300-raid operation marks the next phase of Commissioner's "Total Policing" approach.   The Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Total Policing approach is ramping up a gear with a crackdown of gangs in a series of co-ordinated operations today, February 8. Dozens of suspec

Organisation will soon be able to take offences into account when granting licences.   The Environment Agency will soon have greater powers to complement the police and partner organisations in dealing with the burgeoning metal theft epidemic. Delegates at an ACPO seminar were told that t

Pensioner killed by stolen car the pursuit of which had been abandoned moments earlier following a collision.   A pensioner has died after being hit by a stolen car that was being chased by police moments earlier. The 70-year-old was getting out of his Vauxhall Frontera after parking it i

Application for permission to appeal against conviction for teenager's murder rejected by three judges in London.   The former bouncer Levi Bellfield has lost a bid to challenge his conviction for the kidnap and murder of Milly Dowler. An application for permission to appeal by Bel

Pensioner challenges police chiefs over "domestic extremist" database.   Police chiefs running operations to monitor political activists face another challenge on Thursday, this time in the High Court. John Catt, an 86-year-old pensioner, is launching a landmark legal action against the

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Hampshire Constabulary's efforts to keep rival fans apart pay dividends at south coast derby.   When old football rivals Portsmouth and Southampton played each other in the FA Premiership seven years ago, the occasion turned into a tough match for the police. Seemingly uninhibit

This week we focus on the importance of communication through messages and information within a Major Incident Room.   In this series we look at various aspects of life as an SIO. This includes the necessary skill sets for the successful SIO, the management of serious crime investiga

This week, we look at the issues surrounding searches by family members of missing persons.   The Learning the Lessons Committee is a multi-agency committee established to disseminate and promote learning across the police service. Its members are: ACPO, A

This week, in association with ospretraining, we cover topics from Evidence and Procedure, namely Detention and Treatment of persons by Police Officers.   This week we have just one chapter to look at this week, and what an important chapter it is. Chapter 9 in the Evidence and

New technology provides a simple way to deter thieves and improve partnership working.   In the not-too-distant past, using the internet was something you could only do by logging on to a computer that took up most of your spare room – and stealing a PC was a complicated effort undertaken by o