News for the community, by the community.
As new policing plans are introduced by this government, officers shake their heads in despair as they will do little to raise collapsing police morale across the country or address the problems of recruitment and retention
A New Home Office unit to monitor the performances of all the different police forces across the country is set to be announced this week.
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This is a mother’s fight for justice after her then seven year old daughter was abused online. This is her battle with three East Area detectives who she believes failed her daughter after they were provided with significant information by Greater Manchester Police of a peadophile active in Havering and eight months on, never visited the address.
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It really is time we support those officers who are out there doing an outstanding job and there are many. It is time those who are unaware of the challenges these officers face, go and witness for themselves what the job entails. The tide needs to turn before we lose all our decent, hardworking officers who are asking themselves daily-just why they are doing the job?
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Martyn Blake’s acquittal at the Old Bailey was a right and just decision. It was staggering that he found himself gripping the rail at The Old Bailey for doing his job.
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A man has been arrested in an intelligence-led operation as part of the Met’s ongoing response to thefts and robberies from parcel delivery vans and drivers.
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When NX121 was put on trial for the murder of gangster Chris Kaba, it wasn’t just the one officer that faced trial, but every single firearms officers across our country. The repercussions of this trial were always going to be impactful for every officer that leaves a station carrying a weapon.
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This is a truly shocking incident where a pensioner was not only verbally assaulted, but also pushed off the bus and subsequently suffered a broken hip.
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A murder investigation is under way following a shooting in Barking yesterday morning.
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Yes, police officers have received training on mental health, but it is important to state that they are not mental health specialists. As much training as they do receive, ultimately they are police officers and not mental health specialists.
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A meeting is taking place tomorrow (Wednesday 9 October) at City Hall, that is the first of its kind to discuss public order policing in London.
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Communities are fed up of seeing the horrendous rise in shoplifting, knife crime, burglaries to name a few. But are our officers now actually too scared to their job in fear of so many reprisals?
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In the first three weeks of the new season, Romford & Gidea Park confirmed the signing of an astounding 30 new players, ranging from minis to youth and senior teams.
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Last month, Havering Council Leader Ray Morgon slammed Sadiq Khan and City Hall in the local press for providing an “unsatisfactory” response to requests for recent Havering specific data on air quality across Havering.
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Like Groundhog Day, central London witnessed the familiar sight of a pro-Palestinian protest which, on this occasion, concluded with speeches close to the Israeli Embassy.
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“I don’t think anything will change. Unless they understand the pain a family feels losing a child to knife crime, which they don’t, then nothing will be done.”
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This year’s Notting Hill Carnival was marred by tragic deaths and numerous incidents. A retired police Detective Inspector criticized the policing methods, raising concerns about violence, sexual assaults, and drug abuse. The event witnessed a large number of arrests, stop and search operations, and positive interactions between officers and the public. Despite the challenges, the police demonstrated compassion, courage, and professionalism.
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How many officers are we losing each month due to misconduct panels who return after months or even years of being away from their job and having been cleared?
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Those front- line officers are only too well aware that there is a tsunami of evil out there that could overwhelm this country to an extent that would dwarf the nightmare of the disorder seen in 2011. Cracks are clearly visible in the thin blue line that is still holding on…..just.”
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The Dagenham and Rainham MP Margaret Mullane MP welcomed the announcement from the Government on the commitment to ensure that compensation payments are made to people who became victims of the contaminated blood scandal by the end of this year.
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