An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) into the use of Taser on a man in a petrol station forecourt in Stretford has concluded. The man complained about his treatment and we independently investigated following a referral from Greater Manchester Police and after footage showing part of the incident, which took place […] […]
The son of Daniel Morgan has described the findings of a report into his father’s death as a “national shame” and said he does not accept the Metropolitan Police’s apology. The report by an independent panel this week accused the Met of “a form of institutional corruption” for concealing or denying failings over the unsolved […] […]
Frightened, desperate and fearing for her safety, Laura* dialled 999. But the “knight in shining armour” who was despatched to come to her rescue was nothing like the dedicated, caring police officer he pretended to be. For PC Ihsan Ali had been using his job to pursue sexual relationships with vulnerable women he met while […] […]
On 10 March 1987, a 37-year-old private detective named Daniel Morgan was found dead in the car park of a south London pub with an axe embedded in his head. No-one has ever been convicted of his murder, despite five separate investigations Speaking in Parliament, home secretary Priti Patel said the panel’s findings represented one […] […]
Deputy Chief Constable Sarah Crew said rape was “one of the most complex investigations police carry out” but in recent years the criminal justice system “has not been convicting enough offenders, and too few victims are getting justice”. The Government has unveiled sweeping reforms to increase the number of rape cases reaching court while bolstering […] […]
The MPS said the officer’s actions were “unacceptable” and he faces a misconduct charge once criminal proceedings are completed. Police Constable Stephen Maskell, 44, based on the North East Command Unit, appeared at Willesden Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, (June 17). He was found guilty of assault by beating and using threatening, abusive, insulting words or […] […]
Scotland Yard has received at least three complaints of sexual offences in relation to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, raising further questions about its decision not to launch an investigation. A Channel 4 News investigation can reveal a woman contacted the Metropolitan Police in December 2019 to make allegations of sexual assault. The Met said the […] […]
Hundreds of police officers are referred to the official police watchdog every year for abusing their powers for sexual gain, according to exclusive figures obtained by PoliticsHome. Data from the Independent Office for Police Conduct shows that the highest level of corruption referrals this year were concerning police officers engaging in inappropriate sexual contact with […] […]
A police officer today admitted forcing his way into his ex-wife’s home and shoving her to the ground. PC Ian Upperton, a traffic cop who works in and around Brighton and Hove, also admitted saying he “could murder her” after being given a non-molestation order a couple of months later. However at a disciplinary hearing […] […]
A former police officer who worked undercover infiltrating the Albanian mafia but then fled to the UK after his cover was blown has been spared jail after he was caught selling cocaine for gangsters in London. Maurisio Malaj, 30, was working for the Albanian police force when he went undercover and infiltrated the mafia there, a […] […]
Suicide bomber Salman Abedi should have been identified as a ‘threat’ and challenged before he murdered 22 people in a terror attack at Manchester Arena in 2017, a damming report found today. The chairman of the Manchester Arena Inquiry, publishing his first report into the atrocity which also highlights how transport police went for a […] […]
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), Dame Cressida Dick, has come under fresh scrutiny during a public inquiry into the death of an unarmed man who was shot dead during a foiled prison break. Jermaine Baker died when he was shot by an MPS marksman known only as W80 near Wood Green Crown […] […]
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