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Today, the government has set out what it calls ‘bold new plans’ to tackle the illegal migration crisis that has seen tens of thousands of people crossing the dangerous English Channel in inflatable boats in a bid to get into the UK.
It is estimated that international criminal gangs have netted hundreds of millions of pounds after charging people up to £10,000 each to get them onto UK shores.
According to official statistics, nine in ten of the 28,526 migrants who crossed the Channel in small boats last year (2021) were male. Seven in ten were single.
Many lives have been lost after the small inflatable boats being used to get illegal migrants into the UK have sunk in what is one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/inhumane-business-model-of-criminal-gangs-broken-following-new-partnership-with-rwanda-migration-crisis/
A medical doctor and leading Union have spoken out after comments made by Michael Fabricant MP. Mr Fabricant said that teachers and nurses 'had a drink' after work during the Covid pandemic in an apparent bid to defend Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The Prime Minister has paid a Fixed Penalty Notice issued by the Metropolitan Police following an investigation into many parties held at Number 10 as the country was in lockdown.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/doctor-union-speak-out-following-michael-fabricant-mp-comments-about-nurses-teachers-having-a-drink-after-work-during-lockdown/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/breaking-attempted-murder-investigation-launched-after-lit-petrol-bomb-is-thrown-at-police-officer/
A man found using fake police warrant cards and breaching a court order for previous sexual offences has been jailed following an extensive British Transport Police investigation.
Bradley Baker, 28, of Kenilworth Road, Birmingham, pleaded guilty to possession of police articles and two counts of breaching a Sexual Harm Prevention Order (SHPO), which was handed to him after committing three sexual offences involving children in 2018.
He was sentenced to 28 months in prison at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday, 25 March, after pleading guilty to one count of theft by an employee and two counts of possession of Class B cannabis.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/former-journalist-jailed-after-breaching-sexual-harm-prevention-order-and-posing-as-a-police-officer-on-dating-apps/
A quick-thinking North Yorkshire Police staff member was able to secure immediate support for a vulnerable woman after she secretly called for help.
On the evening of 5th April, North Yorkshire Police received a 999 call – but when Force Control Room staff answered it, the woman on the line said she would like to order a pizza.
The police call handler immediately asked the woman if she was in trouble, to which she confirmed “yes”.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-reveal-how-a-999-call-to-order-pizza-turned-out-to-be-an-urgent-plea-for-help/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/paramedic-appears-in-court-charged-with-causing-death-by-dangerous-driving/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-officer-speaks-out-after-nurse-who-drove-over-her-before-fleeing-the-scene-is-sentenced/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/sexual-violent-offender-manager-jailed-after-forming-intimate-relationship-with-convict-she-was-tasked-with-managing/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/serving-met-police-officer-sentenced-after-headbutting-bar-manager-whilst-off-duty/
Douglas, Isle of Man - A 30-year-old man who assaulted a paramedic and kicked a police van has been sentenced to community service and probation.
Christopher Denis De Vos initially pleaded not guilty to common assault and property damage but then changed his pleas to guilty at the pre-trial review stage.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-sentenced-after-assaulting-a-paramedic/
Officers from Derbyshire Roads Policing Unit have shared a harrowing account of how two of their officers nearly lost their lives whilst responding to an emergency call.
The officers, a PC and a PS who had been on the unit only two days were responding to an emergency call in their unmarked with their blue lights and sirens activated.
As the highly-trained response and pursuit drivers overtook a lorry, the 'drugged up' driver of the lorry pulled out in front of their path, causing their vehicle to slide down the road for over 100 metres.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/roads-policing-officers-share-harrowing-account-of-how-drugged-up-lorry-driver-nearly-ended-their-lives/
Details have emerged of how a National Police Air Service (NPAS) crew from Hawarden helped locate a stricken tractor driver who had spent more than 10 hours stranded in floodwater in North Wales.
Dyfed-Powys Police have shared the story of how David Jones, aged 64, from Acton Burnell, near Shrewsbury, became trapped in the water on his way to a quarry near Llandrinio to collect stone at around 07:30 hours on Tuesday 22 February.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-use-social-media-to-help-pinpoint-a-tractor-driver-who-had-been-stranded-in-flood-water-for-ten-hours/
2021 was the deadliest year for U.S law enforcement personnel, with 458 police officers being killed in the line of duty, as reported by LawEnforcementToday.com.
Before 2021, the highest number was 312 officers being killed in the line of duty, a grim number from 1930.
The 2021 figure represents a 47% increase over the previous highest number of 312 officers being killed in 1930.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/in-2021-458-u-s-police-officers-died-in-the-line-of-duty-the-highest-figure-in-92-years-international-news/
Prosecutors in Kankakee County have shared details of Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic’s brutal death on Monday, while noting they would be seeking the death penalty for the two suspects in the shooting.
State’s Attorney Jim Rowe said he would be asking federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for the suspects, Darius Sullivan, 25 and Xandria Harris, 26.
They have been charged with first-degree murder and first degree attempted murder after shooting two police officers.
The shooting happened at about 9:56 p.m. on 29th December after Sgt. Rittmanic, 49, and her partner, Off. Tyler Bailey, 27, responded to a call at a Comfort Inn in Bradley, which is located about 60 miles south of Chicago.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-sargeant-who-was-murdered-in-cold-blood-begged-for-her-life-international-news/
Cocaine worth an estimated street value of up to £78 million has been seized by officers from Northamptonshire Police.
Officers discovered the Class A drugs after police received reports of a theft from a lorry making a delivery at a depot in Brackmills Industrial Estate, Northampton, on Friday, November 26.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/northants-police-announce-biggest-seizure-of-class-a-drugs-in-record-78-million-haul/
A man who put a Cambridgeshire Police officer in a headlock after he smashed the windscreen of a police car has been sent to prison.
Officers were called to Saiful Islam's address in South Street, Huntingdon, on 27th July, after reports of a neighbour dispute.
Officers spoke to both parties, and the neighbour described how Islam had shouted at him the previous evening and falsely accused him of stealing his headphones before throwing a pair of headphones at his face.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-smashed-police-car-before-strangling-police-officer/
The male who died following an explosion outside the main entrance to the Liverpool Women's Hospital has been named as failed asylum seeker Emad Al-Swealmeen.
Al-Swealmeen is reported to have had both Syrian and Iraqi heritage.
He changed his name by deed poll to Enzo Almeni and was 32-year-old. It is not clear how or exactly when he entered the country.
It has been reported that his application for asylum in the UK was rejected in 2014, and shortly after, he was arrested after walking down a high street whilst brandishing a knife.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/liverpool-womens-hospital-explosion-what-we-know-so-far/
The Independent Press Standards Organisation has upheld a complaint made against the MailOnline by the Metropolitan police after the former published an article entitled: “Sarah Everard murder suspect was tracked by plain clothes detectives for several days before they swooped in to arrest him”.
