Teenager who pointed handgun at Sergeant is given custodial sentence. • A teenager has been sent to a young offenders institution for walking through Peterborough with an imitation firearm and pointing it at a police officer. Tony Ding (18) was spotted carrying what looked like a small black handgun by police officers passing in

Tim Madgwick to assume role of temporary Chief following retirement of Grahame Maxwell. • North Yorkshire’s DCC will step up to the plate when Chief Constable Grahame Maxwell retires from policing later this year, it has been confirmed. In a statement, North Yorkshire Police Authority said Tim Madgwick would act as Temporary

Seven forces sign up to anew and improved Police IT system which should cut crimes and costs. • A national framework agreement has been signed for a new ‘one-stop’ IT system which will help police to identify criminals more quickly and cut crime. Not only will Project Athena improve front-line policing, it will save p

Three-force PSD Unit will safeguard standards and drive down costs. • Savings of around £640,000 per year and increased capacity to safeguard standards will be achieved following the launch of a joint Professional Standards unit for Bedfordshire Police, Cambridgeshire Constabulary and Hertfordshire Constabulary. The Professio

Judge tells thief who stabbed a traffic officer to expect a jail sentence for the attack. • A man who stabbed a police officer with a pair of scissors has been told to expect jail when he is sentenced next month. Craig Goddard, 42, turned on the traffic officer after he had been caught stealing meat from Marks and Spencer in St N