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SECURIZINE ISSUE 52 27th September 2006
Better
Communications Needed, Says 7/7 Report
A
new report has said that when the bombs exploded in London last year,
there were incredible acts of bravery by the emergency services, volunteers,
and members of the public - but there are still lessons to be learned.
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Muslims
Must Protect Children against Brainwashing
Home Secretary John Reid warned a meeting of Muslims in East London
that extremists were preying on their children. In a sometimes heated
meeting, Dr Reid told Leytonstone residents that he worried about
extremists brainwashing their children into taking part in acts of
violence.
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'Custom
Built' Community Policing the Way Forward
Community Policing must be ‘custom built’ for each individual
area, according to Police Minister, Tony McNulty. The MP was in Crewe
as part of a fact-finding tour of Neighbourhood Policing projects
in Britain and said he was ‘very impressed’.
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Trident
Launches New Hard-hitting Advertising Campaign
The
Met is launching a powerful advertising campaign targeting 11 to 16
year olds in a bid to dissuade them from becoming the gunmen of the
future. The campaign features a stark billboard advert depicting a
dead man in a mortuary fridge with the hard-hitting and bleak message:
‘Carrying a gun can get you into the coolest places.’
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Police
Authorities Search for New Members
Police authorities across England and Wales have launched a recruitment
campaign aimed at attracting broader range of people. Women, younger
people and people from all backgrounds are being encouraged to apply,
to enable police authorities to fully reflect the local communities.
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Orchid
Cellmark Wins First DNA Contracts
with UK Police
US DNA company, Orchid Cellmark Inc has announced that its U.K. operation,
has been awarded new DNA contracts with the Kent and Sussex Police forces
and with the City of London Police force. These contract awards reflect
the company's move to offer forensic services directly to U.K. police
forces.
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New
DNA Technique Convicts Cold Case Rapist
Pioneering work by Northumbria Police and the Forensic Science Service
has led to the conviction of a man for rape carried out 20 years ago.
At Newcastle Crown Court recently, Russell Bradbury pleaded guilty to
raping a woman in 1986.
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Major
Exercise on Managing Sex Offenders to Minimise Risk
Managing
sex offenders to minimise risk to the community is one of the biggest
challenges facing modern-day police forces and local authorities.
This complex area was under the spotlight on Monday 25th and Tuesday
26th September in one of the biggest Table Top exercises of its kind
recently undertaken in Scotland.
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IPCC
to Investigate GMP over Shooting
The
Independent Police Complaints Commission is to investigate Greater Manchester
Police's response to a telephone call connected to the shooting of 15-year-old
Jessie James in Moss Side on 9th September.
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Ammunition
Lost on Duty
A
Nottinghamshire firearms officer has mislaid a metal holder containing
15 rounds of ammunition while on operational duty.
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Force
Regrets Distress Caused to 'Deselected' Candidates
Gloucestershire
police has released a statement on the deselection of white male recruits
during the recruitment process.
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Forecourt
Crime Stemmed by Forensic Spray
Texaco
petrol stations are using a unique spray that forensically marks offenders
in their fight against rising crime on the forecourt.
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Hotline
to the Future
Devon
and Cornwall Constabulary has introduced a dedicated phone line to provide
the public with information about the future of the Force.
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Newly
Refurbished Kennels Officially Opened
Nottinghamshire
Police Dog Section's kennels have been officially re-opened after a
£220,000 refurbishment.
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Police
Museum to Hold Unique Display
Essex
police is celebrating Black History Month in October by presenting a
special exhibition highlighting the diversity of the organisation's
workforce.
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New
Police Operations Centre Gets Go Ahead
Kent
Police and RHK Consortium have signed a multi-million pound contract
to build a new police operations centre at Thamesway, Northfleet.
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PITO
CEO Joins Global Identity Summit
Philip
Webb, Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) CEO, joined
a debate at the Global Identity Infrastructure Summit about information
sharing in the field of biometrics.
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Scotland
Joins National 'Vulnerable' Database
Scotland's
Police Chiefs have taken the first step to join a UK-wide information
sharing system aimed at protecting the country's most vulnerable people.
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Consultation
to End Appeals on Technical Grounds
The
government is seeking views on changing the law so convictions can't
be quashed as the result of a technicality.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 51 20th September 2006
MPS
Pleads 'Not Guilty' on de Menezes Case
The
Met has entered a 'not guilty' plea at the City of Westminster Magistrates'
Court to a charge under Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work Act
1974 of failing to ensure the health and safety of Jean Charles de Menezes
on 22nd July 2005.
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Greater
Civilianisation Will Cost Police Jobs
A
top policeman will call for civilians to be allowed to do more policing
jobs, even though it would mean a reduction in the number of officers.
