UK Policing News

http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/specials_lauded_for_riots_effort_1_3208606 Pat on the back for Cambs Specials, rather nice I thought.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13452594 strange better security cant be arranged , only to use two officers, without protection equipment, will accompany the runner

http://www.bbc.co.uk...kshire-15519226 only in my opinion why should he get a big pay off when An investigation found that Mr Maxwell helped a relative gain unfair advantage in a police recruitment drive for 60 jobs in 2010 The inquiry into the misconduct claims cost taxpayers more than £300,000. . no wonder the police service are short of cash,when that sort of money would be better spent on more police officers and not the cut backs we see today in my opinion.

Very surprised that Brodie Clarke got caught for this one given the number of officers he threatened with dismissal if they considered not conducting the full range of entry checks on every single arriving passenger. He seems to have led a charmed life up til now, what with the IRA breakout at Whitehill Prison and his previous suspension over immigration scandals. BBC News - Border Chief suspended

Inspector Neil Murray of Essex Police presented certificates to six more district council workers last week. There are now 16 council employees - including street cleaners and gardeners - taking part in the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS). http://www.essex.pol...ouncil_sta.aspx Hand all Police powers to the various councils round the UK, then, what? We scrap the Police? "CSAS grants accredited people limited powers" Or, maybe they be police officers paid by the council rather then government? Either way this does not smell right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS-tSQSP2hc http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3594884/Call-in-the-cops-We-span-classredbarebspan-the-cops.html

John Carle and Naria Elrick stopped an armed robber attempting to break in to two shops in New Deer. 15 February 2011 12:58 GMT Brave cops: John Carle and Naria Elrick awarded A police chief has commended the bravery of a senior animal welfare officer and his colleague who risked their lives to catch a bungling armed robber. John Carle, of the Scottish SPCA, and Naria Elrick, 46, leaped into action when knife-wielding teenager Alan Hemsley targeted the village of New Deer in Aberdeenshire. Residents watched as Hemsley attempted to rob two village shops armed with a wooden baton and a knife. He fled the scene when Mr Carle and Ms Elrick, who were volunteering at a Re…

Not sure if anyone will be watching the program tonight but may be of interest to some. Personally I am not a big fan of the Panorama format as I find the 'balance' in their programs a bit too sensationalist at the expense of balance sometimes. http://news.bbc.co.uk/panorama/hi/front_page/newsid_9624000/9624787.stm

Suffolk Police 1 November 2011 Drugs with a street value of over £10 million have been seized by Suffolk Police following an operation into the importation and supply of Class A drugs. Searches, which began this morning, Tuesday 1 November, are continuing at business premises in Highbury Road, Brandon where the haul of Class A drugs has been discovered. This is an investigation being lead by Suffolk Police with the assistance of the UK Border Agency. Two 56-year-old men, one from Thetford and one from London were arrested last night, Monday 31 October, on suspicion of the importation of cocaine and possession of controlled drugs with intent to supply. They are both …

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/oct/30/metropolitan-police-mobile-phone-surveillance A woman on her mobile next to a police cordon during protests in London in 2010. The Metropolitan police have purchased technology to track all handsets in a targeted area. Photograph: Matthew Lloyd/Getty ImagesBritain's largest police force is operating covert surveillance technology that can masquerade as a mobile phone network, transmitting a signal that allows authorities to shut off phones remotely, intercept communications and gather data about thousands of users in a targeted area. And about time too, may have been useful during the riot times.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/nov/01/parliament-square-squatters-protest?INTCMP=SRCH At least 12 people were arrested after protesters staged a demonstration outside the Houses of Parliament over plans to criminalise squatting. About 150 people gathered in Parliament Square in Westminster shortly after midnight, according to reports. Always a few to ruin what was a pain in the arse anyway.

The Guardian

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2056009/Police-accused-boosting-detection-rates-getting-criminals-confess-offences.html Police are boosting their detection rates by getting offenders to confess to other crimes, figures suggest. Convicted criminals asked for a total of almost 69,000 crimes to be 'taken into consideration' in England, Wales and Northern Ireland last year, statistics disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act showed. The offences can then be wiped off the slate, and they cannot be prosecuted for them at a later date. But the practice also allows police to record the crimes as solved, improving the clear-up rates on which their performan…