A heroic police officer managed to detain a violent offender despite being savagely hit over the head three times with a bottle of wine. PC Joanne Aitken was struck while apprehending Anthony Woodhead Robertson in Moston on 15 May 2018, causing a deep laceration wound to her head. In a victim statement read out today (15.02.19) in court, she
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The Police Service of Northern Ireland were locked out of their main Facebook accounts for a period of 24 hours after an image they shared breached Facebook’s community standards. The image in question contained bank notes and a small bag of drugs. Facebook said that the post contravened its standards on guns, drugs and other regulated goods – although such
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A quick-thinking traffic officer helped to detain two dangerous criminals who robbed a terminally ill man of his car (scroll down for video). The victim was driving a white BMW 4 series – a company car – in Claremont Road, Seaford, when he noticed he was being followed by a black Fiat Punto. He pulled over next to Costcutters, where
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A local police officer from Stamford Hill, Hackney has been awarded a Campaign medal by the British Army for his service in Africa from 2012-2013. PC James Higgins has been a police officer in the Met for almost four years. However, for twelve years before this he was a soldier in the military. He served four years in the Irish
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A man who held a police officer at gunpoint in Partington has been jailed. Michael Scott (30/05/1991) of no fixed address, has been sentenced to six years in prison today (Thursday 14 February 2019) at Minshull Street Crown Court after pleading guilty at an earlier hearing to one count of possession of a prohibited firearm and three counts of possession
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A man who was part of a violent gang who assaulted a father and son in their home whilst carrying out a burglary has been jailed for eight years and three months following a successful investigation by the Metropolitan Police James Connors, 43 (15.08.1975) of no fixed address was sentenced today, Wednesday, 13 February at Harrow Crown Court after pleading
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Last week, we shared a story about ‘Elsa’ (the Princess from ‘Frozen’) being ‘arrested’ by Surrey police officers (during their break) for being responsible for the cold weather that has since vanished. In fact, some might say that it was her arrest that has led to the milder weather… The aim of the ‘arrest’ was to raise money for the
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A police officer in Wisconsin (USA) miraculously managed to escape serious injury on Monday when a semi-truck hit a patch of ice and slammed into the cop’s vehicle. The incident happened around 0900 hours. as the officer was entering the intersection, Ashwaubenon Public Safety wrote on Facebook. The truck driver tried to stop, but hit a patch of ice and slid into the officer’s vehicle. The incident
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Two police officers whose courageous actions saved the life of a woman who was unconscious in the sea have been awarded for their fast thinking and bravery at the Brighton and Hove divisional awards. They were among officers, staff, volunteers and members of the public including two children who received awards and congratulations at the ceremony on Friday (8 February)
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The Metropolitan Police have released a statement following the death of two suspected aggravated burglary suspects after they collided with a coach having driven the wrong way on the A40 in west London. At around 20:40 hours on Sunday 10th February, police responded to a report of an aggravated burglary at a residential address in Harrow. An aggravated burglary is
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