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Despite being told to 'focus on the suspect' in rape cases, victoria are still reporting the opposite - that they are put on trial, effectively - despite a pilot programme running across 19 police forces which is aimed at improving rate conviction rates.

So far Operation Soteria does not seem to be working, as data shows fewer than one in 12 cases result in a conviction amongst the first five forces in the programme.

Overall largest figures show around 2% of cases result in a summons (900 out of 50,000,).

www.bbc.co.uk

Rape reform programme extended across England and Wales

Women rape complainants say the system is still weighted against them, even with programme pilots.
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A Sussex Police officer who falsified the result of two Covid-19 tests has been given a final written warning.

They repeated the lie when interviewed.

The warning will stay on the officer's file for two years, a police spokesperson said.

The hearing was told that the officer, referred to as officer A, had put a picture of a lateral flow test in a work WhatsApp group with a message saying, “Oh. What do we think?”

A message in response read, “are you feeling unwell”, to which the officer responded with “no”.

The WhatsApp messages contained pictures of two lateral flow tests, both of which appeared to have had the positive red line drawn on with a biro pen, police said.

The following day, the officer reported sick with Covid and used one of the pictures to confirm their positive result.

When the officer was subsequently interviewed, they remained consistent with their claim that the tests were genuine and had not been tampered with.
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Sussex Police officer given warning over faked Covid-19 tests
 
RedRedRose said:
Considering this has been proven to lead to more dangerous offences, surprised how light the penalty is.
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tony.c said:
I don't want to link to the DM, but this is a quote from there.
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Seems more like homophobic entrapment by the arresting officer. Which was probably why the judge gave him a conditional discharge.
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The officer has been sacked. In this case I do feel sympathy for him. I think a warning would have been more appropriate.

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Met Police officer caught exposing himself on Hampstead Heath dismissed

Dariusz Alexander has been sacked following the incident at the north London beauty spot
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Maybe not quite the same level of seriousness as other things in this thread, but was looking for an active thread to drop this in.

Seems they can bug people and effectively invade their privacy just at random (unless I'm missing something).


Checks were carried out at a number of licensed premises as Lincolnshire Police’s Summertime Policing Plan continues to target crime, including violence and anti-social behaviour.



The multiagency Operation California saw officers and other agencies including East Lindsey District Council carry out engagement in clubs and pubs across Skegness, Ingoldmells and Mablethorpe.

They used a ‘drugs itemiser’- a machine to detect any residue of drugs on people and surfaces.

Nineteen people indicated a high reading on the itemiser for cocaine which showed they may have touched the drug. Those individuals were stopped and searched under Section 23 of the misuse of drugs act. No drugs were located and no arrests were made.

Visitors were invited to have their hands swabbed to assess whether the individual had been in contact with drugs and/or to walk through the knife arch metal detector to assess whether anyone was in possession of a weapon. Despite nothing being found, those who were subject to a stop and search were not allowed into the venue as agreed with the complex’s management.

Similar operations are to take place throughout the summer.



PC Billy Spence said: “During the early evening several premises between Skegness and Ingoldmells were visited – our licencing team used the itemiser device, and the premises were swabbed for controlled substances. A couple of premises will be revisited in the near future as they were found to have high levels on some surfaces.

“We visited several premises including Busters Bar in which around 500 people were hand swabbed on the itemiser by our licencing colleagues.

“Although nothing was located on visitors during this operation, it sends a clear message that drugs will not be tolerated. We will continue to take action with more planned operations during the coming months to ensure people feel safe.”

Chief Inspector Lee St Quinton added: “This operation has had great support in previous years from licensed premises and the public. We would like to thank everyone for their continued support.

“Operation California is a multi-agency preventative operation designed to ensure that the Coast area is a safe place to live, work and visit.

“We have a particular focus on making the Coast area inhospitable for drug dealers and users but we also target a full spectrum of offences, such as violent crime and ASB as well as offences against women and girls. To do this we deploy officers in both uniform and plain clothes.

“By working with our partners, we can ensure that people who need treatment for substance misuse issues can be directed towards the appropriate services”

“We work with our partners to ensure that everyone can enjoy our coastal resorts without being caught up in or witnessing criminal offences. Lincolnshire is a very safe county and we want to keep it that way.”
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Johnny Vodka said:
Maybe not quite the same level of seriousness as other things in this thread, but was looking for an active thread to drop this in.

Seems they can bug people and effectively invade their privacy just at random (unless I'm missing something).

