UK Policing News

This is my favorite line of the story... ...http://www.bbc.co.uk...litics-14545728

A disgraced detective admitted today to defrauding a police children's charity, which raised funds for crime victims, out of at least £26,000. Ex-Detective Sergeant Louise Ord, 42, who was sacked by City of London Police in February last year, controlled the force's charity Child Victims of Crime. Ord, of Basildon, Essex, who worked with sexual abuse victims, was a nominated signature on cheque's paid on the charity's behalf and sat on it's committee. She pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to one count of fraud in that between January 16, 2007 and April 6, 2009, dishonestly, with intent to gain, or expose others to the risk of loss abused her position of trust as a…

12 August 2011 Analysis of media coverage and queries raised on Twitter have alerted to us to the possibility that we may have inadvertently given misleading information to journalists when responding to very early media queries following the shooting of Mark Duggan by MPS officers on the evening of 4th August. The IPCC's first statement, issued at 22.49 on 4th August, makes no reference to shots fired at police and our subsequent statements have set out the sequence of events based on the emerging evidence. However, having reviewed the information the IPCC received and gave out during the very early hours of the unfolding incident, before any documentation had been rec…

A teenager who repeatedly stabbed a policeman after he stopped and searched him in the street was jailed indefinitely. [/size]Alister Gregson, 19, was told he would have to serve a minimum of six years before he could even be considered for parole after attacking PC Nigel Albuery, 34, while he conducted a routine stop of search on him.PC Albuery said that recent riots had caused flashbacks of the horrific attack and left him in tears. The married father, who joined the Met in 2004, was with a colleague on a plain clothes operation when they saw Gregson acting suspiciously among a group of teenagers. When they approached the group, Gregson, who was on bail for attacking …

CURFEWS could be introduced on England’s streets to create no-go areas in the event of future riots. Home Secretary Theresa May said she was considering the move because she feared existing powers to keep people out of specific troublespots may not be strong enough. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/at-a-glance/main-section/curfews_could_be_used_in_bid_to_keep_rioters_off_streets_1_3685526 Good idea, but several problems do come to mind, here is one of them. The world spins on a tilted access, which revolves around me, so i ask this from a selfish point of view. I come back to London as a curfew is put into place, 80 people on board, what do I do with the 80 p…

Boy, 14, found stabbed to death in Enfield park Leroy's body was found next to a climbing wall in the recreation ground on Wednesday afternoonA 14-year-old boy has been found stabbed to death in a park in north London. Officers found Leroy James in Ponders End Recreation Ground in Enfield after being called there at about 17:30 BST on Wednesday. Leroy, from Edmonton, was dead when officers arrived at the scene. He had suffered a stab wound, police said. A post-mortem examination will be held later at Haringey mortuary. No arrests have been made. Boy 'bleeding'Continue reading the main story “Start Quote I was playing football. I saw the body laying on the flo…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-14575270 Oops. I think the engine may be flooded etc.

A man spotted using two mobile phones while behind the wheel of his car has been banned from driving for 12 months. Norwich magistrates heard David Secker, 34, of Rimington Road, Sprowston, near Norwich, was seen talking on one phone while holding the other as if texting. Secker, who is unemployed, did not appear to be holding the steering wheel when he was spotted on the 70mph A47 at Blofield, near Norwich on 17 May. He was found guilty in his absence last month and sentenced on Monday. He was also fined £150 and his licence was endorsed with 14 penalty points. His solicitor Simon Nicholls told the court Secker was holding the second phone to read out a telephone n…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14561117 Well done Mr Smith, takes some cojonas taking on someone with a loaded sawn off when all you have is a lettuce...

Scotland Yard's former chief and his top officer, who were forced to quit over the phone-hacking scandal, launched a furious broadside at the police watchdog as they were cleared of misconduct yesterday. Former Met Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson and ex-Assistant Commissioner John Yates reacted with anger after the Independent Police Complaints Commission announced that they had been exonerated over their handling of the inquiry. Sir Paul took a swipe at the watchdog for wasting resources, while Mr Yates was said to be 'utterly furious' that weeks after he was forced to stand down the IPCC probe had been dropped. The development came a day after a bombshell letter em…

http://policeoracle....ment_37146.html The Police Federation has mounted a fresh attack on government plans to cut force budgets as the Prime Minister pledged a war on gangs and gang culture. Responding to David Cameron's address at his constituency in Witney, Oxfordshire – in which he branded gangs as "a disease" – staff association Chairman Paul McKeever said officer numbers were needed for a successful fight against crime. Kind of hard to argue with Sir Paul McKeevers thoughts, no money no Police. This government have a been in bonnet over the cuts and no matter what hell breaks loose cuts we must have.

http://flic.kr/p/adg6mK Sickening footage. Wishing the officers a speedy recovery and swift arrest of the suspects.

Just read this on the Hull Daily Mail http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/Drivers-using-mobiles-escape-fines/story-13109408-detail/story.html Looks like first time offenders will be offered a £95 course instead of the £60 fine and 3 points. Is this a good idea or not?

A positive article regarding the Special Constabulary in Lancashire Constabulary after an interview with a local Special Inspector. Link

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18992054/specials.pdf Nice article, well worth a read.