A retired senior chief inspector is being investigated by the police watchdog over evidence he gave at the public inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing. Dale Sexton from Greater Manchester Police, was the force duty officer in the control room on the night of the blast in May 2017 which killed 22 people and injured […] […]
A senior police officer in charge of an infamous training drill, which foreshadowed delays getting firefighters to the Manchester Arena attack, faced criticism after admitting she was unaware of any problems with the exercise at the time. The emergency services took part in a huge terrorism training exercise, in which a suicide bomber scenario was […] […]
PC Mohammed Malik was a hero to his family, friends, community, and fellow police officers – but his ‘unblemished reputation’ masked his entanglement in a dark web of serious organised crime. When he first joined Greater Manchester Police, Malik championed better relations between the Muslim community in Rochdale and the force, and looked forward to […] […]
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 […] […]
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 […] […]
A dad who was Tasered by cops on a petrol station forecourt in front of his screaming child is to sue Greater Manchester Police. Solicitors acting for NHS worker, Ziggy Desmond Mombeyarara, said today (Thursday) he intends to sue Chief Constable Stephen Watson for damages ‘in relation to excessive use of force’. The legal move […] […]
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 […] […]
A serving GMP officer has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault. The 47-year-old remains in custody where he is being questioned by detectives. It […]
A Greater Manchester Police officer who repeatedly sexually assaulted a young girl has been jailed. Farooq Ahmed, 37, walked into a police station with a […]
Rebekah Sutcliffe is one of Britain’s finest cops, but the infamous female jealousy got the best of her. She’s suspended after fighting with her coworker […]
An independent investigation is underway after a collision between a police car and a pedestrian left a 15-year-old boy with critical injuries. At around 9.30pm […]
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