UK Policing News

Greater Manchester Police 'stretched beyond capacity' The chair of Greater Manchester Police Federation has said force officers are "working well beyond maintainable limits". In a letter to Chief Constable Peter Fahy, Chairman Elect Ian Hanson said response teams were "stretched well beyond capacity". Mr Hanson was responding to Mr Fahy's comments over concerns raised by an anonymous officer. The officer said Mr Fahy was "out of touch" over proposed cuts to the force. Greater Manchester Police is undergoing a phased shedding of 3,000 posts, which will see it lose 23% of its workforce by 2015 to help save £134m after its annual budget was cut. Mr Hanson said that …

I hope the judge feels please with his actions, and that he doesn't come across these 2 thugs on his way home one day

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pipe-bomb-left-near-primary-school-141842638.html I hope they catch whoever did this and throw the book at them. How sick do you have to be to try and kill children. Absolutely disgusting. Well done to the person who alerted the Emergency Services and of course the quick response.

The European Courts have just ruled on whole life imprisonment confirming that for some there will be no hope of release. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16591164

Olympic security secrets left on train A SECRET dossier detailing plans for policing this summer's London Olympics was left on a TRAIN. A cop lost the file but a commuter found it and handed it to The Sun. The shocking security blunder could have provided terrorists planning an attack with invaluable data. A shamed senior cop has been carpeted. The chief inspector in Scotland Yard's Territorial Policing branch is said to be "hugely embarrassed" by the potentially serious blunder. The dossier contained details that would have helped al-Qaeda terrorists mount a devastating attack on the Games in London this summer. "Restricted" files spell out security plans in p…

Hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of equipment and personal belongings have been stolen from police stations across Britain, it has been revealed. Thefts in the past five years include handcuffs, uniforms, speed guns, dogs, riot shields, and even patrol cars. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16380862 Never an Officer about when crime is in progress. :raz:

A FORMER motorway cop is to appear in court, accused of indecently assaulting a young girl. Simon Westwood, an ex-traffic inspector with West Midlands Police, is due to attend a hearing at Solihull Magistrates Court on January 30. The married veteran officer, 55, is charged with one count of indecent assault of a girl aged under 14, under the Sexual Offences Act 1956. Mr Westwood was detained in August last year during a raid at his home – just months after he had returned to the force as a special constable. He first appeared in court in connection with the case on December 5, at Solihull Magistrates. Mr Westwood made headlines last May after he spoke out about hi…

Source: BBC News So, I am now confused, re-reading the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, and more specifically Section 3, Subection (1), I would have thought the dog was sufficiently out of control for the offence to be complete; If the dog had injured a person, then it would become an aggravated offence? edit: Added Photo...

Source: BBC NewsIf this move were to take place, would it not make things more inefficient?!? The UK government and police forces are trying to reduce costs and I believe that fewer forces with fewer administrative and other cost overheads (such as technology, information sharing, etc) is the way forward... I can't see this happening.

A pedestrian has been taken to hospital after she was hit by a police car which was answering an emergency call. The marked police car, a Vauxhall Astra, hit the woman on Birmingham Road in Sutton Coldfield early today, a West Midlands Police spokesman said. The 54-year-old woman suffered leg and facial injuries and has been taken to hospital. The officers travelling in the police car were uninjured but shaken, the spokesman said. The road was closed between While Road and Maney Hill Road while the vehicle was recovered and inquiries were made. The road was re-opened just after 8am. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed, the spokesman added. …

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http://www.bbc.co.uk...sussex-16566151 i can see no blame to the officrs in this case when they wanted to stop a stolen car.

You can tell this bloke works for a politician can't you? "I told him it wasn't a police matter and to mind his own business"... and he wonders why he got nicked! http://news.sky.com/.../video/16148792

London's mayor is now responsible for the Metropolitan Police's priorities and performance, as part of government plans for elected commissioners. The Metropolitan Police Authority was disbanded at midnight and replaced by the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime (MOPC). MOPC will be monitored by the London Assembly's Police and Crime Panel. Operational matters will still be the responsibility of the Metropolitan Police commissioner. The mayor will also set the annual force budget for the Metropolitan Police in consultation with the commissioner. But the mayor does not have the power to appoint or dismiss the commissioner, or the deputy commissioner. Mayor Boris Jo…

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