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Police officer injured at scene of A35 crash near Bridport Accident on the eastbound carriageway of the A35 at Askers Hill near Litton Cheney - Police investigating the cause of an accident involving the police officer dealing with the intitial collision between two cars in fog A POLICE officer was seriously injured after being hit by a recovery truck at the scene of an earlier two car smash on the A35. Emergency services rushed to Askerswell, between Dorchester and Bridport, at around 11.30am today. A white Vauxhall Astra had collided with a blue Ford KA heading westbound in thick fog near Stancombe Farm Cottage. Dorset Police confirmed that while at the scene a…

Met risks buying 30,000 ‘paperweights’ in new smartphone rollout, Assembly hears 5 March 2013 Plans to buy up to 30,000 new mobile devices for officers across London could end up as ‘costly paperweights’ unless processes are changed and officers properly trained to use them, the London Assembly heard today[1]. Chief Constable Simon Parr[2], from the Association of Chief Police Officers, warned the Committee that to be successful, the Met’s new tablets and mobile devices would need to allow officers to access all the information they would have in the office, while on the go. Dr Tom Jackson from Loughborough University, who has studied the use of mobile technology at Le…

.. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2336784/Blobby-beat--But-police-fitness-tests-slack-wonder-PCs-portly.html#ixzz2VYQAlfkp Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Yes he his a big guy and if he can still do his job as a police officer good luck to him.

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Just read this; Source: BBC News Interesting that someone in post is saying this - not sure what the angle could be on this, apart from this is his genuine feelings...?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22796341

Police spead the message in their battle against crime Once used by teenagers and social media enthusiasts, it’s now a serious force for solving crime. Rod McPhee looks at how Twitter is enhancing community policing. JUST 12 months ago, Sergeant James Main of Humberside Police only had a very faint understanding of what Twitter was. He certainly wouldn’t have considered it a crime-fighting tool. But a year later his personal account now boasts more than 5,400 followers and his tweets have led to a number of arrests and convictions. Were it not for the social networking site, those arrests and convictions might not have been secured so quickly. They might not have been s…

http://www.sussex.police.uk/whats-happening/latest/news-stories/2013/06/05/delays-possible-as-naked-bike-riders-take-to-the-city/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

http://news.sky.com/story/1099759/hit-and-run-driver-intended-to-kill-more

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22802667 Lets hope this will happen and get more foreign criminals out of the UK.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10103272/Broadwater-Farm-riots-prosecutors-consider-new-charges-over-killing-of-Pc-Blakelock.html

Some people really will do anything... Lee Tyers put pubic hair in Middlesbrough restaurant curry Man who put his own pubic hair in a restaurant curry to try to avoid paying the bill has been jailed for two weeks. Lee Tyers was caught on CCTV placing the hair in his lamb bhuna at Jamal's Indian restaurant in Middlesbrough, before complaining to staff. The 40-year-old was found guilty at Teesside Magistrates' Court, of fraud by false representation. He had walked out without paying, last November. Tyers was ordered to pay the £39.55 bill as compensation. Restaurant owner Jamal Chowdhury, said: "He showed me his plate and I said 'I gave you a clean plate'. "He…

I understand that the BTP cautioned the offender for fare evasion but why didn't they go for unacceptable behaviour on the railway*? *The victim didn't want to make a complain about the racism hence NFA for the racially aggravated offence. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2337128/Racist-train-rant-video-Drunk-man-hurls-abuse-black-man-saying-I-eye-f----gorilla.html?ICO=most_read_module

Police are using stop and search powers less, without compromising crime reduction, the government's equality watchdog has found. "This report shows clear evidence that where forces use an approach based on evidence rather than hunches or generalisations, they have not only seen reductions in crimes rates in line with overall trends, but have also increased public confidence in the police," EHRC chief executive Mark Hammond said. I dont stop and search much, partly because we have so few staff that we are always on our way to jobs, partly because the only time we have for active patrol is pretty much when the bad guys have gone q, hence not having to go from job to job …