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Wandsworth's park police will be replaced by Met officers The borough's parks police service will be disbanded and replaced by Metropolitan police officers. Councillors voted for the plans to go ahead at a full council meeting last week, despite receiving a petition opposing the move with 1,372 signatures from residents. It will mean the existing 23 parks police will be replaced by a team of 12 Metropolitan police officers to patrol its parks and open spaces. They will be backed by a team of five existing park police officers to be used for public events. The council is using the Mayor of London's three year 'buy one get one free scheme' to…

The mother of jailed Matthew Banks has vowed to do everything she can to get her son freed for Christmas. Debbie Ennis fears he will have to serve the full 14-day sentence. She is vowing to take his case to the highest court in the land. She said: "It’s ludicrous. I do not understand what the judge was trying to achieve by putting him behind bars." http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1468604_jurors-mum-british-justice-stinks---my-son-thought-hed-get-slap-on-the-wrist He won`t be doing that again, there is the achievement. Maybe bring your son up not to lie, and take the responsibility of serving your country with the full respect it deserves.

Shoplifters robbed while stealing from grocery store Two accused shoplifters got a taste of their own medicine when they sought to clear out of the crime--and found that a passing malefactor had broken into their own car. Security personnel were in the process of questioning Korin Vanhouten, 47, and Eldon Alexander, 36, at an Ogden, Utah WinCo supermarket, accused of stealing makeup, energy bars and batteries. At the end of the interrogation, they left with a citation for attempted shoplifting. http://news.yahoo.co...-192530012.html Got to love it. . On the same theme. …

Just before 10pm on Saturday, 17 December 2011 police were called to a report of a vehicle driving away without paying from the BP petrol station in Ringwood Road, St Leonards. At 1.52am on Sunday, 18 December 2011, two police officers in a marked police car identified a vehicle believed to be involved in the earlier incident - a purple Volkswagen Golf - and attempted to stop it. The vehicle made off from police and the officers followed. Following a short police pursuit, the vehicle collided with the roadside at Clump Hill, along Horton Road at the junction with Burts Lane, near Three Legged Cross. An 18-year-old man from Verwood was taken by ambulance to Poole Hospit…

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A motorist died in a crash on the M25 in Surrey shortly after police tried to stop the vehicle during a pursuit. A silver BMW was in a collision with an articulated lorry at 23:55 GMT on Monday near junction 11 for Chertsey, Surrey Police said. The BMW driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The lorry driver was uninjured. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has decided not to begin an investigation. The M25 was shut clockwise at junctions 10-11 but reopened at 07:00, police said. A spokeswoman for the force said: "Surrey Police closed the motorway in the clockwise direction after a silver BMW collided with the back of an articulated lorry. "Police …

Police chiefs in misconduct probe over Kevin Nunes murder Drug dealer Kevin Nunes, 20, was shot dead in a country lane in Pattingham, StaffsContinue reading the main story Related Stories Police adopt countywide structure Men jailed for gangland execution Four senior police officers - including the Chief Constable and Deputy Chief Constable of Northamptonshire - are being investigated over claims of misconduct. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry relates to a Staffordshire Police investigation into the murder of Kevin Nunes in 2002. None of the four officers has been suspended from their posts. They are all former or serving Staffordshire…

Came across this dated today, whilst browsing the Met media updates. Two MPS officers dismissed and two given final written warnings following an investigation into excessive force Following an investigation by MPS Directorate Professional Standards, managed by the IPCC, into the actions of six police officers in July 2009, two officers have been dismissed and two officers have received final written warnings after a misconduct hearing. In the early hours of Friday, 17 July, 2009, a Citroen Saxo failed to stop for police officers and was pursued into the Grange Estate, East Finchley. Four men remained inside the vehicle while the driver decamped and was not traced. L…

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Special Constable injured in collision Posted on 13th November 2011 Police are trying to trace the driver of a vehicle that collided with a Special Constable and failed to stop at the scene. The incident happened in Shakespeare Street at about 2.30am today (Sunday 13 November 2011) and part of the road, from its junction with Mansfield Road to its junction with South Sherwood Street, has been closed while forensic examinations are carried out. The road is expected to be re-opened later this morning. The vehicle was found abandoned in nearby Peel Street and has been recovered. The Special Constable was on foot and responding to an altercation involving a group of men…

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I just heard that underground workers from the ASLEF union are going on strike for 4 days over christmas including Boxing day because they want TRIPLE TIME AND a DAY OFF IN LIEU! In the same day the highest unemployment figures for 17ys were announced with loads for youth, i think they are using blatent blackmail and should be replaced - i'm that angry! If there are any train driver out there who care to try and justify this please do - we currently get double time and no day in lieu and it looks like that will go down to flat time under Windsor. Really, how hard can it be to train replacements:- Go, Stop, Open doors, Close doors, Go, Stop...... I know i'm being simpl…

Court Reporting: Rules Relaxed "Journalists are now free to report directly from trials by using mobiles and laptops in court, England and Wales' most senior judge has decided. The ruling for courts in England and Wales means media organisations no longer have to seek permission to report live using emails, texts or websites such as Twitter." Read the full story here > This week's poll focuses on what you think about the relaxation of court reporting restrictions surrounding electronic media. The results and selected comments from the forums will be published on Police Oracle next week.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2076997/Juror-Matthew-Banks-jailed-Christmas-phoning-sick-halting-trial.html 19 year old sits on a jury, then calls in sick after a few days so that he can go and watch Chicago with his mum. He's been jailed and his mother and boyfriend think it's disgraceful how he's been treated. Probably best he didn't carry on sitting on the jury - as he doesn't appear to have a sense of what's right, and what's wrong. Fool.

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