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UK: Police corruption probe over murder
A JURY must decide whether police corruption played a part in the deaths of a couple murdered in their Trusthorpe home, an inquest heard.
As reported, John and Joan Stirland were found shot dead at their bungalow near Mablethorpe, on August 8, 2004.
Nottingham man Colin Gunn, 40 – who had persuaded police... Read more
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UK: Police commander compared to Al Pacino's Scarface'
A police commander on trial for attacking a web designer in London has been compared to a movie gangster.
Southwark Crown Court has heard Ali Dizaei, 47, fell out with Waad Al-Baghdadi after he demanded £600 for work on Mr Dizaei's personal website.
Mr Al-Baghdadi, 24, called him an "Iranian gangster" and... Read more
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Britain to fight ruling on police searches
The British government said Wednesday it will appeal a European court ruling that certain police stop-and-search powers are a breach of human rights.
Under Section 44 of Britain's Terrorism Act 2000, uniformed officers may stop any pedestrian or vehicle and search them, regardless of whether they have reasonable suspicion of wrongdoing.
Human rights... Read more
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Northern Ireland: Police officers caught in drink-drive crackdown
Three police officers are among more than 400 motorists caught drink-driving in a PSNI Christmas crackdown.
The officers, who were off-duty when found to be over the legal limit, have all been suspended.
The BBC understands officers have been warned drink-drivers will be "fast-tracked" to dismissal rather than have a drawn-out... Read more
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UK: Senior police officer on trial for corruption
A senior Scotland Yard police officer will go on trial accused of corruption over a scuffle in a restaurant.
Ali Dizaei, 47, a Metropolitan Police commander, is accused of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice.
His trial at Southwark Crown Court, is expected to last three weeks. He... Read more
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UK: Police investigated over abuse deaths
Three Leicestershire police officers are under investigation as part of an inquiry into the deaths of a mother and daughter abused by youths.
Fiona Pilkington, of Barwell, killed herself and daughter Francecca Hardwick in a burning car in October 2007.
At the inquest into their deaths a jury ruled the actions of... Read more
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Russia to Crack Down on Police Corruption
President Dmitri A. Medvedev, confronting a series of scandals that have diminished the public’s already low confidence in the police, ordered a major overhaul of the force on Thursday that is to include a 20 percent reduction in its size.
Mr. Medvedev said the federal government should take more control over police... Read more
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UK: Chief Inspector cleared at Ipswich Crown Court
FORMER Epping Forest District Commander Jonathan Baldwin has been cleared of all fraud charges against him.
Chief Inspector Baldwin, 42, was removed from the top police job in Epping Forest last year, when an investigation into his mileage claims led to three charges of fraud by false representation.
He has now... Read more
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UK: Stephen Lawrence case pair arrested over evidence 'withheld' since murder
Fresh suspicions of foul play in the Stephen Lawrence murder case surfaced todaywith the arrest of a former police constable and a serving member of Metropolitan police staff for allegedly withholding evidence from the original murder inquiry.
The swoop on the homes of the men, aged 62 and 53, came after detectives... Read more
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Gibraltar Holds 4 Spanish Police For Questioning
Gibraltar authorities held four Spanish police after they pursued suspected smugglers into the British territory Monday, creating a second test on the relationship between the two nations in less than a month.
The Spanish civil guards followed the two suspects onto rocks after the boat they were travelling in crashed during the... Read more
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UK: Police officers using steroids 'open to corruption' - says senior officer
An internal police report is warning that steroid use by police officers could leave them open to corruption.
Detective Chief Inspector Gary Goacher spent three years at the front line fighting police corruption as the head of the professional standards unit at Derbyshire Police.
He was responsible for investigating police officers suspected... Read more
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Hit back if police officer attacks - Russian interior minister
Ordinary citizens have the right to defend themselves against police officers who launch illegal attacks on them, Russia's interior minister said Thursday.