The article - published on 11th March 2021 - reported on the Metropolitan Police’s search for the suspect in the Sarah Everard murder case.
It reported that “Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens ha[d] been arrested on suspicion of her kidnap and murder” after being “tracked by plain clothes detectives for several days”.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/ipso-upholds-complaint-made-by-met-police-about-mailonline-article-regarding-the-arrest-of-wayne-couzens/
Three teenagers have been jailed after being found guilty of killing a man they lured to a Birmingham park and stabbed to death.
Danish Mansha, Rimsha Tariq and Daiyaan Arif, all aged 18, used the internet to find someone they believed wanted to have violent sex with women and enticed him to his death.
Their victim, 29-year-old Sohail Ali, was lured to Summerfield Park by the promise of meeting a girl on 4 December last year.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/three-teenagers-sentenced-after-luring-male-who-wanted-to-have-violent-sex-with-a-woman-to-his-death/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-insp-was-dealing-with-16-misper-reports-with-50-reduction-in-staff-when-nicole-smallman-bibaa-henry-were-reported-missing/
A male who murdered a teenager in a drive-by shooting can now be named, thanks to an appeal that was made by West Midlands Police (WMP).
Carren Monga was jailed for life almost a year ago for shooting dead a teenager in a Coventry street after a judge lifted reporting restrictions.
Monga opened fire at Abdul Xasan from the back seats of a stolen VW Golf in March 2020 and, when sentenced in January, was told he’d spend a minimum of 27 years behind bars.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/cowardly-drive-by-shooter-who-shot-teenager-in-the-back-can-now-be-named-thanks-to-police-appeal/
A 36-year-old man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting a charge of riot relating to the violence in Bristol city centre on Sunday 21 March.
Ryan Dwyer, who was arrested on a warrant at Belfast Harbour by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), last month, was jailed at a hearing in Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday 13th October.
In addition to the sentence for the riot charge, Dwyer, of no fixed address, was also sentenced to an additional seven days behind bars for failing to appear at court, to run concurrently with the four-and-a-half-year sentence.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/cowardly-thug-jailed-for-four-years-after-attacking-police-in-bristol-during-riot/
The London Fire Brigade has said that it believes that the fire ina tower block in south London on Tuesday night involved a candle.
One woman and one child were injured in the incident that started at around 20:00 hours in a flat on the 20th floor on Tuesday evening.
The woman was treated at the scene, and the child was taken to a nearby hospital.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/watch-firefighters-believe-fire-in-battersea-flats-may-have-been-caused-by-a-candle/
A man has been arrested following the cowardly shooting of a Georgia police officer who was just starting his first shift.
SWAT officers took 43-year-old Damien Ferguson into custody following an intense manhunt for the shooter.
Intelligence provided by the U.S. Marshals & Georgia Bureau of Investigation led to Ferguson's arrest.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-arrested-after-police-officer-is-killed-in-cowardly-ambush-on-his-first-shift-international-news/
'Those lambasting the police in general and the Met, in particular, create the impression that policing has no redeeming features: no acts of bravery or kindness; no life-saving first aid, no compassionate dealings with those suffering a mental health crisis (the Met alone dealt with 40,000 calls linked to mental health incidents last year)'.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/a-caution-to-police-critics-guest-blog/
A man who was on a suspended sentence and who falsely identified himself as a police officer as he approached a lone female in a Barrow car park on Tuesday evening (5 Oct), saying “I’m arresting you”, has been jailed for more than five months.
Gary Shepherd, 44, of Abbey Road in Barrow, appeared before Barrow Magistrates’ Court yesterday (8th Oct), where he admitted charges of impersonating a police officer and common assault.
He was jailed for a total of 22 weeks.
The court heard how Shepherd approached the victim as she walked to her car in Greengate car park in Barrow, shortly after 6.30pm on Tuesday evening.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-jailed-for-impersonating-a-police-officer-after-trying-to-arrest-a-lone-female/
Cumbria Police have launched a 'lone working verification process' for members of the public who want to 'verify' police officers who they come into contact with who are single-crewed or who are working alone.
The force announced that, from today, a new officer verification process would be introduced for members of the public who would like to confirm the identity of a lone working Cumbria Constabulary officer they come into contact with.
A spokesperson for the force said that the introduction of this process is to reassure people who may have concerns about lone officers and the reason for their interaction with them.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/cumbria-police-launch-lone-working-officer-verification-process-for-the-public/
A South Wales Police officer has been found not guilty of assault, following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
30-year-old PC Rowan Knight was accused of assaulting Christian Summers by using 'excessive force' when he tried to arrest him for being drunk and disorderly during an incident on Northern Avenue, Whitchurch, at around 2 am on Saturday 9 January this year
During the trial, the court heard how PC Knight reacted when Summers “lunged” towards him and said: “Who the f*** are you?” whilst grabbing his neck and pushing him against a police car.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-officer-found-not-guilty-of-assault-after-defending-himself-from-eye-gouging-attacker/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/off-duty-police-officers-praised-for-tackling-man-who-had-allegedly-stabbed-another-man-to-death-injured-two-others/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-hunt-for-thug-who-kicked-guide-dog/
A new criminal offence for pet abduction is set to be introduced under government plans to crack down on pet theft following a sharp rise in beloved family pets being stolen during the pandemic.
The new law will recognise the welfare of animals and that pets are valued as more than just property.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/pet-abduction-to-be-made-new-criminal-offence-in-crackdown-on-pet-thieves/
Two people from the UK have been winched to safety from their broken-down catamaran in stormy conditions 240 nautical miles southwest of Brittany in a long-range rescue coordinated by HM Coastguard.
At around 19:00 hours yesterday evening (5th July), HM Coastguard received a distress alert from a UK-registered personal locator beacon (PLB).
Thanks to the emergency details registered with the PLB, coastguard personnel established that the signal had come from a 45 ft catamaran with two people on board, travelling from Cape St Vincent in Spain back to the UK.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/hm-coastguard-operations-centre-erupts-in-cheers-after-coordinating-200nm-long-range-rescue-of-british-yacht-crew/
Outrage And Disgust After FOUR Emergency Ambulances Deliberately Targetted By Mindless Morons
Four emergency ambulance crews from the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust had lucky escapes after being subjected to what is believed to have been deliberate attacks in the Sunderland area over the last week.
Each crew travelled on blue lights on their way to life-threatening incidents when objects struck their vehicles.
