UK Policing News

Our Proactive Crime Team in Birmingham have continued their work across Birmingham, with multiple arrests made and vehicles seized in Sutton Coldfield. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/june/op-skybridge-enforcement-continues-in-sutton-coldfield/ Good work by the Proactive Crime Team in Birmingham with clamping down on crime and bringing them to justice.👏

As part of our ongoing commitment to tackle knife crime in South Yorkshire we have taken part in Sceptre. https://www.southyorkshire.police.uk/news/south-yorkshire/news/news/june-2025/over-50-arrests-during-week-of-action-tackling-knife-crime/ Good work with the arrests and tackling knife crime by the SYP with a clear message if you carry a knife you will be arrested and put before the court.

Eight people have now been arrested as detectives continue to investigate the murder of a 19-year-old man in Bradford. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/eight-arrests-bradford-murder-investigation-progresses Will wait till Detectives from West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team are continuing to carry out extensive enquiries then will post news when case is over.👍

Our Challenger team in Rochdale executed a warrant on Digby Road, Rochdale, on Friday 6 June 2025. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/challenger-officers-investigate-drug-dealing-with-rochdale-warrant/ Good work and arrest by the officers and removing the drug dealer from the streets.👏

The boss of a West Midlands organised crime group who claimed he was a male escort has been jailed for 21 years and three months, following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/operation-venetic-male-escort-crime-boss-jailed-for-21-years-and-three-months Good work by the NCA in putting drug dealers off the streets and both given a decent 👏

Two men have been handed prison sentences in connection with Class A drugs supply in Northamptonshire. https://www.northants.police.uk/news/northants/news/in-court/2025/june/two-men-jailed-for-total-of-18-years-in-connection-with-class-a-drugs-supply/ Good work by officers by arresting the drug dealers and removing them from the streets👍

A group have been jailed after hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of computer equipment was stolen in Solihull. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/june/solihull-group-jailed-for-computer-equipment-armed-robbery/ Good job the van had a tracker and police was able to arrest the gang and Taking five dangerous individuals off the streets,👏

A Metropolitan Police Commander has been dismissed from the service for a second time for refusing to take a drugs test. https://news.met.police.uk/news/commander-dismissed-from-met-for-second-time-497955 Not good when a Commander for refusing to take a drugs test after being sacked after the first time.🤔and now again for a second time.

Our investigations into non-recent child sexual exploitation are ramping up with five suspects arrested this morning (04/06/2025) in relation to reports of abuse in Oldham between 2011 and 2014. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/detectives-investigating-non-recent-cse-in-oldham-question-five-suspects-following-morning-arrests/ Well done GMP with arresting five on charges of CSE👏

A man has been jailed for five years and four months after National Crime Agency (NCA) officers seized a haul of 28 firearms, including pistols and shotguns, from his home. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-who-stockpiled-firearms-at-home-is-jailed Good job the NCA managed to uncovered 28 viable guns, 11 replica firearms, 100 bullets and a variety of gun component parts that might have got into the wrong hands and now he has received a sentence five years and four months for bringing gun parts and turning them into live guns.

Detectives investigating the supply of ketamine to young people in Runcorn have arrested four people following a series of raids across the town. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/6/four-people-arrested-in-relation-to-the-supply-of-ketamine-in-runcorn/ Good work by Detectives in arresting drug dealers 👏 and put a end to them selling drugs on the streets.

A drug dealer who was in possession of a ‘ghost gun’ has been jailed for more than seven years. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/officers-recover-first-ghost-gun-and-ammunition-as-drug-dealer-jailed/ Good work by the GMP with bringing this drug dealer to justice,👏 and getting a drug dealer off the streets but don,t agree with the sentence seven years for having a gun and dealing drugs should have got a lot more.😠

Since the launch of an operation to tackle and reduce anti-social behaviour (ASB) on motorbikes, e-bikes and quadbikes in June 2024, we have seen a number of arrests made and bikes seized from all over Greater Manchester. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/operation-targeting-anti-social-behaviour-on-motorbikes-e-bikes-and-quadbikes-goes-from-strength-to-strength/ Good clamp down by GMP on The anti-social use of these vehicles and with making more than 50 arrests and seizing more than 125 bikes👏

Two people have been charged and a sawn-off shotgun and ammunition recovered as part of our investigation into disorder where gunshots were fired in Birmingham. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/june/two-charged-and-sawn-off-shotgun-recovered-after-birmingham-shooting/ Good arrest of the two men by the WMP and removing a firearm, a quantity of shotgun ammunition, a number of bullets and a knuckle duster👏 and now face justice.👍

Two men have been jailed for piloting a boat across the Channel to the UK from France, in an incident which saw two people die in France. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/pair-jailed-following-fatal-channel-small-boat-crossing disgustine sentence given to the two facilitating illegal immigration to the UK very poor judgement by the court.😠