UK Policing News

http://www.bbc.co.uk...reland-16466070 What a disgusting scumbag to do a thing like this :angry: and the police done a good job and the judge as well by putting him away.

Tragic when any incident of this nature happens. At 10.29pm this evening, Saturday January 7, a police vehicle was involved in a collision with a pedestrian in Whitleas Way, South Shields. The area is currently cordoned off while police carry out enquiries. A 52-year-old man was taken to South Tyneside hospital where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the police vehicle and a front seat passenger, two officers, have been taken to hospital - their injuries are not thought to be serious at this time. Officers are in the process of informing the deceased's next of kin. No details of his identity will be released at this time. Anyone who witnessed the collision is a…

Take a look at this News Story and give your views on this if you want to.. http://www.dailyecho..._mayhem_on_M27/

Police investigating the deaths of three women and the man who shot them before killing himself are expected to focus on why he owned six guns. Michael Atherton, 42, had licences for the firearms despite police revealing they were told three years ago that he had threatened to harm himself. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-16388062 Time to take a look at gun licences for all.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/police-standoff-threatens-to-break-osbornes-pay-cap-6286734.html Downing Street fears a stand-off with police when a report on pay is handed to ministers early this week. There is mounting concern that the report will support awards that threaten to wreck George Osborne's tough stance on public sector wages. "Although anxious to reform police pay, many MPs warn this is not the year to provoke a confrontation with them after the summer riots and increased security demands in the run-up to the Olympics." Someopne seeing some sense?

For most people, the system of civil loss recovery has operated under the radar. The only clues are signs discreetly displayed in stores warning shoplifters they face a claim for compensation if caught. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8403000/8403379.stm If this idea works in shops, I wonder if it can work when house gets robbed. Police nick thief, thief gets a caution, or sent to court, court hands him a £200,00 fine, house owner gets lawyer and sues the thief for lots more. I suspect this idea could work in all areas of criminal activity, seems great idea to me!!

A new police in-car computer, which allows officers to spend more time on the beat, is being rolled out across the Dyfed-Powys force. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-mid-wales-15933921 Anyone got one of these Toughbooks yet? Really only put this up because I met one Officer from this Force yesterday, what a gentleman!!

Is this a bad thing or not?

I've never had a journalist flirt with me or buy me drinks - meh, maybe I'm not senior enough ! (added before anyone else does - or good looking enough )

900 police and community officers have criminal record, data shows More than 900 serving police officers and community support officers have a criminal record, official figures show. Most are for traffic offences but there are also convictions for burglary, drug supplying, causing death by careless driving, robbery and domestic violence. Senior officers include two detective chief inspectors and a chief inspector, all from the Metropolitan Police. The figures were released by 33 of the 43 forces in England and Wales after Freedom of Information requests. Dangerous dog The statistics, obtained by the Press Association, show that at least 944 serving officers have a c…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...-west-16365087n Nice to read the judge put the scumbag down for assaulting two police officers and not a slap on the wrist for a change

The number of citizen's arrests carried out has fallen five-fold in the past decade, according to official figures which show the extent of Britain's "walk-on-by" culture. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8966738/Citizens-arrests-plummet-due-to-walk-on-by-culture.html Walk on by culture or not wish to get thumped culture? Not sure if the story is a good or bad thing.

My link why does these people do such things, clearly not to make money or support a habit, it seems just a bit of a hobby which has cost him sooo much

Well done to Sergeant Pedley & Mowvley, Story is a little old now but I didnt know there was CCTV footage of the incident - all round excellent work: Helicopter Footage

http://www.telegraph...-Stapleton.html I was surprised this story hadn't been posted before (or at least I couldn't find it after a quick search).