As Securizine went to press, Rick Naylor, president of the Police Superintendents
Association, was due to make the call at the association's annual conference
in Chester.
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Calls
to End Speculation on Terror Cases
Chief
Officers have called for an end to speculation about forthcoming trials
involving terrorist suspects. Rob Beckley, ACPO lead on communities
and counter-terrorism and Assistant Chief Constable of Hertfordshire
Constabulary, said there were now 'significant numbers' of people awaiting
trial on serious terrorist-related matters.
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Reliance
on Classics
For
the second year running Reliance Secure Task Management Ltd has agreed
to sponsor the British Police Symphony Orchestra. The BPSO, which consists
of 85 members drawn from serving and retired police officers, police
staff and family; have 7 main fixtures in 2006 and are often asked to
play at additional events for charity.
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Cumbria
Officer Fined over Racist E-mails
A Cumbria Constabulary officer has been fined following a disciplinary
hearing into e-mails he sent containing racist comments. The hearing
followed an investigation by Cumbria Constabulary's Professional Standards
Department, which was managed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
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Officers
Cleared in Anti-hunt Demos
A
serving MPS officer has been cleared of all charges in relation to Countryside
Alliance demonstrations in 2004. The officer is the last of six MPS officers
to appear before a court in relation to anti-hunt protests. All have been
found not guilty before a court, or had their charges dismissed.
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i2
backs Detection Technologies Green Paper
i2, the investigative analysis software company, has welcomed the EU Commission
Green Paper on detection technologies for law enforcement, customs and
other security authorities. The Green Paper, adopted this month, proposes
versatile technological detection solutions as the way forward.
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Drug
Contract Extended
Cozart,
the medical diagnostics company, has announced that its contract to the
supply of the Cozart® RapiScan oral fluid drug testing system to the
Home Office's Drug Interventions programme has been extended by a further
period of twelve months.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 50 13th September 2006
New
DNA Technique to Help Identify World Trade Centre Victims
A
technique that extracts detailed information from difficult DNA samples
is to be used to help identify hundreds of victims of the World Trade
Centre attacks.
Cybergenetics was awarded the contract by New York City's Office
of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to apply its TrueAllele®
technology.
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Fingerprint
Technique Slashes 'Ident' Time
Researchers
have discovered a way of cutting the time it takes to identify a fingerprint
impression from four days to just two hours.A team from the Sheffield
University, led by Professor Nigel Allinson, has developed a system
that uses commercial cellular phone networks.
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EU
Backs Terrorist Detection Technology
The
EU Commission has adopted a Green Paper on detection technologies aimed
at bringing together the private and public sector to develop the most
cost effective way of tackling the problem.
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Terrorism
Heightens Need to Combat Economic Crime
The
terrorist threat has added a new sense of urgency in the fight against
fraud, the Solicitor General told a conference on economic crime. Mike
O'Brien MP QC, the Solicitor General, urged law enforcement agencies
across the global to develop more sophisticated ways of tackling financial
criminality.
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Fallen
Officers Honoured in First Police Unity Bike Tour
West
Midlands Chief Constable, Paul Scott-Lee, has launched the first UK
Police Unity Bike Tour in memory of fallen officers. Thirty serving
and retired police officer cyclists gathered to take part in the 86
mile ride in Staffordshire to honour their colleagues who have lost
their life in the line of duty.
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Better
Deal for Domestic Violence Child Victims
New ways of making user agencies work together to give better support
and intervention for children affected by domestic violence are to be
piloted across Scotland. Pathfinder pilot projects will run in four areas:
Edinburgh, Falkirk, West Dunbartonshire and Dumfries and Galloway, over
the next two years.
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Drinkers
Tested in Crackdown on Alcohol Violence
Scottish officers are being with issued with alcohol testing kits as part
of a four-week crackdown on drink-fuelled violence on the streets of Scotland.
Safer Scotland has funded and distributed Alco-dip kits to all Scottish
forces.
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New
Phones for Drivers
Kent is to be among the first in the country to introduce emergency roadside
telephones. The Highways Agency is replacing over 6500 of the orange emergency
telephones over the next three years to provide a more accessible and
reliable service to motorists.
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New
Wheels for Lincs PCSOs
Police
Community Support Officers in Lincoln can get out and about much more
easily now, courtesy of a vehicle sponsored by Jackson Building Centres
and the Lincoln Business Improvement Group.
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‘Loophole’
Drivers Targeted
Dangerous
drivers who use expensive lawyers to escape conviction are to be targeted
by police, a senior officer has warned. The Association of Chief Police
Officers (ACPO) wants police and Crown Prosecution Service lawyers to
make stronger cases against drivers whose legal teams use loopholes in
the law to get them off.
