TWO Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) "just stood there" while a ten-year-old-boy drowned trying to save his step-sister, an inquest heard.Full Story
Friday, September 21, 2007
Boy waves AK47 on platform
A SCHOOLBOY points an AK47 assault rifle — while waiting for a TRAIN.
A SCHOOLBOY points an AK47 assault rifle — while waiting for a TRAIN.
The lad, aged about 14, was seen loading ammunition before calmly aiming the weapon at terrified onlookers.
A workman who was targeted called cops — but incredibly they decided an armed response vehicle was NOT needed.
Full StoryFriday, September 07, 2007
Cops admit spinning 'good news' on crime to public
TOP cop Jerry Savill has admitted colluding with politically controlled council spin doctors a about how to present crime issues to the public.
The Tower Hamlets borough police commander told councillors he regularly 'co-operated' with the Labour-controlled Town Hall about spinning 'good news' stories to the press.
Chief Supt Savill was asked by Tory Opposition leader Peter Golds whether police "colluded" to issue media releases and prevent worrying criminal incidents reaching the public.
He replied: "We tend to use the media to promote good news in co-operation with the local authority."
His comments came during a grilling before the authority's overview and scrutiny committee on September 4.
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The Tower Hamlets borough police commander told councillors he regularly 'co-operated' with the Labour-controlled Town Hall about spinning 'good news' stories to the press.
Chief Supt Savill was asked by Tory Opposition leader Peter Golds whether police "colluded" to issue media releases and prevent worrying criminal incidents reaching the public.
He replied: "We tend to use the media to promote good news in co-operation with the local authority."
His comments came during a grilling before the authority's overview and scrutiny committee on September 4.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Notting Hill Carnival Shooting: Father Slams Police.
The father of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the leg at the Notting Hill carnival today launched a scathing attack on the police officer who at first tried to arrest the lad, and then let him make his own way to hospital!!!
Ryan Ramsey, 14, heard bullets bouncing off the walls when one hit him in the leg. But when he told a police officer his arms were wrestled up his back and he was thrown to the floor, as if under arrest.
How can this happen in a city like London, in broad daylight, with thousands of revellers present and hundreds of police officers?
The answer is simple. Ryan Ramsey is WHITE!
Notice no sympathy for the 14-year-old boy from either the police officer or the black mouthpiece in the video, both of whom are more concerned about preserving their jobs.
The father of a 14-year-old boy who was shot in the leg at the Notting Hill carnival today launched a scathing attack on the police officer who at first tried to arrest the lad, and then let him make his own way to hospital!!!
Ryan Ramsey, 14, heard bullets bouncing off the walls when one hit him in the leg. But when he told a police officer his arms were wrestled up his back and he was thrown to the floor, as if under arrest.
How can this happen in a city like London, in broad daylight, with thousands of revellers present and hundreds of police officers?
The answer is simple. Ryan Ramsey is WHITE!
Notice no sympathy for the 14-year-old boy from either the police officer or the black mouthpiece in the video, both of whom are more concerned about preserving their jobs.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
The hijab-wearing 17-year-old Muslim girl hired as a community police officer
A Muslim teenager has been named as one of the 'babies on the beat' as police community support officers.Full StoryThe Daily Mail revealed on Monday how Thames Valley police were employing two 16-year-old schoolleavers as PCSOs.
Yesterday it emerged that the force also recruited three 17-year-olds, including Nadia Naeem, now 18, who wears the hijab.
All now have the power to detain and question suspects.
Monday, August 13, 2007
Babies on the beat: Two 16-year-olds are recruited as community bobbies
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Two 16-year-olds have been recruited as police community support officers with the authority to detain and question suspects.
The pair, just out of school, will join foot patrols from a 'busy' police station.
The move by Thames Valley Police has triggered a row about public safety and allegations that forces - and the Government - are trying to "police on the cheap".
The teenagers are two years too young to join the regular police force. If they were offenders, they would be tried in juvenile rather than adult courts.
Yet they will have a string of powers, including the right to detain offenders, stop and search under terror laws, issue penalty notices for disorder and stop vehicles.
Full Story
Friday, July 27, 2007
Policeman 'passed over for promotion because he was white'
A white policeman has begun a racial discrimination claim after an Asian colleague was promoted ahead of him.
Peter Richmond, 44, says he was next in line for the high-profile role of inspector in one of the country's most racially divided inner-city areas.
But senior officers ignored force protocol and promoted Kash Singh ahead of him as a "token representative", he told an employment tribunal.
