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7:45am, Thu 26 Jul 2012 Police shoot man in Woking

Police shoot man in Woking

Last updated Thu 26 Jul 2012

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A man is being treated in hospital after he was shot by police at a property in Surrey.

Armed response units were called to an address in Knaphill, Woking, just after 10pm last night after reports that a man was armed and was intending to harm himself and others, Surrey Police said.

Bomb disposal experts also attended over concerns that explosives may have been inside the property in Oak Tree Road.

The man, aged in his 40s, was later shot at the scene before being taken to St George's Hospital in Tooting, police said. It is not known how serious his injuries are.

Another man, aged in his 30s, was arrested and remains in custody.

Officers also recovered a firearm from the scene.

It has yet to be examined by experts.

The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.

Anaheim : Victim Named Joel Acevedo As Police Shoot ANOTHER Man Dead Whilst In Handcuffs.

Updated, with info at the end of this post.


WATCH VIDEO OF IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF ANAHEIM POLICE SHOOTING MANUEL DIAZ TO DEATH HERE.

 ORIGINAL POST, JULY 23, 12:32 A.M.: A source is telling OC Weekly five shots were heard as another man was shot by police and believed to be dead. A resident of the neighborhood off of Guinida neighborhood said the shooting happened off of Guinida Lane and Palm Drive. About 200 protesters are on the scene.

Witnesses have told the source the man was handcuffed, then shot by police. No one is being allowed to take photos, according to the source. When a group tried to take photos from an upstairs apartment, police shined a bright light onto the residents to block the view.

More details to follow; story developing.

UPDATED, 1:15 A.M.: Gustavo here. City News Service is reporting that Anaheim police shot and killed a suspected car thief late last night in the 400 block of West Guinida Lane. The family is on the seen sobbing....read more


http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/07/another_man_possibly_shot_by_a.php

Anaheim: Claims - Officers On The Scene Tried To 'Buy' Cell Phone Video Footage.

 

 

Image from twitter.com @EdJoyce

Witnesses to the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in Anaheim, California say officers offered to buy up cell phone footage of the brutality that followed. The circumstances of the shooting are currently under investigation.
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A few hours after shooting 24-year-old Manuel Diaz as he ran from police at around 4pm Saturday, officers unleashed rubber bullets and an attack dog on a crowd of witnesses – most of them women and children – who confronted police over the incident as they gathered evidence.

Diaz later died in hospital. Officials have yet to comment on what may have caused one of the officers to open fire.

The incident has resonated through the community, with demonstrations Sunday outside – and briefly inside – the Anaheim Police headquarters, as Police Chief John Welter prepared for a press-only news conference regarding the assault.

Demonstrators chanted "no justice, no peace" and "cops, pigs, murderers" as officers stood by.

And now that the story has gained national attention, the Anaheim PD claims the crowd of witnesses became unruly following the shooting, alleging that they set a fire at an intersection in the neighborhood, while others threw bottles and rocks at officers.

However, a news video posted to YouTube shows local CBS affiliate footage of what appears to be police storming a block filled mostly with women and children, many of them sitting in lawn chairs – with no fire in sight.

Local CBS reporter Jay Jackson confirms in the report that by shortly before 10pm Saturday, there was in fact a dumpster fire in the neighborhood after local residents formed a small protest, demanding answers from police. The Associated Press also now reports that dumpster fires were started on at least three occasions.  

In the YouTube video, police are clearly seen firing rubber bullets on a crowd of horrified women and children. Shortly thereafter a German Shepherd enters view, attacking a woman and her child and then a man sitting next to them.

Towards the end of the video, Jackson says that "at least four" people present during the fracas told him that officers on the scene offered to "buy" cell phone video footage of the incident from witnesses.

Anaheim police officials are refraining from commenting on the circumstances of the attack or its aftermath, as the incident is still under investigation.
The officer who shot Diaz has been put on desk duty.

Image from twitter.com @MikePrysner

Image from twitter.com @ReporterClaudia

http://rt.com/usa/news/anaheim-police-brutality-evidence-buying-812/

Corrupt MET:police tried to hide PC Harwood's disciplinary record

Files contained multiple assault allegations but police lawyers said disclosing them would have breached officer's privacy

 

PC Simon Harwood has been cleared of manslaughter of newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson during G20 protests. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

 

The Metropolitan police attempted to keep the disciplinary record of PC Simon Harwood secret from the family of Ian Tomlinson, the newspaper seller he struck with a baton and pushed to the ground at G20 protests, it can now be reported.

Lawyers for the force tried and failed to argue that disclosing the litany of complaints about Harwood's conduct would have breached his privacy, saying the officer's disciplinary history did not have "any relevance" to Tomlinson's death.

Harwood, 45, who was found not guilty of Tomlinson's manslaughter on Thursday, had repeatedly been accused of using excessive force during his career, including claims he punched, throttled, kneed and unlawfully arrested people.

