UK Policing News

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2215064/Policewoman-wins-11-000-payout-Met-took-sniffer-dog-pregnant-second-time.html Poor little dear, I hope she enjoys her compensation.

What on earth was the officer thinking? I've removed some irrelevant bits from the article relating to other officers.

http://www.johnogroa...nt-03102012.htm Poor old ready-brek cops, out of sight and out of mind for most.

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Crime/2012/Oct/09/Officer-Stabbing-Man-Jailed_56140.html Good sentence given to a scumbag.

http://www.policeora...-Run_56070.html Wishing the officer a speedy recovery and the scumbags pays for what they have done.

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Uniformed+Operations/2012/Oct/09/Force-Pays-Out-For-Accidental-Dog-Bite_56077.html

The police have been given the green light to use unmanned military-style drones. But civil liberties groups have called for tighter regulation amid fears the skies could become ‘littered with flying cameras’. Police minister Damian Green said the aircraft, which carry CCTV cameras, could be used in ‘appropriate’ circumstances. Senior police officers want to extend the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, which are seen as a cheaper alternative to manned helicopters. Currently the only drones approved for use are small radio-controlled devices which can only go up to 400ft in the air and up to 1,600ft away from the on-ground ‘pilot’. Military hardware companies are developi…

http://www.telegraph...ange-Rover.html Absolutely brilliant!

http://www.thisisderbyshire.co.uk/Tory-David-Stephenson-stripped-post-joke-dead/story-16980483-detail/story.html They really don't get it, do they?

The incident dates back from March 2011. A British Transport Police officer has admitted carelessly driving a police van which collided with a cyclist in east London. Pc David Lynch, 31, denied dangerous driving but pleaded guilty to careless driving. The officer will stand trial accused of dangerously driving the Mercedes Vito van which hit singer and songwriter Pepe Belmonte on March 31. At London's Southwark Crown Court, Lynch was told that he is accused of driving "a mechanically propelled vehicle, namely a Mercedes Vito van, on Queensbridge Road, dangerously". The incident in Hackney prompted an Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into the cas…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19683562 Check out the link for an interesting video clip about The Beadles.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...otland-19728563 The newly appointed chief constable of the Police Service of Scotland has said as many as 3,000 support staff could be lost as he seeks to merge eight forces into one. Stephen House said policing would have to cost less in the future. But that should not affect the service the public experience, he added. Mr House, who is currently chief constable of Strathclyde Police, highlighted tackling domestic abuse and organised crime as top priorities. But speaking to the media at the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan in Fife, he said his greatest challenge would be to improve performance while funding is falling. He said "many, man…

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Police+Staff/2012/Oct/01/Officers-Pedal-In-Memory-Of-Comrades_55619.html Good luck and hope you get a lot of cash :aok:

A police community support officer in Exeter says her force has banned her from Twitter over her posts about students. Exeter-based PCSO Sarah Giles, tweeting as @TopshamPolice, posted messages about student "mayhem" in the area. Devon and Cornwall Police said she was not banned from posting, but had offered her "training". But PCSO Giles tweeted: "I was told to close the account and stop tweeting. It upset me very much." PCSO Giles has more than 1,000 online followers for her updates about everyday life on the beat. In reference to students, recent tweets included the comments: "Disgruntled residents in St James PCSO Harvey keeping them informed ref work being done o…