Lord Lucan, the missing aristocrat accused of murdering his children’s nanny, fled Britain and started a new life in Africa, according to the peer’s brother who has broken his silence after 38 years. The disappearance of Lord Lucan after the murder of his nanny and attack on his wife has become one of the most [...]
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Feb 2012
Gang who targeted ATMs jailed
February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A gang who trawled the country doing smash and grab ATM burglaries have been jailed for a total of nearly 20 years. David Owens, 35, Shaun Ennis, 41, and Kevin Caveney, 26, disabled the alarm systems at colleges, service stations, amusement parks and caravan sites before attacking the bank machines to steal the cash inside. [...]
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Feb 2012
Closing the Forensic Science Service will make miscarriages of justice more likely
February 17, 2012 By
Why should we expect a part of the criminal justice system to make money? That’s a question being asked in relation to the growing concerns over the arrangements – or the lack of them – for the closure of the Forensic Science Service, which is due to take place next month. Just to recap, the FSS [...]
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Feb 2012
Thousands of police take up second jobs
February 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Thousands of police officers have second jobs, raising concerns that the practice risks creating a “part-time police service”. Officers are being permitted to moonlight in roles such as private investigators and security trainers to boost their income. Figures obtained by The Times through a Freedom of Information request indicate that the number of officers taking on extra [...]
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Feb 2012
Suspected gang members targeted in police swoops
February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Dozens of suspected gang members will be targeted by police in a series of co-ordinated operations across London today as Scotland Yard begins a renewed crackdown on gang crime. Hundreds of Metropolitan Police officers will take to the streets of the capital to track down and arrest suspected gang members believed to be involved in [...]
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Feb 2012
Thousands wrongly labelled as criminals
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At least 20,000 people have been wrongly labelled as criminals or accused of more serious offences because of blunders by the police and the Criminal Records Bureau. The errors are contained in vetting checks meaning many may have been unfairly turned down for jobs or had their reputations shattered. In at least 3,000 cases the [...]
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Feb 2012
‘Tighten control’ for undercover police operations
February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Undercover officers have helped prevent bomb attacks and seize weapons from extremists but future operations should be approved in advance by high-level authorities outside the police, a report said today. Tighter controls are needed after Mark Kennedy, who spent seven years posing as long-haired drop-out climber Mark “Flash” Stone, ignored orders, carried on working after [...]
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Jan 2012
Crime map website to reveal hotspots
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The number and type of crimes which take place at hotspots like nightclubs, subways and parks are to be revealed on a crime-mapping website from Tuesday. The site, which lets users in England and Wales see reported crimes in their street, now covers public places. Home Secretary Theresa May said revealing details of crime and [...]
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Jan 2012
‘Predictive policing’ could come to UK
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A very interesting story in relation to a pioneering technique dubbed ‘predictive policing’ was reported in The Independent today. “The technique to predict crime before it happens could be imported from the United States to this country. Pilots of the scheme – under which officers are dispatched to crime hotspots identified by computer – have had [...]
