UK Policing News

Even with all that is going on within the Lib.Dem. party at the moment, I still hope they win. I am in now way whatsoever a supporter of them, it's just that if that man Cameron wins, he will just say that all he is doing for the country is working, AND IT ISN'T.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-21699007 Whoops. West Yorkshire can't make Leeds pay for the policing of the area on match days. So they now have to repay £1million to Leeds. Seems a trifle unfair - football being awash with money and police forces not having much of it. But there you go, as is seen time and time again, fairness has sod all to do with anything. I'm sure Leeds (as a football club) brings loads of money into the city (and to the council) - and at some point, some of that does go back to the police.................. Policing isn't here to make money, but by the same token, we're not really in the business of being able to control a lot of t…

Couldn't see another thread on this... From: http://www.ipcc.gov.uk/news/Pages/pr_070313_newpowers.aspx A major seed change - but what prevents someone just saying "I can't remember?"... Also interestingly, what if your employer says you're not having the time off to go to it?

I just don't understand the thoughts behind North Korea's politburo. Why, ultimately, would they (or anyone else for that matter), want to trigger off a nuclear exchange, when it must be abundantly clear to them that they will receive the wrath of many nuclear powers (not to mention China). I know that China have many policies of their own, but having said that, many years ago, if my memory serves me well, Edward Heath did a lot on his visits to them to greatly improve relations between them (China) and the West during the cold war with the then USSR. I hope East West relations still remain good today for what is going on at present. Particularly now that they have the ne…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21653018 Police officers failed to carry out checks on a psychiatric patient who murdered a woman, which would have revealed that she had killed before, a report has found. Oooo, look, another story by the BBC about how awful police are. They failed to carry out a PNC check on a female who was having a MH episode. If they had it would have shown that she had been sentenced for manslaughter before. I have dealt with hundreds of people with MH issues and they do tend to have these previous convictions, because thats part of the cause of the convictions. It doesnt have a huge impact on how they are dealt with. But i suppose you h…

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2288329/Community-slams-police-hanging-knitted-pom-poms-trees-help-reduce-fear-crime.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 Haven't they got anything better to do? Community slams police for hanging knitted pom-poms from trees 'to help reduce the fear of crime' Police officers spent hours hanging knitted pom-poms from trees in a bizarre bid to 'reduce the fear of crime' - rather than going after criminals. Residents around Bede Park in Leicester say they want more street lighting and CCTV cameras after a survey found people living there felt more at risk than anywhere else in the city. Academics say the fluffy…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-21669720 Scottish government police target hit despite fallScottish ministers have said targets on keeping up police officer numbers were being exceeded, despite a small drop at the end of last year. There were 17,436 full-time equivalent officers on 31 December 2012, down by 18 compared with 30 September. The government said the total represented an increase of more than 1,200 since the SNP came to power. Scotland's eight police forces are being merged into a single, national service next month. Opposition politicians claimed budget cuts meant more officers being taken off the beat to undertake civilian duties, meani…

Police officer who smashed into pensioner's car in line for 'six figure sum' after suing forceA police officer who became a laughing stock after he was captured on video smashing his way into a disabled pensioner’s car with his truncheon is in line for a six-figure payout after winning an employment tribunal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxXozdHdZVc By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 9:28PM GMT 02 Mar 2013 Pc Mike Baillon claimed he was forced out of his job due to a “bullying campaign” by colleagues in Gwent Police, who teased him and wrote comments on his locker at the police station after the incident appeared on YouTube, the online video sharing webs…

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The Police Federation of England and Wales has failed to achieve enough votes to lobby the government for industrial rights.An online ballot by the federation, which has more than 130,000 members, was open to all police ranks. Although a majority voted "yes", just under half of the members took part which is not enough to seek a mandate. Police Minister Damian Green said he was "pleased" the majority of officers did not want the right to strike. It is illegal for police officers to take industrial action. BBC home affairs correspondent Dominic Casciani says the vote was about sending a message to ministers that ordinary police officers are fed up with reforms. "The fact t…

The arrests have been for a range of offences including theft, possession of class A drugs, possession of class B drugs, possession with intent to supply, burglary, robbery, handling stolen goods and possession of an offensive weapon.As of midnight on 28 February officers working on Operation Big Wing have arrested 600 people across London. Highlights have included: Officers arrested a man on suspicion of absconding from prison after he was found hiding in a loft at a house in Beckenham. Acting on intelligence officers attended the address and arrested the 35-year-old man who was taken to a south London police station where he remains in custody. It is believed the ma…

http://www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/LocalPages/NewsDetails.aspx?nsid=27055&t=4 Avon and Somerset's new Chief Constable seems to have a whole load of experience and has had a very interesting career. I'm sure he'll be a real credit to the force. I hope he brings lots of fresh ideas and I admire him for wanting to get to know the officers on the ground. I wonder if he will make a habit of occasionally going out on patrol? He is my new idol. I want to have a career life like his

Only 56,000 votes? That's disgusting.

This. Story. Is.... Amazing. It really made my day!