Good police news. Only 27 police officers (out of 13,157 tested) were positive for drugs in the past two years. Drugs detected included cocaine, cannabis and amphetamines. Surprise, surprise: the force with the largest number of detected drug users was the Metropolitan police.
Bad police news. Over the last two years, police officers in just two areas (Staffordshire and Cheshire) have caused more than £100,000 worth of accidents and car crashes – in their own car parks.
A report to Staffordshire police authority said: “Accidents within police stations remain an issue.” Good police news. For safety reasons, Cambridgeshire police have been banned from patrolling a children’s play park after 8pm because it has no lights and is too dark.
More good news. As many as 13 of the 43 police authorities in England and Wales will this year refuse to pay their dues to the association of chief police officers (ACPO), because of its lack of accountability and its bloated size (when the rest of the police force is being cut). ACPO is currently running a deficit of £423,000.
Topics: Police