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Hi Everyone, I am really worried. Before Christmas my partner was sacked from his job as they accused him of stealing from the till. He denied doing it but they sacked him anyway. They had CCTV evidence that on one occasion he had served a customer, taken money from a customer and put it in the till however the till report does not show the item being put through. They also had evidence of several other times where he had open the till as a "no sale" however had no corresponding CCTV footage. He says he did not steal from the till and suspects that the till roll was jammed on the occasion they have footage for and that was why he didn't put it through. Anyway, he h…

Hi, I've always understood the S.27 Notice to Leave as being applicable only to people that you believe may be involved in alcohol-related ASB if you do not issue one, as in they do not necessarily have to be drunk/drinking but could be supplying alcohol to people who would, or enticing a group who had been drinking to cause problems. However, I've had officers who think that it can be issued for general ASB as well, and who read the alcoholo-related bit as an "or" and not necessary to have to issue the DtL. What do others thinks, what is the basis in law?

Hi I hope this is the right place in the forum to put this question but.. A couple of doors down from me in my cul de sac is a dog which I believe to be dangerous and many others in the street do. It is dangerous to other dogs and to humans. The owners abuse the dog when it is not behaving as they see fit such as running to attack my dog they hit the dog and I have seen them hit the dog with a chain. When they hit it it's really hard not like a little tap but a full slap on the face or whatever part of the dog they can hit. I'm scared to take my dog for a walk as when if I do and they open their gate or front door the little dog comes bounding across to me and my dog an…

My day job is repairing parts out of fruit machines, such as Coin Acceptors and Note Acceptors. As part of this, I get to hear about all the little tricks and techniques criminals use to con the machines into giving them credits for free. I've always known these as "frauds", but what law is actually being broken here? Is it not theft? And would, therefore, a person carrying the required equipment to do this be Going Equipped? My gut instinct says it is, but then its a bit more complicated that simply smashing the machine open and nicking the money from inside... (I hope what I mean is clear, it's a bit difficult to explain without giving more details than I'm willing t…

Now we all know that Facebook has become the bane or the death of UK Police Officers with the "he said this. She said that" routine and blah blah blah. But as we know offensive and malicious messages online can be dealt with legally. What I ask is at what point does bullying or abusing someone online say by facebook or twitter become a crime. And under what law/(s) can you arrest someone for such and what punishment can be given. Thanks .

My husband of nearly 27 years has been advised an allegation of spitting at someone has been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service. He strenuously denies this but the victim has a witness. He does not deny having a dispute and getting angry (it happened whilst at a recycling centre and my husband says someone who worked there started yelling abuse at him about not being able to read, came running over and was very rude to him). My husband does have a temper, but I have never seen him hit anyone - he usually just yells and swears and bangs the table. I personally have never witnessed him spitting anywhere. But equally why on earth would anyone accuse someone of such …

Hi, I understand that this forum is not for legal advice so PLEASE do not berate me for simply asking this question. If you are going to berate me, then simply ignore this post rather than posting a reply. Thank you. Hi, I am asking about a friend's problem: He received a court summons for a fare evasionpenalty. When the TFL (London Tube) officer interviewed him, he took his detailsdown. He gave a false name but a correct address. They never saw or copied his id, all they checked was if the address he gave actually exists. The name he gaveis fictitious and there are several people living at the address. Fromwhat I can see, if he does not attend the court hearing he wil…

The above is sometimes in place of the comments part of a newspaper web page. What are these legal reasons which prevent people from commenting on certain ongoing news reports?

Hi every body im new to the forum and find the laws for neon and led lighting on vehicles very vague, I understand that its not illegal so sell these lights to the public as long as its for off road use, so if you are at a car show or a car event then its fine to have them on as long as you are not driving. But i am hearing that if the lights are red at the back and white at the front then you can drive on public roads within the law so does that mean if you have white leds under the vehicle then you are with in the law. I spoke to traffic police once at a car show and they said as long as the lights dident dazzel any other road users then it dident matter. Can any one…

Another question about legislation. Under robbery it states that it does not cover "taking a conveyance". Say I drag a driver out of a car and drive off to " get home" = no robbery as no intent to permanently deprive. What about if I drag a driver out with intent to take car to sell on : is this robbery or still "taking a conveyance"? Thanks in advance.

I am not a resident of the UK but due to a drawn out civil litigation I have spent most of my time over here for the last 6 years. For over 5 years my former partner (who is my opponent in the civil litigation) has conducted a campaign of harassing, bullying and stalking me through over 200 emails, letters, phone calls and voice mail messages to me, my family and friends. More importantly, on 4 occasions he has formally made serious allegations against me to the police of theft, burglary, fraud, illegally working and living in the UK, VAT fraud and tax fraud. All are false allegations and have been made maliciously. My question is this, will these complaints made against…

All, On my first shift we attended a PCSO who had spoken with a couple of guys who were going door to door, asking for scrap metal. The gents were reprotedly travellers, and had previously been flagged for doing this in Leicestershire. The guys were travelling in a white flatbad truck type vehicle, and appeared to work for no business and have no licence. Has an offence been committed?