A chief constable has apologised to a rape victim after his force failed to arrest the suspect she had identified. The victim’s mother described Greater Manchester Police (GMP) as “absolutely incompetent” over its failure to act. She said her daughter had also suffered because four different detectives had led the investigation. New GMP Chief Constable […] […]
Three serving Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers have had allegations of gross misconduct proven after they failed to arrest a shoplifter. Whilst on patrol in a police van in May 2019, Special Police Sergeant (SPS) Edward McKiernan, SPS Arun Shandal and SPS Russell Lee were flagged down regarding two suspicious males on bicycles. One of […] […]
A police officer has denied causing the death of an 83-year-old pedestrian by careless driving. PC Daniel Bowen, 28, was driving a marked Mercedes Sprinter police van when he allegedly struck Peter Dawes. I happened as he crossed the road in East Ham, east London, on July 15. Tragically Mr Dawes died from his injuries […] […]
An officer from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has pleaded not guilty to a charge of causing death by careless driving, following an appearance at the Old Bailey. Police Constable Daniel Bowen faces the charge in connection with an incident in July 2028 when a police van collided with an 83-year-old Peter Dawes in East […] […]
Experienced police officer Pc Benjamin Monk said he could not remember several aspects of the night Dalian Atkinson died, including resting his boot on the former sportsman’s head as he lay on the ground. The 43-year-old, aged 38 at the time of Mr Atkinson’s death in August 2016, told Birmingham Crown Court he was 6ft […] […]
Three serving Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officers have had allegations of gross misconduct proven after they failed to arrest a shoplifter. Whilst on patrol in a police van in May 2019, Special Police Sergeant (SPS) Edward McKiernan, SPS Arun Shandal and SPS Russell Lee were flagged down regarding two suspicious males on bicycles. One of […] […]
Dalian Atkinson’s family have criticised a decision not to sack Pc Benjamin Monk five years before he killed the former Villa player – as the officer was jailed for eight years. Relatives of the former Aston Villa, Sheffield Wednesday and Ipswich Town star said Monk “should never have been working for the police” when he […] […]
In autumn 2010, an article was published on UK Indymedia, a now-defunct alternative news site, sending shockwaves through activist circles across Bristol and the UK. An activist I knew as Mark Stone had been outed as an undercover police officer. His real name was Mark Kennedy. Shortly afterwards, I was told by close acquaintances in […] […]
Sergeant used N-word and homophobic slur in messages to colleague with whom he was having affair A former police sergeant who used racist and homophobic language in messages to a fellow officer with whom he was having an affair has been found guilty of gross misconduct. The male sergeant used the N-word and a homophobic […] […]
A police officer who unlawfully killed Dalian Atkinson by tasering him to the ground and kicking him in the head has been jailed for eight years. PC Benjamin Monk, 43, discharged his Taser three times and kicked him twice in the head, leaving bootlace prints on his forehead, his trial heard. The former Aston Villa […] […]
A police officer left Greater Manchester Police after sending an ‘inappropriate picture’ to a child they met while on duty. When the breach was uncovered, the unnamed PC faced a disciplinary hearing. But they resigned before the gross misconduct hearing took place on February 8 this year. Had the officer still been with the force […] […]
A serving Greater Manchester Police officer says they would not report a crime to their own force, according to a BBC investigation. Newsnight says it has spoken to a number of officers who allege ‘serious failings’. It comes as new chief constable Stephen Watson took the reins last month and promised a ‘new chapter’ at […] […]
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