Cllr Paul Mercer is a councillor on Charnwood Borough Council and is the Lead Member for Housing in the Cabinet. He is writing in a personal capacity. One of the more obvious ways of assessing police effectiveness is to look at crime statistics. Although, as the...
London Knifeman: Jailed for 22 years after a fatal stabbing in broad daylight at Park
Advertisements A man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison after a brutal stabbing in broad daylight at an east London park. Yasin Omar Amare, age 29 (21.08.90), of Pawleyne Close, Penge was found guilty of murdering Gleb Stanislavovitch Zhebrovsky (known as Gleb...
Widow of murdered PC horrified as killers receive £465,000 in legal fees
Advertisements The widow of PC Andrew Harper has been left sickened at the £465,000 in legal aid received by his killers. Lissie Harper, 29, said she was “horrified” at the amount spent on “defending the indefensible”.Advertisements PC Harper died when his ankles...
22 year old man shot dead in Birmingham
Advertisements A man has been shot and killed in a gun attack on a street in the Lozells area of Birmingham. The 22-year-old was shot on Lozells Road just after 12:30 BST and died shortly after reaching hospital according to a statement by West Midlands...
Matthew Barber: The police must tackle non-violent crime too
Matthew Barber is the Conservative candidate for Police and Crime Commissioner for the Thames Valley. He is currently the Deputy PCC for that area. In a world of competing demands we must have some way of prioritising. This is true in our own lives, our personal...
Police make statement over officers taking ‘selfies’ next to dead bodies
Advertisements On Wednesday, 17 June the MPS’s Directorate of Professional Standards was informed of allegations that non-official and inappropriate photographs had been taken by police at the crime scene in place in Fryent Country Park, Wembley in relation to the...
Man charged in relation to several sickening attacks on pensioners in Birmingham
Advertisements A man has been charged by the West Midlands Police following a sicking number of attacks and robberies on pensioners in Birmingham. A 78-year-old woman suffered a broken hip after it is alleged that Thomas Cahill broke into her home and stole cash and...
Darren Grimes: Out of office but in power. How the Left keeps losing elections, yet gets its way nonetheless.
I appeared on the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live last weekend. To put it bluntly, I was surprised to get the bid from the producer (who was a delight to work with) to speak about education. I know the BBC is set to spend £100 million on boosting its diversity and...
Metropolitan Police arrest and charge man with numerous terrorism offences
Advertisements Officers from the Metropolitan police’s Counter Terrorism Command arrested a man on Wednesday 19th August, he was subsequently charged with numerous terrorist offences. Michael Nugent, aged 37 (19.06.83) of north Surrey, was charged on Tuesday, 25...
Birmingham on the edge as bloodbath sees 6 stabbed in less than 12 hours
Advertisements Many of the busiest roads in and out of Birmingham were rocked by unprecedented scenes of violence after at least six people were stabbed in just a 12 hour period over the weekend. Bristol Road, Stratford Road and Great Hampton Street were all crime...
