Hampshire Police’s chief special officer is sacked for calling travellers ‘pikeys’ in WhatsApp message to colleague Chief Special Officer Tom Haye was taken to a misconduct hearing and sacked He used the term which is derogatory for members of the traveller community Hampshire Constabulary officer disputed it amounted to gross misconduct By Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline … Read more
Facial recognition cameras scanned 13,000 people’s faces but only helped make one arrest, new figures show, as it’s revealed the AI surveillance kit picked out the wrong person seven out of eight times during one deployment. Met Police used facial recognition technology three times in London last year – but campaigners say it is ‘dangerously … Read more
BBC viewers have criticised the ‘uncomfortable’ moment a police officer questioned whether a missing veteran with PTSD was actually a ‘fantasist’ who faked his service after finding out that he is being targeted by ‘Walter Mitty’ hunters. Reported Missing, which aired last night at 9pm on BBC One, followed the disappearance of Blue Apple Veterans Association charity … Read more
Wretch-a-sketch! Police force’s e-fit of would-be abductor is ridiculed online because suspect’s beard looks like it was doodled using classic 80s art toy People mocked the e-fit saying it looked like it was drawn with an Etch A Sketch It was released in connection with an attempted abduction of a 15-year-old girl Northamptonshire Police issued … Read more
‘Hot Fuzz without the comedy!’: Social media users mock Guernsey Police’s high-octane new recruitment video filled with guns, explosions and car chases – despite the island’s low crime rates Guernsey Police is seeking to fill nine roles for police officers with the video The recruitment clip shows officers detonating explosions and carrying guns Hollywood blockbuster-esque … Read more
Durham Police has said that it is investigating Dominic Cummings’ trip to the county during lockdown at the ‘highest levels’. The force says that the top aide’s journey from London is being considered as a ‘critical incident’. It said that the reason for treating it as such a high priority is due to the potential … Read more