Police officer sacked for misconduct involving vulnerable person
Essex police dismiss unnamed constable who tried to start a relationship with a victim and sent her sexually suggestive messages A police officer has been dismissed after attempting to establish a...
View Article'I have too much power' says Notts Police Commissioner Paddy Tipping a year...
This is Nottingham -- POLICE and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping admitted he believes he holds too much power as he celebrated a first year in office. He also revealed he does not expect Notts Police...
View ArticlePolice criticised and ridiculed over operation to spy on students | Guardian...
Secret footage has revealed how a policeman tried to recruit an activist to feed him information about the political activities of students and other campaigners Police chiefs have received a hefty...
View ArticleIt's no surprise that police were willing to spy on Cambridge students like...
The role of universities as spaces of creativity, dissent and education is under threat from the government and police Cambridge Defend Education was set up in late 2010 as part of a huge wave of...
View ArticleHillsborough: communication between police and families 'a shambles'
Former archdeacon of Sheffield criticises lack of organisation in operation dealing with bereaved families at time of disaster The Metropolitan police commissioner headed an operation dealing with...
View ArticleDevon police mount city centre marches operation
This is South Devon -- Officers from South Devon were believed to be part of a massive police operation in the centre of Exeter today. Around 200 EDL supporters gathered in the city centre ahead of...
View ArticleCity EDL march - four arrests by Devon police
This is South Devon -- POLICE have arrested four people in connection with rival marches which took place in Exeter on Saturday. Officers from South Devon were part of a massive police operation to...
View ArticleBolshoi dancer: police know I'm innocent of acid attack
Pavel Dmitrichenko's detention cell letters tell of beatings and pressure to make confession The Bolshoi ballet soloist accused of organising an acid attack on the theatre's artistic director has...
View Article'Jobs for the boys' police empire to be broken up following damning report
The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and its spin-off businesses run by serving and retired officers make millions of pounds a year from taxpayers and businesses. Reported by MailOnline 52...
View ArticleDeadly clash at China police station
Nine axe-wielding attackers and two policemen are killed in clashes at a police station in China's volatile Xinjiang province, state media say. Reported by BBC News 24 minutes ago.
View ArticlePolice investigate 'mother' tip-offs
BBC Local News: Birmingham and Black Country -- The names of more than 100 women are given to police seeking the mother of a baby girl found abandoned in a Birmingham park. Reported by BBC Local News 6...
View ArticleDriver told to take bomb to police
A bus driver was ordered to drive to a police station in Londonderry with a bomb on board, says a Translink spokesman. Reported by BBC News 6 hours ago.
View ArticlePolice out in force in Bishopston to stop cyclists running red lights
This is Bristol -- POLICE were out on force this morning in Bishopston ensuring cyclists stopped at red lights. Officers were stationed from 7am at traffic lights on the junctions of Gloucester Road...
View ArticlePolice officers back on the beat as force moves to new control room in Stafford
This is Staffordshire -- Nearly 40 police officers will be back on the beat as the force moves to a new control room in Stafford. Calls from the public are currently dealt with at Hanley Police...
View ArticleDerbyshire Chief Constable Mick Creedon says police 'manipulate' crime stats
This is Nottingham -- POLICE officers across the country are "manipulating" crime figures because they are under pressure to show crime is falling, Derbyshire's Chief Constable has said. Mick Creedon...
View ArticleFrench police to question man responsible for Paris shootings
Abdelhakim Dekhar, 48, was already known to police as an accomplice in the notorious 1994 Ray-Maupin affair French detectives are waiting to question the gunman who caused panic across Paris and...
View ArticleEx-police officer is guilty of harassing
An ex-police officer and council worker who bombarded a former colleague with abusive text messages and more than 70 phone calls has been found guilty of harassment. Reported by Express and Star 3...
View ArticleFrench police arrest Paris shooting suspect
PARIS (Reuters) - French police have arrested a man they suspect shot a newspaper employee and fired at a bank this week, saying he had been jailed in the 1990s for his role in another Paris shootout...
View ArticleTurkish police detain suspect with explosives near PM's office: TV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish police detained an individual suspected of carrying an explosive device outside Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's offices in Ankara on Thursday, Turkey's Haberturk television...
View ArticlePolice investigate child abduction attempt in Paignton
This is South Devon -- POLICE are investigating an attempted child abduction in Paignton last night. A man aged in his 60s in a grey or white coloured van grabbed at a young girl in New Park Road in...
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