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Police firearms officer facing criminal inquiry over fatal Coventry shooting

Sean Fitzgerald, who was unarmed, died after being shot in the chest during a pre-planned police raid in 2019.

The Independent UK

Police officers should have stopped high speed chase which ended in teen's death, jury says

Thomas 'Tull' Connor had dreams of moving to Australia

Manchester Evening News

Met made errors over Couzens exposure claims, report to say

IOPC has been investigating how force handled claims made days before Sarah Everard’s murder

The Guardian - UK

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Culture of obstruction has sunk investigations into police misconduct, MPs say

Poor communications and ‘opaque processes’ damaging public trust, says select committee

The Guardian - UK

Police watchdog investigating whether man found dead in road was assaulted in custody

Gareth Roper, 35, was found in Lily Lane, Wigan, in the early hours of New Year's Day

Manchester Evening News

Officer who ‘took advantage’ of vulnerable women he met on duty searched their police records, watchdog says

‘The pattern of behaviour he demonstrated has absolutely no place in policing,’ IOPC says

The Independent UK

Concerns landmark Hillsborough report will be 'empathetic' towards police

There are fears a major report could be 'empathetic' towards those facing scrutiny

Liverpool Echo

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Police to look again at decision to charge Caroline Flack with assault

Mother of Love Island presenter, who took her own life in 2020, says Flack’s fame influenced decision

The Guardian - UK

Caroline Flack’s mother sparks reinvestigation of Met police complaint

Caroline’s mother said family were ‘sad and angry’ over police decision to charge star before her death

Evening Standard

New investigation into police handling of Caroline Flack case

"The IOPC has directed the MPS to reinvestigate one element of the complaints"

Wales Online

Man wants to apologise to police officer who shot him

The 51-year-old pleaded guilty to one count of having an imitation firearm

Liverpool Echo

Met Police officers may face charges over Whatsapp messages with Wayne Couzens

Prosecutors considering file of evidence

The Independent UK

Father of Plymouth shooter says he told police his son should not be allowed gun

Mark Davison says he is ‘sorry and ashamed’ of his son Jake who who shot dead five people before killing himself

The Guardian - UK

Met officers referred to prosecutors over Wayne Couzens WhatsApp group

Two serving officers with crisis-hit force referred over group in which misogynistic messages allegedly exchanged

The Guardian - UK

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Liverpool Echo

Tycoon who sponsored Liverpool FC loses court battle over money laundering case

Ildar Sharipov is the subject of Operation Kobus, an investigation by Merseyside Police's Economic Crime Team

The Independent UK

CPS considering charges against Met officers over Wayne Couzens messages

Sarah Everard was kidnapped, raped and murdered by serving police officer Couzens last year.

The Conversation

Misogyny in police forces: understanding and fixing 'cop culture'

The Metropolitan Police are under fire after an official investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) revealed details of officers exchanging discriminatory and misogynistic messages. These included discussions about hitting and raping women, with reference to specific female colleagues, which officers involved dismissed as “banter”.

Evening Standard

Activists erect fake police appeals in central London after IOPC finds shocking sexism within Met Police

Activists have erected fake police appeals in central London featuring quotes from a damning report into sexism, homophobia and racism in the Met to urge for an inquiry into police misogyny.

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The Independent UK

Greater Manchester Police officer receives warning after using CS spray on 13-year-old boy

Force used by officer ‘was neither reasonable nor proportionate’, police watchdog says

Manchester Evening News

GMP officer who used CS spray to arrest boy, 13, is given warning after watchdog investigation

Child was pursued by plain clothes police in Moss Side, Manchester

Wales Online

Written warning for police officer who used CS spray on 13-year-old

"One of the officers ran after him and used CS spray in the child’s face"

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan puts Cressida Dick ‘on notice’ over racist and sexist police messages

The London Mayor spoke to the Metropolitan Police Commissioner for more than 90 minutes, his office said.

The Guardian - UK

Met officer was promoted despite misconduct over sexist and racist messages

Exclusive: London mayor puts police chief on notice to reform or lose his confidence after seeing ‘return to the bad days of the 1970s’

Evening Standard

Talking Point: Do the IOPC recommendations for the Metropolitan Police go far enough?

The Met Police has been hit with fifteen recommendations by the police watchdog after vile behaviour was uncovered in a probe, including racist, sexist and homophobic messages.

Evening Standard

Priti Patel criticises ‘failure of leadership’ after IOPC report reveals Met Police racism and sexism

There have been too many instances of appalling conduct in policing, the Home Secretary has said, after a damning report revealed racism, sexism and homophobia within the Met Police.

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