Police officer and PCSO stabbed while on duty | UK news | The Guardian

Police officer and PCSO stabbed while on duty UK news The Guardian: "police constable and a community support officer have been stabbed while on duty, police said today. The officer is in a serious condition after being slashed across the neck in Ealing, west London, in daylight. The police community support officer is believe to have suffered less serious injuries. First reports say the attack happened after at least one man was stopped by police...

Police find £195,000 of cocaine on M74

BBC News - Police find £195,000 ofcocaine on M74: "Drugs with an estimated street value of £195,000 have been found in a car on a motorway in North Lanarkshire. Officers from Strathclyde Police stopped the vehicle near junction 7 of the M74 as it travelled north at about 1455 GMT...

Ex-boxer Robert Kelbie, 27, quit Scotland amid claims that jailed drugs boss Mark Richardson has put a £60,000 contract on his head

Shooting victim who is alleged to have £60k contract on his head flees Scotland - The Daily Record: "SHOOTING victim linked to a feud with Edinburgh's top cocaine baron has fled to Australia. Ex-boxer Robert Kelbie, 27, quit Scotland amid claims that jailed drugs boss Mark Richardson has put a £60,000 contract on his head. An underworld source said: 'There's talk of £60,000 being offered, so Kelbie seems to have decided to get out of town and go...

Man stabbed by gang of three while in bed | Glasgow and West | STV News

Man stabbed by gang of three while in bed Glasgow and West STV News: "Three men forced their way into a house before attacking a man who was in bed inside, police have revealed. The incident happened at around 3.15pm on Saturday in Airdrie's Hunter Street. Strathclyde Police said...

My car was vandalised and strangers yelled 'slut' - The Sun mobile

My car was vandalised and strangers yelled 'slut' - The Sun mobile: "RANGERS ace Kyle Lafferty has bagged a stunning new girlfriend - Miss Scotland Nicola Mimnagh. The Scottish Sun exclusively revealed yesterday how the smitten pair have enjoyed a string of dates since meeting through...

Jilted husband jailed for Port Dundas murder

BBC News - Jilted husband jailed for Port Dundas murder: "A husband who murdered his younger love rival during a frenzied knife attack in Glasgow has been jailed for life. Wing Ho, 49, stabbed Malaysian restaurant worker, Chee Gang Goh, 18 times in a common close at flats in Port Dundas, Glasgow, in April 2010. The High Court in Glasgow heard that he snapped after his wife of 20 years left him for 28-year-old Mr Goh. Judge Lord Pentland ordered Ho...

Petrol bomb attack backfires for dumb criminal - mirror.co.uk

Petrol bomb attack backfires for dumb criminal - mirror.co.uk: "calibre of underworld gangsters has slipped somewhat since the Krays, judging by this criminal display. The plan was to smash the glass door of a pub with bricks before hurling in a firebomb. But bungling would-be arsonists Amir Ali and his accomplice didn’t quite manage to break the door and their petrol bomb simply bounced off and exploded in Ali’s face. He was then caught on CCTV...

Murdered bride’s husband locked in extradition battle - UK, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

Murdered bride’s husband locked in extradition battle - UK, Local & National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk: "The British newlywed accused of hiring a hitman to murder his bride was remanded in custody last night as South African authorities fought to extradite him. Wealthy businessman Shrien Dewani (30) was released on £250,000 bail with an electronic tag and curfew by a judge at City of Westminster Magistrate’s Court. But the decision was dramatically...

Gangs Are Recruiting Emigrants and Treating Them Like Slaves | Emigrate.co.uk News

Gangs Are Recruiting Emigrants and Treating Them Like Slaves Emigrate.co.uk News: "Reports show that gangs are now recruiting emigrants and treating them just like slaves. They are forcing these people to live in dirty, cramped conditions, while making them pick leeks that would, in time, be sold to Tesco and Waitrose. The emigrants from eastern Europe were always promised good wages, accommodations and nice working conditions. However, these emigrants...

Gangs continue to cast cloud over Shannonside - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie

Gangs continue to cast cloud over Shannonside - National News, Frontpage - Independent.ie: "DEATH threats following a shocking TV programme, balaclavas and a replica gun found at the scene of fatal accidents and one of the country's most dangerous criminals back in town. While conversation across the rest of the country concerns the crippling Budget, water shortages and freezing snow, in Limerick, it is the activities of the city's criminals which...

Crime is smashed across Essex (From Basildon Recorder)

Crime is smashed across Essex (From Basildon Recorder): "THIRTEEN organised crime gangs have been smashed by police in Essex so far this year. The gangs, responsible for crimes such as dealing drugs and people trafficking, were tackled by police in the first six months of this year...

Mersey drug gangs: how Liverpool's influence spreads across UK and beyond - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo

Mersey drug gangs: how Liverpool's influence spreads across UK and beyond - Liverpool Local News - News - Liverpool Echo: "SINCE the late 1970s and early 1980s, Liverpool crime gangs have been a dominant force on the UK drug scene. The reach of the families and gangs who control the lucrative trade stretches far beyond the city boundaries. City crime syndicates are known to have a major say in the sale of drugs as far north as Inverness and as far...

