Father who attended crime scene on behalf of daughter also alleges excessive force against PC. • A West Yorkshire police officer has been accused of making a racist remark and using excessive force when arresting a man on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly. It is alleged that the officer also used CS spray on the 38-year-old man

Officers and staff in West Yorkshire raise concerns over the emergency call equipment in the force's custody suites. • It is only a matter of time before an officer or member of staff in West Yorkshire Police is injured because of unreliable police cell panic strips, the force's Police Federation warned this week. Phil Abbiss, Fed

IPCC confirms that it is liaising with CPS over incident that resulted in death of student. • The IPCC has confirmed the launch of a criminal investigation following the death of a Chinese student who was involved in a collision with a police vehicle. In a statement, the watchdog said it had been liaising with the CPS over the death o

Long career as officer and staff member is celebrated with a special presentation. • A highly-respected roads policing veteran has finally decided to park his career after clocking up nearly a half-century of loyal service with his force. West Yorkshire stalwart Mick Brindle, who joined what was then Leeds City Police in 1965, served as

Dramatic turn of events follows attempted stop of suspect vehicle in North Yorks. • Officers came under attack from a suspect wielding a metal bar in a dramatic turn of events during a police pursuit in North Yorkshire, it has emerged. The incident happened as police were pursuing a van – and it was only skilful manoeuvring by