UK Policing News

Not all that Police deal with are bad, what a nice thank you! :toast: :toast:

I know it's another epetition, however if you are like me and believe that the idea of PCC's is flawed and corrupt, then you may wish to sign and pass it on to others. https://submissions.epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/41806

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2234328/Policeman-sex-vulnerable-victims-crime-duty-uniform-jailed.html. best place for him, another who lets the side down.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/news/2012/01/02/shropshire-triathlon-champion%E2%80%99s-7000-bikes-stolen/ Shropshire triathlon champion’s £7,000 bikes stolen A triathlon champion from Shropshire who has represented Great Britain since 2005 today said she had been left ‘horrified’ after two competition bikes worth £7,000 were stolen from her home. http://www.shropshirelive.com/2012/01/17/police-recover-shropshire-triathlete%E2%80%99s-stolen-bike/ Police recovered the bike after carrying out a search warrant on Friday at a home in Market Square, Bishop’s Castle. One happy customer!

http://policeoracle....ions_58109.html Turnout in yesterday’s Police and Crime Commissioner elections, which mark one of the biggest changes to the Police Service in generations, was extremely low, early results suggest. How they managed to find 81,000 in Wiltshire I find surprising. I cannot help but smile at the low turn out, shows no one is either interested or just does not want this great idea, either way it looks like a dead duck. I have no idea the rest of the results, but I hear in some locations the turn out was under 10% . http://www.camberley.../story.html  FEWER than one in ten voters in Surrey Heath have attended poll stations for the county's police …

http://policeoracle....wing_58044.html A review of single crewing risk management arrangements is needed after an officer was pummelled up to 30 times with his own CS spray canister, the Fed has said. Ongoing but still dangerous. As proved here!

When businessman Steve Coupland fought off a violent burglar breaking into his van, the Crown Prosecution Service insisted he should be charged. But after a 12-month fight to clear his name, the case has collapsed – because career criminal Matthew Higgins refused to give evidence against him, saying he ‘got what he deserved’. Mr Coupland, who has never previously been in trouble with the police, had seen his van targeted by thieves on 13 occasions – including the two nights before the incident – and tackled the burglar only after he was attacked with a crowbar. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2049251/Hull-businessman-Steve-Coupland-hauled-c…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-20343097 Your thoughts of the cyclist in that video ? :new_hmmm:

A review of single crewing risk management arrangements is needed after an officer was pummelled up to 30 times with his own CS spray canister, the Fed has said. http://policeoracle.com/news/Crime/2012/Nov/15/Officer-Attacked-Fears-Over-Single-Crewing_58044.html Ongoing, but still dangerous. As proved here!

http://www.dailymail...uay-attack.html Excellent story! A welterweight (65-70kgs) beating up a veritable heavyweight (90-100kgs+)

The full history of this officer achievements! http://sgtjamesmain.wordpress.com/ymca-sleepeasy-sleeping-rough-night-blog/ Friday 3rd February 2012 saw me take part in the Humber region YMCA SleepEasy event which basically meant I would be sleeping outside in a cardboard box for 12 hours from 630pm-630am.- a little about the event: http://www.coveritlive.com/index2.php?option=com_altcaster&task=viewaltcast&altcast_code=9bc39b8a6d&ipod=y :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: :smiley_notworthy: Might come across a few daft comments from me in those tweets :) #HumbersidePolice #NeighbourhoodBlues B…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...eyside-20253796 People want more bobbies on the beat, they don't want any political correctness in the police."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9653552/Police-morale-is-plummeting-says-Lord-Stevens.html Lord Stevens appears to have got it correct about morale and the Tory Government. I hope he doesn't think that Ms May and Sham Cam will listen to what he has to say. May and Cameron have an agenda, and they are sticking to it.