UK Policing News

The Met is clamping down on courier fraud, following a targeted operation which has led to the seizure of more than £250,000 in cash and hundreds of bank cards and phones in recent weeks. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-police-crackdown-on-fraudsters-targeting-vulnerable-londoners-497786 Good work by the Met’s Economic Crime Unit in arresting people who are ripping off the vulnerable👏

On January 17, 2025, Conor Holt was arrested following evidence linking him to drug supply offences. The initial arrests of two other individuals on January 16 led officers to Holt, who was suspected of supplying cocaine. Upon searching Holt's home, officers discovered a significant amount of illegal drugs, cash, and paraphernalia indicative of drug distribution. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/may/beddau-man-sentenced-to-5-years-and-3-months-for-drugs-offences/ good arrest by SWP and getting another drug dealer off the streets.👏

Two men involved in the thefts of keyless entry vehicles in Sussex have been sentenced. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/men-sentenced-for-conspiracy-to-steal-keyless-vehicles/ Good work by the officers with the arrest but i don't agree given by the court such a low sentence for the theft of seven vehicles.☹️

A Birmingham man has been convicted after we seized a submachine gun and ammunition from a property in the city. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/birmingham-man-convicted-of-firearms-possession-after-gun-and-ammunition-found-at-address/ Good arrest by officers and found a submachine gun and live ammunition 👏

A disqualified driver was stopped on the A23 and found to be in possession of cocaine and cannabis. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/man-sentenced-over-drug-dealing-offences-in-sussex/ Good stop by the Specialist Enforcement Unit with another drug dealer off the streets but again the sentence given five and a half years still to low.

Today (Tuesday 27 May) Indigo Rumbelow, Leanorah Ward, Margaret Reid, and Daniel Knorr have been jailed for a collective seven years and five months following a lengthy operation by specialist detectives and police across Greater Manchester Police. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/four-just-stop-oil-protestors-jailed-after-gmp-foil-disruption-activity-plans-close-to-manchester-airport/ Good work by the GMP with the arrest of the JSO👏 and they now got spell in jail for there disruption they might have caused at the airport.👍

Fraud in Britain is spiralling out of control, with outdated policing methods struggling to keep up. A top executive warns of a crime wave with no end in sight. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2059343/britains-dixon-dock-green-policing Very true words said about policing today.☹️

Mustafa Daud and Osman Ishmail brought drugs to Swansea. https://www.mylondon.news/news/east-london-news/east-london-gangsters-sent-drug-31720563 Good the pair was arrested and shame the drug dealers only got a light sentence but they are off the streets and pity the court did give them a decent sentence.🤔

Officers investigating a serious injury road traffic incident in which an on-duty officer sustained life-threatening injuries have this evening (23/5) made two further arrests. https://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/news/thames-valley/news/2025/may/19-05-2025/two-further-arrests-after-police-officer-seriously-injured--stoke-poges/ Not clear what happened but police have made two arrest after a police officer is is fighting for his life in hospital and hope the officer makes a full recovery🫰

A man convicted over a shooting in a busy Leeds street on a Sunday afternoon last summer has been given an extended sentence of more than 18 years. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/man-jailed-over-shooting-leeds Good work by WYP in tracking down the man and bringing him to justice 👏

A Met officer has been dismissed for acting inappropriately towards a student officer. https://news.met.police.uk/news/officer-dismissed-for-inappropriate-conduct-497653 Words fail me when doing things like this and now dismissed from the MET.🤔

A gunman who shot another man in the face in Coventry has been jailed for more than 30 years. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/gunman-jailed-for-more-than-30-years/ Good work by the WMP in bringing him to justice 👏 and now he is serving a decent sentence given by the court.👍

Officers are continuing to crack down on crime in Piccadilly Gardens, securing dozens of arrests and working with partners to reduce anti-social behaviour and drug use. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/latest-piccadilly-gardens-day-of-action-sees-multiple-arrests-and-engagement-work/ Good work by the GMP clamping down on begging anti-social behaviour and drug use👏

As part of our ongoing efforts to safeguard young people in Greater Manchester, Operation Vulcan joined forces with Police Cadets and Trading Standards to carry out a series of undercover test purchases. These aimed to assess retailers’ compliance with laws around selling age-restricted items such as vapes and cigarettes to young people. Operation Vulcan and undercover Police Cadets test retailers on vape and cigarette sales | Greater Manchester Police Nice bit of training for the Cadets clamping down on shops selling selling age-restricted items such as vapes and cigarettes ,👍

A pair of master forgers who made over £1 million supplying fake UK identity documents to high-profile criminals have been jailed. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/master-forgers-gave-fake-identities-to-the-criminal-underworld Great work by the NCA in bringing down the pair of Master forgers .👏 what they have done the sentence given was to low .😠