Crime

Former police chief who led abuse inquiry farce is facing ‘serious’ claims about his behaviour 

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Former police chief who led Ted Heath abuse inquiry farce is facing ‘serious’ claims about his own behaviour Mike Heath will face misconduct proceedings after a two-year investigation  The former chief constable led the Sir Edward Heath child abuse investigation He was subject of ‘serious’ allegations concerning inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues, discrimination and unprofessional behaviour By Chris Brooke … Read more

Former police chief who led abuse inquiry farce is facing ‘serious’ claims about his behaviour 

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Former police chief who led Ted Heath abuse inquiry farce is facing ‘serious’ claims about his own behaviour Mike Heath will face misconduct proceedings after a two-year investigation  The former chief constable led the Sir Edward Heath child abuse investigation He was subject of ‘serious’ allegations concerning inappropriate behaviour towards colleagues, discrimination and unprofessional behaviour By Chris Brooke … Read more

Plans to electronically tag burglars, robbers and thieves will see just 1,500 crooks monitored

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Plans to electronically tag burglars, robbers and thieves will see just 1,500 crooks monitored – despite 1.5 million offences last year Plans to electronically tag serious burglars will see just 1,500 crooks monitored The flagship scheme was announced byPrime Minister Boris Johnson last week Sources said scheme would apply to criminals sentenced to 12 months … Read more

Plans to electronically tag burglars, robbers and thieves will see just 1,500 crooks monitored

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Plans to electronically tag burglars, robbers and thieves will see just 1,500 crooks monitored – despite 1.5 million offences last year Plans to electronically tag serious burglars will see just 1,500 crooks monitored The flagship scheme was announced byPrime Minister Boris Johnson last week Sources said scheme would apply to criminals sentenced to 12 months … Read more

Israeli man, 52, is charged with causing £250,000 worth of damage to luxury London hotel room

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Israeli man, 52, is charged with causing £250,000 worth of damage to room at Four Seasons hotel in Park Lane Ofer Tsofan, 52, has been accused of causing £250,000 damage in a hotel room Tsofan is charged with arson, criminal damage and assaulting two police officers A fire began in room at the Four Seasons in Park … Read more

Citizen app is paying street teams $25 an hour to livestream from crime scenes

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Citizen, the crime tracking and neighborhood watch app, is paying ‘street team’ members $25 to broadcast from the scenes of incidents as if they are regular bystanders, it has been revealed. A posting on the career site JournalismJobs.com, which was first reported by the New York Post, advertises for the roles ‘generating live content to … Read more

Keir Starmer slams Boris Johnson’s ‘ridiculous gimmick’ named officer proposal

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Keir Starmer slams Boris Johnson’s ‘ridiculous gimmick’ named officer proposal in crime reduction plan: ‘If anything it’ll make things worse, slow things down’  ‘He loves soundbites, he loves slogans, he loves gimmicks’, Keir Starmer said as he tore into the Prime Minister on LBC Monday morning   Boris Johnson has pledged to give every crime victim … Read more