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Home secretary’s words come during trial of police officer accused of murdering former footballer Dalian Atkinson after Tasering him

Wiltshire Police is believed to be the first force in the country to give their PCSOs the power to request a rod licence from people who are fishing. Chief Constable Kier Pritchard said: “Within Wiltshire, our rural crime team is one of the only teams nationally to submit ‘disruption reports’ relating to organised crime gangs, recognising that offences such as hare coursing and poaching are often entwined with their other criminal behaviours. "I am immensely proud of the targeted wo...

Fish poachers are being targeted by police rural crime teams.

Fish poachers are being targeted by police rural crime teams.

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Plymouth-born Operation Encompass rolled out in all 43 police forces across the country Operation Encompass - created by a former Plymouth police officer and a Torpoint headteacher a decade ago - has now been embedded in all 43 police forces in England and Wales Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now A scheme launched in seven Plymouth schools ten years ago by a Torpoint headteacher and a Devonport police sergeant which helps safeguard and support children suffering from domestic...

Martin is looking for his daughter Nicola, pictured here with mother Doreen as a baby. A Lincoln man needs your help as he tries to find his daughter, whom he hasn’t spoken to for 30 years. Martin Hardwicke, 54, appealed for help in finding his biological daughter, Nicola Hayley Turner, via social media on Wednesday. He has not seen his daughter since he split from Nicola’s mother Doreen 30 years ago, when Nicola was just six months old. Martin has spent a number of years trying to track do...

Lincolnshire Police Crime Commissioner candidates debate your key issues Watch again the Lincolnshire PCC debate 2021 The Lincolnite and BBC Radio Lincolnshire held a live debate with the candidates for the Lincolnshire Police Crime Commissioner elections on May 6. Scott Dalton hosted the 90-minute debate on Thursday, putting to the candidates a range of questions on topics such as hare coursing, thefts, anti-social behaviour, criminal damage, funding, fly-tipping, homelessness and whether the...

Heres who youre voting for, what powers they have and how to vote. Who am I voting for? Gloucestershire County Council, which has been Conservative-led since the last election. At present the council consists of Conservatives, 28, Liberal Democrats, 13, Labour & Co-operative Group, four, independents, three, Greens, two, Labour, one, and People Against Bureaucracy Group, one. Stroud District Council, which is presently led by a cooperative alliance of the Labour, Green and Liberal Democra...

Strengthening the process of choosing the police chief Updated: Updated: April 22, 2021 07:46 IST A balance needs to be struck between the government’s legitimate role and the police chief’s operational autonomy Share Article AAA A balance needs to be struck between the government’s legitimate role and the police chief’s operational autonomy Recent developments in the Mumbai Police which resulted in the removal of Param Bir Singh from the Mumbai Police Commissioner’s post focus the ...