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[ August 20, 2026 ] Lancashire Police Branded “Incompetent” Over Trial Evidence Failures CPS
[ June 3, 2026 ] GMP Custody Officer Sacked After Sending Explicit Images to Woman at Bolton Police Station Greater Manchester
[ May 29, 2026 ] Met Police Officers in Court After High-Speed Crash Killed Pregnant Woman and Unborn Child Met (London)
[ May 28, 2026 ] Senior Met Police Officer Suspended After AI Tool Flags Sexual Content on Work Phone Met (London)
[ May 27, 2026 ] Derbyshire Police Officer Convicted After Targeting Domestic Abuse Victim Derbyshire
[ May 26, 2026 ] Police Officer Admits Assaulting 13-Year-Old Boy Who Called 999 For Help Wiltshire
[ May 26, 2026 ] Northwich ex-cop guilty of gross misconduct Cheshire
[ May 25, 2026 ] IOPC Reports Record Referrals as Police Complaints Surge IOPC
[ May 24, 2026 ] Metropolitan Police Officer Convicted of Rape Met (London)
[ March 21, 2026 ] Court Finds Lancashire Police Acted Unlawfully on EVERY Issue in Claim by Paul Ponting Lancashire
[ March 11, 2026 ] UKCP assists Raja Miah (MBE) Secures High Court Judicial Review Against GMP Greater Manchester
[ February 7, 2026 ] Insulting comments circulated by email from Lancashire Constabulary Lancashire

September 15, 2026

Police Intimidation of Journalist Rebecca Tidy Ignites Free Speech Outrage on X

September 10, 2025 0

In a disturbing escalation in Devon, journalist and academic Rebecca Tidy, known on X as @DrRebeccaTidy, was invited to be questioned voluntarily (of face arrest) […]

Devon and Cornwall Police: Weaponising Harassment Laws to Silence Journalist, Rebecca Tidy

July 10, 2025 0

Dr Rebecca Tidy, a Cornwall-based journalist known for her incisive reporting on criminal justice, finds herself in the crosshairs of Devon and Cornwall Police. The […]

Over Sensitive Police whine about ITV Show

July 27, 2024 0

In an unexpected display of thin-skinned sensitivity, the Devon and Cornwall Police Federation recently slammed ITV’s new comedy series “Piglets.” The show, depicting life at […]

Plymouth shootings: police worker faces misconduct inquiry

October 9, 2021 0

The investigation into the Plymouth mass shooting has placed one police staff worker under investigation for gross misconduct, meaning they could be sacked if allegations are upheld. Jake Davison, 22, shot dead his mother, a three-year-old girl and three other people on 12 August. He used a gun he had held a licence for since […] […]

Patel accused of delay over calls to tighten system for gun licences

August 26, 2021 0

Home Secretary Priti Patel is facing accusations in the wake of the Plymouth shootings of dragging her feet over advice to tighten the rules on issuing firearms and shotgun licences. The Liberal Democrats said Ms Patel had so far failed to act on recommendations in a Home Office consultation document calling for new suitability checks […] […]

Watchdog to investigate police over Plymouth gunman’s possession of shotgun

August 26, 2021 0

The police watchdog will investigate Devon and Cornwall Police’s decision-making in relation to Plymouth gunman Jake Davison’s possession of a shotgun and a certificate for the weapon. Davison, 22, shot and killed his 51-year-old mother Maxine Davison, also known as Maxine Chapman, at a house in Biddick Drive in the Keyham area of the city […] […]

Devon and Cornwall Police officer Christopher Woodman sacked

July 25, 2021 4

An officer with Devon and Cornwall Police has been dismissed without notice for gross misconduct. PC Christopher Woodman faced allegations that on September 24, 2019 he breached the standards appropriate to the conduct of a police officer in respect of ‘honesty and integrity’, ‘discreditable conduct’ and ‘duties and responsibilities’. It had been alleged that the […] […]