UK Policing News

Thieves who were caught by Met officers attempting to tunnel their way into a jewellery shop in south London have pleaded guilty, after an investigation linked the organised crime group to a series of burglaries worth more than £700,000. https://news.met.police.uk/news/tunnel-digging-gang-pleads-guilty-after-met-foils-jewellery-heist-512036 Good work by the MET with the arrests of the gang who foils jewellery heist.👏

A Walsall man has been jailed for more than 25 years after being found guilty of sex offences against young girls. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/august/walsall-man-jailed-for-more-than-25-years-for-child-sex-offences/ Good this man has been brought to justice and a long time behind bars.👏

Seven men and one woman have been charged with a range of offences following 12 simultaneous warrants that were carried out across Bolton and Tameside on Wednesday 19 August 2026. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/august/eight-charged-following-serious-organised-crime-investigation-in-bolton-and-tameside/ Good arrests by police on clamping down on the drug dealers and stop drugs getting onto the streets.👏

A man will now serve nearly two decades behind bars following a violent crime spree targeting people, houses, and businesses in Sandwell and Birmingham in January. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/august/man-jailed-for-nearly-20-years-after-string-of-offences-in-sandwell-and-birmingham/ Good arrest by police and put a end to his string of offences and now be behind bars for a long period of time due to the violence and threats that were made during his crime spree.”👏

Officers carried out a plain clothes and uniform operation in Rayleigh town centre at the weekend, targeting anti-social behaviour and retail crime. https://www.essex.police.uk/news/essex/news/news/2026/august/rayleigh-retail-thefts-disrupted-and-drugs-seized-during-town-centre-operation/ Good clampdown by Officers who carried out a plain clothes and uniform operation👍

We have charged a man with drugs offences after a proactive vehicle stop in South Ribble. https://news.lancashire.police.uk/news/2026/august/man-charged-with-drugs-offences-after-proactive-vehicle-stop-in-south-ribble/ Good stop by officers who have arrested a drug dealer after search, 50 packets of cocaine and around £1300 in cash and a search of a nearby property, officers also found over £105,000 in cash.👏

A sex offender who breached court orders following a conviction for possession of indecent images of children has been jailed. https://www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/news/court-results/sex-offender-jailed-for-breaching-court-orders/ Good he is behind bars Parker failed to comply with these court orders, and he is now serving a custodial sentence.👍

Specialist officers from our Transport Unit arrested a man in a stolen vehicle following a pursuit through Bolton, Wigan and Chorley reaching up to 100mph. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/august/man-arrested-following-100mph-pursuit-of-stolen-vehicle-through-greater-manchester-and-lancashire/ Good arrest by officers who got there man who had stolen a van in Bolton, containing approximately £1000 worth of parcels arrested and charged with suspicion of theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, failure to stop, driving under the influence of a controlled substance, and possession of Class A and C drugs.👏

We’ve charged a man with producing cannabis following a warrant in Willenhall where more than 350 plants were seized. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/august/man-charged-with-producing-cannabis-following-warrant-where-more-than-350-plants-seized/ Good work by Walsall Priority Crime Team with the arrest and shutting down a cannabis farm.👏

Huyton drug dealer jailed after 38 blocks of cocaine worth £2.6m found in van https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2026/august-2026/huyton-drug-dealer-jailed-after-38-blocks-of-cocaine-worth-2.6m-found-in-van/ Good work by MSP in bringing down a drug dealer and a significant amount of hard class A drugs which we have intercepted and removed from our streets and he is now behind bars.👏

Five men have been charged following warrants that were carried out by our County Lines Taskforce. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2026/august/five-charged-following-county-lines-warrants/ Good crackdown by County Lines Taskforce in arresting the drug dealers and recovered over £35,000 in cash, mobile phones believed to be linked to drug dealing, knives and imitation firearms along with ammunition and there drugs👏

Following recent media coverage, fifty policing and law enforcement leaders from across the UK have jointly written to the Prime Minister calling for him to prevent the early release of PC Andrew Harper's killers. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2026/august/50-police-chiefs-have-signed-an-open-letter-which-has-called-on-andy-burnham-to-block-the-release-of-two-of-pc-andrew-harpers-killers---and-implored-the-prime-minister-to-bring-in-stronger-protections-for-victims/ Hope the Government do put a stop in not letting out PC Andrew Harper's killers out 🤞

We’ve charged a student officer with the rape and kidnap of a woman in Manchester while off-duty over the weekend. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2026/august/student-officer-charged-with-rape-and-kidnap/ Good job the Student officer has been arrested for rape and kidnap after a police pursuit on the M62 in West Yorkshire👏and good job he was not on duty at the time.

A huge seizure of almost three tonnes of cocaine has been made as part of a National Crime Agency investigation. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/cocaine-worth-232m-seized-in-national-crime-agency-investigation Great work by BF and NCA in stopping the drugs ever getting onto the streets and the arrest of Nine men 👏 But again all wrong they where given bail when it is drugs worth £232m🤬

Met officer has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman while on a night out with colleagues in central London. https://news.met.police.uk/news/met-officer-convicted-of-sexual-assault-511769 Words fail me when you get a Inspector is found guilty of sexual assault when on a night out with colleagues in central London.☹️