UK Policing News

Officers from Coventry's South North West Neighbourhood team secured some excellent results this week, as Op Regroup returned. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/three-arrested-in-neighbourhood-day-of-action-op-regroup/ Good work by the WMP in the job they are doing to keep the roads safe.👏

On Thursday 15 May 2025, two men were jailed their role in a series of burglaries in Oldham between May and June of 2024. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/two-men-sentenced-to-prison-following-series-of-burglaries-in-oldham/ Good work by the GMP by bringing this pair to justice.👏

Four men who carried out a high-value robbery of a mobile phone shop have been sentenced. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/group-sentenced-for-hastings-mobile-phone-shop-robbery/ great work by the Sussex Police Roads Policing Unit, and entered Kent. Officers from Kent Police and the Metropolitan Police by bringing down this gang of phone shop robbery👏

Police were called to Nathan Way in Thameshead, southeast London, early this morning. Paramedics took five people to hospital with stab wounds, https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2056533/plumstead-stabbings-live-nathan-way-party Again more stabbings in London and hope they find the person soon.🫰

A man from Swansea has been jailed for his role in the supply of Class A drugs. https://www.south-wales.police.uk/news/south-wales/news/2025/may/swansea-man-jailed-for-class-a-drug-supply/ good work by the SW officers with the arrest and removing a drug dealer off the streets.👏

Six men have been jailed for their part in a massive drug dealing operation throughout Coventry. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/six-jailed-for-part-in-coventry-class-a-supply-network/ Good work by the WMP with the arrests and getting the drug gang behind bars 👏

Five men have been jailed after kidnapping a man off the street over a dispute and subsequently attacking him in a property. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/five-men-jailed-for-their-role-in-kidnap-and-beating-of-man-in-tameside/ Good work by the GMP in bringing this gang to justice👏

A man has been jailed for assaulting two police officers after a quick-thinking member of the public stepped in to help officers detain him. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/news/man-jailed-for-assaulting-two-police-officers/ Sentence given is to low after assaulting two police officers the courts need to hand out a stiffer when assault to any emergency worker.😠

Louisa Tunstall (03/07/2005) of Bradwell Road in Lowton, Wigan was yesterday (Tuesday 13 May 2025) sentenced to one year and eight months at Bolton Crown Court for having possession of a Class C drug, driving under the influence of drugs and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/woman-high-on-nitrous-oxide-balloons-whilst-driving-and-hitting-pedestrian-is-jailed/ With what she has done why such a low sentence from the court for possession of a Class C drug, driving under the influence of drugs and causing serious injury by dangerous driving ?.🤔

This is the satisfying moment a phone thief was pinched by undercover cops after shamelessly stealing someone's phone. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14708501/Moment-masked-phone-thief-instant-karma.html Good arrest by the officers with getting a phone thief off the streets.👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4el1pvgeeo A drunk police officer who mimicked wielding a taser and was knocked out after a confrontation with a passer-by in a shopping centre has been sacked for gross misconduct. PC Lee Ribera, of Norfolk Police, had "gone out that night as he was elated at passing his taser course", a force disciplinary hearing was told. Where do you even start with that? Definitely not the sort of person I want carrying a taser or indeed being in the job at all.

A gun and drug dealer has been jailed for more than 18 years thanks to an international operation which smashed the notorious EncroChat messaging service used by organised criminals. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/may/watch-gun-and-drug-dealer-arrested-by-armed-officers-after-encrypted-messages-cracked/ Great work by the ROCUWM in bringing him down and jailed for 18 years👏

Today, three men convicted of child sex offences on 17 January have had their sentences increased after they were found to be unduly lenient. https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/sentences-increased-three-men-convicted-child-sex-offences-keighley At the Royal Courts of Justice is good news they now got their sentences increased should have given a bit longer but it is better then nothing 👏 but

Five people were arrested across multiple warrants in the Manchester this morning, as local neighbourhood officers continue to apply pressure on those suspected of criminality. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/may/five-arrests-made-in-morning-warrants-as-manchester-neighbourhood-team-continues-to-disrupt-criminality/ Good work by the GMP bringing them to justice for drug dealing .👏