On Friday, 25 June, an emergency ambulance crew travelled along Chester Road in Sunderland at 1.48 pm when an object flew across the vehicle's front, narrowly missing the windscreen on the driver’s side, obliterating the wing mirror.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/outrage-and-disgust-after-four-emergency-ambulances-deliberately-targetted-by-mindless-morons/
A former staff member of West Midlands Police has been convicted of conspiring to supply Class B drugs while she was off duty.
35-year-old Cherelle Ying, from Birmingham, was found guilty on 25th June 2021 at Birmingham Crown Court.
Ying was sentenced to 17 months in prison, suspended for 21 months.
Ying had been employed by West Midlands Police since March 2008 and was based at Nechells police station.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/west-midlands-police-former-staff-member-convicted-of-conspiring-to-supply-class-b-drugs/
Police in Swindon have paid tribute to three-year-old Phoenix Curtis, who sadly passed away on 27th May and will be laid to rest today, 23rd June.
Phoenix was a big fan of the emergency services - the police in particular - and he would always gaze in awe whenever a police vehicle drove by on 'blue-and-twos'.
The three-year-old was born with a heart defect and, despite undergoing three rounds of open-heart surgery, tragically died on 27th May.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-in-swindon-pay-tribute-to-three-year-old-superfan-who-will-be-getting-a-police-escort-for-his-funeral-cortege-today/
Following an extensive investigation, the IOPC has found that officers from Greater Manchester Police who deployed a taser whilst dealing with a male on a petrol station forecourt was justified.
On 6th May 2020, officers suspected that 34-year-old Desmond 'Ziggy' Mombeyarara, who was driving a car with a five-year-old boy in the passenger seat, was intoxicated.
Police had clocked Mombeyarara speeding at 72 mph in a 30 mph zone.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/iopc-finds-that-taser-deployment-was-justified-after-partial-clip-of-forecourt-incident-went-viral/
A fly-tipper has been sentenced after his accomplice fell out of the back of a van as they tried to leave the scene of where they had just illegally dumped some rubbish.
Paminder Singh, 38, of Arthur Street, Wolverhampton, was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, and was given a two-year disqualification with a requirement to pass an extended retest.
He was also given 20 days of community rehabilitation and a tagged curfew for three months from 7 am to 7 am at Stafford Crown Court yesterday, Thursday 17th June.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/fly-tipper-sentenced-after-his-accomplice-died-during-getaway/
A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after shooting a police sergeant three times in the face.
On November 20, 2020, PS Dave Cayton responded to an incident in Neuville Way, Desborough, after a 999 call was made reporting a male at the address who was armed with various weapons.
Upon arrival at the scene, PS Cayton made his way into the address and quickly found the suspect.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-who-shot-police-officer-in-the-face-three-times-sentenced-to-11-years-in-jail/
Several police officers were injured during an illegal street party, and missiles were thrown at them as they gave first aid to a man who was stabbed over the weekend.
One officer was bitten after hundreds of people "swarmed" the streets of Basford in Nottingham, with some seen defecating in public.
Neighbours reported that the party had been going on for 'seven hours' before violence erupted.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-come-under-attack-whilst-treating-stabbing-victim/
ITV News has come under heavy criticism after referring to the brave officers who shot and killed a knife-wielding terrorist as a 'firing squad'.
An inquest into Khan's death found that he was lawfully killed by armed officers who responded to Fishmongers' Hall after the convicted terrorist went on an indiscriminate murderous rampage whilst armed with two knives on 29th November 2019.
Khan killed 25-year-old Jack Merritt and 23-year-old Saskia Jones. Two other women were seriously injured, and a Chef working at the building was also stabbed.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-community-outraged-after-itv-news-refers-to-officers-who-lawfully-killed-usman-khan-as-firing-squad/
A Detective Sergeant from the MPS East Area Command Unit has been found guilty of spying on a female officer who was having a shower.
DS Benjamin McNish, 30, who was off-duty at the time, used his iPhone to take pictures of his naked victim in the shower at a residential flat in Swiss Cottage on 18th Feb 2019.
McNish was staying at the property with several other officers whilst attending a course.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/off-duty-detective-sergeant-found-guilty-of-spying-on-woman-in-shower/
The colleagues of a Metropolitan Police officer who was struck by a car have set up a JustGiving page to help their colleague on his long road to recovery.
At approximately 18:00hrs on Friday, 21 May, PC Stuart Worrell was on routine patrol when he attempted to stop a silver Vauxhall Cors
As the officer moved towards the car to speak to the occupant, it accelerated into him and sped off.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/colleagues-rally-round-police-officer-who-sustained-life-changing-injuries-after-being-run-over/
A Met Police officer has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving following a pursuit in 2016 where tragically, a 10-year-old boy and his aunt were killed after being struck by a vehicle that failed to stop for officers.
The incident happened five years ago, in August 2016, after 23-year-old Joshua Dobby failed to stop for officers in a marked police vehicle. They had indicated for Dobby to stop after receiving information that the car he was driving may have been stolen.
In 2017, Dobby, 23, was jailed for 12 years after he admitted to manslaughter and knocking his victims over during the pursuit.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/met-officer-faces-charges-after-2016-pursuit-where-fleeing-driver-killed-woman-and-child/
A male has been jailed after admitting to causing grievous bodily harm to a mother and her baby boy in Tipton last year (2020).
Aamer Araf repeatedly stabbed the 37-year-old woman with a kitchen knife until she lost consciousness in Mansion Drive in the early hours of 28 May.
As neighbours rushed to her aid, he took her seven-month-old son upstairs, swinging him by his legs and banging his head on the walls.
When police arrived, cowardly Araf used the baby to avoid arrest, but he was Tasered to allow officers to rescue the boy and get medical help.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-who-stabbed-mother-and-then-repeatedly-swung-her-7-month-old-baby-against-a-wall-is-sentenced-to-12-years-behind-bars/
An Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation found that a Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer had no case to answer over his use of force on a male who was stopped and searched in London after making off from officers on a bike.
The IOPC's investigation followed a complaint by a bystander who filmed part of the incident in Hackney on 22nd April 2020.
The mainstream media publicised the 25-second clip of the incident at the time.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/iopc-finds-no-case-to-answer-after-bystander-shares-partial-clip-of-police-use-of-force-with-the-mainstream-media/
A male who unleashed a torrent of abuse towards emergency workers has been given a suspended sentence.
51-year-old Habib Rehman racially abused a nurse who was trying to help him at the Northern Area Custody Facility (NACF).
Rehman also called one police officer a white 'b**' and another a 'black b****' after being arrested for possessing a knife in a public place.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-who-hurled-racist-abuse-at-emergency-workers-is-given-a-suspended-sentence/
The cousin of murdered PCSO Julia James has asked where the 'huge outrage' and 'pouring of despair' is after Julia's body was found next to Akholt Wood in the Aylesham Road area just before 16:00 hours on Tuesday 27th April 2021.