The jury in the trial were not told about the history of complaints, despite a submission from the Crown Prosecution Service, which argued that in two of the disciplinary matters he was accused of using heavy-handed tactics against the public "when they presented no threat".

The application was rejected by the judge, Mr Justice Fulford, who said: "The jury, in effect, would have to conduct three trials."

The inquest jury – which concluded last year that Tomlinson was "unlawfully killed" by the police officer – was also prevented from hearing the details of the complaints.

The conclusion of the trial means it is now possible to report details of a pre-inquest hearing in February last year at London's Old Bailey.

The Met, represented by Samantha Leek QC, played down the significance of Harwood's disciplinary files, and argued they should not be shown to lawyers for the family, who at the time suspected they might be of relevance to his inquest.

Arguing the files should be kept secret, the force said: "Disciplinary records concern the private employment data of an individual."

Eventually, the Met was instructed to share the files with interested parties. When lawyers from Tomlinson's family were able to inspect the disciplinary records – which filled five lever-arch folders – they discovered detailed complaints containing several allegations of physical assaults.

In one case, a fellow police officer complained that Harwood grabbed a suspect by the throat, punched him twice in the face and pushed him into a table, causing it to break.

In another, Harwood was accused of assaulting a driver after a road rage incident, and then altering his notes afterwards. In a third, a member of the public reported seeing Harwood kneeing a man in the kidney while he was handcuffed to the ground.

Nine of the complaints were dismissed or unproven, but one, in which Harwood admitted he had gone into "red mist mode" before unlawfully accessing the police national computer, was upheld.

Harwood was able to avoid disciplinary action by retiring from the Met, rejoining the force three days later in a civilian role and then reapplying to enter uniformed ranks – a move the police watchdog has said was "staggering".

Jules Carey of Tuckers solicitors said: "The Metropolitan police and PC Harwood's lawyers argued that the Tomlinson family should not be able to see PC Harwood's records as they said that they were not relevant 'to any issue to be investigated by the inquest' and that they were private.

"It was surreal being forced to argue about the potential relevance of records without being permitted sight of them. When Ian's family did finally learn of the content of the records, they were shocked at the number of allegations and complaints that had been made about this officer."

He added: "Their view remains, that if the disciplinary and vetting procedures actually worked in the forces that employed Harwood he would not have been on duty at the G20."

The Met said in a statement: "At the pre-inquest hearing into the death of Mr Tomlinson, the MPS was invited by the Coroner to offer a submission on the issue of disclosure of PC Harwood's disciplinary record.

The MPS expressed a view that this should not be disclosed as it was not relevant to determining the cause of Mr Tomlinson's death and could potentially impact on any future criminal proceedings. The MPS further submitted, however, that the balance would lie in favour of disclosure if the Coroner determined that it was of relevance to establishing the cause of death."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/20/police-simon-harwood-disciplinary-records

Women Sue Met Over Handling Of Sexual Assault Cases

Three women, including two who were assaulted by taxi driver John Worboys, say police failings breached their human rights

 

Two of the women suing the Met were sexually assaulted by taxi driver John Worboys. Photograph: Metropolitan police/AP

 

Women who say they were let down by the Metropolitan police when they reported rape and sexual assault, including two who were attacked by the taxi driver John Worboys, are suing the force.

The women are attempting to establish that police who fail to investigate such crimes properly are violating victims' human rights.

If successful, the claims would be landmark cases, which would confirm that the state has a legal duty to investigate rape and sexual assault thoroughly and competently, the women's lawyers said. They added that such a ruling would also help future victims and give committed officers a legal basis from which to argue for more resources.

In 2010 an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry found that Worboys remained free to prey on women because officers made serious mistakes and failed to take victims seriously. Five Met officers were disciplined.

Worboys was jailed indefinitely in 2009 after being found guilty of 19 charges of drugging and sexually assaulting 12 women, in one case raping his victim. He has been linked to 85 sex crimes but is suspected of being responsible for more than 100 attacks.

One of the claimants who was assaulted by Worboys said she still had nightmares about what happened when she went to police. "It rings in my ears, the officer saying 'a black cab driver just wouldn't do it'," she said.

"It felt like they didn't want to know. In my dreams I'm screaming 'why won't you believe me?'.
"They need to sort this now and give me some peace of mind. I need closure."

Four officers were disciplined over the case of the third woman bringing legal action, who was 15 when she told police she had been raped. The defendant was acquitted and the IPCC said there were "significant errors" in an investigation that "fell far short of what [the woman] had a basic right to expect".

An internal inquiry into the case, managed by the commission, described a department that was "understaffed, underskilled and overburdened".

The woman's mother said: "We have to do this, because we don't think they should be allowed to get away with it. It's never been about money. It's just the injustice, and the fact we don't want it to happen to someone else."