Mr Richmond, who has 25 years' service, said he was among 20 sergeants selected by West Yorkshire Police for promotion to inspector in October 2005, but by last July was one of three who had not been given a promotion.
Mr Singh was selected for inspector in June 2006. Force protocol dictates that those still to receive their placement must take precedence over those on the next list, but instead Mr Singh was given the job.
He accused the district commander, Chief Superintendent Allan Doherty, of choosing Mr Singh as an Asian figurehead to try to improve relations in the Manningham area of Bradford, which was hit by race riots in 1995 and 2001.
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A white policeman has begun a racial discrimination claim after an Asian colleague was promoted ahead of him.
Peter Richmond, 44, says he was next in line for the high-profile role of inspector in one of the country's most racially divided inner-city areas.
But senior officers ignored force protocol and promoted Kash Singh ahead of him as a "token representative", he told an employment tribunal.
Mr Richmond, who has 25 years' service, said he was among 20 sergeants selected by West Yorkshire Police for promotion to inspector in October 2005, but by last July was one of three who had not been given a promotion.
Mr Singh was selected for inspector in June 2006. Force protocol dictates that those still to receive their placement must take precedence over those on the next list, but instead Mr Singh was given the job.
He accused the district commander, Chief Superintendent Allan Doherty, of choosing Mr Singh as an Asian figurehead to try to improve relations in the Manningham area of Bradford, which was hit by race riots in 1995 and 2001.
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Monday, July 02, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Thousands of sex offenders receive cautions
Almost 8,000 sex offenders have received a police caution rather than being charged in the past five years, it emerged today.
The crimes include 230 rapes and almost 2,000 offences involving children, a survey of police forces in England found.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) insisted offenders were not being "let off", since the caution would still be noted on a criminal record and they would be entered on the sex offenders register.
Other offences that attracted a caution involved child pornography, bigamy, exploitation of prostitution, indecent exposure, acts against animals, sexual grooming and incest.
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Almost 8,000 sex offenders have received a police caution rather than being charged in the past five years, it emerged today.
The crimes include 230 rapes and almost 2,000 offences involving children, a survey of police forces in England found.
The Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo) insisted offenders were not being "let off", since the caution would still be noted on a criminal record and they would be entered on the sex offenders register.
Other offences that attracted a caution involved child pornography, bigamy, exploitation of prostitution, indecent exposure, acts against animals, sexual grooming and incest.
Full Story
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Man accused of racism over gollywog on car bumper
Burger bar boss Chris Brown is being investigated by police for driving around in his Land Rover with a gollywog fixed to the front bumper.
A neighbour reported him for racist behaviour and two officers called round to his home, took snaps of the car and seized the soft toy.
Mr Brown, who was out on a motorbike ride when his gollywog was removed on Sunday, claims he now faces being prosecuted on a public order charge.
He has blasted the police action as "political correctness gone mad".
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Burger bar boss Chris Brown is being investigated by police for driving around in his Land Rover with a gollywog fixed to the front bumper.
A neighbour reported him for racist behaviour and two officers called round to his home, took snaps of the car and seized the soft toy.
Mr Brown, who was out on a motorbike ride when his gollywog was removed on Sunday, claims he now faces being prosecuted on a public order charge.
He has blasted the police action as "political correctness gone mad".
Full Story
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Armed police swoop on fancy dress cowgirls with toy guns
As gunfights go, it was something of an unequal contest.
On one side were dozens of armed police officers assisted by dogs, with helicopters hovering over head.
On the other were two teenage girls in cowboy outfits, with one toy gun between them.
Not surprisingly, 19-year-olds Fatima Rupp and Holly Spedding surrendered without a fight in the stand-off outside a Tesco supermarket.
But they faced several hours in police cells before Miss Rupp was cautioned for possession of an imitation firearm and the pair were released.
Full Story
As gunfights go, it was something of an unequal contest.
On one side were dozens of armed police officers assisted by dogs, with helicopters hovering over head.
On the other were two teenage girls in cowboy outfits, with one toy gun between them.
Not surprisingly, 19-year-olds Fatima Rupp and Holly Spedding surrendered without a fight in the stand-off outside a Tesco supermarket.
But they faced several hours in police cells before Miss Rupp was cautioned for possession of an imitation firearm and the pair were released.
Full Story
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
POLICE CHIEFS IN CALL FOR POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION
National police chiefs are pushing to legalise Avon and Somerset's controversial bid to discriminate in favour of women and ethnic minority officers.They want employment rules changed so they can take on more new recruits from under-represented sections of the community - a move which would severely hinder applications from white males.
