The assistant chief constable of West Mercia Police has expressed deep regret and shock after an officer from the force was found to be criminally responsible for the death of former footballer Dalian Atkinson. Rachel Jones made the statement after a jury at Birmingham Crown Court found Police Constable Benjamin Monk guilty of manslaughter. PC […] […]
The call comes from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) following the publication today (June 23) of its latest report, Review of policing domestic abuse during the pandemic. While forces were generally praised for the efforts they made to prevent such crimes and protect victims, the inspection said there was […] […]
A serving Metropolitan Police Officer has been given a six month restraining order after calling a woman 85 times within two days. PC Kieron Sutton, 21, now attached to the South Area Borough Command Unit, called the victim 85 times and sent numerous messages despite being hold to stop between July 23 and 24 last […] […]
A watchdog has demanded to know why police drop so many domestic abuse cases after it found victims were put at greater risk during the coronavirus pandemic. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) said it was of “huge concern” that, on average, three-quarters of domestic abuse-related crimes are closed by […] […]
The Independent Office for Police Complaints have confirmed they will not be investigating the way Thames Valley Police handled the death of a cow which was knocked down by a police car and then euthanised. Videos shared on social media show the cow first on the loose on the A329M in Wokingham on the evening […] […]
A former police officer has been found guilty of gross misconduct for using force to arrest Nicholas van Hoogstraten’s son over a wheelclamped car and then lying about it afterwards. James Breeds, who had already been dismissed for gross misconduct over an unrelated incident, was told if he was still a serving officer he would […] […]
A former police officer told one of his sexual abuse victims there was no point in reporting him because he was ‘Teflon’ and the claims ‘would not stick’. Kevin Bentley, 69, used his position of authority as a ‘shield’ against being exposed for the ‘horrific’ abuse of five women and one girl. But he was […] […]
he Metropolitan Police have maintained their bullish stance against accusations of institutional corruption with another senior officer rejecting the claim. A major report on the unsolved 1987 murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan, published last week, found that the force had concealed or denied failings in the case to protect its reputation. It said this […] […]
PC Benjamin Monk of West Mercia force convicted at Birmingham crown court of 2016 killing A police officer has been convicted of the manslaughter of the former professional footballer Dalian Atkinson, after firing an electric stun gun into him for 33 seconds and kicking him twice in the head as he lay on the ground. […] […]
Supt Bev Gill, of Cleveland Police, is accused of tipping off Det Insp Simon Hurwood about allegations of a sexual nature made against him. She is also accused of intervening in an inquiry after a senior officer lied about injuries from a love rival. Supt Gill is charged with gross misconduct but denies the claims. […] […]
Police officers used “justified, necessary and proportionate” force to restrain a man who later died, an inquest jury has found. Andrew Hall was admitted to hospital after being restrained by up to six officers at Huddersfield police station in 2016 and went into cardiac arrest. His family’s barrister had said the 43-year-old was showing signs […] […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been sentenced for harassment at Bromley Magistrates’ Court. On Tuesday, 22 June, PC Kieron Sutton, 21, now attached to the South Area Borough Command Unit, was given a ten-day rehabilitation order, 70 hours unpaid work and a six-month restraining order not to contact the victim. This comes after he […] […]
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