In a post on Twitter, Sam Griffin said:
'Where is the uproar about my beautiful cousin? Where is the huge outrage and pouring of despair? Where are the vigils and protests about her murder? She was walking her dog, near her home, thats all and somebody must know something!'.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/where-is-the-uproar-about-my-beautiful-cousin-family-of-murdered-pcso-speaks-out/
Maryland, US - A 23-month-old girl who fell out of a car and into a bay following a multi-vehicle collision in Ocean City, Maryland, is expected to make a full recovery thanks to a "humble hero" who jumped into the water to save her life, as reported by CNN.
In total, the emergency services took eight people to hospital following the pile-up on the Route 90 bridge at around 14:45 hours on Sunday 2nd May.
The car in which the toddler was travelling in ending up dangling off the guardrail of the bridge.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/good-samaritan-jumps-from-bridge-into-water-to-save-toddler-who-fell-out-of-a-car-following-rtc-international-news/
A police officer has been slashed in the face with a glass bottle during violent protests at Old Trafford yesterday afternoon (2nd May).
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police confirmed that the officer sustained a ‘significant slash wound’ to his face and was treated in hospital for his injuries.
At least one other officer was injured during the violence.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-officer-slashed-in-the-face-as-manchester-utd-protesters-hurl-glass-bottles-at-police/
A man has been jailed for just 20 months after punching a police officer in the head so hard that he suffered a serious bleed on the brain.
27-year-old Joshua Gill hit PC Leo Clarke in Peterborough on 8th February when the officer responded to a call for help made from Gull's grandmothers home.
Gull had become violent towards members of his own family who then called 999 for help.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-sentenced-to-20-months-after-causing-life-changing-injuries-to-police-officer/
A paedophile who dragged a 13-year-old schoolgirl into an alleyway is now facing a lengthy sentence behind bars, having been convicted of rape.
On 3rd November 2020, 27-year-old Kadian Nelson abducted the 13-year-old in Mitcham, southwest London, before ordering her to perform sex acts on him.
As the rapist led his victim away, a member of the public, who became concerned after seeing, from a distance, Nelson lead the girl away, pulled out her mobile phone and began to film Nelson.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-who-was-filmed-dragging-13-year-old-girl-into-alleyway-before-raping-her-is-found-guilty-of-rape/
Tributes have been paid to a much-loved and highly respected emergency ambulance technician who sadly died on Saturday, 24th April, after the vehicle he was travelling in was hit by an object.
Jeremy Daw was the front-seat passenger in a West Midlands Ambulance Service vehicle responding to an emergency call when an object penetrated the windscreen and struck Jeremy on the A49 in Hereford.
Despite the best efforts of his colleagues, Jeremy died of his injuries at the scene.
West Midlands Ambulance Service’s Emergency Services Operations Delivery Director, Nathan Hudson, said:
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/tributes-paid-to-paramedic-who-died-after-object-hit-emergency-ambulance/
A violent thug who attacked a response officer with a metal pole, after he had already attacked his partner and kept her against her will, has been jailed.
Darren Parker, 43, of Haylett Gardens, KT1, was sentenced to four years and four months’ imprisonment at Kingston Crown Court on 7 April, having earlier pleaded guilty to three counts of actual bodily harm (ABH) against a woman, and one count of assault on an emergency worker.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/domestic-abuser-jailed-after-repeatedly-striking-officer-over-the-head-with-a-metal-pole/
A brave police dog has been awarded a trophy for tracking hit and run suspects who fled an overturned car on the M8.
After seriously injuring other motorists, the suspects ran through a fast-flowing river and over an electric fence in their bid to escape from the consequences of their actions.
PD Storm (British Transport Police) and his handler, PC Raymond Martin, drove along the motorway towards Edinburgh on 27th May when they came across a vehicle on its roof straddling the hard shoulder and inside lane.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-dog-receives-award-after-chasing-hit-and-run-suspects-through-river-and-electric-fence/
A couple who abused their position working at an Amazon distribution centre in Kegworth have been jailed after admitting their involvement in more than £100,000 worth of theft.
In January this year Derbyshire Police were called to an unrelated incident at the couple’s home in Derby.
After an initial disclosure by one of the defendants, officers carried a search and discovered a large quantity of items in their original packaging within the home and a car outside.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/two-amazon-employees-jailed-for-100k-theft/
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/watch-three-east-london-gang-members-convicted-of-murder-after-preying-on-innocent-victims-to-gain-respect-from-their-gang/
Thanks to Northumbria Police officers, a predatory paedophile who indecently assaulted two young girls for more than ten years has been jailed.
Edward Brady subjected his victims to a campaign of sexual abuse from 1991 to 2003 where he forced the young girls to carry out sex acts on him, and he sexually touched them.
In 2013, he also placed a camera in a toilet roll holder in a bathroom to obtain footage of his victims for his own sexual gratification.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/paedophile-who-placed-a-camera-in-a-toilet-roll-holder-in-a-bathroom-is-sent-to-prison-for-ten-years/
Columbus, Ohio, U.S — Police bodyworn camera footage, released by The Columbus Division of Police, shows the moment when a gunfight erupted in the A&E department of a Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, on 12th April 2021 at approximately 12:11 hours.
27-year-old Miles Jackson had been found by officers asleep on a bench outside of a bank. Some checks on Jackson revealed that he was wanted by the police.
The officers dealing with Jackson requested an emergency ambulance's assistance after it transpired that Jackson was relapsing following a suspected drug overdose.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/watch-bodycam-captures-shootout-with-armed-male-in-accident-emergency-international-news/
Five men have been jailed for a total of nearly 25 years for assaulting an off-duty police officer and stealing his watch in Harrow, London.
The victim had been at a bar in Rayners Lane, Harrow, on 17th November 2019. He became aware of two men watching him earlier on in the evening but did not act upon the males' behaviour.
As the off-duty police officer left the bar at around 03:00hrs, a man came up from behind him and looped his arms around his neck, pulling him backwards and on to the pavement.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/five-men-jailed-after-off-duty-police-officer-and-good-samaritans-are-attacked-by-group-of-12-males/
Luna County, New Mexico — On February 4, 2021, New Mexico State Police Officer Darian Jarrott initiated a traffic stop on a white Chevrolet pickup on Interstate 10 eastbound, near mile marker 102 east of Deming, New Mexico, USA.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-dog-needed-stitches-after-being-hit-with-masonry-during-violence-in-belfast/
A serving police officer has spoken about their encounter with a 15-year-old boy who was recently found wandering the streets with a stab wound.
