UK Policing News

A Metropolitan Police (Met) special constable has been convicted of launching a racist rant at train staff after being accused of fare-dodging. Luke Smith, 27, of Wandsworth, was off-duty when he abused the man on the train between Gatwick and East Croydon last October. He was convicted at Croydon Magistrates' Court of a racially aggravated public order offence. The Met said such "appalling behaviour will not be tolerated on or off duty". Smith, who remains suspended, was found not guilty of fare evasion but fined £300 after the public order conviction on Wednesday. He was ordered to pay prosecution costs of nearly £700 and pay £100 to the victim and £100 to another …

Source: BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18091338 What a stupid comment to make mrs may you cant treat our police service like this with talk like this.

A interesting question came up in #AskMetBoss http://www.met.police.uk/askmetboss/ Comment From Guest The jewish community in London recently read about you in the Jewish Newspaper asking jews to join the MSC. Most members of Ultra Orthrodox Jewish Community won't join the police service because they are afraid the service won't let them take off on the Jewish sabbath and Jewish festivals. How can you resolve this major problem? It's a problem that prevents ultra orthodox jews joining the Met as police officers. If you want many ultra orthodox jews as police officers I suggest you personally assure the ultra otrthodox jewish community that religious jews are welcome…

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-tyne-18154393

28 May 2010 A gang responsible for a string of violent burglaries across the region were today jailed for a total of 56 years. Operation Blackbird is the Cheshire Police operation that has today seen seven men from Widnes and Merseyside imprisoned for committing 25 burglaries at affluent homes across the North West, including addresses in Warrington, Knutsford, and Mobberley. Cash, jewellery and cars to the value of over £1.7million were netted by the men during their six month reign of terror. http://www.cheshire....ang-jailed.aspx Full story here :)

Olympic torch tackle man near Land's End Police officers on the Olympic torch route tackled a man they thought was attempting to reach one of the torchbearers. The Metropolitan Police, whose officers are guarding the torch on the relay and are wearing grey running gear, said no-one was allowed "within the security envelope". A spokesman said: "We can confirm officers from the Met's Olympic Torch Team took action to prevent a man from gaining access to the torch bearer close to Land's End. "We would like to remind members of the public not to attempt to breach the security envelope. This is as much for their own safety as for the torchbearer's as the torch relay is a m…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-18115370 I know what it is like and got fed up with the people who think you was a easy target for money,Well done MET ON A JOB CLEAN UP.

MOD EDIT: Posts split from existing thread and moved to the new dedicated topic for this and related discussions. It is four in the morning so I will comment on this when I have had a good nights sleep xx

Constable Stephen Carroll's widow disgusted at killer's sentence The widow of murdered policeman Stephen Carroll has expressed disgust at the 14 year minimum sentence imposed on one of her husband's killers. John Paul Wootton, who was 17 at the time of the murder, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 14 years to be served before he is considered for parole. Brendan McConville will serve a minimum of 25 years for the murder. Constable Carroll, 48, was shot dead in Craigavon in March 2009. Outside the court, his widow Kate said she was disgusted at the term imposed on Wootton, saying he had shown no remorse. She added that the term would not act a…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/9268852/Law-banning-insulting-language-is-strangling-free-speech.html Law banning insulting language 'is strangling free speech' Former shadow home secretary David Davis said Section 5 of the 1986 Public Order Act was having a ''terrible, chilling effect on democracy''. Polling suggests almost two-thirds of MPs back Mr Davis, according to a campaign which has brought together religious and secular groups along with human rights and minority organisations. Under the legislation, the use of ''insulting words or behaviour'' is outlawed, but opponents say there is too little clarity of what that includes, leading to spurious arres…