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I was recently interviewing a suspect who was arrested for harassment of his ex-partner by sending constant nuisance text messages. When he was arrested his house was searched for any mobile phones and 4 seized. I assume this was done under s32 of PACE after arrest In custody he was searched and had another mobile phone on him which was also seized, again under s32 I assume. My question is, was the search and seizure of the 2 mobiles from his home address 'legal'? As I thought harassment (NOT putting them in fear of violence) was triable summarily only and therefore you could not perform a s32 search under PACE after arrest? Also was the phone seized off his persona l…

I'm watching Gypsy Blood: True Stories on Channel 4 (possibly on 4OD later) and there's been a scene showing a group of travellers watching a "chicken fight" as named by one of the travellers doing the voiceover at the time. Is this not illegal? If so, what offences* are committed by the owners, the people watching (including children in the film). If it ISN"T illegal, what loophole are they using to get round this? Would there be a way to police this using Ways and Means Act? *Apart from taste, decency, moral etc. Not really a scenario, just an interesting point of law that's highlighted on the telly now. Please and thank you

Hi all im new to this so please excuse me if i dont get this quite right but i need a bit f information if posible...... I was recently headbutted in a pub by my ex boyfriend but have chosen not to give a statement however it was all on cctv and a few witnesses gave a statement at the time of offence. He is currently bound over for fighting with a man a few months back but im wandering if they can still prosecute even though i have not given a statement and if so what would the charge be? Many many thanks

Before you laugh or judge or get angry or whatever, i just want to make it clear that this is not a "troll" thread and is not merely some grudge filled "anti-police" thread as i am not anti-police but anti-police state. But I am just conversing with you, as a adult human being to my fellow adult human beings. I'm not in any ways a mad conspiracy theorist (I do not believe 7/7 or 9/11 were inside jobs), but history tells us that even good societies can turn sour and corrupt and we in the UK are not free from repeating history, since we never really learn it, and certainly not human nature. Please do not give a knee-jerk response like "piss off to North Korea if you think …

Victim statements. Just a quick one. While I'm doing self study. Eg. Assault , robbery etc. if the ip knows the name of the suspect. Does advokate still need to be added in statements for I'd issues.

I thought that it was not an offence per se to resist arrest, except "assault with intent to resist arrest" (S38 Offences Against the Person 1861). But, looking at S89 (2) of the Police Act 1996, it mentions resisting a constable in the execution of his duties. Could this be used to prosecute offenders who resist arrest without actually assualting anyone (eg: running away from a constable attempting to make an arrest)? "Any person who resists or wilfully obstructs a constable in the execution of his duty, or a person assisting a constable in the execution of his duty, shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding…

Hello again. Can someone answer this easy question that I probably know. Try to issue a s27 notice to leave after acting antisocially and alcohol present amongst the group but the bloke is not drink (and disorderly ) They kind of refuse to allow me to fill out the form as keep trying to go. Is this then enough to arrest for failing to comply. Or does the form need to be fully completed ten they refuse. Also. S50 polce reform act - if they have been antisocial I can ask name and address for the form. If they refuse can be arrested under s24 pace. But why would u actually arrest for. And what crime goes on the box. Hope all that makes sense.

My boyfriend and I are planning to go to a festival in the summer and really cant afford the extortionate prices the hotels in the local area are charging so we thought we might be able to sleep in our car. Is there any law against this and should we expect an awakening? Also is there anywhere we can legally park over night as we have seen a few cases of motorists being fined at service stations for overstays? Any advice would be greatly appreciated...

Hi guys, We just spent the last weekend in training talking about Theft, Going Equipped and so on, but I thought of a question on the way to work this morning which I'm not really sure I know the answer to. Let's hypothetically say that someone is reported in relation to a theft, and someone matching all of the descriptive points is found. He's in the right place at the right term, and the Officer that finds him thinks that this warrants a search. The suspect is searched, and about his person they find tools that could constitute going equipped, as well as the items reported stolen. Can he be arrested for Theft and for Going Equipped, or would he just be done for the "…

If a person gets arrested for a minor offence (drunk and disorderly) and is from another country, do the police just deal with it normally or do they check with police in the country the person is from to confirm their address and details? Also do they notify your home country police that you were arrested?

Around early December I was involved in a traffic operation during which I stopped a vehicle for speeding and found the driver to be a provisional licence holder and not to be having a third party policy covering the use of his vehicle. The driver was given a notice of intended prosecution for the speeding, driving otherwise in accordance and for no insurance and had his vehicle seized for his troubles. My question is that I haven't had any time to complete a summons file yet and I've been taken ill and will be off duty for around 2 months, what sort of timescale do I have to summons him after a NIP has been given? Thanks