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National police chiefs are pushing to legalise Avon and Somerset's controversial bid to discriminate in favour of women and ethnic minority officers.They want employment rules changed so they can take on more new recruits from under-represented sections of the community - a move which would severely hinder applications from white males.
Full Story
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Calls to police stations 'are going unanswered'
NEARLY half of calls to police stations go unanswered, according to research.
Liberal Democrat staff telephoned all 141 stations in London and could not get through to 65. The 2007 survey showed 46 per cent of calls were unanswered but in 2003 that figure was 39 per cent.
Dee Doocey, Lib Dem policing spokeswoman on the London Assembly, conducted the research.
She said: "Londoners face silence at the end of the line for just under half the capital's police stations, a disgrace by any standards."
Full Story
NEARLY half of calls to police stations go unanswered, according to research.
Liberal Democrat staff telephoned all 141 stations in London and could not get through to 65. The 2007 survey showed 46 per cent of calls were unanswered but in 2003 that figure was 39 per cent.
Dee Doocey, Lib Dem policing spokeswoman on the London Assembly, conducted the research.
She said: "Londoners face silence at the end of the line for just under half the capital's police stations, a disgrace by any standards."
Full Story
Sunday, April 01, 2007
Police check on 'gay' email by 10-year-old
A father criticised police yesterday for launching an investigation after his 10-year-old son allegedly called a schoolfriend 'gay' in an email.
Alan Rawlinson said he was astounded after two officers arrived at his home in Bold Heath, Cheshire, to speak to his son, George. 'I could not believe what I was hearing,' Rawlinson, aged 41, said. 'They told me they considered it a very serious offence. I thought they were joking at first.
Full Story
Only one in forty police officers free to answer 999 calls
State of the police under Labour
A father criticised police yesterday for launching an investigation after his 10-year-old son allegedly called a schoolfriend 'gay' in an email.
Alan Rawlinson said he was astounded after two officers arrived at his home in Bold Heath, Cheshire, to speak to his son, George. 'I could not believe what I was hearing,' Rawlinson, aged 41, said. 'They told me they considered it a very serious offence. I thought they were joking at first.
Full Story
Only one in forty police officers free to answer 999 calls
State of the police under Labour
Monday, March 05, 2007
Police stop boy, 7, from sailing model boatA police officer was sent to stop a seven-year-old boy sailing a boat on a picturesque tarn - in response to a complaint that he was scaring the ducks.
The officer ordered Christopher Snell, who was with his dad, Adrian, to remove the three-foot, radio-controlled cabin cruiser powered by a petrol engine from the water at Keighley Tarn.
But Mr Snell, 37, an engineer of Silsden, said he was staggered that precious police resources had been used to deal with such a minor incident.
He said: "The officer said the person had told him we were scaring the ducks. I got the impression the policeman himself knew the complaint was a waste of time.
Full Story
Friday, March 02, 2007
Police 'too busy' to attend after attack on home
While a gang of youths tried to smash their way into an elderly persons' residential home in Warwick, police said they were too busy to come and investigate.
Three helpless members of staff were working at Woodside in Spinney Hill when the building was set upon by the group at about 1.30am on Sunday morning.
After trying, and failing, to kick the door they prised drainpipes off the side of the building and used them to smash the windows in attempt to gain entry. After a a few minutes the gang ran off - but not because police were on their way. Officers did not turn up to answer the emergency calls until ten hours after they were made.
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While a gang of youths tried to smash their way into an elderly persons' residential home in Warwick, police said they were too busy to come and investigate.
Three helpless members of staff were working at Woodside in Spinney Hill when the building was set upon by the group at about 1.30am on Sunday morning.
After trying, and failing, to kick the door they prised drainpipes off the side of the building and used them to smash the windows in attempt to gain entry. After a a few minutes the gang ran off - but not because police were on their way. Officers did not turn up to answer the emergency calls until ten hours after they were made.
Full Story
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Innocent have-a-go hero in cells for ten hours
As a former traffic warden and store detective with two police commendations to her name, Wendy Challis-Jones is all too familiar with tackling lawbreakers.
So when the 39-year-old spotted a man chasing a teenager who had stolen his bicycle, she instinctively waded in and carried out a citizen's arrest.
But moments later when police arrived on the scene she was arrested by an officer on suspicion of assault.
Miss Challis-Jones was said to have attacked the youth while grabbing him from the stolen bike. Instead of giving her the benefit of the doubt and taking her details pending further investigation, the stunned motorist was locked up in a police cell for 10 hours.
