IOPC removes staff from investigation into Nottingham attacks killer after allegations of misconduct

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has removed several staff members from its investigation into Leicestershire Police officers who are under scrutiny following new evidence related to the Nottingham attacks. The case centers around Valdo Calocane, who had assaulted two people in May 2... [More info]

Ystalyfera police officer admits computer misuse but denies child image charges

PC Patrick Higgins, 30, of Gwent Police, appeared at Newport Crown Court where he denied three counts of making indecent images, including some in the most serious Category A.

He admitted three separate charges of unauthorised access to police computer systems between June 2023 and August 2024.

The alleged indecent image offences date back to April 2022. They are not connected to the police computer misuse charges.

Higgins was granted conditional bail with a nightly curfew. His trial is due to begin on 19 October 2026.

The case was investigated by Gwent Police’s Counter Corruption Unit under the direction of the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

At an earlier hearing in July, magistrates were told Higgins is accused of making dozens of indecent images across categories A, B and C.

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What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stalking-report-police-watchdog-iopc-b2619959.html

#Stalking
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#SuzyLamplughTrust
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Woman cleared over ‘#coconut’ placard calls on #IOPC to investigate #Met

Exclusive: #MariehaHussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against her
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/woman-cleared-over-coconut-placard-marieh-hussain-calls-on-iopc-to-investigate-met

Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

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Wiltshire police to review thousands of checks on suspected violent partners | Domestic violence | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/26/wiltshire-police-review-thousands-clares-law-checks-suspected-violent-partners

#DomesticAbuse
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#WiltshirePolice
#ClaresLaw
#IOPC
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct

Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

#MET
#StopAndSearch
#BiancaWilliams
#RicardoDosSantos
#Racism
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#IOPC