‘No grounds’ for Sheffield tree protest arrests IOPC says

There were no grounds to arrest six protesters for the prevention of harm and injury in a row about tree-felling in Sheffield, the police watchdog said. All six were held between November 2016 and February 2017 under the Trade Union … Continue reading →

Eastwood door smashed in as police op kicks off

POLICE are currently searching an Eastwood property after executing a drugs warrant at the address this morning (Tuesday). Residents got a rude awakening as cops smashed down the front door of a house on Selwyn Street at 8am. Officers in … Continue reading →

The shameful behaviour of Rotherham police

Is this what the police force in Rotherham have stooped to. Not the guys on the ground, but the desk jockies further up the chain, the ones who constantly rattle on endlessly about budgets yet with their high salaries, person … Continue reading →

Fake police fraud warning issued in South Yorkshire

Police in South Yorkshire have issued a warning about cruel fraudsters targeting overseas students and visitors to the UK. Con artists have contacting overseas students and visitors to the UK via their phones or social network accounts and claiming to … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Police leads national problem solving programme after £6.35m Police Transformation Fund award

South Yorkshire Police is leading on a national problem solving and demand reduction partnership working initiative after being awarded £6.35 million of funding from the Home Office over three years. The sum, awarded to South Yorkshire Police from the Police … Continue reading →

Police forces ‘failing’ to record thousands of crimes

Three police forces failed to record thousands of crimes a year, the police watchdog has said. South Yorkshire Police “requires improvement” four years after criticism about the Rotherham sex abuse scandal. HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services … Continue reading →

South Yorkshire Police’s top cops during Jay Report period being probed by police watchdog

TOP cops who policed Rotherham over the 16-year period in which the Jay Report said 1,400 children were sexually exploited are being investigated by the police watchdog. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will look into whether chief superintendents, … Continue reading →