The recital was shared in several tweets by a serving officer (@the999plod):
'So, this week, a familiar face caught my eye who is a regular knife carrier.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/15-years-old-carrying-drugs-and-being-stabbed-in-the-afternoon-police-officer-speaks-out/
According to the PSNI, rioting in Belfast on Wednesday night was on a scale not seen in Northern Ireland for years.
In total, 74 police officers have been injured during the widespread disorder, which has seen buses being petrol bombed, buildings set ablaze, and police officers attacked.
Nineteen police officers were injured alone last night (8th April) during the violence that erupted between loyalist and nationalist communities in west Belfast.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/74-psni-officers-injured-during-a-week-of-violence-in-belfast/
An IOPC investigation concluded that officers 'acted appropriately' during a stop and search carried out by Territorial Support Group (TSG) officers in Tottenham in May 2020.
A partial video clip of the search, which was widely shared on social media at the time, led to widespread criticism of the officers even though the clip only shared one part of the encounter.
The sharing of such partial clips of the police's interaction with members of the public has become more common.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/iopc-finds-met-officers-acted-appropriately-during-tottenham-stop-search-after-partial-video-clip-was-shared-on-social-media/
A 26-year-old man has admitted a brutal attack on two police officers using a meat cleaver.
In June last year, David Dowson attempted to murder one officer and endangered the life of another in the incident in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire.
Dowson sliced off the tip of one of his victims' thumb, and both officers suffered severe injuries.
In Glasgow, the High Court heard PCs Josh McCorry and Glenn Coletta were "terrified and feared for their lives".
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-admits-attempted-murder-after-random-meat-cleaver-attack-on-two-police-officers/
A man who rammed his car into several police vehicles in an attempt to escape has been sent to prison.
During the incident, Lewis Lloyd, 27, of Weir Hall Road, Tottenham, also assaulted two police officers during the stop in Enfield on Saturday 16th January.
Lloyd was sentenced to three years and eight months imprisonment, having pleaded guilty to a total of 12 offences during an earlier hearing.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/drug-dealer-who-rammed-police-before-setting-pit-bull-dog-on-them-is-sent-to-prison-for-3-years/
Three men have been jailed for their part in the rape and robbery of two women attacked in their own home in Hackney, east London.
The men appeared at Wood Green Crown Court on Friday, 12 February, where they were convicted of rape and robbery offences.
The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation after officers were called by a nurse at a sexual health clinic on Thursday, 13 June 2019, after a patient reported being raped.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/three-men-sentenced-after-breaking-into-house-and-raping-two-women/
A two-week-old baby killed after his pram was hit by a car in Brownhills (West Midlands Police) has been named by his family as Ciaran Leigh Morris.
A BMW is understood to have been involved in a collision with another car in High Street before striking his pram at around 16:00 hours.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/family-pay-tribute-to-two-week-old-baby-killed-after-a-car-hit-his-pram/
When Feron was 16-years-old, a local beat officer would often have informal chats with him when he played football with his friends.
These encounters inspired him to explore a career in policing. After spending two years as a community protection officer working from Radford Road, he has just completed his first week as a police officer at Nottinghamshire Police.
“My main goal has always been to join the police,” explained PC Feron Thomas, who is originally from Wollaton.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/informal-chats-with-community-officer-inspires-16-year-old-to-join-the-police-two-years-later/
A mum who killed her eight-month-old baby has been jailed for less than six years.
Yesterday at Preston Crown Court, Caitlin Jones, 21, of Willowbank Avenue in Blackpool, was sentenced to five years and eight months in prison. She admitted the manslaughter of her eight-month-old baby, Francesca Haworth.
At 07:30 hours on November 7th 2018, police were called by the Ambulance Service to an address on Frederick Street, following reports a baby had been found unresponsive.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/mum-jailed-for-killing-her-baby-daughter/
Medics working on the frontline reported 1,747 incidents of violence and aggression from patients and other members of the public during the first 12 months after the UK went into its first lockdown in 2020.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/assaults-on-swas-medics-on-the-rise/
The Metropolitan Police Federation has released a statement following HMICFRS findings that the Metropolitan Police 'acted appropriately' at the Sarah Everard vigil.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/met-police-federation-releases-statment-following-hmic-report-into-sarah-everard-vigil/
Metropolitan Police officers "acted appropriately" at the Clapham Common vigil held in Sarah Everard's memory, a detailed review has found.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/breaking-hmics-finds-met-acted-appropriately-at-sarah-everard-vigil/
Male Who Assisted An Offender By Pushing A Police Officer Is Given A Suspended Sentence
A Scarborough man who pushed a police officer to the ground allowing another man, who had just assaulted a police officer, to evade arrest has received a suspended prison sentence.
At around 10.50 pm on Thursday 19 September 2019, a group of males had been drinking at the East Ayton Lodge Hotel bar in Scarborough.
At closing time, staff at the bar asked the group of males to leave. However, they refused, so staff called the police to request assistance.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-who-assisted-an-offender-by-pushing-a-police-officer-is-given-a-suspended-sentence/
A 27-year-old woman has been jailed after being found guilty of assaulting several Warickshire police officers.
Gemma Laws, of Heming Walk, Nuneaton, was arrested following a disturbance at her home address.
In the early hours of Sunday 21st March, 999 response team officers attended a residential address following reports of a disturbance.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/woman-jailed-after-assaulting-four-police-officers/
A religious studies school teacher who allegedly showed a caricature of Prophet Muhammed to his students during a lesson at Batley Grammer School has been placed under police protection, as per Mirror Online.
There has been a second day of protests outside the school, which has meant that the school has been closed and students sent home.
Typically, individuals will only be placed under police protection if there have been credible threats regarding their safety.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/batley-school-religious-studies-teacher-under-police-protection-after-showing-class-prophet-muhammed-cartoon/
A GoFundMe page has been set up for the serving soldier who was 'attacked and held hostage' after leaving his barracks to meet a 'Tinder Date' last weekend.
The 18-year-old soldier is understood to have left Dreghorn Barracks on Saturday 20th March to meet a date at a property in Edinburgh.
But when the soldier arrived at the address, another man is said to have assaulted him and 'held him hostage'.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/gofundme-page-set-up-for-solider-attacked-held-hostage-after-meeting-tinder-date/
West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has taken delivery of two fully electric operational manager response cars as part of its commitment to reducing its impact on the environment.
Following the launch of the UK’s first 100% electric ambulance by the Trust in October 2020, West Midlands Ambulance Service has worked with its partner, conversion specialist VCS of Bradford, to launch two all-electric zero-emissions Jaguar I-Pace ambulance response cars, which will be going into operation in Birmingham in the coming weeks.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/wmas-adds-all-electric-jaguars-to-emergency-response-fleet/
A former gang member has spoken about his experiences of stop and search.
