UK Policing News

The UK must do more to stop online fraud and deter state-sponsored cyber-espionage or risk losing the fight against e-crime, MPs have warned. The Home Affairs Select Committee said much low-level internet-based financial crime was falling into a "black hole" and was not reported to the police. The MPs said more officers should be trained in digital crime detection and e-crime experts protected from cuts. The Home Office said the authorities must "keep pace" with criminals. Publishing its first report on the subject, the cross-party committee said e-crime took various forms, did not recognise national borders and could be committed "at almost any time or in…

This was a friend of mine that it happened to, I worked with him when contracting for a web agency. It was a real shock when heard about this. Does it sound random or something else related?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8570506/Police-covered-up-violent-campaign-to-turn-London-area-Islamic.html Hmmm, more racist and intolerant propaganda? And why do I feel nervous to post this?

Commander Adrian Hanstock was one of a number of people who intervened following the attempted robbery at Barclays Bank on Borough High Street on Thursday afternoon. Commander Hanstock had left the bank when moments later he was confronted with the fleeing suspect. At this point another member of the public had joined Commander Hanstock and the two gave chase. The suspect became aware that he was being chased and then aimed the firearm. Confronted with a weapon those chasing the suspect were stopped in their tracks and this gave the suspect the opportunity to run off. He was later stopped when other members of the public were able to tackle him to the ground and detai…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23379158 Never forget officers who have lost there lives in the line of duty.

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/police-officer-exposed-himself-investigating-5320069

Saw this guy out side Luton police station last night and boy did he like the cameras AND HOW HE IS GOING TO RUN BEDFORDSHIRE POLICE http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-23462024

Not a million miles away from me. A speedy recovery.... A BUSY Hampshire road was completely closed for five and a half hours after a serious crash involving a police motorcyclist. The A337 was shut between Lyndhurst and Brockenhurst after the accident in which a 45-year-old male rider suffered serious but not life threatening injuries. The crash between the marked BMW motorcycle and a grey Volkswagen Caddy van happened at 12.30pm outside Clayhill House, just south of Lyndhurst. The officer, a constable, was on duty and responding to a call to a separate accident between two vehicles when the crash happened. His immediate family has been informed. Police closed t…

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/politics/5036266/chris-grayling-whole-life-sentences-killers.html CHRIS GRAYLING has vowed to defy European judges and EXTEND whole-life sentences to thugs who murder police or prison officers.The Justice Secretary’s pledge comes two weeks after the European Court of Human Rights sparked outrage by banning British courts from handing out “life means life” sentences to the worst killers. The bombshell decision could see monsters such as Moors murderer Ian Brady and Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe launch bids for freedom. But Mr Grayling told The Sun he and Home Secretary Theresa May would not be cowed by the Strasbourg ruling.…

The view was obscured by iron bars': Prisoners give jails TripAdvisor-style ratings (and they're not all bad!) Reviews have appeared on Google maps and come with star ratings One 'guest' wrote: 'Location is quite central you'd be hard pressed to find something this close to the city centre for so little £££ Prisons which have been reviewed include Wormwood Scrubs, Pentonville, Belmash and Manchester Britain's notorious prisons are being rated like hotels in the style of TripAdvisor reviews. The spoof reviews have appeared on Google maps and even come with star ratings. One person claiming to be a former inmate of Pentonville Prison in north London wrote: 'Great…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23339979

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/07/03/norman-bettison-ipcc-lawrence_n_3541861.html - As I understand it, he is under no obligation to speak to the IPCC.

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23447190