Posts Tagged ‘police intelligence’

originally published: 16th July 2009
A mandatory police pursuit policy should be adopted to combat rising numbers of people killed in car chases, says the police overseer, the IPCC.
Forty people died in 2008-09, up from 24 the previous year, the Independent Police Complaints Commission reports. It says different chase policies are adopted by different forces, causing [...]


originally published: 9th July 2009
all credits: Birmingham Mail

A corrupt Birmingham policeman faces jail after passing on top secret inside information to criminals. Constable Mark Turner, aged 25, of Pytman Drive, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court and pleaded guilty to two charges of misconduct in a public office.
He also admitted a charge [...]


originally published: 5th July 2009
The policeman being questioned over the death of passer-by Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in April had been wrongly re-employed by the Metropolitan Police after leaving while facing a serious disciplinary charge.
Ian Tomlinson, 47, a newspaper seller who was not part of the protests, died shortly after [...]