Rashid Nurgaliyev was speaking at a meeting with students in the Moscow Region just days after police officers in both the capital and St. Petersburg were detained on suspicion of... Read more
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Greece: Agency to probe police offences
Citizens’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis yesterday heralded the creation of an agency to investigate alleged cases of abusive or violent treatment of citizens by police after sacking two officers for allegedly mistreating a 35-year-old immigrant in front of her child in central Athens.
“Those two gentlemen are to leave the police force... Read more
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Men in police uniforms beat man to death in Moscow
Three unidentified men dressed in police coats beat a man to death in southeast Moscow on Tuesday, a law enforcement source said.
"The attackers beat the man with batons and then disappeared. He died of his injuries at the scene," the source told RIA Novosti, adding that the attack happened near some... Read more
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Russia: More policemen confess to corruption online
Russia's Interior Ministry is investigating charges of police corruption made by Russian police officer Aleksey Dymovsky. Meanwhile, more revelations are surfacing on the Internet of corruption in the police.
Propeller An ever-increasing number of former law-enforcement officers are posting videos online, talking about the lawlessness and corruption in the services they worked... Read more
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Russian policemen turn to YouTube to highlight police corruption and practice
When a police officer posted a video on YouTube complaining of rampant abuse in Russian law enforcement, it seemed like a lonely voice in a sea of social media.
Since then, three more officers have come forward with their own YouTube videos making similar accusations ¡ª and others are lining up to... Read more
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UK: Police officer forced to resign for taking drugs
A police officer has been sacked and another forced to resign for taking drugs while off duty.
Last month five officers faced a misconduct hearing over several days.
Thames Valley Police has confirmed that one uniformed officer based in Milton Keynes was required to resign and another based elsewhere in the force was... Read more
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Russian police officer’s video posting draws attention to rampant corruption
When the Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky posted a pair of videos on his personal website accusing his superiors of corruption, few of his allegations could have surprised his countrymen.
In an emotional plea to the Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, Mr Dymovsky said his bosses in the Black Sea port city... Read more
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Russia admits police corruption
The Russian government has admitted that parts of the police have been turned into what the interior minister has described as criminal businesses.
It is the most frank admission so far of corruption and other crimes being committed by members of the police.
It came after a senior policeman in southern Russia... Read more
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Russia: Police officer fired for YouTube broadcast condemning police corruption
A Russian police officer who decried corruption among colleagues in his video blog has been fired and threatened with a lawsuit, Interior Ministry officials said Monday.
The allegations laid out on the Internet by Alexey Dymovsky, who served in the Black Sea port of Novorossiisk, have attracted attention amid persistent public concern... Read more
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Czech Republic: Czechs dissatisfied with police poll says
Czechs aren't very satisfied with the work of their country's police
, with more than half saying police performance isn't good, a poll indicates.
An Internet poll conducted by the polling institute SANEP found almost one-third of Czechs say they have seen instances of police corruption and call the police untrustworthy, the Czech... Read more
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UK: Transparency on police misconduct
for Scotland has said.
Commissioner John McNeil issued the guidance to the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland (ACPOS) after Tayside Police chose not to follow up two cases of misconduct proceedings against its officers following allegations of assault on members of the public.
The Procurator Fiscal decided not to take action... Read more
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Former Border Patrol officer pleads guilty to taking bribes
A former U.S. Border Patrol officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to accepting bribes from immigrant smugglers at the U.S.-Mexico border.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for Arizona said Jose Carmelo Magana, 46, took bribes in November 2007 from smugglers bringing illegal immigrants from Mexico into the U.S. through the border crossing at San Luis,... Read more
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Top Russian provincial police official detained
Russia's Interior Ministry says the top police official in a Siberian province has been detained as part of a corruption probe.
The detention of Buratiya's Interior Minister Viktor Syusyura comes amid persistent concerns about corruption in Russia's police and security forces. President Dmitry Medvedev is the latest leader to vow a corruption... Read more
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Hungary: Entire Police force quits after lottery win
A town's entire police force has quit in Hungary after winning more than £10 million in the lottery.
The 15-strong squad in Budaors scooped the jackpot with their ticket on Tuesday and all resigned on the spot.
