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...