Many sections of the mainstream media - and some politicians - constantly seek to undermine stop and search without having any fundamental or accurate understanding of how stop and search can, in real terms, save peoples lives.
But a former gang member, who was recently released from prison, has taken the bold step of talking openly about his previous life and how he now understands the critical role that stop and search has to play in reducing knife crime.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/i-accept-stop-search-was-proportionate-justified-given-the-risk-which-i-posed-to-society-former-gang-member-speaks-out/
“Lilly loved to dance!” These are the words of a grieving grandmother after a Birmingham man was found guilty today, yesterday, 24th March, of murdering her precious granddaughter.
Lilly Hanrahan was just 21-months-old when she was rushed to hospital with a catastrophic head injury and six broken ribs in November 2017.
Although surgeons battled to save her, her injuries were unsurvivable, and doctors withdrew her life support three days later.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-found-guilty-of-murdering-defenceless-toddler/
A woman who left her pet dog locked in a house for weeks to starve to a third of her normal body weight and appeared like a ‘walking skeleton’ has been banned from keeping animals indefinitely.
The Husky-type cross dog called Yogi was so emaciated that the RSPCA inspector who rescued her said she was the thinnest dog she had seen alive.
Yogi weighed just 8.75kg when rescued, but a dog of that breed would typically weigh around 30kg.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/woman-banned-from-keeping-animals-after-a-walking-skeleton-dog-was-left-to-starve-in-filthy-house/
A night of rioting in Bristol.
Yet another set of grim and deeply depressing headlines.
Police officers with broken bones and punctured lungs. Police vehicles overturned and in flames. Police buildings under sustained attack. Extreme violence and endless vitriol directed yet again at the brave women and men who stand on the thin blue line.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/kill-the-bill-a-night-of-rioting-in-bristol-john-sutherland-former-police-commander/
A paramedic has broken down after returning to her car following a busy shift to find that mindless morons had spayed her vehicle with graffiti.
Bronwen Newbury had just spent over 12 hours responding to life-or-death emergency calls when she returned to her vehicle before heading home.
After seeing the damage to her car, the life-saver said she "got a bit teary".
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/bristol-based-paramedic-finishes-12-hour-shift-to-find-her-car-vandalised-in-staff-car-park/
Posters have been placed on lamposts in-and-around the area which saw widespread violence and property damaged at rioters' hands in Bristol at the weekend.
During the riot, which started outside of Bridewell Police Station in Bristol, 22 police officers were injured - two of them seriously.
One of the seriously injured officers suffered a punctured lung whilst the other was admitted to hospital with multiple broken bones.
Several emergency response police vehicles were also set alight and a police building damaged.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/exclusive-kill-the-bill-well-done-nice-work-posters-spotted-around-bristol-riot-site/
Avon & Somerset Police have said that a 'significant' investigation is now underway to identify and arrest the rioters responsible for the widespread disorder last weekend outside the Bridewell Police Station in Bridewell Street.
Over 100 officers have now formed part of a task group whose aim is to identify and arrest the individuals responsible for assaulting 21 police officers - two of them seriously - destroying police vehicles and damaging police property.
At one point, a rioter tried to set fire to a police van as the officers inside attempted to reverse away from other police vehicles which had been set alight.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/hunt-begins-for-the-bristol-rioters-as-lead-investigator-warns-dawn-raids-are-imminent/
A London-based police officer has written about their feelings following recent events, which have seen many of their colleagues seriously assaulted whilst trying to police the pandemic.
As more-and-more anti-police groups seek to hijack peaceful protests, the number of officers injured during widespread disorder has skyrocketed, as documented in our 'Assault on Duty' section on our website.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/im-done-too-met-officer-shares-their-thoughts-about-policing/
A man from Derby has been jailed for eight years after being found guilty of raping a young woman in his van.
Sudesh Kumar, of Carsington Crescent, in Allestree, denied the horrific offence which took place back in August 2018.
But he was found guilty and sentenced during a hearing last week.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-jailed-after-raping-vulnerable-woman-in-the-back-of-his-van/
Six people have been released on police bail following an operation by Suffolk Constabulary, which saw 80 suspected stolen dogs recovered from the West Meadows travellers' site in Ipswich.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/investigation-continues-as-80-suspected-stolen-dogs-recovered-from-travellers-site/
One police officer has been left with a collapsed lung, and another has been left with broken bones after a violent mob of out-of-control protesters lay siege to Bridgewell Police Station.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/violent-mob-besiege-police-station-attack-officers-during-kill-the-bill-protests/
Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing to the public for information after shots were reportedly fired towards police on a housing estate in Colindale, north London.
On Thursday 18th March, ten plain-clothed officers from the Met's North West Violence Suppression Unit, were on patrol in the Grahame Park Estate.
At approximately 19:10 hours the officers responded to information from concerned residents that there was a 'large gathering' in the area.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/shots-fired-at-police-in-colindale/
One of Sarah Everard's friend has spoken out following the events which took place on Clapham Common last weekend when a small group of individuals disrupted what had been a peaceful vigil for the 33-year-old marketing executive.
During the incident, it has been reported that over 20 police officers were assaulted. At least one police vehicle was also damaged. Four people were arrested.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/i-will-not-be-blaming-the-police-or-men-for-the-actions-of-on-individual-friend-of-sarah-everard-speaks-out/
JUANJA pleaded guilty to possessing an offensive weapon, committing an offence under Section 4a of the Public Order Act, and assault by beating of an emergency worker.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/teenager-jailed-after-assaulting-police/
Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade were called to a fire in a residential block of flats after an electric scooter - that was being charged at the time - caught fire.
Six fire engines and around 40 firefighters responded to the incident at a flat on Callender Road in Erith earlier in the week.
The electric scooter, which was located in a first-floor corridor, was destroyed in the blaze.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/fire-brigade-issues-warning-after-electric-scooter-goes-up-in-flames/
Portland, Oregan | Portland has seen what has been described as a 'surge' in gun violence after it saw widespread calls for the police to be 'defunded' in the wake of the death of George Floyd last year.
Amid calls for social workers to attend calls, pressure groups also sought to divert funding away from the police to fund 'community projects'.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/portland-sees-a-surge-in-gun-violence-following-defund-the-police-campaign/
A firefighter has apologised to their Metropolitan Police colleagues after the Fire Brigades Union condemned the force following the scenes which unfolded on Clapham Common last weekend.
'Reclaim These Streets' had intended on holding a candlelit vigil following the tragic death of Sarah Everard whose body was found in woodland several days after she went missing.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/firefighter-apologises-after-backlash-following-fire-brigades-union-tweet/
The last few days have been one of those desperately dark periods in the decades of policing history.
