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Police chiefs are warning against possible changes in recruitment that they say could put "work experience" people in front-line roles.It comes after the prime minister told MPs the phone-hacking scandal called for a "broader look" at policing.Peter Fahy, of the Association of Chief Police Officers, warned of the dangers of direct entry to demanding job posts. Greater Manchester Chief Constable Mr Fahy compared such a situation to "a medical student acting as a surgeon". Mr Fahy said the principle that policing should not be left to the police alone was accepted.But he added: "That said, in terms of operational policing, the level of expertise, training and experience r…

More than 34,000 police jobs will be lost as part of Government cuts, inspectors have ruled. About 16,200 police officers will be axed by 2015 amid fears crime could go up by 3%, a report by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) said. http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/260223/34-000-police-jobs-to-be-scrapped Make it easier on all of us, scrap the government.

High-performance cars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds were seized and drivers were fined during a police crackdown on boy racers in Knightsbridge. Ferraris, Bentleys, Porsches, BMWs and a Bugatti Veyron were pulled over for spot-checks last night. Alleged offences included driving without insurance, or having windows that were too heavily tinted. Residents say they are kept awake by the noise of cars, mostly owned by young Middle Eastern men, being raced into the early hours, and claim pedestrians are being put at risk. Many of the drivers, thought to include members of the Qatari royal family, come to the UK to escape the hot weather at home in the weeks before …

This appeared on ITV news this morning, trying to find the article relating to it. Basically saying a Met officer was stabbed in Bute Road Croydon last night, whilst on foot patrol. Will try and find article. I hope this officer has a speedy recovery, stay safe out there everyone, always be vigilant. Thoughts are with his friends, family and colleagues.

http://www.northampt...ud-20072011.htm Nice bit of police work to put a end to this gang

Her delivery may be more Brenda Blethyn than Helen Mirren, but Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers will be forever linked with the star of Prime Suspect. Having once helped Mirren research her role as Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison in the ITV drama, Akers now finds herself cast in a leading role - as the police officer leading the investigation into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. "Knowing Sue as I do, that is the one line that makes her cringe more than any other," says Metropolitan Police Authority chairman Kit Malthouse at the mention of Prime Suspect. "Sue is one of the most professional police officers I have ever met. Jane Tennison wasn't." …

When two police officers turned up on his doorstep at 11.20pm, Clive Lindoe feared the worst. But the father of three was shocked and angry to learn the reason for the late-night visit – an allegation that his youngest son had thrown an apple at another boy. They even threatened to arrest Charlie, 13, when his father initially refused to let them see him until the morning. The schoolboy was then woken up and taken to the 'bullying and brutish' officers, who made him sign what is believed to have been a neighbourhood resolution agreement, used to resolve minor disputes – even though he denied hurling the apple in the first place. Mr Lindoe, 50, has since made an official …

A trainee police dog has been denied a place in a police force after she was deemed 'not brave enough'. Vegas, a 19-month old German Shepherd, underwent a rigorous regime to become one of the latest recruits to the Northumbria Police dog section. She was trained to become fearless and deal with a variety of dangerous situations, including jumping through windows, tackling knife-wielding maniacs and barking and biting on command. But after displaying 'tentative' tendencies, trainers decided she didn't 'possess the courage needed to make it as a police dog'. Dog section Sergeant John Sim was one of those who made the decision to give Vegas early retirement. He said:…

TRUCAM: EVERY MOTORIST'S NIGHTMARE Enlarge The new TruCam device will not only records a vehicle's speed, but also captures it on film. It means that police will have irrefutable of speeding by motorists who will first learn of their offence when a fine lands on their doorstep. The new TruCam speed trap is small enough for traffic cops to carry on patrol. Mike Ricketts , head of sales at Tele-Traffic told Auto Express magazine: 'This new device collects more data simultaneously than traditional cameras and all that evidence gives the police much more chance of getting a conviction.' The technology embedded in the TruCam allows traffic cops to store the captured…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14201566 Published tomorrow here.... Edit: Forgot original source link. https://www.facebook.com/lancspolice

Nice to see some news about SCs

Her delivery may be more Brenda Blethyn than Helen Mirren, butDeputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers will be forever linked with the star of Prime Suspect. Having once helped Mirren research her role as Detective Superintendent Jane Tennison in the ITV drama, Akers now finds herself cast in a leading role - as the police officer leading the investigation into the News of the World phone hacking scandal. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23970423-can-these-women-save-the-met-the-job-of-restoring-trust-after-phone-hacking-is-with-female-officers.do Good article.

Maimed by a police dog - for being a football fan Last year, returning from a football match, student Tommy Meyers was savaged by a police dog while being arrested for assault. Now, following his acquittal, he and his family talk about the incident Francis Beckett guardian.co.uk, Sunday 3 July 2011 22.55 BST Tommy Meyers: there was a lot of blood. Photograph: Martin Godwin for the Guardian Until 11 September last year, the police were rather admired in the Meyers household. Tony Meyers is a firefighter, a profession in which you work closely with the police and tend to get on with them, and his younger son, then 17, had done work experience with the police and was cons…

18 July 2011 Last updated at 18:50 Hill Hospital saline probe: 50 questioned Tracey Arden, George Keep and Arnold Lancaster have all died at Stepping Hill in the past month Fifty people have been questioned by police investigating the suspicious deaths of three patients at a Greater Manchester hospital in the past month. Tracey Arden, 44, George Keep, 84, and Arnold Lancaster, 71, have all died at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport through suspected contaminated saline. Detectives believe insulin was injected into saline containers which were used by at least two wards at the hospital. Inquests into the three patients are due to be opened on Tuesday. Ten other…

"Sean Hoare had told the New York Times the practice was far more extensive than the paper acknowledged when police first investigated hacking claims.Hertfordshire Police said the body of a man was found at a property in Langley Road, Watford, on Monday morning. A police spokesman said the death was currently being treated as unexplained, but was not thought to be suspicious. The spokesman said: "At 10.40am today [Monday] police were called to Langley Road, Watford, following the concerns for welfare of a man who lives at an address on the street. "Upon police and ambulance arrival at a property, the body of a man was found. The man was pronounced dead at the scene sho…