FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 - Caught on Camera

Young man dies after falling into River Thames during police arrest

Cops attempted to detain the man after an allegation of theft was made against him, at which point he "entered" the water.

Daily Record · Aug 27, 2022

Young man dies after falling into River Thames while being arrested by police

Metropolitan Police were flagged down by officers on a bridge over River Thames in Kingston-upon-Thames, southwest London, and were called to a verbal altercation

Daily Mirror · Aug 27, 2022

Owami Davies: Police watchdog will take no action over officers’ handling of missing person case

The Metropolitan Police and Essex Police will review its investigations into Ms Davies’ disappearance following widespread concern over how the case was handled

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

Northumbria Police officer banned from driving police cars as death crash probe continues

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has warned the officer they could face criminal charges over collision that killed pensioner, but the cop remains on duty

Chronicle Live · Aug 3, 2022

Northumbria Police officer served with gross misconduct notice after A1 collision that killed pensioner

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has warned the officer they could face criminal charges

Chronicle Live · Aug 2, 2022

Met Police investigated over two more child strip searches

The Met was placed under special measures last month after a series of failures and scandals

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2022

Convicted Gunman Sues Police For Accidental Shooting And ‘Life-Changing Injuries’

A gunman who sparked panic when he was seen with a weapon outside his ex-partner’s home is suing police after an armed cop accidentally shot him.

Zenger · Jul 28, 2022

Why are strip-searches not a matter of public debate in the UK?

The recent story of Child Q, the 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was accused by her teachers of smelling of cannabis and subjected to a strip-search at her school in Hackney, London, without an appropriate adult present, has rightly elicited outrage.

The Conversation · Jul 28, 2022

Bike passenger Muriel Pinkney, 74, dies in hospital after Dunston collision between police car and motorcycle

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into incident in Dunston, Gateshead

Chronicle Live · Jul 19, 2022

Metropolitan Police officer dismissed for punching handcuffed teenage boy

Constable Steven Martin was dismissed without notice for gross misconduct following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation.

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022