Merseyside

A woman has died after being hit by a police car in Liverpool on Christmas Eve. Merseyside Police said they were called to reports shortly after 8pm of a collision involving a pedestrian and a police car on Sheil Road in the city . The woman, in her 20s, was confirmed dead at the scene. […] […]

A Merseyside police officer “violently and excessively” bent an innocent man’s arm up his back until it snapped with a “loud pop”. Officers had been called to the Walton home of John Kennedy for a welfare check due to fears over his mental health, but he was left in excruciating pain as his interaction with […] […]

A Merseyside Police sergeant was caught running a WhatsApp group titled ‘Would you Wouldn’t you’ containing dozens of secretly taken pictures of his female colleagues, the ECHO can exclusively reveal. Some of the photos shared in the group allegedly showed the backsides and crotch areas of female officers or staff as they went about their […] […]

A police officer whose unmarked BMW police car struck and killed a pensioner will not face criminal charges. The officer will now face an internal disciplinary hearing in relation to the ‘manner of his driving’ it has been confirmed. Leslie Wakefield, 80, was hit by the BMW as he crossed Warrington Road in Warrington at […] […]

A grieving mum has been left devastated after it emerged a police officer took selfies at the crime scene where her son, 16, had been stabbed to death. Ryan Connolly, of Merseyside Police, has been sacked after taking pictures of vulnerable people on his personal phone while on duty. He faced a gross misconduct hearing […] […]

A Merseyside police officer who was sacked for gross misconduct, is due to appear in court in January for sentencing over possession of extreme pornographic material. Ryan Connolly pleaded guilty to three offences relating to possessing the images at Manchester Crown Court on 8 November and will be sentenced on 10 January. The offences, which […] […]

An alleged police culture of impunity helped an officer who took selfies while on duty at a murder scene commit a litany of disciplinary offences on an “industrial scale” for six years, it has been claimed. PC Ryan Connolly, 37, from the Merseyside force, resigned after his taking and sharing of photos of the vulnerable […] […]

Officer took selfies at a murder scene where a teenager had been stabbed to death. PC Ryan Connolly, who worked for Merseyside Police, resigned in November. He also sent ‘deplorable’ racist, homophobic and offensive images via WhatsApp A police officer took selfies at a murder scene where a teenager had been stabbed to death and sent […] […]

Merseyside Police have confirmed armed police have shot a white stag dead after it was seen running around the streets of Bootle, Liverpool. They received a number of reports yesterday morning from people who’d spotted the deer on various roads including Marsh Lane and Hornby Road. There were concerns for safety of motorists so armed […] […]

A Merseyside Police officer assigned to a Liverpool school dragged a pupil by his coat causing injuries to his knee. Then PC Christopher Cruise, 57, also threatened a second pupil with the “same treatment”. The officer was hauled before the courts and convicted of assault after a trial at Crewe Magistrates’ Court, where he was […] […]

Darren McIntyre, 47, punched Mark Bamber after being called to his home in Ainsdale, Southport, on 19 June 2019. He was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court to 19 months in jail for assault and perverting the course of justice. Two other officers were jailed in May and another received a suspended sentence after lying to […] […]