IOPC also investigating Chris Noble over allegations he shared confidential information without policing purpose
A police chief has been suspended after serious concerns were raised about his behaviour outside of work.
The Staffordshire police chief constable, Chris Noble, who denies any wrongdoing, is under investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) for the matters, which predate his employment with the force.
Continue reading...Families share incidents of sons being slashed and afraid to leave their cells at HMP Swinfen Hall
Young offenders at a troubled prison in the Midlands have been stabbed, “dehumanised” and are “becoming more violent” in order to survive, mothers of prisoners have told the Guardian.
HMP Swinfen Hall, near Lichfield, Staffordshire, has seen a growing number of disturbances, including the intervention of riot officers. The prison officers union last month called for the Ministry of Justice to intervene and clear the place of weapons after several staff members were attacked.
Continue reading...Incident at Cannock has been referred to Independent Office for Police Conduct due to recent contact with force
Police have launched a murder investigation after the bodies of a man and a woman were found in a house in Staffordshire.
Officers were called at about 12.30pm on Tuesday after paramedics had attended the address in Cannock.
Continue reading...Fighting With Pride charity will lead work for memorial at National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire
The UK’s first memorial commemorating the “lost legion” of LGBT people who have served in the armed forces is to be built at the National Memorial Arboretum.
The memorial will be built after a charity spearheading efforts to get justice for veterans affected by the pre-2000 ban on LGBT people serving in the UK armed forces was awarded a £350,000 grant.
Continue reading...68-year-old held on suspicion of murder after two women found in house in Cheadle
A man has been arrested after two women were found dead at a house in Cheadle, Staffordshire, on New Year’s Eve.
The 68-year-old was arrested on suspicion of two counts of murder, Staffordshire police have said.
Continue reading...HMP Wandsworth holding more extra prisoners than any other jail despite recent high-profile problems
Two-thirds of prisons in England and Wales are officially overcrowded, with HMP Wandsworth holding more extra prisoners than any other jail despite the alleged escape of a terror suspect last month.
In September there were 663 more men in Wandsworth than the 950 the south London prison has “good, decent” accommodation for, under the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) definition. That means prisoners sharing cells designed for one, often with a toilet in the middle shielded by a curtain.
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