media speculation regarding the recent gross misconduct hearing of former police sergeant Tim Perrin. https://news.devon-cornwall.police.uk/news-article/56518deb-9c4e-f011-9d7d-6045bdd24049 Don,t see why this officer was sacked by his force over a speeding fine seems are no longer given the benefit of the doubt. and a link from the daily mail as well. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14835741/Hero-police-officer-rescued-toddler-burning-building-loses-job-speeding-work.html

As part of Operation Lytton, detectives in our specialist CSE Major Incident Team investigating non-recent CSE in Rochdale, have secured additional charges yesterday (26/06/2025). https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/gmps-cse-major-incident-team-charge-suspect-with-eight-further-offences-in-connection-with-operation-lytton--ongoing-investigation-into-non-recent-child-sexual-exploitation-in-rochdale/ Sounds like a good case with the charges brought by the GMP and if guilty hope they put him away for a very long time🫰

A man has been jailed for raping a 13-year-old girl following an investigation led by specialist detectives at the Metropolitan Police. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-jailed-for-7-years-for-rape-498893 Good work by the MET finding this man bringing him to justice 👏 but the sentence he got was far to low should have got a lot longer sentence.☹️

Officers have arrested a man and seized a quantity of class A drugs following a raid in Winsford https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/6/man-arrested-following-winsford-drugs-raid/ Good raid by the officers along with the arrest of a drug dealer and drugs found that wont be getting onto the streets.👏

Operation Vulcan is continuing to make a crime-busting difference in the Derker area of Oldham since its inception in the area in March. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/successes-continue-to-roll-in-for-derker-as-operation-vulcan-continues-to-smash-criminality/ Good work by the GMP with there stop and searches drugs, weapons, and prohibited items seized and removing weapons and drugs from dealers off the st…

More than 40 street deals of cocaine fell from the underwear of a Tunbridge Wells drug dealer when he was stripped searched by officers in custody. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/cocaine-deals-fall-from-underwear-of-dealer-after-claims--he-was-carrying-no-drugs/ Good stop by plain clothes and arresting the drug dealer and removing drugs from getting onto the streets.

Four people have been arrested as part of a National Crime Agency investigation into a suspected people smuggling network operating out of London. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/four-arrested-as-nca-targets-suspected-people-smuggling-gang-in-london Good work by the NCA in bringing down this smuggling gang👏and hope there are more to come in bringing down the gangs in people smuggling👍

Dawn raids saw officers in Manchester execute four warrants as part of a crackdown on the supply of Class A drugs within the district. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/150000-worth-of-drugs-seized-and-four-arrested-following-warrants-in-cheetham-hill/ Great work by the GMP in arresting and getting drug dealers and drugs off the streets.👏

Met Police officers have arrested 10 people as part of an investigation into a series of robberies at phone shops in London and across the south of England. https://news.met.police.uk/news/ten-arrests-in-flying-squad-investigation-into-phone-shop-robberies-498661 Good work by the Flying Squad detectives with the arrests and bringing the phone gang to justice,👏

Ryan Baybutt (27/12/1999) of Belvedere Place, Wigan has been charged with manufacturing or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances contrary to Section 4 of the Explosives Act. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/man-charged-with-explosives-offences-after-suspicious-items-discovered-at-property-in-wigan/ Good work by the GMP in recovering explosives that might have been used under suspicious circumstances👍

Three men have been jailed following a Met Police investigation into a series of high-value watch robberies in central London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/three-men-jailed-for-a-series-of-watch-robberies-498637 Nice work by the MET in bringing the three to justice and the watch robbers are now serving time 👏

Three men have been jailed for their involvement in drugs supply in the Bowling/Barkerend area of Bradford. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/three-men-jailed-16-years-drugs-offences-bradford-east Good work by the WYP getting drug dealers off the streets👏 But again the court still hands out soft sentences again to drug dealers😠 when they should be given more time for dealing.

A ‘Cinderella’ phone snatcher won’t be having a fairytale ending after he was arrested when forensic investigators matched his DNA to the shoe he left behind. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2025/june/the-shoe-fits-cinderella-phone-snatcher-guilty/ Good work by the COP in bringing this phone snatcher to justice👏

Thanks to the work of our Serious and Organised Crime Unit, seven men have been jailed for a total of 33 years and eight months for their part in a money laundering operation. https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2025/june/gang-who-stole-cars-jailed/ Great work by the OCG in arresting and bringing the car gang to justice.👏