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Watford Celebrates the Opening of New, Modern Police Station

Watford welcomed the official opening of a brand new, modern police station today! Minister Chris Philp, Hertfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner, the Chief Constable, and other distinguished guests marked the occasion. Securing a Central Location: Local MP Dean Russell played a key role in securing this centrally located station and actively campaigned for its speedy delivery. They…

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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel (Knowsley Council) 7th February 2024 P...

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Also, since it's an election day again, I'm going to reiterate my opinion which really angers some people that spoiling your ballot is better than not going to the polling station at all. No it's not some grand defiant gesture that will change the course of politics, and it can't actually have any bearing on the outcome, but you're still going to the polling station and participating in the election. You'll be included in the voter turn out figures, so people, in particular the politicians, can see how many spoiled ballots there are in their area. Ultimately, they want your votes, so if they can see there's x number of people who are willing to participate in the voting but whose votes haven't gone to anybody, and if they have any brains, they will want to try and gain those votes next time around. Obviously if there are any candidates you can stomach the thought of, then vote for them, but spoiling your ballot is better than not voting at all

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Sorry just got JUMPSCARED watching batman beyond cuz WTF DO U MEAN BARBRA AND BRUCE DATED AFTER SHE BROKE UP WITH DICK? WTF ARE THESE PEOPLE SMOKIN? IM VOMMITING I AM VOMMITING EVERYWHERE!

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He added that people should be free to describe themselves however they like, but went on: 'In cases of serious sexual offending when public protection is at stake the vast majority of people will rightly expect the criminal justice system to deal in facts and nothing more." In other words law enforcement and new media should respect that gender is a feeling but sex is real.

Crime tsar says his own force is 'clearly wrong' for calling trans sex crime suspect a woman - and sends 'male' 51-year-old to a men's prison

By MARTIN BECKFORD POLICY EDITOR FOR THE DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 20:55 EST, 11 February 2024 

A crime tsar has become involved in a row with his own force after issuing a rare rebuke over its gendering of a trans sex crime suspect.

Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber said Thames Valley Police was 'clearly wrong' when it relied on gender self-ID to call Osareen Omoruyi, charged with two counts of sexual assault against a child, a woman in a press release.

In a highly unusual intervention in a live criminal case, the elected Police and Crime Commissioner said the 51-year-old 'is male' and has been remanded to a male prison.

He wrote in a lengthy statement on his website on Sunday: 'Thames Valley Police have, mistakenly in my view, relied on the 'self-described gender' in publishing a press release that incorrectly states that a woman has been charged with these offences.'

He said it was important that the public and potential victims understand the facts and that statistics about sexual offences are accurate.

'The police and other criminal justice agencies must deal in facts, as best evidenced to them at the time. Any failure to do so risks damaging public confidence and overshadowing excellent policing in the interests of public safety,' Mr Barber wrote.

He added that people should be free to describe themselves however they like, but went on: 'In cases of serious sexual offending when public protection is at stake the vast majority of people will rightly expect the criminal justice system to deal in facts and nothing more.

'The accused in this case, Osareen Omoruyi, is a 51 year old male.'

However he added that the operational response by the force had been 'exemplary'.

The incident in Witney town centre, Oxfordshire, on Wednesday evening was spotted by CCTV operators, directing officers immediately to 'safeguard the child and arrest the suspect'.

Mr Barber spoke out after the force he scrutinises issued a statement titled: 'Woman charged in connection with sexual offences.'

The short press release published on Friday, which was condemned by women's rights campaigners, stated: 'Following a Thames Valley Police investigation, a woman has been charged in connection with sexual offences in Witney.'

The force said that Omoruyi, of Witney, had been charged 'with two counts each of sexual assault by penetration and causing/ inciting a child to engage in sexual activity'.

Last night the force hit back, saying claimed it had been following the law and police guidelines by treating the suspect according to their self-described gender.

It said: 'Thames Valley Police is aware some public concern has been shared on social media following the publication of our charge release on Friday in relation to a sexual offences investigation in Witney.

'Thames Valley Police adheres to the law and the codes of practice, including the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (PACE) Code C, when establishing the gender of a person in our custody.

'The individual identified as a female and the officers treated them as such in accordance with College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice which outlines that officers should treat the person according to their stated preference. Consequently, our charge press release that was published reflected this position.'

The force added: 'The Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber has raised concerns about the press release and his comments are being carefully considered and reviewed by the force.'

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2024 UK Local Elections

So every set of elections we have in the UK, I kind of go crazy, pull an all nighter just following the election results by filling my own spreadsheet. But you know what... I'll shitpost election results here.

THESE ARE NOT RESULTS AS OF YET, THESE ARE AS OF YET UNANNOUNCED

Also, none of what I say really matters, I'm not an analyst or anything, just a guy who follows elections too excitedly.