Police chiefs have scrambled back-up units to the region until more full-time officers can be recruited.
It... Read more
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UK: Police get caught travelling "free" in first class
A group of Scotland Yard officers may be punished after being caught travelling in first class on a train.
Police get free travel in standard class in return for keeping carriages safe and tackling abusive passengers.
But an anti-corruption unit found six Metropolitan Police officers in first class. A sergeant and... Read more
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Denmark: Free coffee for cops brews controversy
Police have been paying extra attention to shops and restaurants where they are also getting freebies and discounts
There have long been jokes about police and their fondness for doughnuts, but it seems that coffee is the order of the day for cops looking for freebies.
Politiken newspaper reports that the 7-Eleven convenience... Read more
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Russian victims challenge police
Russian police officers committed 2,500 crimes in the first six months of this year, according to the Russian interior ministry.
No, that was not a typing error; I did mean 2,500.
Here is another direct quote: "Police officers are the biggest single source of graft" in Russia.
That is from the head... Read more
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UK: Police commander denies corruption
A top Scotland Yard police officer has pleaded not guilty to corruption charges linked to a scuffle in a restaurant.
Ali Dizaei, 47, a Metropolitan Police commander, is accused of misconduct in a public office and perverting the course of justice. He formally denied the two charges during a 20-minute hearing at... Read more
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UK: Policewoman worked as £100 an hour prostitute
PC Victoria Thorne was under investigation by Northumbria Police officers who were suspicious about her spending time with Neil Lock, 28.
Detectives found out during their enquiries Thorne, 28, was working as an escort for the Notorious Girls agency - being run by Lock.
Thorne has pleaded guilty to misconduct in public office... Read more
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UK: Policeman sacked after sex inquiry
A police officer who escaped jail after having sex with a vulnerable woman while supposedly checking on her welfare has been sacked.
Detective Constable John Richmond, 53, visited the 45-year-old at her north London flat a day after she discharged herself from hospital following a drug overdose.
He was dismissed following an internal... Read more
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UK: Former Worthing police chief accused of stealing wine resigns
FORMER Worthing police chief Sharon Rowe, who was arrested on suspicion of stealing wine from a supermarket, has handed in her resignation.
Ms Rowe was not charged after the alleged wine theft from Marks & Spencer in Shoreham last September – but she was due to face a police misconduct hearing this... Read more
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UK police officer sued over dog deaths
A British animal welfare charity said Tuesday it is launching legal proceedings against a police officer whose two police dogs died when he left them in a hot car last month.
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) said it would sue the officer for causing unnecessary suffering... Read more
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UK: Officer arrested over sex claims
A Northumbria Police officer has been arrested and questioned over allegations that he sexually assaulted female suspects.
An investigation is under way involving the force's own Professional Standards Department and the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The officer involved, who has not been officially named, was released on bail pending further inquiries.... Read more
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UK: Policemen face cannabis charges
Two Merseyside police officers have appeared in court charged with possession and intent to supply cannabis.
Pc Darren Burns and Pc Andrew Bird appeared before Liverpool magistrates accused of possession and intent to supply the class B drug.
Pc Bird has also been charged with supplying the drug.
Neither officer entered a... Read more
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Cyprus: ‘No tolerance for corrupt cops’
POLICE CHIEF Michalis Papageorgiou yesterday pledged to purge the force of its rotten apples and restore public confidence after a series of revelations and scandals revealing widespread corruption rocked the force.
Speaking in his first public address since taking over from Iacovos Papacostas, the new chief was keen to stress there... Read more
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UK: Murder plot trial collapses over police misconduct
A TRIAL into a murder plot collapsed after a judge ruled detectives were guilty of serious misconduct when they raided a solicitor’s home.
The actions of the police officers were branded a serious and deliberate breach after conversations between the accused and their lawyer were recorded.
Lawyer Paul Donoghue was representing five people... Read more
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UK: Police worker arrested on drugs and corruption charges
A police worker suspected of being part of a drug-dealing ring has been suspended from her job.
