Watchdog looks into CS spray use – BBC News
“A police watchdog is to start an independent inquiry into an incident when CS spray appeared to be used by police on a man at close quarters.”
BBC News, 17th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: police
Sikh police officer ‘left humiliated for refusing to remove turban during training’ – Daily Telegraph
“A Sikh police officer was ‘humiliated’ by his Greater Manchester Police colleagues after refusing to remove his turban for training and undergoing practices that would breach his faith, an employment tribunal heard.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Inquest hears how police ‘did nothing’ for harassed family – The Guardian
“A mother who apparently killed herself and her disabled daughter by setting fire to their car had faced years of abuse from youths and children, but police ‘did nothing’ despite her repeated pleas for help, an inquest heard today.”
The Guardian, 17th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Inquiry started over CS spray use – BBC News
“Three police officers have been placed on restricted duty and an internal inquiry started after film emerged of close-range use of CS spray on a man.”
BBC News, 15th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police ‘should stop taking DNA of innocent immediately’ – Daily Telegraph
“Ministers should instruct police forces to immediately stop taking the DNA of innocent people, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said.”
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police investigated over stop and search of man and children under terror law – The Guardian
“Two police officers are under investigation after using anti-terror stop-and-search powers against a man and two young children in a south London street.”
The Guardian, 10th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hoax 999 call ‘riot hero’ jailed – BBC News
“A man hailed as a hero for saving a policeman from rioting hooligans has been jailed for making a hoax 999 call which sparked a £1m rescue operation.”
BBC News, 10th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Policewoman who worked as a prostitute is jailed – The Guardian
“A police constable who also worked as a prostitute was jailed for 15 months yesterday after pleading guilty to misconduct in a public office.”
The Guardian, 11th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police given assault warning over DNA samples taken from children – The Guardian
“Police officers who take ‘voluntary’ DNA samples from children under 16 without their written consent or that of their parents are legally committing an assault, the Home Office’s ethics group on the national DNA database has warned.”
The Guardian, 9th September 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hunt protesters get police payout – BBC News
“Eleven anti-hunt protesters have been given a total of £38,300 in damages from Derbyshire Police.”
BBC News, 8th September 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Row over £3m IT link leaves thousands of crimes off police computer – The Times
“Thousands of crimes are never put on to the police national computer because of a £3 million row over who should pay towards uploading them on to the IT system.”
The Times, 1st September 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Man alleges police shot him in head with Taser – The Guardian
“A police watchdog is investigating claims that officers used a Taser stun gun on a man’s head during an arrest.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police chiefs in court over abuse of speeding exemption – The Independent
“Two senior police officers are to appear before magistrates today over claims they abused their positions to avoid speeding fines.”
The Independent, 28th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family claim cover-up over death in police custody – The Guardian
“The head of a Metropolitan police station where a man died has been recorded on tape promising that CCTV cameras were working and tape from them had been seized – weeks before investigators told the man’s family that the footage was missing.”
The Guardian, 21st August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Damian Green wins fight to destroy personal data held by Met police – The Guardian
“Fingerprints, DNA and records of Tory MP arrested over Home Office leaks deleted as ‘exceptional case’.”
The Guardian, 20th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police force admits errors over intimate body search figures – The Guardian
“A police force has been rebuked by the Home Office after admitting that its statistics for intimate body searches going back to 2000 are misleading.”
The Guardian, 18th August 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police cannot be trusted with fines, magistrates warn – Daily Telegraph
“Police cannot be trusted to hand out summary justice and will act as ‘judge and jury’ if given powers to issue more on-the-spot fines, magistrates have warned.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Defoe in police harassment claim – BBC News
“England footballer Jermain Defoe has accused Essex Police of harassment for pulling him over days after he said he would sue them for wrongful arrest.”
BBC News, 17th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police Taser use ‘up nearly a third’ – The Independent
“Police use of Taser stun guns has increased by nearly a third, figures revealed today.”
The Independent, 17th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police to ignore European Court of Human Rights ruling on stored DNA – The Times
“Chief constables have been told to ignore a landmark European Court ruling and continue storing the DNA samples of innocent people.”
The Times, 8th August 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