She was treated in the same way as the criminal suspect she caught.
Full Story
As a former traffic warden and store detective with two police commendations to her name, Wendy Challis-Jones is all too familiar with tackling lawbreakers.
So when the 39-year-old spotted a man chasing a teenager who had stolen his bicycle, she instinctively waded in and carried out a citizen's arrest.
But moments later when police arrived on the scene she was arrested by an officer on suspicion of assault.
Miss Challis-Jones was said to have attacked the youth while grabbing him from the stolen bike. Instead of giving her the benefit of the doubt and taking her details pending further investigation, the stunned motorist was locked up in a police cell for 10 hours.
She was treated in the same way as the criminal suspect she caught.
Full Story
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Police refuse to chase 'helmetless' bike thieves
A mother has spoken of her fury after police refused to chase her sons' stolen motorbikes — because the thieves weren't wearing helmets.
Pauline Nolan, of Droylsden, Greater Manchester, claims traffic officers told her they could not pursue the pair in case they fell off and sued the police force.
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A mother has spoken of her fury after police refused to chase her sons' stolen motorbikes — because the thieves weren't wearing helmets.
Pauline Nolan, of Droylsden, Greater Manchester, claims traffic officers told her they could not pursue the pair in case they fell off and sued the police force.
Full Story
Saturday, February 10, 2007
Force will keep open just four of its police stations to save cash.
A police force has been given the go-ahead to close all but four of its stations to the public. Wiltshire Constabulary hopes to save £500,000 a year by replacing the public inquiry desks with local “contact points”.
The 30 contact points that will replace closed inquiry desks are likely to be small booths in high streets and shopping centres but with limited opening hours compared with police stations.
Cath Hollands, chairman of Wiltshire Police Federation, said: “I fear this is the thin end of the wedge towards closing and selling off police stations. These contact points are only going to be open a couple of hours a day whereas the inquiry offices are open around 12 hours.
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A police force has been given the go-ahead to close all but four of its stations to the public. Wiltshire Constabulary hopes to save £500,000 a year by replacing the public inquiry desks with local “contact points”.
The 30 contact points that will replace closed inquiry desks are likely to be small booths in high streets and shopping centres but with limited opening hours compared with police stations.
Cath Hollands, chairman of Wiltshire Police Federation, said: “I fear this is the thin end of the wedge towards closing and selling off police stations. These contact points are only going to be open a couple of hours a day whereas the inquiry offices are open around 12 hours.
Full Story
Sunday, January 07, 2007
Boy banged up for booting ball
A BOY of 15 was arrested and thrown in a cell after his football hit a neighbour’s car.
Ashley Gallagher was sharing a kickaround in the street with his brother and pals when he says a gust of wind blew the ball into the new Vauxall Astra.
Owner Nathan Jubb called police, who nicked Ashley on suspicion of criminal damage.
The frightened youngster was read his rights in his kitchen before being taken into custody at Stroud police station, Gloucs.
He was locked up for an hour before dad Stephen collected him. Ashley had to return next day and was formally interviewed then freed on police bail.
Dad Stephen, 41, said yesterday: “I just couldn’t believe it — the police were so heavy-handed. They even took his laces off him in case he hanged himself. It was ridiculous.”
Full Story
Compare the above story with the following:
Two criminals caught on CCTV cameras vandalising cars in a city street have not been taken to court to face prosecution - because police said they were "unemployed foreign nationals" and it would cost too much to bring them to justice.
Full Story
Wecome to Britanistan!
A BOY of 15 was arrested and thrown in a cell after his football hit a neighbour’s car.
Ashley Gallagher was sharing a kickaround in the street with his brother and pals when he says a gust of wind blew the ball into the new Vauxall Astra.
Owner Nathan Jubb called police, who nicked Ashley on suspicion of criminal damage.
The frightened youngster was read his rights in his kitchen before being taken into custody at Stroud police station, Gloucs.
He was locked up for an hour before dad Stephen collected him. Ashley had to return next day and was formally interviewed then freed on police bail.
Dad Stephen, 41, said yesterday: “I just couldn’t believe it — the police were so heavy-handed. They even took his laces off him in case he hanged himself. It was ridiculous.”
Full Story
Compare the above story with the following:
Two criminals caught on CCTV cameras vandalising cars in a city street have not been taken to court to face prosecution - because police said they were "unemployed foreign nationals" and it would cost too much to bring them to justice.
Full Story
Wecome to Britanistan!
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