UK Policing News

A real waste of life, It always seems to be the same, the inocent die at the wheel, RIP I hope the driver being pursued gets the book thrown at him!

Not entirely surpised looking at the vest. Better to be safe then sorry. Source: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz1ZuzgmzA6

THE police force that patrols Britain’s rail network could be split up and its officers in Scotland brought under the control of the country’s proposed single force. The Herald has learned ministers are looking to absorb the Scottish officers from the UK-wide British Transport Police (BTP) into the forthcoming single police force north of the Border. The officers are currently part of a UK force funded predominantly by rail firms. However, Kenny MacAskill, the Scottish Justice Secretary, has written to Phil Hammond, the UK Transport Secretary, in a bid to explore the potential of bringing BTP Scotland into the single police force proposed for Scotland. There is tho…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-15194950 In a couple of other threads on here of recent, people have questioned the use of legally held firearms in the defence of your home. Seems like we might get a chance to see an actual case now...

Thousands of rapists and other dangerous criminals could get away scot-free thanks to plans to scale down the DNA database, Labour claimed last night. Home Secretary Theresa May was accused of 'covering up' damaging evidence that relaxing the Government's database rules would make it harder for police to track down thousands of offenders. Labour claimed that a 'secret' Home Office report revealed that 23,000 people a year who would later go on to commit crimes including murder and rape would have their DNA removed from police records under the reforms. Under proposals to be debated tomorrow, the DNA records of people arrested but not charged in England and Wales will be…

http://policeoracle.com/news/Labour-To-Announce-Review-Of-Policing_38598.html The Labour Party has pledged to launch an independent review of policing chaired by a former Metropolitan Commissioner amid concerns over government reform plans. Will they be any better towards our Police? like not cutting Police to ribbons.

Police were last night forced to deny they had 'airbrushed' official statistics which showed crime levels actually fell during the summer riots. In August hundreds of shops were trashed as gangs of looters went on the rampage in London and other major cities.More than 1,700 people have appeared in court for riot-related crimes, and claims for damages are expected to top £200million. But the violence and mayhem barely registers on official crime statistics for the month of August in riot hotspots in London, Manchester and Birmingham.The figures prompted claims that official data was 'distorted'. Labour MP Graham Stringer said: 'I support transparency and releasing crim…

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/8810859/Pensioner-led-police-on-27-mile-chase-at-10mph.html As an aside, if there was ever a case that justified an extended re-test, it's this.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15210071

With people like this yyour never going to win! Clicky click

A 'feral' teenager confessed to 275 burglaries worth almost £750,000 after he was turned in to police by his own mother. Mandy Iceton, 41, said turning in her 18-year-old son Sean was the hardest thing she has ever had to do, but she had done it to save his future. After the teenager was jailed for nearly three years on Tuesday, Mrs Iceton said: 'It was really hard, but what else do you do when you know your kid's running riot? 'I felt like I loved my son and I didn't want to see him killing himself, or I didn't want to see the police knocking at my door one night to say he's been doing a burglary and someone has killed him.' Mrs Iceton reported her son to police afte…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...pshire-15181968people like him make me sick to con people like this with lies. jail is the right place for this man.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15204904What a stupid woman in my opinion.

One from the daily mail. My link Is there not some sort of restriction within the police regulations about encouraging people to 'work to rule'? I personally don't want to work to rule because I genuinely do the job because I love it and would feel guilty holding back from giving that extra to the job. I can see why people feel that it need to be done because we have no real ways of defending our pay/conditions. Edit: For shocking spelling.