UK Policing News

I'm pretty impressed by the generally non-partisan standard of debate on here but I have concerns. To be clear I'm what you guys call (somewhat pejoratively) a MoP so some of you will probably stop reading at this point. I'm not here to criticise; I'm looking for some reassurance. 1) I appreciate Tasers are a valuable alternative to lethal force. 2) I can see the media are being, let's say, mischievous with some of their coverage and it's interesting to see another perspective. 3) I understand that arresting someone is an unpleasant and stressful business for both sides and occasional deaths and injuries are a statistical certainty. 4) Most people should never e…

Original Source: Surrey Police Website http://www.surrey.po...12&itemID=14325 Policing in your pocket: Surrey Police launches trailblazing mobile phone app Surrey Police today launches a trailblazing mobile phone application enabling users to engage with their local neighbourhood teams. The interactive smartphone app Surrey Police Beat allows people to see where their Safer Neighbourhood officers are and what they are working on as well as giving them the opportunity to vote on their policing priorities. Among a whole host of other features, users will also be able to find details about their local neighbourhood officers and how to contact them along with informat…

Stab man Tasered by Greater Manchester Police dies A man from Greater Manchester who stabbed himself and was then Tasered by police has died. Officers were called to Salford Road in Over Hulton, Bolton, after receiving reports that a man had barricaded himself in his home with a knife. They broke into the house and were threatened by the man, who had stab wounds to his stomach, and Tasered him, a police spokesman said. The 53-year-old was taken to hospital but died shortly afterwards. A post-mortem investigation is due to be carried out later. Greater Manchester Police's professional standards branch is investigating and the force is due to make a referral to the I…

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via Sky News centre. "David Rathband, PC blinded by Raoul Moat, arrested on suspicion of assault, following incident at house in Northumberland" More details soon.

Link Then this tweet from the IPCC; Are they saying that the 'pepper spray' may have contributed to or caused this man's death? I ask because they keep mentioning it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14651735 Wheelchair protest man 'wins police complaint' The police complaints watchdog has upheld a complaint from a man pulled from his wheelchair by police during a protest, says his lawyer. Jody McIntyre said police dragged him along the road during 2010's cuts protests .Scotland Yard later said officers had been right to remove Mr McIntyre, based on the "perceived risk" to him.Mr McIntyre's lawyer Michael Oswald said the watchdog's report, as yet unpublished, vindicated him.

So while you're out and about Mrs Miggins can check where you are in the way some controls still cant!! http://www.policeoracle.com/news/Pocket-Sized-Policing-Goes-On-The-Beat_37377.html

http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16055490 This will be better I think because a the minute i get the impression its treated like something they just go along to for a day a week and not have it impact on them much.

A chief constable who is planning to reduce the opening times at almost half of his force’s stations says that in future the public may have to use Twitter and Facebook to contact an officer. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2029448/Twitter-Facebook-set-used-contact-police-future.html#ixzz1VwTM5Cfo Would this therefore mean that Police will now have to spend all day watching these sites?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-14635764

A man in his 20s has died in Cumbria after being shot with a Taser by police during his arrest. Man Dies After Taser Arrest

My link I would add, before anyone mentions the photo, that the photo of the river is not the scene, its actually further round where the river is deeper

A church service is to be held to mark the 40th anniversary of the shooting of a Lancashire police officer. Supt Gerry Richardson was killed in the line of duty after being shot while attending an armed robbery in Blackpool on 23 August 1971. PC Carl Walker was also injured in the incident, but survived. The service at St Paul's Church in the Claremont area of the town will follow the unveiling of a bench bearing a plaque dedicated to Supt Richardson. The incident, on The Strand, culminated in Supt Richardson and PC Walker chasing one of the armed robbers on foot. After cornering the criminal, PC Walker was shot in the thigh before the gun was turned on Supt Richardson…