Scotland’s new chief prosecutor wrote an explosive report demanding police face charges over the death of Sheku Bayoh. The Sunday Mail can reveal Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain signed off a Victim’s Right to Review (VRR) on behalf of the tragic dad’s family after her predecessor James Wolffe failed to act. The document – penned in […] […]
Claims of a macho culture of bullying and sexism within an elite firearms unit must be investigated, according to the Police Federation. The national police force has been urged to mount an inquiry into the claims at a unit where 15 highly-trained officers, including four women, have left in three years. The Federation, representing rank […] […]
The rebuttal comes after officials at the force refused to tell The Scotsman how many documents were marked as not suitable to be published under FOI legislation, claiming answering the question would cost too much money. Opposition parties have said the revelations raise “serious questions” about how Police Scotland is applying FOI law. In response […] […]
POLICE Scotland has opened a new international academy to help develop other forces around the world at its headquarters in Fife. Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said the role of a police officer should be as a “guardian, not a warrior” as he opened the facility at Tulliallan. The academy follows previous projects Police Scotland has […] […]
Alexander Murphy, 49, went “from Police Constable to tagged criminal” following his actions at a house party in Uddingston. A police officer who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl at a house party in Uddingston has been spared jail. PC Alexander Murphy was slammed by Sheriff Mungo Bovey QC after plying the teen and other underage girls […] […]
An off-duty police officer who left a pensioner a double amputee after hitting her with his car has been fined £1,800. PC Luigi Vezza, 55, struck Alice Sheppard, 78, as she crossed a road in East Kilbride, Lanarkshire. She had been walking to visit her son when she was struck by Vezza. The impact sent her over […] […]
The police watchdog is investigating after a man died following an incident attended by officers. Police were called to a property at Alison Lea in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, around 4.15pm on Friday. A 59-year-old man was seriously injured and later died. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 4.15pm, officers attended at a property in […] […]
Scots police chief in steamy romp with mistress in back of Land Rover at park and ride car park Chief Superintendent Gareth Blair has been fined after he and the woman were spotted naked from the waist up in broad daylight in Edinburgh last year. A police chief who was caught engaging in sexual activity […] […]
A SERVING Scottish police officer has been fined after being found to have breached Covid restrictions by joining the 15,000 Rangers fans who rioted in Glasgow’s George Square. Constable Ross Fowler, aged 23, was off-duty when he joined thousands of other fans to celebrate the club’s Scottish league title on Saturday May 15, according to […] […]
A man who went to police with information before the fatal shooting of T2 Trainspotting actor has said they failed to save his life. Bradley […]
A woman has claimed she was the victim of a sex attack by a man she learned was a police officer. The 53-year-old said she […]
TWO police officers are to go on trial over allegations of assault and then lying in court. [See Lancashire police officer perjury] The officers are […]
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