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Man charged in connection with attempted murder after police officer injured

A man has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a police officer in Glasgow. Police Scotland said a 26-year-old man had been charged after an alleged incident in the city’s Wyndford Drive at about 7.30am on Friday. A male police ...

24 Sept 2022 at 13:04

Scotland

Police Scotland officer numbers at lowest level since force created

The number of police in Scotland has reached its lowest level for almost 14 years, figures showed – with almost 700 officers having quit the force in the last year alone. Police Scotland had 16,610 full time equivalent (FTE) officers in its ranks ...

02 Aug 2022 at 17:24

Sheffield police officer charged with rape to appear in court

A Sheffield police officer who has been charged with two counts of rape will appear in court on Tuesday. Former police constable Rowan Horrocks, 26, is due to appear at Leeds Magistrates’ Court accused of raping a woman in South Yorkshire on ...

29 Aug 2022 at 10:50

Scotland

Police Scotland plans summer recruitment drive to boost officer numbers

Falling officer numbers are placing pressure on Police Scotland’s operational capabilities, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said. The police chief said the force plans to launch a recruitment campaign over the summer in a bid to attract ...

26 May 2022 at 14:32

List of number of new police officers in England and Wales, by force

Here is a list of the number of new police officers recruited in England and Wales as part of the Government’s pledge to hire 20,000 officers by March 2023, broken down by individual force. The figures are based on headcount and include ...

26 Apr 2023 at 11:34

Scotland

Police Scotland postpones intake of recruits amid ‘hard choices’ over funding

Police Scotland has announced it is postponing an intake of 200 probationary officers in January amid funding pressures. The force also said it will pause all training and redirect officers to support and maintain operational policing ...

06 Oct 2023 at 14:26

Six former Met officers given suspended sentences for sending racist messages

Six former Metropolitan Police officers have been given suspended sentences after being found guilty of sending grossly offensive racist messages on WhatsApp. Michael Chadwell, 62, Peter Booth, 66, Anthony Elsom, 67, Trevor Lewton, ...

07 Dec 2023 at 18:02

DerryNow

“Is it the role of the Police Federation to defend the actions of the RUC?”

The Chair of the Police Federation for NI said it asked its members to consider challenging a Police Ombudsman’s findings of RUC 'collusive behaviour' because it affected its members and ‘retired cadre’. Last year, The Northern ...

04 Dec 2023 at 17:33

Almost 2,000 Met officers to be on duty in central London over weekend

Almost 2,000 Metropolitan Police officers will be on duty in central London over the weekend, as the force prepares for Armistice and pro-Palestinian events. The force said officers from other UK forces would also be on duty ...

10 Nov 2023 at 19:12

Knife crime in London: What the latest figures show

Knife crime offences in London recorded by the Metropolitan Police rose year on year in the latest figures, but have not yet returned to levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic. Some 14,577 offences were recorded in the 12 ...

30 Apr 2024 at 12:07

No increase in sentence for police officer who tried to rape woman

A police officer who left a woman fearing for her life as he tried to rape her will not have his jail term increased after Court of Appeal judges concluded it was “not unduly lenient”. Ernesto Ceraldi, 44, who has since ...

08 Sept 2022 at 14:21

Man arrested after police officer stabbed in Kent

A man has been arrested after a police officer was stabbed in Kent. Police were attending an address in Albion Place, Maidstone, at around 8pm on Thursday when the assault took place, Kent Police said. The officer, a ...

16 Jun 2023 at 18:48

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