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Met
Officer Jailed
A
Met police officer has been jailed for four years for dangerous driving
while off-duty. Tim Chisholm, a former PC from Twickenham police station,
was also disqualified from driving for five years. He was sentenced this
week.
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First
Plaice for Gloucs
Gloucestershire Police is celebrating its first ever win at the 46th annual
National Police Sport UK Angling Championship. Not only did the team win
the competition, but it was also the first time Gloucestershire has hosted
the event.
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Inspector
Shoots his Way to the Top
A
Warwickshire traffic inspector John Timmis has won the Police Sport UK
National Skeet Shooting championship held last week at East Yorkshire
Gun Club near Beverley.
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SECURIZINE ISSUE 49 6th September 2006
Home
Office Billed over Mergers
Lancashire
Police Authority has put in a bill of just under half a million pounds
to the Home Office to recover the costs relating to the proposed merger
with Cumbria.
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Licence
Suspended after Shop Fails Test Purchasing
Fife
Constabulary has become the first Scottish force to suspend a licence
under its pioneering Test Purchasing scheme.
Fife's Licensing Board agreed to suspend a grocer's licence for three
months after it twice failed the test purchase test.
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Merseyside Police is cracking down on rogue security firms which are intimidating legitimate security firms in a bid to take over lucrative contracts throughout the city. Over the last 18 months problems with rogue companies vying for business have escalated.
New Scottish Powers to Combat Crime
New powers to tackle knife crime, sex offenders and football-related disorder come into force from this month. The provisions, part of the Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006, include:
Street
Angels Boost Safety in Watford
Party-goers in Watford may have seen the reassuring presence of a new
group of volunteers out in the town centre at weekends. Street Angels
are a group of volunteers who have been offering advice and support
to residents and visitors.
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Pride
of Place for Sussex Chief
Sussex Chief Constable Joe Edwards has become the first chief to march
at a gay Pride event. Around 50 officers, staff and friends from the Sussex
Gay Police Association (GPA) and Surrey GPA took part in the procession.
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Lesbian and Gay Recruits Wanted
Northamptonshire
Police's newly appointed Minorities Liaison Officer Chandni Patel is working
with the county's Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance (NLGBA) to host an
information evening next month aimed at encouraging members from the LGB
communities to think about careers with the Force.
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Anti-terrorism
Operation Update
Three
more suspects have been charged in connection with the anti-terrorist
operation which took place earlier last month. Nabeel Hussain, Mohammed
Yasar Gulzar and Mohammed Shamin Uddin have been charged with conspiracy
to murder contrary to Section 1 (1) of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
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Terrorist
Suspects Deported Quicker Under New Law
The deportation of potential terrorists could be speeded up following
the introduction new legislation this week. The Immigration, Asylum and
Nationality Act 2006 means foreign non-EU immigrants deported from Great
Britain for reasons of national security must leave the country immediately.
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German
Ministers Adopt 'Two-tier' Anti-terror Database
German
Ministers of the interior of the Federal Republic and the German federal
states have agreed on the creation of a joint anti-terror database, to
which the police, the secret services and the Zollkriminalamt [Customs
Criminological Office] will be given access.
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Crack
Down on Violent Pornography
The possession of violent and extreme pornographic material is to become
a criminal offence, punishable by up to three years in prison. Under new
laws announced by Home Office Minister Vernon Coaker, it will be illegal
to possess pornographic images depicting scenes of extreme sexual violence.
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No
Evidence of Criminal Conduct, says IPCC
The
Independent Police Complaints Commission has found no evidence of criminal
conduct among GMP officers involved in the investigation of the death
of informant Michael Doran.
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Met's
Drug Policy under Scrutiny
The
Metropolitan Police authority is to scrutinise the force's drug crime
policy. The drugs scrutiny, anticipated to report next spring, will assess
the current MPS position to develop an understanding of the scale of the
problem facing the police.
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Increase
in Cocaine Deaths
Deaths
from cocaine use have increased in Scotland despite an overall fall in
drug related deaths. The statistics show there were 336 drug-related deaths
in 2005 compared with 356 in 2004. However, deaths involving cocaine have
risen from 38 in 2004 to 44 in 2005.
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No
Escape for Dodgy Drivers
Motorists
who break the law and put lives at risk can now be reported quickly and
anonymously in a North Yorkshire Police-backed initiative.
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Motorcyclist
Jailed for Riding Over PC
A
man who drove his motorcycle over a police officer as she broke up a fight
was jailed for four years yesterday.
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National
Police Memorial Day
The
third National Police Memorial Day to honour officers who have given their
lives in the line of duty will take place in Belfast next month.
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