The women are seeking a declaration that their human rights were breached. All three have previously received apologies from the Met over the way their cases were handled. But their lawyers said they had been caused further distress the force's attempt to block the cases by arguing they have been brought too late.

Harriet Wistrich, who represents the Worboys claimants, said she found the Met's approach "incomprehensible".

"They have been roundly criticised for extremely serious failings in their investigation, yet they are using public money to defend a case, causing further distress to my clients," she said.

Mike Schwartz, a human rights lawyer from Bindmans, said: "The government's obligations to protect its citizen's rights extend beyond simply criminalising sexual assaults and rapes. The police must properly investigate and prosecute serious allegations. The courts recognise that rights are meaningless unless they are enforceable."

Last month the court of appeal ruled that the case relating to the 2005 allegations should proceed despite being out of time. Arguments are ongoing about whether Worboys victims' claims should be heard.

Debaleena Dasgupta, who is representing the claimant in the 2005 case, said: "Our clients want acknowledgment for what has been done to them, and acknowledgment that it was wrong.

"How much better will they feel if, after all they have been through, they know that once that declaration is made, all future victims can rely on the judgment for accountability?

"The judgments would also provide clarification for the police so they know their duties and can take steps to improve their work.

"For those officers determined to do a good job but obstructed by a lack of will from others, this would give them a strong basis to argue for what they need in order to do their jobs properly."

Dasgupta said police should waive the issue of timing and "show some compassion" by arguing the cases on their facts. "Instead they argue about time limits, to prevent, it would seem, the important matter of whether they owe a legal duty to investigate from being determined.

They are causing further delay and distress to people already traumatised."

The taxi driver's victim said: "I just wish the police would have the common decency to see that I've been through enough. It feels like they're turning the knife at every opportunity, still rubbing salt in. Now I'm at the stage where I can't let it go. I can't walk away."

A spokesman for the Met said: "The matter is ongoing, therefore it would be inappropriate to discuss further."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/jul/20/women-sue-met-sexual-assault?CMP=twt_gu

'Jobs for the boys’ row as ex-policemen are paid millions

Former police officers were paid millions in consultancy fees by the Association of Chief Police Officers, an investigation found.

Sir Hugh denied the “jobs for the boys” accusation and insisted the lack of spending control was “more for pragmatic than sinister reasons Photo: AFP/GETTY

 

It revealed a catalogue of mismanagement and led to complaints of “jobs for the boys”.

One former officer was paid £602,000 over more than eight years and pay levels were as high as £1,100 a day.

The inquiry by the association found that 72 consultants had been employed between April 2009 and March 2012 at a cost of £4.1 million. Almost half, 35, were former officers, with another three former police civilian staff. In some cases, no recruitment details or contracts could be found, while there was also evidence of appointments being made on personal recommendation without any selection process.

The association president, Sir Hugh Orde, said that, in a radical overhaul, non-executive directors with no police background would be appointed to the board for the first time.

Julian Smith, Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon, who secured a Commons debate on the issue in April, said the association was operating a “jobs for the boys club” and accused the organisation of a “shoddy approach to looking after public money”.

“It’s a damning indictment of ACPO, demonstrating a lack of care over how public money is spent, particularly when it involved paying former senior police officers large amounts of money. There don’t appear to have been any guidelines on how this was being done. It’s further proof that ACPO should be scrapped and consigned to history,” he said.
“These are men who are among the most trustworthy leaders in the land and they have shown they are not up to it.”

Sir Hugh denied the “jobs for the boys” accusation and insisted the lack of spending control was “more for pragmatic than sinister reasons”.

He accepted there had been concerns over how consultants had been appointed to ACPO’s anti-terrorism team but said this was out of a desire for a speedy, co-ordinated response after the 7/7 bombings in London.

“There was massive investment in TAM (Terrorism and Allied Matters) post 7/7 to get it up and running. With no capacity they got staff up on to contract quickly and ex-cops fitted the bill because they knew what they were doing,” he said.

“I’m not embarrassed. It’s concerning in the sense that this is public money and there are procedures in place that people didn’t follow. But this is not a secretive 'jobs for the boys club’, people have been pragmatically trying to get the job done.”

The report said: “This review has found a lack of central oversight, recording or evaluation of work undertaken by contractors and consultants across business areas nationally.

It has also identified that details relating to the recruitment and/or engagement of temporary staff across the business areas were at best not accessible, or at worse did not exist at all.”
The inquiry concluded that changes to ACPO’s contracting procedures “should be adopted without delay”.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/9413783/Jobs-for-the-boys-row-as-ex-policemen-are-paid-millions.html#

Ian Tomlinson Family Campaign.

http://www.iantomlinsonfamilycampaign.org.uk/search?updated-max=2012-06-17T10:00:00-07:00&max-results=5&m=0