Gloucestershire police confirmed last night the woman was arrested by officers investigating corruption and suspected Class A drug dealing.
The 31-year-old civilian police worker, who has not been named, has been suspended from work while investigations... Read more
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UK: Secret pay deals give top police thousands extra
Senior police officers are receiving “off-book payments” and secret perks totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds, including private school fees and cars for their spouses.
The Times has discovered that one chief constable heading a force of just 1,700 officers was paid a £74,000 top-up on his salary last year. Sean... Read more
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UK: Policeman sold bootleg copies of idol Bruce Springsteen's music
A policeman obsessed by the American rock star Bruce Springsteen ended up in court when he decided to sell bootleg copies of his hero's music and made a profit of more than £22,000.
Pc Dewi Jones set up a profitable online business selling illicit copies of CDs and DVDs of Springsteen’s... Read more
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Rights in the balance - a framework for good policing
Every day in Britain our police officers and civilian staff are confronted with the most difficult problems found in society. Police officers routinely grapple with one dilemma after another under a microscope of scrutiny and comment. Crime and disorder remain high on the list of public priorities and the police seem... Read more
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Waterboarding at the Met and why the force faces the biggest police scandal in decades
In his first-ever media interview, Nigerian immigrant David Nwankwo stands by his claim that he was tortured by police. An outrageous smear? Perhaps. But it's part of wider allegations of corruption, theft and brutality that dog the Met.
A nondescript terrace house in North London and a police drugs raid is in... Read more
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UK: Police Dog Handler Faces Prosecution After Police Dogs Locked in 116-Degree Car Die
Animal lovers are outraged after two German Shepherds on a British police force payroll were left in a car on one of the hottest days of the year and were cooked alive, according to animal welfare experts, the Daily Mail reported.
The dogs were left outside the Nottinghamshire Police headquarters, and their... Read more
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UK: Police to crack down on corrupt officers
Advice includes avoiding putting personal information on personal networking sites such as Bebo or Facebook, cutting ties with old friends with criminal connections and avoiding vulnerabilities such as getting into debt.
The document and other training materials are also to be used by the Scottish Police College at Tulliallan and the other... Read more
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UK: 'Misconduct' detective faces jail
A detective who had sexual intercourse with a vulnerable woman whose welfare he was checking on is due to be sentenced.
Detective Constable John Richmond, of the Metropolitan Police, could face jail after pleading guilty to misconduct in public office at an earlier hearing at London's Southwark Crown Court. The case has... Read more
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UK: Police resign after drug arrests
Two Sussex Police officers have resigned following drugs accusations.
Insp Mark Andrews and Pc Bobby Newton both left the force after being arrested on suspicion of possessing Class A drugs.
It is understood that after answering bail Pc Newton received a caution for possession and Insp Andrews was released without charge.
Sussex... Read more
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UK: Officer faces misconduct charge
A Lancashire police sergeant has been suspended from duty by the force and is to appear before magistrates accused of misconduct in public office.
It follows an investigation managed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Sgt James Boothby, 48, an accident investigator and vehicle recovery liaison officer, will appear before Liverpool... Read more
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UK: Credit card inquiry into 300 officers
More than 300 Metropolitan Police (Met) detectives have been investigated on suspicion of misusing corporate credit cards, following an audit of the force.
Of these, 46 cases have become criminal investigations overseen by the police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
The audit had been commissioned by the Metropolitan Police Authority... Read more
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UK: Five police staff held in cocaine dealing probe
Three women police staff and a WPC have been arrested in an inquiry into a cocaine dealing ring at a police station.
A 32-year-old male police officer has also been arrested on suspicion of possessing the drug. All are based at Slough in Berkshire.
The WPC, also aged 32, was arrested... Read more
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UK: British Police Officers Accused of Mistreating Suspects
Six officers from the Metropolitan Police Service have been suspended or placed on restricted duty after being accused of mistreating suspects during a drug-related raid last November, the police said on Wednesday.
The police would not give details about what the officers, from Enfield, in north London, are alleged to have done.
Using... Read more
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