The tragic murder of Sarah and the alleged circumstances of it, followed by the controversial scenes at Clapham Common together with apparent crass behaviour by a probationary police officer, saw both politicians and most of the media turn on the entire police service.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/horrific-tragedy-and-the-policing-aftermath-chris-hobbs/
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has introduced bespoke, handmade cuddle pockets so that stillborn babies can be transported to hospital with compassion and sensitivity.
The knitted pockets are designed for babies who are less than 24 weeks, who are placed inside and the ribbons tied together. The baby’s parents are then encouraged to hold their baby during the journey.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/eeast-launch-cuddle-pockets-for-stillborn-babies/
A cowardly child beater who beat a two-year-old child against a wall, leaving him with brain injuries, has been jailed for three years.
Jordan Kelsick, 25, claimed he caused the injury by shoving the two-year-old back into his cot, causing his head to hit the wall.
Paramedics were called to the boy’s home and found him having a seizure on 21st April 2020.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/child-beater-habitual-offender-who-gave-two-year-old-child-brain-injuries-is-sentenced-to-three-years/
An unnamed police officer with 20 years of service has talked about why they have decided to quit the job after two decades of serving the public.
Generally, morale in the police is low.
Officers are having to endure policing the pandemic against a back-drop of never-ending overtly biased negative media coverage.
These factors, combined with a dramatic rise in the number of police officers who have been seriously assaulted, leave many officers contemplating leaving the job.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/im-done-police-officer-with-20-years-service-shares-sentiment-of-many-cops/
A violent and dangerous teenager who threatened a woman with a gun as he stole her car has been sent to prison for four years after officers tracked him down just a day after the incident.
Yousaf Ejaz, aged 18, arranged to meet the woman in Birmingham to test drive the car she was selling online on 27 December last year
But after driving the car poorly for a short distance, she asked him to stop.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/18-year-old-car-jacker-who-threatened-female-victim-with-a-gun-is-locked-up-for-four-years/
A man has been jailed for 42 months after he assaulted a woman, leaving her with a fractured jaw.
Karl Waller-Adams, aged 33 years, assaulted his victim at an address in the Shanklin area of Hampshire on Sunday 29th November 2020.
The horrific incident was reported to Hampshire Police on 18th December after the victim, a woman in her 40s, found the courage to tell medical staff what had caused her horrific injuries.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/man-jailed-after-breaking-womans-jaw-in-three-places/
Despite what you might hear in some sections of the mainstream media, the UK's 122,000-or-so police officers were disgusted by the prospect that one of their own could be responsible for the death of Ms Everard.
As the court case is on-going, I can say little more about the person currently sitting in a cell as the case against him is put together.
During my ten years of service in the Met Police on a 999 response team, I lost count of the number of calls that my team and I responded to in east London, which involved reports of violence against women.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/plain-clothed-officers-in-pubs-and-bars-will-it-work-opinion/
A woman from London has been sentenced after attempting to defraud her insurer through a fraudulent life insurance claim worth £397,153.
Thuile Bhebhe, 51, reported that her husband had died in Zimbabwe in August 2016, submitting false documents to her insurer, Aviva, to substantiate her claim.
Discrepancies in the paperwork submitted by Mrs Bhebhe raised the insurance company’s suspicions, leading them to carry out further queries into the case.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/nurse-sentenced-after-trying-to-claim-400k-after-faking-her-spouses-death/
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has deleted a tweet that condemned the Metropolitan Police following the events which unfolded on Clapham Common over the weekend.
'Reclaim These Streets' intended to hold a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard after her body was found in woodland several days after she disappeared.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/fire-brigades-union-deletes-tweet-that-condemned-met-police-officers/
The Attorney General has issued a warning to the media regarding its coverage of Sarah Everard's disappearance.
Ms Everard, from Brixton, was last seen alive on March 3, as she made her way home from a friend’s house in Clapham.
She was captured on a doorbell camera at around 9 pm walking along the A205 Poynders Road towards Tulse Hill.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/attorney-general-issues-warning-to-the-media-over-its-coverage-of-sarah-everard-disappearance/
The Met Police has released a statement after four people were arrested for public order offences and at least one police vehicle was damaged in Clapham Common last night (13th March).
'Reclaim These Streets' had intended on holding a peaceful vigil following the tragic death of Sarah Everard, who went missing while walking home across Clapham Common earlier this month.
She was found dead in woodland in Kent.
During the unrest in Clapham Common, one female police officer was assaulted after allegedly being told that she was a ‘disgrace to females’ and a ‘murderer’.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/met-police-issue-statement-after-four-people-arrested-and-at-least-one-female-officer-assaulted-in-clapham-common/
The Metropolitan Police officer charged with the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard has been remanded into custody.
PC Wayne Couzens, 48, was arrested at his home in Deal, Kent, on Tuesday, some 50 miles from where the 33-year-old marketing executive disappeared in south London.
The authorised firearms officer, who works in the Met's Diplomatic Protection Group (DPG), arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in a large blue police armoured police van from HMP Wandsworth.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/cop-accused-of-the-murder-of-sarah-everard-is-remanded-into-custody/
Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are continuing to appeal for information concerning the violent robbery of a pregnant woman, who sadly suffered a miscarriage shortly after the attack.
On Wednesday, 29 July 2020, between about 14:30hrs and 15:00hrs, the victim was waiting at a bus stop in Cambridge Park, Wanstead.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-renew-appeal-to-find-robber-who-attacked-pregnant-woman/
A thief who stole a hard-working nurses car was caught after using the nurses' stolen card to buy himself a brand new widescreen TV.
Anthony Parkin is now behind bars after taking the stolen white Nissan Qashqai on a 'joy ride' before deciding to stop off at a Sainsbury's store in Sunderland.
But the morally corrupt thief's spending spree was soon halted after a member of staff at the stores Argos kiosk spotted that the card being used by Parkin was registered to a woman.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/thief-who-stole-nurses-car-is-caught-after-trying-to-buy-a-tv-with-her-stolen-bank-cards/
A male has been sentenced to life behind bars after being found guilty of the murder of a defenceless 22-month-old boy.
Jonathan Simpson will spend a minimum of 19 years in prison for the murder of Jacob Marshall in Speke in 2019.
25-year-old Simpson, of no fixed abode, but originally from Winsford in Cheshire, was convicted of murder yesterday (Wednesday 10 March) following a trial at Liverpool Crown Court.
