UK Policing News

This case is truly sickening. Not just because it involves vulnerable people who cannot defend themselves, but because it's local to me, too. This happened in Bristol, and it boggles my mind. Here in Bristol, we don't abuse people, we drink cider and have ridiculous accents. I literally cannot fathom how someone could do this to a vulnerable person. From what I heard, only four of the people filmed have been arrested so far. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011pwt6/Panorama_Undercover_Care_The_Abuse_Exposed/

A court has come down on the side of the defendant in the case accusing him of harassment via the internet. Ian Puddick discovered his wife was having an affair with her boss. He sought to bring the affair to an end - and her boss told him they no longer worked together - but in fact continued to do so. The defendant then set about exposing the deeds of the employer on the internet, even to the extent of emailing third parties with the information, and informing the employers that their director was conducting an affair on expenses. Business security firm Kroll were brought in - and Puddick claims he was threatened. City of London Police even arrested him under count…

A British rapist, who kidnapped a young woman and tortured her in a 'Silence of the Lambs' -style dungeon is to be deported back to the UK 'within weeks' from Australia. Leslie Neil Cunliffe, who has been living in Australia as a British citizen, raped the woman in a dungeon, then gagged and bound her to a chair that was bolted to the floor. He strapped a fake bomb around her and took a Polaroid photo of her and sent it to her family, demanding a £500,000 ransom. Australian detectives likened Cunliffe's crime to the horror film 'Silence of the Lambs'. Cunliffe, 63, who served 12 years in prison for the crime, breached his parole conditions by not reporting to police in …

A respected shopkeeper suffered a gruelling ten-month court ordeal and was warned he could face life in jail - for frogmarching a 15-year-old shoplifter home to the teenager's family. Owais Dar, 26, thought he was doing the right thing when he caught the boy stealing a bunch of grapes. He drove the teenager home and had a word with his father. But two days later, at four in the morning, Mr Dar was woken by police banging on the door and was arrested on suspicion of false imprisonment. At this point the Crown Prosecution Service was advised by a lawyer to take no further action. However a senior police officer said Mr Dar's conduct was 'intolerable', and the case should…

Dorset Police's new Deputy Chief Constable appointed Debbie Simpson takes up the position of Deputy Chief Constable in the autumn A police officer who helped manage the UK response to the Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004 has been appointed as Dorset's new Deputy Chief Constable. Debbie Simpson is currently an Assistant Chief Constable with Devon and Cornwall Police. She said: "I am committed to delivering to the residents of Dorset the best policing service possible." She succeeds Deputy Chief Constable, Chris Lee, who is retiring after a 30-year police career. Debbie Simpson joined Bedfordshire Police in 1984 and became its head of CID. She also led and coordinated the…

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-13787769 Has anyone else seen this?? I am local to this area and know that the area in which she lives is remote countryside. The article can't contain all the information but must have been a great stop/check, report or intel operation to have got them.

SOURCE The policeman blinded by gunman Raoul Moat has made the first award from a charity he set up to help injured emergency service personnel. Pc David Rathband, 43, launched his Blue Lamp Foundation after being shot in the face by Moat a year ago. The charity, which has raised about £130,000, awarded £2,500 to paramedic John Eames, whose legs were shattered when a lorry hit his ambulance. Mr Eames, 38, has been unable to walk since the incident in February. Mr Eames cannot return to the home he shares with wife Sarah in Burton, Staffordshire, because it is not suitable for his wheelchair. The award will help him adapt the house. 'Living proof' His ambulance wa…

Man charged after policeman fractures skull in Burton A 37-year-old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm to a policeman whose skull was fractured. Sean Peter Sales was charged after an incident in Horninglow Road, Burton upon Trent, overnight on Saturday. He is also charged with two counts of causing actual bodily harm, common assault and resisting arrest and is due before Burton magistrates on Monday. The 47-year-old Staffordshire police officer who was injured is in a stable condition in hospital. A second person who was also hurt was treated for his injuries and later discharged from hospital. BBC News - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-st…

http://www.bbc.co.uk...reland-13781573 was it rape or is the woman fitting the officer up and it hard to understand why the officer showed her his warrant card ?

After Vancouver riots, signs of gratitude shown to Vancouver Police In the wake of the heartbreaking riots here in Vancouver after the Stanley Cup hockey finals, citizens gathered in an impromptu fashion to thank police officers... http://www.vancouverobserver.com/blogs/psyched/2011/06/17/after-vancouver-riots-signs-gratitude-shown-vancouver-police

2012 Olympic torch police counselling 'barking mad' The police guard for the 70-day Olympic torch relay will be offered psychological counselling to help them "reintegrate" after the event. Some 28 unarmed Metropolitan Police officers will guard the Olympic flame as it journeys around the UK in 2012. A spokesman said they were "mindful" the officers would be away from home and said staff welfare was paramount. But critics said the "barking mad" offer of counselling was a waste of resources. The torch will leave Land's End, Cornwall, on the morning of 19 May. The route, which covers every nation and region in the UK, will see the torch travel 8,000 miles before arri…

A judge waived a burgling bride-to-be's curfew so she could go on her hen do and stay out late at her wedding. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-13770685 "Mr Adams said: "The burden of the case has been an enormous stress and the trauma heightened by the fact she and her partner are intending to marry on June 25."" I feel for poor Nichola Crombie, don`t you? We have gone nuts!!

There are certain things every criminal should bear in mind when thinking about making a run for it. Especially when the officer arresting you is on horseback. For one suspect who tried to do just that there was only ever going to be one outcome. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2004423/Pc-horseback-chases-burglar-busy-Middlsebrough-streets.html#ixzz1PYBrIJPn Nice one!!

It’s known as the thin blue line - and proposals to introduce annual fitness tests mean it should stay that way. Police officers could face the regular hurdle to ensure they are in tip top condition to continue fighting crime and disorder. Under the current system only new recruits must pass an examination to prove they are fit to go on duty. But a shake-up of pay and conditions for the nation’s constabulary means officers in England and Wales could be forced to undergo a test every year. He also called for directly-elected police and crime commissioners to be given the power to dock the pay of under-performing chief constables. Former rail regulator Tom Winsor called…