UK Policing News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-20939483 Avon and Somerset Chief Constable Colin Port taking PCC to court7 January 2013 Last updated at 20:47 Colin Port said in November he would not re-apply for his own job The chief constable of Avon and Somerset Police is taking the police and crime commissioner (PCC) to court. Colin Port wants six months' notice and an injunction blocking the interview process for a new chief constable. It follows his refusal to re-apply for his own job after PCC Sue Mountstevens asked him to do so on being elected to the new role in November. In a statement, a spokesman said that Mr Port's decision to take legal action had "surprised" …

A former London mayoral candidate has called for the Metropolitan Police's riot squad to be disbanded because of young people's mistrust of it.Green Party Assembly Member Jenny Jones said the Territorial Support Group (TSG) acts like a "paramilitary body". Ms Jones, deputy chair of the police and crime committee, suggests the money saved by scrapping the TSG should be spent on better police riot training. The unit's commander said it was working to engage young people. Chief Supt Mark Bird said Ms Jones's recommendation to the mayor would leave London without a round-the-clock response to critical incidents such as murders. In Ms Jones' report, The Kids are All Right:…

Drunk police doctor Christopher Partington in car chase A drunken police doctor who was arrested after two crashes and a police pursuit has been given a suspended jail sentence. Dr Christopher Partington had also tried to evade officers by fleeing on foot after the second crash. Exeter magistrates were told the 48-year-old doctor, from Knowstone in Devon, was an alcoholic. Partington was sentenced to eight weeks in jail, suspended for 12 months, and banned from driving for four years. He had admitted drinking and driving, failing to stop after a road accident and failing to stop for a police officer. 'Obstructive' behaviour Prosecutor Karen Ball said a police patro…

The English Defence League leader has been jailed for using someone else's passport to get into the United States. Stephen Lennon, 30, pleaded guilty to possession of a false identity document with improper intention, contrary to the Identity Documents Act 2010, at Southwark Crown Court. Lennon used a passport in the name of Andrew McMaster to board a Virgin Atlantic Flight from Heathrow to New York, but was caught out after his fingerprints were taken by customs officials. He left the airport and entered the US illegally but left the country the following day, using his own passport to return to the UK. http://news.sky.com/story/1034468/edl-leader-stephen-lennon-j…

Your Daily Mail anti-police story; http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254716/Scandal-23-000-police-jobs-Officers-face-new-curbs-moonlighting-figure-soars-nearly-20-year.html I agree, it must be a scandal that the number of police officers being forced to take up second jobs to pay their mortgages and feed their families has risen by 20% in a year and the HASC should look into this.

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http://news.sky.com/story/1034250/police-pursuit-crash-leaves-teenage-girl-dead Tragic news for the family. Mod edit = tidied up the formatting

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9784978/Criminals-now-rule-the-streets-claims-police-blogger.html

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Just seen this cracker in the daily mail. It now appears that not only are we expected to take a massive pay cut, we are also to be persecuted for daring to try and make up the shortfall. Reading the readers comments I am heartened to see that most people can see right through HMGs and the daily mails latest ploy. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2254716/Scandal-23-000-police-jobs-Officers-face-new-curbs-moonlighting-figure-soars-nearly-20-year.html

Illegal stun guns 20 times more powerful than police Tasers can be illegally imported into the UK with ease, a BBC investigation has found. Why doesn't this surprise me? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-20901612

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-20924725 Deepest sympathy for the officer's family and friends.

Well. I'm not sure that sex equality campaigners really wanted this to happen, but there you go. You have to be careful what you wish for. Women will now pay more for their car insurance, and oddly, their pensions might be decreased too. Does seem to fly in the face of common sense, facts, crash statistics and actuarial tables, but again, there you go. On the bright side, my insurance might come down. Every cloud.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-20924725 North Yorkshire Police officer killed in road crash A police officer has died in a road crash while he was on an emergency call in North Yorkshire. The officer was killed when his patrol car struck a tree in the village of West Tanfield, near Ripon, on Saturday. North Yorkshire Police confirmed the accident happened at about 19:00 GMT and the officer was pronounced dead at the scene. "This is terrible and tragic news," said Temporary Chief Constable Tim Madgwick. 'Truly sad day' The officer was the only occupant of the vehicle when it crashed. Mr Madgwick added that his family had been informed and …