A former detective with Wiltshire Police who resigned from the force after being found guilty of gross misconduct could return as deputy police and crime commissioner if the candidate he supports wins next week’s election. A fresh ballot for the position is taking place on August 19 after the winner of the May election, Conservative […] […]
Campaigners calling for a longer sentence for Pc Benjamin Monk have been told the case will not be referred to the Court of Appeal. Monk was convicted of ex-Aston Villa player Dalian Atkinson’s manslaughter following a trial which heard he Tasered him with an excessive 33-second deployment and then kicked him at least twice in […] […]
Mr Anthony Dickinson, a Legal Administration Team Business Support Officer from Preston Magistrates Court has confirmed that Paul Brooks resigned from the Judiciary after being […]
Today we received confirmation that Mr Paul Brooks, a Lancashire Magistrate (on the supplemental bench), has resigned. This is believed to be to avoid dismissal […]
A police watchdog is to reopen its investigation into the death of a mentally ill man after an inquest jury found the restraint used while he was in custody was a factor. Kevin Clarke, 35, a relapsing paranoid schizophrenic, died at Lewisham Hospital in 2018 following an incident in the Polsted Road area of Catford, […] […]
Former chief constable Ian Hopkins was paid £213,000 in wages during the last financial year even though he was forced to step down in December, the Manchester Evening News can reveal. It equates to a full year of salary, even though he only worked for less than nine months. Mr Hopkins was asked to leave […] […]
A grandmother has been left with a black eye after allegedly being punched to the ground by a police officer. A Greater Manchester officer appeared to hit Colleen Murphy, 50, during an incident captured in footage that has now gone viral on social media. Greater Manchester Police said it is reviewing the incident after being […] […]
PC Ian Noakes, 41, of Beacon Hill, Ovingdean, was convicted by a jury at Brighton Crown Court after a three-day trial and jailed by Judge Shani Barnes. He was also tried for threatening to kill two people, who were known to him, at an address in Lewes, on Saturday 9 January. At the same trial, […] […]
A Lincolnshire domestic abuse victim died after waiting eight minutes on hold to police, desperately attempting to report her boyfriend, according to an investigation by the New York Times based on a leaked confidential report. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has today told The Lincolnite it has cleared Lincolnshire Police of any breaches, despite multiple […] […]
The inquest into the death of Jake Anderson – which concluded on Friday – found he died an alcohol related death whilst held in Peterlee police custody. The Independent Office for Police Conduct investigated the circumstances surrounding police contact with Mr Anderson, prior to his death on June 25, 2019. The 24-year-old was arrested at […] […]
A prison officer caught with bags of cocaine and cannabis in the car park of HMP Edinburgh has escaped a jail sentence. David Lee Smith, 52, was sitting in his car outside Saughton Prison when police officers swooped on him after receiving a tip off he was in possession of the drugs. During a search […] […]
A police officer travelling at speeds up to 110mph responding to an emergency call from colleagues crashed into another car en route, fatally injuring its driver, a court heard. Experienced West Mercia police constable Jamie Holloway, a qualified advanced driver and trained firearms officer, went into the rear of David Shaw’s Ford Fiesta, at 2.51pm […] […]
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