Machine gun & ammunition found in Ashbourne - RTÉ News

Machine gun & ammunition found in Ashbourne - RTÉ News: "machine gun and ammunition have been recovered during a Garda search of open ground in Co Meath. The operation, targeting organised crime gangs, was carried out near Ashbourne yesterday evening. No arrests were made. Meanwhile,...

Amnesty sees 1,300 of gangs' gun of choice off the streets | News

Amnesty sees 1,300 of gangs' gun of choice off the streets News: "1,300 pistols which have become the weapon of choice among gangsters in London are now in the hands of police after a nationwide amnesty. Olympic .38 BBM guns were declared illegal after criminals began converting them to fire live ammunition. The guns, easily available online for as little as £30, were normally used to start track races but, by the end of March, 179 of the converted...

Crime is smashed across Essex (From Basildon Recorder)

Crime is smashed across Essex (From Basildon Recorder): "THIRTEEN organised crime gangs have been smashed by police in Essex so far this year. The gangs, responsible for crimes such as dealing drugs and people trafficking, were tackled by police in the first six months of this year alone. It comes as a report, written by Essex Police’s Chief Con-stable Jim Barker-McCardle, reveals crime across the county has continued to drop. In the first six months...

London Street Gangs: Southall drug dealers jailed for five years

London Street Gangs: Southall drug dealers jailed for five years: "TWO Southall drug dealers caught red-handed in an undercover police operation were jailed for five years on Friday (December 3). Irfan Javed, 27, of Western Road and Abdul Alam, of Dane Road were brazenly trading in class A drugs on the streets of west London. They were part of a four-man gang arrested when police set up an operation to clamp down on street dealing. Prosecutor...

Murderer enjoyed the trappings of gangster life (From Croydon Guardian)

Murderer enjoyed the trappings of gangster life (From Croydon Guardian): "Police are baffled as to how Saturday Lobsang Hassan came to possess a gun or why he turned murderous after being thrown out of the Deslandes pub. The 30-year-old builder, who was convicted of murdering Darren Deslandes and attempting to murder his brother, had no prior convictions and police could uncover no criminal past in their background checks on him. Detective Chief...

Man seriously injured by Glasgow gang | Scotland | STV News

Man seriously injured by Glasgow gang | Scotland | STV News: "Police are appealing for information after a man was attacked and seriously injured in the south side of Glasgow on Friday.The 37-year-old man was getting out of his car in Elder Street near to its junction with Luath Street when he was attacked by a group of four men at around 5.30pm.They then made off in a silver car - possibly an Audi - in the direction of Govan Road.The victim was...

new Fat Freddie war erupts - City News, National News - Herald.ie

ERU on streets as new Fat Freddie war erupts - City News, National News - Herald.ie: "ARMED gardai have been deployed to south Dublin after gang boss Fat Freddie ordered a sickening attack on one of his own lieutenants.Heavily armed units from the Emergency Response Unit have been running checkpoints across Crumlin and Drimnagh to quell gangland tensions.A row has erupted within the ranks of Fat Freddie Thompson's drug trafficking gang which threatens...

Birdman Robert O’Hara has agreed to cough up £130,000 in crime profits | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News

Birdman Robert O’Hara has agreed to cough up £130,000 in crime profits | The Sun |Home Scotland|Scottish News: "FORMER high-living crime boss who 'terrorised a whole area' of a city yesterday agreed to cough up £130,000 in crime profits.Robert O'Hara, known as the Birdman, has a month to pay the cash after he settled a Crown case to sieze hiss assets.The High Court in Edinburgh heard O'Hara, 33, made £268,600 from his criminal empire but a confiscation...

£40,000 worth of cocaine found in birthday card

BBC News - £40,000 worth of cocaine found in birthday card: "More than £40,000 worth of cocaine has been discovered in a birthday card by UK Border Agency officers in Belfast. The card containing the class A drug was posted in South Africa to an address in Glengormley.A 21-year-old woman was arrested and later released on bail in connection with the incide...

OFT acts on debt recovery measures

The Press Association: OFT acts on debt recovery measures: "Action has been taken against four lenders that took steps to have unsecured debts customers were struggling to pay secured against their homes.The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has imposed requirements on Alliance & Leicester Personal Finance, American Express Services Europe, HFC Bank, part of HSBC, and Welcome Financial Services, which is part of sub-prime lender Cattles, following...

Four arrests after £1.5m gold stolen

UTV News - Four arrests after £1.5m gold stolen: "Police say a Europe-wide operation was launched after two separate shipments of gold and computer parts were stolen in November 2009.Four other men were charged with fraud, deception and handling stolen goods in connection with the theft in June.Police say the searches which led to the arrests are ongoi...

