ACPO Lead on e-Crime Prevention says programme would be comprehensive and applicable to all ranks. • A major police training programme on cyber-crime is to be delivered across the ranks in a bid to improve the way forces approach and deal with offending. ACPO Lead on e-Crime Prevention, Chief Constable Stuart Hyde, said the holistic

Cumbria officers and staff remember life and achievements of much-loved colleague. • Friends and colleagues of an “exemplary officer” have been remembering his life and many achievements after his tragic death following a road traffic collision. PC Craig Postlethwaite (38) had been riding his motorcycle off duty around 5:

Officer with Cumbria Police is banned for year and faces professional misconduct hearing. • An officer who drove a police van while drunk is set to face misconduct proceedings, it has been confirmed. PC Ivan Allonby (43) was found guilty of drink driving at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on April 3. ¬We are disappointed tha

Police will have an eye in the sky due to Cumbrian special skills. • Cumbria Constabulary has introduced a new initiative that will allow police to have an ‘eye in the sky’ across the county - thanks to a talented Special Constable. SC Mike Carruthers, who serves the south of the County as part of his voluntary role,

Posthumous award from the Queen set to be presented to widow of PC Bill Barker, who died following a bridge collapse in 2009. • The wife of an officer who died during the Cumbria floods as he looked for casualties on an unstable bridge is due to receive the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery on his behalf. The Home Office said