UK Policing News

We have arrested a man and seized suspected cocaine and heroin following an incident in Southport town centre last night, Monday 2 June. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/june-2025/man-arrested-and-drugs-seized-following-incident-in-southport-town-centre/ Good arrest by officers and removing a drug dealer of the streets.👏

https://news.sky.com/story/man-detained-after-car-collides-with-several-pedestrians-during-liverpool-fc-victory-parade-13375116 A man has been detained after a car collided with several pedestrians in Liverpool city centre during Liverpool FC's victory parade, Merseyside Police have said. Looks quite serious. No word about fatalities yet, hopefully there's none.

Officers have arrested a man and a woman after a cannabis farm was found at a house in Ashton-in-Makerfield last night, Sunday 1 June. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/june-2025/man-and-woman-arrested-after-discovery-of-cannabis-farm-in-ashton-in-makerfield/ good work by specialist Cannabis Cultivation Team (CDT). with the arrests and shutting down a cannabis farm👏

Two people have been charged with drugs offences following a police stop check in the Northwich. https://www.cheshire.police.uk/news/cheshire/news/articles/2025/6/two-people-charged-following-police-stop-check-in-northwich/ Good stop by officers and arresting drug dealers soon to face justice.👏

Sufiaan Ali (18/03/2005) of Hardy Street, Oldham was jailed for four years after pleading guilty to possession of a readily convertible firearm. Ali was also charged with being concerned in the supply of class B drugs (namely THC and synthetic cannaboids) and possession of criminal property. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/june/gmp-secures-imprisonment-of-first-man-for-possession-of-a-readily-convertible-firearm-with-three-other-men-jailed-for-their-roles-in-ocg/ Good work by the GMP bringing them to justice👏but again the court still given a low sentence to this gang when it comes to a gun machete and drugs they have been dealing in…

Six people have been charged as part of a joint National Crime Agency and Police Scotland investigation into the supply of controlled drugs. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/six-arrested-following-joint-nca-and-police-scotland-drugs-operation Good work by the NCA with the arrests and getting drug dealers off the streets bringing them to justice 👏

A thief who stole shoes worth more than £20,000 from a lorry at a Gillingham service station has been jailed. https://www.kent.police.uk/news/kent/latest/policing-news/thief-targeted-lorry-load-of-shoes-at-medway-services/ Good work by the officers by tracking down the lorry thief and was arrested and goods found 👏 Pity the court only gave the lorry thief a very low sentence for lorry crime.😠

Our Proactive Crime Team in Birmingham, Op Skybridge, have made over 100 arrests and seized over £200,000. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/operation-skybridge-birmingham-proactive-crime-team-make-over-100-arrests-and-seize-over-200000/ Good Operation carried out by the WMP with arrests and items recovered.👏

We've discovered around 200 cannabis plants and made an arrest in Tipton this morning (31 May). https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/drugs-factory-found-in-tipton/ Good information given to police resulting to a arrest and closed down a cannabis farm.👏

Three men were today given life sentences for the murder of Connor Brookes, who was shot dead in Walsall in a revenge attack for an earlier killing. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/three-men-facing-life-sentences-for-murder-of-connor-brookes-in-walsall/ Good work by the officers bringing them to justice and police recover the murder weapon👏

Seven former and serving British Transport Police officers have been dismissed without notice from the Force today (27 May) following two public misconduct hearings. https://www.btp.police.uk/news/btp/news/england/seven-former-and-serving-btp-officers-dismissed-without-notice---london/ Words fail me what the 7 officers have done 😠 now the press have printed it . with newspaper link. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14763265/messages-police-officers-WhatsApp-group-sacked.html

322 people were arrested and 19 knives seized from the streets of Greater Manchester as part of Sceptre, a national initiative to tackle knife crime. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/322-people-arrested-and-19-knives-taken-off-the-streets-in-latest-crackdown/ Good work by the GMP in arresting people with knives and clamping down with knife crime.👏

A hundred and eighty arrests have been made in a week long blitz of activity across West Yorkshire to reduce knife crime. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/180-arrests-made-and-weapons-seized-anti-knife-crime-operation Good work by the WYP with the arrests and getting to grips with Knife Crime Operation👏

This morning (Thursday 29 May 2025), our Challenger Team in Bolton executed four simultaneous warrants as the crackdown on drugs and anti-social behaviour continues. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/three-arrested-as-crackdown-on-drugs-in-bolton-continues/ Good work by the GMP👏 with arresting drug dealers and drug dealers off the street along with there drugs.👍