Now granted, I don't know how late I will be able to follow the election results for, especially with how long it will take the election results will take to come in. I also can't follow all the elections so here are the ones I will be following:

Police and Crime Commissioners

Conservatives won 29 of the commissioner positions in 2021.

Labour won 7 of the commissioner positions in 2021, 3 of which were in Wales

Plaid Cymru won 1 of the commissioner positions in 2021

These elections generally cover rural areas, hence why it is so Conservative. These are areas which Labour would like too see gains in if they are to win the next general election, as many are predicting them to.

Council Elections

There are many council elections occurring, too many to properly follow but here are the ones I will be following:

Dudley - Currently Conservative but only just, a good indication of how much of a swing will occur.

Bristol - The results for the constituencies within Bristol for the upcoming general election could be quite an interesting one as many parties have shown promising results in recent council elections, this could be a good indicator for where the city could go.

Peterborough - Currently Conservative, with a mix of support for other parties, a good measure on how strong strong the swing to other parties are.

North Hertfordshire - No overall control, with very close results in 2021 between Labour, Conservative and Lib Dems, similar to Peterborough, would be a good indication of where new support lies.

Local elections which likely would likely lead to a conservative minority or even a mild conservative

Gloucester - Conservatives have 26 of a required 20 seats, with Lib Dems next largest 16 seats behind.

Havant - Conservatives have 28 of a required 19 seats, with 24 more seats than 2nd place Labour.

Greater Manchester Council elections will of course be followed as well:

Bolton - Labour minority, many parties in opposition with strong presence from Reform which could see an increase of support with the current swing.

Bury - Labour Majority, with Conservative minority and a similarly large local interest party.

City of Manchester - Strong Labour majority.

City of Salford - Strong Labour majority.

Oldham - Light Labour majority, Labour did poorly in recent neighbouring Rochdale by-election

Rochdale - Labour Majority, aforementioned by election results were poor.

Stockport - Liberal Democrats the largest party in minority with Labour close behind

Tameside - Strong Labour majority

Trafford - Labour Majority

Wigan - Strong Labour Majority

Mayoral Elections

All of the mayoral elections will be followed, though most noteworthy are:

Tees Valley - Strong support for the incumbent Tory candidate.

West Midlands - Less strong Conservative presence but often reported that their image in the area is independent of the party.

East Midlands - New mayoral position, probably would have gone conservative in 2021 if it were to run, but not strong support.

North East - New mayoral position, mostly Labour support and would probably stay that way.

York and North Yorkshire - Historically strong Conservative support, probably will stick that way. Region has Rishi Sunak's seat.

London Assembly and Mayoral Elections

What it says on the tin. All 3 polls will be followed.

Blackpool South By-Election

Probably will go Labour's way considering it recently flipped to the Conservatives, historically was Labour and the Conservative running there left on a scandal. Though as always, interesting to see the election swing.

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Jessica Tisch Sworn in as New York City Police Commissioner

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TV Review: Batman: Caped Crusader

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"Take Police Posts," Montreal Star. January 26, 1940. Page 3. ---- Marcel Gaboury, K.C. & Louis Jargaille ---- Quebec this morning announced Mr. Gaboury's appointment as Commissioner of the Provincial Police, succeeding Lieut. Col. P. A. Piuze, who becomes Commissioner of Prisons. Mr. Jargaille has been named special officer attached to the Montreal division, but it is expected that he will become assistant commissioner later.

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"Marcel Gaboury Succeeds Piuze As Provincial Police Head," Montreal Star. January 26, 1940. Page 3. ---- Louis Jargaille Becomes Special Officer Attached To Montreal Division of Force ---- PREMIER ADELARD GODBOUT announced at Quebec today that Marcel Gaboury, K.C., former Crown Prosecutor at Montreal, has been named Commissioner of the Quebec Provincial Police to succeed Lieut. Col. P. A. Piuze.

Colonel Piuze, former warden at the St. Vincent De Paul Penitentiary, becomes Commissioner of Prisons and Detention Houses under the Quebec Government's juris-diction.

TIME NOT GIVEN No date was given for the change in police administration.

"The appointments of Mr. Gaboury and Colonel Piuze were made this week by the Cabinet and the orders-in-council now have been signed by the Lieutenant- Governor." Mr. Godbout said.

The Premier said the Cabinet also had appointed Louis Jargaille, former provincial detective head at Montreal, as a special officer attached to the force's Montreal division.

It is expected that a change in the provincial prison system will be effected under the direction of Colonel Piuze, who was appointed police commissioner after the Nationale Union Government took office in 1936.

In a recent interview here, Premier Godbout said he opposed the system whereby minor lawbreakers and hardened criminals were incarcerated under the same roof.