BBC News - Murder probe in Sunningdale after van stopped by police

BBC News - Murder probe in Sunningdale after van stopped by police: "murder inquiry has started after a man died soon after armed police chased and stopped a van in Berkshire.The man died in London Road, Sunningdale, near Ascot, after being found inside the van which was stopped by officers at about 1400 GMT.Four other men inside the van, who attempted to escape, were arrested on suspicion of murder.Thames Valley Police said officers had been looking...

Man murdered in street shooting - a set on Flickr

Man murdered in street shooting - a set on Fli...

streets in London where somebody died as a result of a shooting. London's Gun Crime - Londonist

Photo Project Documents London's Gun Crime - Londonist: "Dissatisfied with press reports of shootings in the capital, photographer James Davies decided to document these incidents in his own way. His series of 12 images captures the 'utterly ordinary places where the extraordinary...

Disabled prisoner to be paid £20,000 for discrimination at Belmarsh | United Kingdom Society News

Disabled prisoner to be paid £20,000 for discrimination at Belmarsh | United Kingdom Society News: "Ministry concedes discrimination against wheelchair-using prisoner who initially received no help in toilet or bathroomThe prison service is to pay out £20,000 in damages to a prisoner who uses a wheelchair in compensation for the “degrading” treatment he received while in Belmarsh jail in London.The Ministry of Justice conceded the claim for disability...

Surgeons to aid Met Police knife crime fight - Glasgow News

Surgeons to aid Met Police knife crime fight - Glasgow News: "Surgeons and police officers have agreed at a conference in London to work together to reduce the harm caused by knife injuries.The Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland [ASGBI] and Metropolitan Police shared techniques to reduce serious injury from knives.They agreed to provide stab injury training for surgeons and share data on locations and types of knives used.The Ministry...

Scots gang's waterboard torture of drugs thief rival - The Daily Record

Scots gang's waterboard torture of drugs thief rival - The Daily Record: "Scots gangsters are using 'waterboarding' terror tactics to torture rivals.Hardened crooks have copied the CIA-style interrogation technique where water is poured on to a cloth covering the victim's mouth and nose to simulate drowning.We can reveal that a leading member of one of Scotland's most notorious crime clans was tortured by a rival gang using the shock tactics last...

Hells Angels sensed a traitor infiltrated their ranks, court hears | Canada | News | London Free Press

Hells Angels sensed a traitor infiltrated their ranks, court hears | Canada | News | London Free Press: "Police shut down an undercover operation against Toronto's Hells Angels when the outlaw bikers sensed a traitor infiltrated their ranks, a Superior Court jury heard on Monday.David Atwell, an executive officer with the motorcycle club, worked secretly as an undercover paid police agent for 18 months, Crown Attorney Tanit Gilliam said in her opening...

Bent Lancashire police officer jailed for 11 years (From Burnley and Pendle Citizen)

Bent Lancashire police officer jailed for 11 years (From Burnley and Pendle Citizen): "FORMER police Sergeant branded a 'criminal in uniform' by his bosses has been jailed for 11-and-a-half years. Ex-Nelson officer Salim Razaq, 33, plotted to scupper his brother Hafiz's kidnap and assault trial by threatening witnesses, collected in drugs debts, unlawfully searched the police computer system and stashed lethal sub machine guns at his house. Judge...

major crackdown on violent crime.

SPECIALIST police squads swooped on houses across Inverclyde and made a string of arrests in a major crackdown on violent crime.Five people were arrested during the early morning raids in Greenock and Port Glasgow.The joint operation — which targeted 29 addresses — was led by officers from ‘K’ Division and involved CID officers from Crime Division, the Gangs Taskforce and Domestic Abuse Taskforce.More than 40 officers were deployed and, when necessary,...

courts have now handed jail terms totalling more than 63 years to William Byrne and 14 crooks linked to his gang

The courts have now handed jail terms totalling more than 63 years to William Byrne and 14 crooks linked to his gang. A 16th man is awaiting sentence.Byrne, 25, and his henchmen smuggled cocaine from the Caribbean and bought and sold drugs all over Scotland. They also distributed guns and cash.The Mr Big used couriers - or "mules" - to keep his hands clean, and told the taxman he had earned less than £5000 since 2002. But he lived in luxury in a...

Adam Alcock was one of a 16-strong gang that cut and sold the class A drug in Merseyside and Dundee.

Drug gang member who ferried cash and heroin jailed for four years - Maghull Star: "DRUG gang member who ferried heroin and cash around Liverpool was jailed for four years.Adam Alcock was one of a 16-strong gang that cut and sold the class A drug in Merseyside and Dundee.Surveillance officers eavesdropped on the gang for nine months in 2009 as they cut the drugs, hid them inside their bodies and ferried them north of the border where they used addicts...

Gangland Britain, From tea and crumpets to guns and grenades… | Street Gangs Resource Center

Gangland Britain, From tea and crumpets to guns and grenades… | Street Gangs Resource Center: "Ten years ago, the idea that the likes of the Bloods, the Crips and the Latin Kings would one day extend their tentacles overseas to the United Kingdom would have been met with scorn and disbelief. Whereas Britain has always had its fair share of criminal activity, there is a clear distinction between organised crime groups and American-style territorial...