New Northants Specials undertake successful traffic operation to develop their skills. • Student Special Constables this month conducted a traffic operation on Watling Street, Towcester, under the guidance of the assessment team and officers from Towcester Safer Community Team. PC Julia Mills explained: "We had a very successful ev

Man whose armed-robbery offences spanned across seven force areas is jailed again and told he will not 'mislead' future Parole Board. • A serial armed robber who was hunted by police across seven different counties and used numerous disguises to rob bookmakers, has been jailed for 12 years. Martin Joseph Reilly (53) even dressed up a

Senior Northants Special welcomes 31 new colleagues including one of Britain's oldest into its ranks. • Special Superintendent Mike Maywood welcomed 31 new Special Constables into Northamptonshire Police recently, in front of family and friends and in the presence of Chief Constable Adrian Lee, Chair of the Police Authority Deirdrie Newham

Prosecution in gangland murder case failed to disclose material relating to key witness who gave evidence for crown. • The court of appeal has quashed the murder convictions of five men convicted of a gangland killing after hearing of failures to reveal potentially crucial evidence to the defence. The five men were serving life

East Midland forces' operations bring early success as scrap metal dealers targeted. • Officers who have launched a regional campaign against metal theft have arrested six people, police have confirmed. Leicestershire Constabulary says three men aged 21, 23, and 30 were arrested near Birmingham on March 5 after a van was stoppe