The court heard how the emergency services were called to an address in Belsford Way, Speke on the afternoon of Friday 12 July 2019.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-sentenced-to-life-for-murdering-defenceless-22-month-old-boy/
An audacious money launderer who tried to smuggle almost £1.4 million cash out of the UK in his luggage has been jailed for more than two years.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) launched an investigation after Zdenek Kamaryt, 38, originally from Ceske Budejovice in the Czech Republic, was detained at Heathrow Airport on 8 November 2020 as he attempted to board a flight to Dubai.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-who-tried-to-leave-heathrow-with-1-4-million-stashed-in-suitcases-is-sent-to-prison/
A woman has been jailed for biting a police officer after trying to give them false details about her identity to avoid being arrested.
Lisa Harbun became abusive and aggressive towards West Midlands Police officers, who tried to arrest her on suspicion of burglary.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/woman-jailed-for-seven-months-after-biting-police-officer-on-her-thigh/
Kent Police officers safely located six stolen dogs that callous thieves had taken from a Staplehurst home within 20 minutes of a report being received.
At around 8.35 pm on Tuesday, 9 March 2021, Kent Police was informed that a burglary was taking place in the Marden Road area.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/quick-response-to-burglary-in-progress-call-sees-six-stolen-dogs-recovered-from-car-boot/
A cat that had been stuck 40 feet up a tree for three days was rescued by the RSPCA and fire service and has been reunited with his grateful owner.
The black cat, called 'Salam', had climbed the tree near his home in Rothwell Avenue, in Accrington.
Despite his owner and neighbours trying to entice him down with food the feline was too frightened to move.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/watch-rspca-and-fire-service-rescue-cat-stuck-40-feet-up-tree-for-three-days-and-reunited-him-with-his-owner/
Graham Smith, of Park Street, Luton pleaded guilty to burglary and fraud offences in connection to three break ins following a successful investigation by Bedfordshire Police.
Between 16th and 19th January 2020, Smith, 45, broke into three properties in Surrey Street, Leyhill Drive and Rutland Crescent.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/burglar-jailed-after-being-tracked-down-through-ipad-and-iphone-location-apps/
A prolific paedophile has been jailed for 15 years after being convicted of a catalogue of historical child sex offences.
Stephen Carr was found guilty following a trial at Preston Crown Court of 32 offences against four male victims, including rape, indecent assault and gross indecency.
The offences were all committed in the Rossendale area between 1993 and 2005 when the boys were aged between 10-16 years.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/prolific-paedophile-convicted-of-further-historical-offences/
An Afghan criminal gang suspected of planning to smuggle migrants to the UK in deadly small boats has been dismantled, following a multi-agency operation involving the National Crime Agency (NCA) and French law enforcement.
Officers from the NCA and French illegal immigration unit OCRIEST, working together as part of the Anglo-French Joint Intelligence Cell (JIC), launched an investigation into the network last November.
This joint investigation led to members of the network being placed under covert surveillance.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/english-channel-boat-smuggling-gang-smashed-in-joint-anglo-french-operation/
Gary Bangs, of Byewaters in Watford, appeared before St Albans Crown Court on Friday 5 March and was sentenced to nine months in a young offenders’ institution.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/male-sentenced-after-threatening-police-officer-with-a-samurai-sword/
Two heartless and callous thieves who carried out a distraction burglary while an elderly woman lay dying upstairs in bed have today been jailed for a combined total of six years and nine months.
At around 3 am on October 16, last year, the victim went into the street to try and get some help for his wife, who was seriously ill in their home in Walter Street, Brierfield.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/despicable-duo-who-carried-out-distraction-burglary-on-pensioner-while-his-wife-lay-dying-are-jailed/
Shane Reed was driving a tipper van when the vehicle shuddered to a halt outside the Pig and Butcher pub near Uckfield in July 2019.
Officers, who were in the area dealing with an unrelated matter, had their attention drawn to the vehicle after it was spotted driving without any headlights on.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/drink-driver-who-ran-over-officers-leg-is-given-a-suspended-sentence/
Metropolitan Police Detectives investigating an incident in which eight police officers were sprayed with a noxious substance during an anti-lockdown protest in Hyde Park have released an image of a man they would like to identify.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/police-appeal-to-identify-male-after-eight-police-officers-attacked-with-pepper-spray/
A motorist with two previous convictions for drink-driving took officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group on a pursuit last night (6th March).
The pursuit started when Doxey-based traffic units indicated for the vehicle to stop on the M6.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/serial-drink-driver-arrested-for-the-third-time-after-driving-whilst-over-five-times-the-legal-limit/
Three police officers have been injured and a police car damaged during an incident in Jonesborough, South Armagh, on Friday afternoon (5 March).
As Police and HMRC officials conducted a joint enforcement operation on a commercial site on Edenappa Road just after midday, a 57-year-old male was arrested on suspicion of several offences, including obstruction and fraudulent evasion of duty on fuel.
This episode is also available as a blog post: https://emergency-services.news/three-police-officers-injured-after-being-rammed-by-tipper-lorry/
Kandice Barber, aged 35, of Wendover, was previously found guilty of one count of causing or inciting a child to engage in sexual activity, one count of sexual communication with a child, one count of causing a child to watch a sexual act by a person in a position of trust, and one count of sexual activity with a child under 16.
A courageous pensioner has been left with horrific bruising after callous and cowardly thieves attacked her as she tried to stop them from stealing her mobility scooter.
Ida Brown has been left in agony after foiling the attempted burglary at her home in Dunston as dawn broke on Sunday morning.
The 79-year-old was woken up just after 5.30am when her cat, named Henry VIII because of his size, was disturbed by a noise at the back door.
A violent burglar who assaulted a police officer has been jailed.
Officers were attending an unrelated incident in Burns Street, Mansfield, shortly after 9.20pm on Thursday 10 September when they noticed Grzegorz Wus, who was wanted for breaching a court order.
As they attempted to arrest him Wus became violent – pulling away from the officers and screaming at the top of his voice.
South Wales Police (SWP) have confirmed that a multi-agency response has been mobilised following what it has called a 'serious incident' in Baglan Street.
South Yorkshire Police have started an investigation after three dogs were stolen during an armed robbery in Sheffield.
At around 3 pm on Monday 22 February, the victim and a friend had travelled to Burngreave to sell four puppies, two Cane Corsos and two Rottweillers, to a man they had met online.
When they arrived at the pre-arranged meeting point, their vehicle was approached by four males who were unknown to the victims.
A burglar who attacked a police officer with a spade during a residential burglary will now spend the next nine years behind bars.
32-year-old Jay Baptiste of Crystal Palace Park Road was sentenced at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday 2nd March to nine years imprisonment for grievous bodily harm and a further six years for two burglaries.
However, both the GBH sentence on the police officer and the sentence for the burglaries will run concurrently.