UK Policing News

Police forces have been criticised in the past after reports some officers have been overweight or obese - now a new trial has seen startling results. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2030450/beat-bobbies-given-fitness-trackers Sounds like a plan to keep officers in shape around the UK👍

Following a reported incident on Saturday 10 February 2024 in Newbold, Rochdale, three boys of secondary school age have now been charged. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/march/three-teenage-boys-charged-with-rape/ Crime with youngsters today is out of hand and wonder what sentence they will get for two further counts of rape of a female under 16.

A murder investigation has been launched following the fatal shooting of a man in Tottenham. https://news.met.police.uk/news/man-dies-following-a-shooting-in-tottenham-495362 Again more shootings in London☹️

Neighbourhood officers in Wigan seized a quantity of drugs after a tip-off from the public. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/march/suspected-drug-dealer-arrested-following-tip-off-from-public/ Good another drug dealer off the streets 👏

The last two men of Manchester money laundering plot have been jailed. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/march/gang-jailed-for-a-total-of-25-years-after-off-chance-vehicle-stop-sparks-money-laundering-investigation/ Good work by the officer who noticed interest in the car and finding out they are drug dealers and now the two are in prison and all down to this officer.👏

A man from County Armagh has been arrested on suspicion of drugs offences in connection with the importation of 34 kilos of cannabis. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-arrested-in-co-armagh-as-nca-investigation-into-cannabis-importation-continues Good arrest and stopping drugs getting onto the streets👏

A man has been charged with money laundering following the seizure of £1m in suitcases at Heathrow Airport. https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/news/man-charged-in-nca-investigation-after-1m-seized-by-border-force-at-heathrow-airport Good arrest and stopping the man leaving the UK.👍

Police have arrested two women and confiscated a large amount of suspected Class A and Class B drugs that would have ended up on Merseyside streets. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/march-2025/two-wirral-women-arrested-for-possession-with-intent/ Good arrest by police and taken two more drug dealers off the streets.👏

A nationwide crackdown on fraud throughout February led to 422 arrests, 155 voluntary interviews, and the seizure of cash and assets worth more than £7.5 million. https://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/news/city-of-london/news/2025/march/henhouse-4-a-month-long-intensification-on-fraud-sees-more-than-7.5m-seized-and-422-arrests-made-led-by-city-of-london-police/ Great work by the CLP in cases bringing them to justice 👏

Four men have been jailed for a combined 43 years and eight months for their role in drugs supply offences in Merseyside. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/march-2025/four-men-jailed-for-a-combined-43-years-and-eight-months-for-supplying-drugs-in-merseyside/ Great work by police by getting even more drug dealers off the streets and behind bars.👏

A man from Kirkby has been jailed for seven years for supplying Class A drugs into Ellesmere Port. https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2025/march-2025/man-from-kirkby-jailed-for-seven-years-for-county-lines-drugs-supply/ Great work by police getting another drug dealer off the streets.👏

In 2020, when international law enforcement infiltrated Encrochat, specialist detectives in our Wigan Challenger Team received several packs containing thousands of anonymous, and once encrypted, messages. It was their job to go through these messages, and identify who was behind the anonymous handles, ‘goldflake’, ‘apetoast’, ‘unrealcafe’, ‘wordyjay’, and ‘impulsivehound’. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/march/wigan-gang-jailed-for-over-40-years-after-specialist-detectives-rumbled-their-multi-million-pounds-drugs-and-money-laundering-conspiracy/ Good work by the GMP in bringing down the drug gang now behind bars.👏

Shortly before 1:45am this morning (Monday 17 March) we were called to Wilmslow Road, Manchester, to reports of a disturbance. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/march/six-men-arrested-for-affray-following-disorder-on-wilmslow-road/ Not good when police have to attend when a group of men were fighting with weapons, believed to be knives and hammers, and several were injured and all have been arrested.

A man has been sentenced to more than ten years in jail for a string of online child sexual abuse offences. https://www.westmidlands.police.uk/news/west-midlands/news/news/2025/march/man-jailed-for-11-years-for-string-of-online-sexual-abuse-offences/ Good this scum is now off the streets and now serving a decent sentence with the officers bringing him to justice.👏

Ulrich Nzi (03/09/1993) of Silver Street in Irlam, Salford, has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and possession with intent to supply Class B drugs. https://www.gmp.police.uk/news/greater-manchester/news/news/2025/march/31-year-old-charged-after-police-called-to-address-on-silver-street-to-reports-of-a-man-with-a-gun/ good work by police with the arrest and a drug dealer and gun recovered.👏