Firearms officers to be banned from collaborating on shooting statements – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2008 in firearms, news, police by sally

“The Daily Telegraph understands that draft rules for the official police manual are expected to stop marksmen from writing their statements together after critical incidents – changing a practice accepted through case law for more than 50 years.”

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2008

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Apology over Pc ‘killer’ report – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2008 in defamation, news, police by sally

“A Met police officer has accepted a public apology over a false claim that he ran down and killed a teenage thief.”

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BBC News, 9th October 2008

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Jean Charles de Menezes: Cressida Dick admits an innocent man could be killed again – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 7th, 2008 in news, police, terrorism by sally

“The commander in charge of the operation that led to the death of Jean Charles de Menezes has admitted another innocent man could be killed by police because of the terrorist threat in Britain.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th October 2008

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Smith orders police race review – BBC News

Posted October 7th, 2008 in news, police, race discrimination by sally

“Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced an assessment of how ethnic minority officers are treated in police forces throughout England and Wales.”

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BBC News, 6th October 2008

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‘Rape victim’ told to show duvet to police – The Independent

Posted October 2nd, 2008 in news, police, rape by sally

“A teenager who told the police she had been repeatedly raped by her stepfather was told she must bring her bed quilt cover to the police station if she wanted the investigation to continue.”

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The Independent, 2nd October 2008

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800 police arrested for serious crimes – The Observer

Posted September 29th, 2008 in news, police by sally

“More than 800 police officers across England and Wales have been arrested in the past two years for a range of offences, including assault, drink-driving, rape, paedophilia, fraud, drugs charges and child cruelty.”

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The Observer, 28th September 2008

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Allegations against police rise – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2008 in complaints, news, police by sally

“A record number of allegations were made against the police in England and Wales last year, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).”

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BBC News, 25th September 2008

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Police offer £40,000 to animal rights protesters – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2008 in compensation, demonstrations, news, police by sally

“A police force has offered £40,000 in compensation to animal rights campaigners, including supporters of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF), after they were prevented from joining a protest against livestock exports.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2008

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Steep rise in ‘stop and search’ complaints – The Independent

Posted September 25th, 2008 in complaints, news, police, stop and search by sally

“The number of complaints made about ‘stop and search’ incidents have [sic] risen by nearly a quarter, the police watchdog said today.”

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The Independent, 25th September 2008

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Detective Richard de Cadenet jailed for fraud using Scotland Yard card – The Times

Posted September 23rd, 2008 in fraud, news, police, sentencing by sally

“A leading antiterrorist police officer has been jailed for ten months after admitting using his Scotland Yard credit card to take his wife and mistress on luxury holidays.”

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The Times, 23rd September 2008

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Met police anti-terrorist detective jailed over credit card fraud – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in fraud, news, police, sentencing by sally

“One of Scotland Yard’s most experienced anti-terrorist officers was jailed for 10 months today after admitting credit card fraud involving tens of thousands of pounds.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

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Q&A: Jean Charles de Menezes inquest – The Guardian

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in inquests, police, terrorism by sally

“Vikram Dodd answers your questions about the hearing, three years after the Brazilian’s death at Stockwell tube station.”

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The Guardian, 22nd September 2008

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Menezes shooting inquest starting – BBC News

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in inquests, news, police, terrorism by sally

“The inquest into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes by police hunting a suicide bomber is due to begin.”

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BBC News, 22nd September 2008

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Police want law change to uphold pay decisions – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 22nd, 2008 in news, police, remuneration by sally

“Police want a change in the law to ensure the Government upholds future pay decisions of independent arbiters.”

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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2008

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Muslim police anger over leaflet – BBC News

Posted September 19th, 2008 in Islam, news, police, racism by sally

“Muslim police leaders are demanding to know why no action has been taken over a leaflet which blames Muslims for the heroin trade.”

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BBC News, 19th September 2008

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Police must repay money taken from cleric’s son – The Independent

Posted September 19th, 2008 in confiscation, news, police, terrorism by sally

“The police have been ordered to return £14,000 they confiscated from the son of an exiled Muslim cleric after a judge ruled the cash was not intended for ‘terrorist purposes’.

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The Independent, 19th September 2008

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Police commander Ali Dizaei suspended for the second time – The Times

Posted September 19th, 2008 in news, police, race discrimination by sally

“Ali Dizaei, the controversial Scotland Yard commander who is president of the National Black Police Association, was suspended from duty last night.”

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The Times, 19th September 2008

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Police lawfully killed armed man – BBC News

Posted September 18th, 2008 in firearms, inquests, police by sally

“An inquest into the death of a man shot by a police firearms officer has returned a verdict of lawful killing.”

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BBC News, 17th September 2008

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Crime victims face ‘postcode lottery’ in policing, says report – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 17th, 2008 in crime, news, police, victims by sally

“Crime victims are having to wait for up to a week before they can see a police officer and untrained officers are being sent to investigate serious offences, reports from the policing standards watchdog show.”

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Daily Telegraph, 16th September 2008

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Police jurors are a threat to fair trials, senior judges warn – The Independent

Posted September 17th, 2008 in juries, news, police by sally

“Police officers should not be allowed to sit on juries because of the danger they pose to the fairness of trials, senior members of the judiciary say.”

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The Independent, 17th September 2008

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