UK Policing News

The university dreams of a student with 'exceptional promise' were shattered last night after he was jailed for rioting during protests against Government cuts. Francis Fernie, 20, became embroiled in a violent stand-off with police outside luxury goods retailer Fortnum and Mason as 500,000 demonstrators brought London to a standstill in March. Damning CCTV footage showed him drunkenly throwing sticks that had been used to hold placards at officers who were struggling to calm a surging mob. Fernie, who was described as having a 'social conscience and active interest in politics', recently sat his A-levels and was expected to take up an offer to study science at Sheffield…

A father who warned another parent about a convicted paedophile has been fined £1,000 and found guilty of harassing the sex offender. He was horrified to find his ex-wife’s new husband – stepfather to his daughter, 11 – had served three jail terms for sex crimes. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013301/Father-fined-1-000-guilty-harassment-warning-families-paedophile.html#ixzz1RnVRRHQN A very odd decision, i would like to know if someone of such a dubious background moved next door to me, wouldn`t you?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/jul/11/news-international-undermining-phone-hacking-inquiry-police-say News International need to clean up their own mess and the police need to sort theirs! Leave em to it! There's enough dross in the media without more of this mud-slinging.

The threat level has been downgraded from severe to substantial. I doubt it will ever go below this tho! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-14111281

A robber who denied taking part in an armed raid on a bookmaker’s was caught because he had made a note about it in his diary. Jonathan Ochola told police he was watching football with his brother at the time of the robbery in Portsmouth. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2013349/Robber-caught-planning-hold-diary.html#ixzz1RnRoSXpu Will Sundays appointment be cancelled? And did his car break down on way to or from robbery? Prat!!

A robber who denied taking part in an armed raid on a bookmaker's was caught because he had made a note about it in his diary. Jonathan Ochola told police he was watching football with his brother at the time of the robbery in Portsmouth. But when officers looked at the 21-year-old's journal, they found an entry on the day of the raid that read: 'Go Porsmouth (sic) robbery happens.' Ochola helped his friend Rashad Delawala steal hundreds of pounds from a branch of Ladbrokes. Delawala admitted wearing a balaclava and threatening staff with an imitation firearm, but Ochola insisted he was at home watching the television. In fact he was the getaway driver and the pair had …

Presumably we'll be hearing another one along the lines of "I was a bit depressed so I left my dogs to die horrendously". Fair enough then mate, we'll let you off scott free eh! Two police dogs 'boil to death' in car at Met training centre as temperatures soarCriminal prosecution under consideration By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:02 PM on 27th June 2011 Two police dogs - one of them just a puppy - have died after being left in a locked car with the windows shut as temperatures soared yesterday. An inquiry has been launched by Scotland Yard after the two animals were found inside a private vehicle belonging to a Met police officer. The dying Belgian Malino…

Prisoners should be allowed to buy their way out of jail early, a Lib Dem councillor has said. Roy Davies says non-violent offenders should be able to pay £10,000 to have their six-month sentence halved. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2009010/Prisoners-allowed-BUY-way-jail-early-claim-Lib-Dem-councillors.html#ixzz1QcO5wbXC Would this daft idea now mean, if you have the means prison will be a thing of the past. Let us take a scenario, your done for murder you pay 20 million into government coffers, you get a sentence for 3 months, one week if you behave.

Source Clicky A lot of the comments about the story basically say that 10 years isn't enough. What do you think?

Birmingham mother tells of arrest over son's death A mother arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of her three-year-old son is considering legal action against the police. Alfie Podmore, of Quinton, Birmingham, was later found to have died of septicaemia caused by pneumonia. Abby Podmore, 21, was held in a cell overnight at Bournville Police Station on the day of his death in February. She did not see his body for 10 days. West Midlands Police has said it is investigating. Mrs Podmore, a dental nurse, said: "I am ashamed to have thought that they would even think that I would do that to my child who was my world and my everything. "They (the police) t…

Wondered how long it would be before 60's came up on the human rights radar!; http://www.bbc.co.uk...ondon-14084418A woman has won permission to bring a landmark challenge over the legality of stop and search powers used by police to tackle knife and gang crime. Ann Juliette Roberts, 37, of Upper Edmonton, said the Metropolitan Police use the powers disproportionately against black people. The black woman said the fact she did not have enough money on her Oyster card led to a clash with Met officers. Officers insisted on searching her bag, she told the High Court. High Court judges ruled her case raised "important issues" and gave the special needs a…

Source: BBC That's a big taser...

Caught on helmet cam: The shocking moment a father-of-two cyclist was cut up by a police car By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Last updated at 10:57 AM on 29th June 2011 Comments (288) Add to My Stories Share This is the shocking moment a cyclist has to slam on his brakes to avoid being hit - by a police car. Keen cyclist Paul Brown, 44, had a tiny camera fitted to his helmet after being flung from his bike in a smash after being cut up by a motorist. But he was stunned when he was forced to slam on his brakes to avoid being hit by a police car, as he rode to work in Hull, East Yorks. Near-miss: A police car narrowly avoids a collision with cyclist Paul Brown in Hull, East Y…

The latest madcap decision! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13957873 http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2011/1578.html This may cause a few issues if people can only be bailed for four days!!! It appears the suspect was bailed after using 28hours of a 36hours clock but when they went back five months later to extend this to 96 the judges said nah it ran out ages ago!!! And this was upheld on appeal by the High Court!! Im hoping this only applies to asking for extensions to the PACE clock if you bail people and then come back to ask for it to be extended! How the hell would you get forensic evidence and the rest otherwise??