ESSEX Police Federation is to continue to challenge the force over the introduction of spit hoods for officers to use – and will push for Tasers to be more widely… read more →
THE daughter of PC Dave Phillips lit a candle as police officers who have died on duty were remembered at this year’s National Police Memorial Day in London. Prince Charles… read more →
NATIONAL Police Memorial Day spans 50 years of memories for Essex Police, its Federation Secretary Phil Suarez has said. He was speaking as representatives from police forces across England, Wales,… read more →
POLICE officers are human and must be allowed to make mistakes, the President of the Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales has urged. Gavin Thomas, speaking at the association’s annual… read more →
THE Chairman of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) has called on the Government to help cover the cost of National Police Memorial Day. Mark Lindsay said a contribution… read more →
POLICE officers took sick and injured people to hospital at least 2,012 times last year because ambulances were unavailable, new figures have shown. Nine forces revealed that police cars had… read more →
EIGHTEEN per cent of people think the levels of service provided by local police have got worse over the past year, newly published research states. A survey of 26,000 people,… read more →
POLICE officers are being put under “appalling pressure” and being driven to quit the job over lengthy investigations by the IPCC, a national meeting has heard. A top lawyer confronted… read more →
MOTORISTS are illegally using mobile phones while driving in “epidemic proportions” because they have no fear of being caught by the police, the RAC has warned. Twice as many people… read more →
A POLICE Constable has been commended by the chief for saving the life of a man who was in her custody. PC Olivia Pinder, who is based in Chelmsford, was… read more →