Retiring Sergeant makes policing a family affair
HE MAY have joined the police 37 years ago but one retiring sergeant has made sure law and order truly remains the family business - after being succeeded by his daughter. West Yor...
CSOs unlock key home security measures
WEST Mercia Police Community Support Officers across South Worcestershire can now offer residents the latest expert advice and information on security in general and door and windo...
Commander goes back to her roots
A DORSET Police Chief Superintendent was welcomed back to her old school after pupils wrote to the force Chief Constable Martin Baker requesting a visit. As a youngster, Bournemout...
Lancashire’s leadership journey
ABRAND NEW leadership development course for Black and Minority Ethnic members of staff is being rolled out across Lancashire Constabulary for 2010. The flagship programme – “The L...
Police secure Lancashire borders
MORE than 3,700 vehicles were stopped by Lancashire Constabulary and 740 offences identified during two force wide policing operations targeting serious cross-border criminality fr...
New chief at the helm in South Wales
PETER Vaughan has taken up his role as the new Chief Constable for South Wales Police. Mr Vaughan succeeds former Chief Constable Barbara Wilding following his selection by the Pol...
Jailed after threatening staff at railway station
A MAN who waved a knife at and threatened a female member of railway staff and another man at Taunton railway station has been jailed for 16 months, following a prosecution brought...
Chief Constable unveils memorial stained glass window
FOLLOWING a Christmas Carol Service at Police Headquarters, Devizes Wiltshire Police Chief Constable, Brian Moore has unveiled a memorial stained glass window at police headquarter...
Search to recognise the achievements of women within the service
NOMINATIONS are being sought by the British Association for Women in Policing, BAWP, for officers who have done something amazing, or gone the extra mile, and are therefore deservi...
IPCC investigate alleged non-disclosure of material in Stephen Lawrence murder investigation
THE Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating concerns identified by the internal Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) review of the murder of Stephen Lawrence....
Massive demand for application forms
DUE to the huge demand for application forms on the first morning of their current police officer recruitment campaign, Lincolnshire Police had to close the campaign earlier than e...
Mobile support for vulnerable victims
VICTIMS of domestic violence in West Yorkshire are benefiting from a campaign pioneered in Kirklees. Aviva UK have agreed to donate 35 unlocked mobile phones which are then provide...
SNOW PATROLS BATTLE MOTORWAY GRIDLOCK
ALORRY driver was killed on the M60 at Stockport in Greater Manchester, as heavy snow and freezing conditions spread across the country. In some areas of the North West temperature...
Campaign to get drivers and passengers to belt up
More than 2,600 people in Wales put their lives at risk by choosing not to wear a seatbelt during this year’s All Wales Seatbelt Campaign. The two-week campaign, led by Gwent Polic...
New high-tech police office
A NEW Strathclyde Police office has opened its doors to the people of Campbeltown and Kintyre. Councillor Paul Rooney, convener of the Strathclyde Police Authority, officially open...
New APA chair believes police authorities have an important role
THE chairman of the Association of Police Authorities, APA, Rob Garnham is looking forward to his new role. Following his election at September's annual general meeting, Rob Garnha...
Warehouse project is the best bar none
MANCHESTER City Centre's Warehouse Project has been named as the overall Manchester Best Bar None winner for 2009. The awards scheme is organised by Greater Manchester Police's Cit...
Regional team celebrates first anniversary
THE SPECIALIST Regional Roads Policing Team, launched on September 18th 2008, with a remit to tackle cross border crime has reached its first birthday with the seizure of £200,000 ...
National award for unsung hero who risked her life
NEWLY qualified PC Rachel Farmer, from Whitehaven, who stepped in to wrestle with a drug-crazed man to stop him from setting fire to his ex-partner has been announced as the overal...
UK’s first website to record domestic violence
CUMBRIA Constabulary, as part of the West Cumbria Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnership (CDRP) and the Cumbria Domestic Violence Partnership has launched the country’s first onl...
