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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11606546 Prison officers are earning thousands of pounds smuggling mobile phones into jails, a BBC Inside Out investigation has revealed. More than 500 phones were confiscated from prisoners in Kent and Sussex in 2009, a Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed. The BBC spoke to one man who claimed he supplied four prison wardens with mobile phones to pass on to inmates. The Prison Service said security procedures were being strengthened. The source claimed he regularly arranged lucrative payments to South East prison officers in return for them passing on handsets to prisoners. He said: "The warden will come and pick up …

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11629992 Tube workers were stopped from going to the tracks at Liverpool Street Station after a bomb tore apart a train on 7 July 2005, a station manager has said. Darren Glazer said British Transport Police (BTP) forbade London Underground staff from going to the Aldgate train. The suicide bomb on the Circle Line train was one of four co-ordinated attacks on London's transport network. The inquests into the 2005 attacks has heard Aldgate Station staff ignored safety concerns to help the injured. The Liverpool Street station manager told the inquests of the 52 people killed by the bombers he was stopped by Det Ch Insp Al Lawson, the…

This is all over the legal press. It seems an appalling episode all round.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-11620295 An ambulance driver has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after being involved in a crash while answering an emergency call. Four people suffered minor injuries in the seven-vehicle accident on the A52 near Bardills Island, Nottingham, on Saturday evening. East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said the driver had been suspended and an inquiry launched. A 39-year-old man was questioned and released on police bail until January. One person suffered whiplash, one was treated for a suspected broken leg and another has a suspected fractured pelvis following the crash at about 1940 BST. At the time, …

Could anyone help me as to how I go about getting the ball rolling to transfer to Western Australian Police Service. I have emailed the Australian Embassy and am currently awaiting a reply! I am a current serving constable and am looking into the idea of moving to Oz with my family and would really appreciate any help or point in the right direction. cheers, Leigh

Hello all I am a Producer Director working on the second series of 'Phil Down Under' for Channel 4. The series focuses on British families who are moving from the UK and starting a new life in Australia and features Phil Spencer from Location Location Location. We are currently looking for people to take part in the series and I wondered if there are any people from the UK on here who have secured or are in the process of securing a job as a police officer in Australia and are now possibly looking to purchase their first home? We are also searching for 'success stories' - UK police officers who have moved to Australia within the last 5 years and are now making …

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/7958425/policeman-shot-in-head-during-seige Wishing you all the best and hoping for a full and speedy recovery. Antipodean2010-09-12 00:13:36

My father is a former detective. He is collecting Russian "Memorial" (already more than 4000 pages). He asked me to give the link on his web site - http://oper-day.ru/?page_id=17868

10 years ago I dwelt in Sydney (NSW) and often attended Cabramatta area as I did some plaster boarding works there. Every time I saw several guys of Vietnamese origin offering heroin to passers-by.They always stood at the left side of a road that is close to the Cabramatta train station.At the right side there's a Cabramatta Police station. The question (to the NSW Police) is: Do those guys still stand there or the Police eventually finished off that trade?

Hi all new to this site, Both my wife and I are serving members in the PSNI, with seven and five years service respectively, both very interested in a move to Canadian police, are there any Ex British police who have moved out there with any knowledge on whether there will be any recruitment in 2010. Or anyone who has transferred to any other countries and are finding it an enjoyable experience, and what the process is for transferring, because to be honest I’m sick of checking under the car every morning, in case it goes booooom.

Nearly old news but should be read: Members of the Russian Public Chamber and Human Rights Council have proposed splitting up the police force into independent federal and municipal entities.In an interview to Russian daily Kommersant, Anatoly Kucherena, a member of the Russian Public Chamber, said the main aim of the federal police would be “the prevention, uncovering, suppression and detection of heavy and especially serious crimes.” http://rt.com/Politics/2010-03-19/police-reform-russia-modernization.html available on video in English

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/police-accused-of-ignoring-crime-to-deflate-statistics-20100412-s43l.html Police accused of ignoring crime to deflate statistics GEESCHE JACOBSEN CRIME EDITOR April 13, 2010 POLICE have knocked back reports of crime, breaching their own procedures, because of pressure to meet crime targets, says the head of the Bureau of Crime Statistics. At one stage nearly 17 per cent of assaults reported to police …

Russia has launched a criminal inquiry following claims that traffic police used civilian motorists as a "human shield" to stop suspected criminals. Several drivers were reportedly ordered to use their cars to form a barrier on a major Moscow motorway last Friday. A vehicle driven by the suspected robbers smashed through the blockade minutes later and kept going. No-one was hurt but several cars were damaged. The traffic police commander in charge has already been sacked. It is the latest in a series of reported incidents involving Russian police, who are seen by many Russians as corrupt and brutal. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8560618.stm And our discussio…

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/outraged-brits-say-keep-ex-criminals/story-e6frg12c-1225815434878 "TWO hundred years ago its worst citizens were transported to the other side of the world, creating Australia in the process - now cash-strapped Britain wants its former colony to again keep its criminals. In the past 12 months, dozens of British-born paedophiles, rapists and career criminals - many aged in their late 50s and 60s - were deported to the UK after finishing their sentences in Australian jails, despite having lived most of their lives here. Among them was notorious paedophile Raymond Horne, who had to be given a police escort throug…