UK Policing News

www.thestar.co.uk/news/local/sheffield-officially-safest-large-city-in-uk-figures-reveal-1-5578578 Well done to Sheffield and South Yorkshire Police.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-22269708

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/carlisle-woman-spared-jail-after-pulling-knives-on-policeman-1.1050844?referrerPath=news A woman who brandished a knife at a policeman – making him fear for his life – has avoided being sent to prison. Isobel Margaret Winder, 24, pulled a kitchen knife from her coat after initially asking for a light, Carlisle Crown Court heard. She then got another kitchen knife from her coat and raised it high in the air. Winder, of St Nicholas Street, off Botchergate, Carlisle, had gone to the station at Shadygrove Road on the city’s Raffles estate at about 9.30pm on March 7. Prosecutor Brendan Burke said: “She was drunk and was asking for a li…

The Police Oracle Site is undergoing some upgrades next Sunday (21st April). In order for Admin to do the necessary work, the site will go down for an hour or so. Sorry, but at the moment I don't know what time this is planned. When the site comes back up, there will be no forum. Don't panic, the forum has its own emerging needs and so is being split from the main site and acquiring its own url; policeuk.com. However, the forum will not take up residence there till Monday at the earlies. If there are any last minute problems, this could possibly extend to Tuesday. Sorry for any inconvenience. Penbwlch

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/police-stage-a-flash-mob-dance-at-gunwharf-quays-1-5023529 Click above for the video

Conservative David Lloyd was elected the first PCC for Hertfordshire A police and crime commissioner has been accused of wasting Hertfordshire taxpayers' money by recruiting a public relations expert. David Lloyd wants to hire a director of communications and engagement, who could earn more than £75,000 . He said the wage was in line with senior police pay grades. The Taxpayers' Alliance described the salary as "massive" and "disappointing". Spokeswoman Eleanor McGrath said: "It's very disappointing that the newly-elected Police Commissioner is advertising for a PR guru on a massive taxpayer-funded salary. "Local residents expect the Commissioner to hold the police t…

Three men have been arrested in connection with the investigation Police have issued a warning over drugs after a 19-year-old man was found dead at a flat in Essex. The man, from the Braintree area, was discovered at the property in Witham, Essex, early on Saturday. Two other men at the flat, believed to have taken the LSD type drug 2C-E, were taken to hospital. Det Ch Insp Anne Cameron said police believed the drug was produced by people with "no regard for the lives of their customers". She issued a warning that other potentially fatal drugs may be in circulation and should not be taken. The drug is in the form of a white crystal powder and can have a hall…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22300360

West Yorkshire Police said 19 people from the mini bus were injured, six of them seriously There are unconfirmed reports of fatalities in a crash on the M62 in West Yorkshire which has injured 19 people, six of them seriously. Emergency services and hospitals have declared a major incident following the collision between a lorry, a car and a minibus shortly after 11:00 BST. West Yorkshire Police said the 19 people were in a mini bus which was in collision with a lorry and a car. The driver of the lorry has been arrested, police confirmed. Six helicopters Yorkshire Ambulance Service said it had put its major incident procedures in place The mini bus is believed to h…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10020351/Jailbird-Three-officers-and-a-riot-van-tackle-a-roaming-swan.html A police force condemned as heavy handed for shooting dead an escaped cow have been criticised again, after sending three officers, a patrol car and a riot van to tackle a lost swan.. if thats the best people can come up with to condemn the police for then i think we are doing very well indeed. I suppose we should just not attend animals on the road any more. Then wait for them to get hit, cause a crash and then have a legitimate reason to attend. "an officer in a riot van attended the scene" - a riot van! OMG, are you trying to say the swan was causi…

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/394820/Luxury-car-thieves-caught-by-posing http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-22304071

There is also a video in the article where they interview an officer, haven't watched it myself though.

Australia says NO - Second time she has done this! AMAZING You must read it !!!! Australian Prime Minister does it again!! This woman should be appointed Queen of the World.. Truer words have never been spoken. Prime Minister Julia Gillard- Australia: Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sharia law were told on Wednesday to get out of Australia , as the government targeted radicals in a bid to head off potential terror attacks.. Separately, Gillard angered some Australian Muslims on Wednesday by saying she supported spy agencies monitoring the nation's mosques. Quote: 'IMMIGRANTS, NOT AUSTRALIANS, MUST ADAPT.. Take It Or Leave It. I am tired of this nation wo…

How many times does this happen? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-22230394 Although the circumstances are unclear RIP. Cpt D