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I have a lot of questions about this 'itemiser' device.

What's the basis for the testing, considering there doesn't appear to have been any drugs or weapons found ? I think it's not acceptable that people have been denied access to a venue despite passing all checks.
 
equationgirl said:
I have a lot of questions about this 'itemiser' device.

What's the basis for the testing, considering there doesn't appear to have been any drugs or weapons found ? I think it's not acceptable that people have been denied access to a venue despite passing all checks.
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The article doesn't make it clear, but I got the impression they might also be targeting people already inside as well.
 
Johnny Vodka said:
The article doesn't make it clear, but I got the impression they might also be targeting people already inside as well.
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I think you're right. Why should they be stop and searched in a nightclub? Bad dancing? Looking a bit dodge is not a crime as far as I know, and there's enough coppers around that fit that description.

I'd be very curious to know the ethnic background of anyone stop and searched, given we already know there's bias built in to who gets selected for that. So why exactly were these nightclub goers subjected to stop and search?
 
West Midlands Police have apologised for a stinger being used to burst the tyres of a former chief prosecutor's car, after it was incorrectly logged as stolen.

[Nazir Afzal] said he was driving with his son in the car when he noticed a police car's blue lights behind him at about 23:30 BST.
He said he had been driving at about 20mph (32km/h) and "slowed down straight away, but two seconds later, I saw a stinger thrown in front of my car".
His car "immediately came to a stop" and an unmarked police car pulled up in front of it, Mr Afzal said.
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WMP said it had looked into how this occurred and discovered it was an administrative error whereby one digit of a vehicle registration number of a stolen car was recorded incorrectly.
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The force apologised for... "inconvenience and upset caused" ... "measures in place" ... "ensure this doesn't happen again" [blah, blah, the usual]

Nazir Afzal: West Midlands Police sorry for car stinger error
 
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Former Met Police Sergeant convicted of taking bribes.

www.bbc.co.uk

West End ex-Met Police officer guilty of taking bribes

Ex-Sgt Frank Partridge took bribes while policing West End bars and clubs including a £7,000 holiday.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Distinctly old school flavour to former Sergeant Frank Partridge.

Sheriff of Soho: The Met officer who abused his power to live the high life - The Times
Licensing sergeant who claimed to ‘rule the West End’ mixed with entertainment stars as he took bribes including hospitality, meals and the use of prostitutes
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Partridge, also known as Funtime Frankie, was filmed at the same club while a scantily dressed snake charmer put a python around his neck and he sang Sound of Da Police, a song about police brutality.
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Don't recall this one being mentioned before but it's getting a little hard to keep up.

Met press release:
Former officer to appear in court - Metropolitan Police

Former PC Tom Thorpe is due to appear for trial at Kingston Crown Court on Monday 17 July charged with:
  • Three counts of making an indecent photograph/pseudo-photograph of a child;
  • One count of attempting to cause a child under 13 to watch/look at an image of sexual activity;
  • One count of attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.
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The former officer was arrested on 6 December 2019 and charged on 22 February 2021. Following his arrest, he was suspended from duty. Thorpe was based on the South Area Basic Command Unit and resigned from the Met in September 2022.
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Express going hard

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Like most tabloids the Express isn't easy to archive using archive.vn so here's a PDF of their two page story and editorial
 

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A Devon and Cornwall Police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges of controlling and coercive behaviour.

PC Jessica Smith, 32, from Hayle in Cornwall, also denies sending a letter, communication or article conveying a threatening message.
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The offences allegedly happened in Cornwall between January 2021 and June 2022.

A trial date has been set for 10 June 2024.
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Police officer denies controlling and coercive behaviour
 
A Greater Manchester Police officer threw a bucket of water at a suspect in a cell; another officer was found guilty of assault by beating.

Warren Clarke, 55, pleaded guilty to common assault and was given an eight-week curfew at Liverpool Magistrates' Court.

Greater Manchester Police said he threw water at a male victim at Pendleton Police Station in Salford in June 2022.

A second officer, Sgt Ian Dunn, 59, was also found guilty of assault by beating.

He was given a 12-week curfew order.
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A Northamptonshire Police officer - who resigned before his misconduct hearing - called in sick to attend a wedding but was caught out by his line manager being at the same event.

[Marcus] Read attended the wedding on 19 November last year but two days later his manager, who had seen and spoke to him at the celebration, noted he had not attended work as expected and had not been ill.
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