MCGILL GRADUATE A son of the former deputy Postmaster-General, L. J. Gaboury, Marcel Gaboury was born in Montreal on May 3, 1900. He studied at Montreal High School and St. Mary's College and is a graduate in law of McGill University. He was admitted to the Bar of the Province of Quebec in 1925 and has specialized in criminal law. For several years he was a member of the law firm of Crankshaw, Crankshaw, Gaboury & Almond.

While attending McGill, Mr. Gaboury was active in athletics as well as his studies. He won championships in amateur boxing and pole vaulting and was noted for his performance in track and field events. He was a reporter on The Montreal Daily Herald while at college.

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Merseyside Police and Crime Panel (Knowsley Council) 7th February 2024 Part 1 of 2 (Supporting and Challenging the Commissioner (2024/25 Precept Notification))

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Postmortem Reportedly Confirms Injuries as Cause of Death in Jamshedpur Karthik Munda Death

Medical Board Oversees Postmortem of Karthik Munda Following Police Raid The autopsy of Karthik Munda, who died in a police raid, reportedly confirms severe injuries caused his death. JAMSHEDPUR – The autopsy of Karthik Munda, conducted under a medical board’s supervision, has reportedly confirmed severe injuries as the cause of his death during a police raid. During a police raid in Mittal Vihar…

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Help police with their enquiries: do the stop and search survey

The Metropolitan Police is seeking the views of Londoners on stop and search through a new survey. What do you think?: Young black men are four times as likely to be subject to stop and search as white Londoners The survey asks Londoners what they think about stop and search practises to help inform a charter between local communities and the Met. It represents an unusual, and long overdue,…

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2024 UK Local Elections - Wrapping Up (plus UK general election)

Time to return my ongoing coverage of the local elections... elections which I haven't covered for 2 months now, but seeing as today is going to be the UK general election, I thought it may be worth reminding ourselves the results for the elections.

Police and Crime Commissioners

Conservatives won 30 PCCs in 2021 (I made a mistake in the original post) which dropped down to just 19.

Labour won 8 PCCs in 2021 and have risen up to 17. They did however win the most votes compared to Labour.

Plaid Cymru ended with the same number of PCCs, 1.

This is a strong showing by Labour and as previously stated, this mostly covers the rural, more Tory areas so this is a strong shift towards Labour.

Council Elections

I cba to follow most of the ones listed but looking at the most extreme cases, we found:

Gloucester - Gone from 26 seats to the Tories to just 11, with the Liberal Democrats moving up to be the largest party with 17 seats, 3 short of what was needed for a majority.

Havant - 28 seats before were with the Tories out of a total of 36. Conservatives are still the largest party, but with only 13 seats, with Labour and Liberal Democrats coming in 2nd and 3rd place with 10 and 7 seats respectively. Greens and Reform ended with 4 and 2 seats.

Manchester's Council Elections (time to speed-run it):

Bolton - Labour win, minor large party loss, gains by smaller parties.

Bury - Labour win, near no change.

Manchester - Labour win, near no change

Salford - Labour win, near no change

Oldham - Labour largest party but minority, gains mostly by independents, likely over Labour's stance on the conflict in Palestine/Israel.

Rochdale - Labour win, near no change, though shift from Labour to Worker's Party, likely similar reasoning to Oldham.

Stockport - Liberal Democrats largest party but minority. Gains have been seen by the Lib Dems, moving one short of a majority.

Tameside - Labour win, slight losses by Labour though.

Trafford - Labour win, slight shift from Con to Lab.

Wigan - Labour win, near no change.

Clearly with the Manchester election results, while Manchester still remains a Labour stronghold, its grip has been weakened. Some areas are evidently unhappy with the Labour party as it stands, specifically Oldham and Rochdale, though other areas have seen slight drops in support for Labour too. This could be due to the national party's stance, though it could also be from the fact that Labour have had so much control over local politics for so long.

Mayoral Elections

Every Mayorality apart from Tees Valley went to Labour. This includes the West Midlands, which shifted from their local champion Andy Street to Richard Parker from Labour and Co-operative and the new positions in the East Midlands, North East & York and North Yorkshire, the latter of which represents an area where the current prime minister's seat is.

London Assembly and Mayoral Election

London assembly's election saw one seat change from Conservative to Reform. This election saw the first occurrence of a constituency voting for the Liberal Democrats, something which has always historically been Labour vs Conservatives.

The Mayorship went to Labour, with them taking a 11.1 point lead over the Conservatives. This election saw a massive drop in support for the Greens compared to their Liberal Democrat counterparts, despite the former performing better with time. This is likely lending to the change of structure of the Mayoral elections from 2 round to a 1 round system.

Blackpool South By-Election

Blackpool South's By-Election returned a strong Labour Majority, with the Conservatives falling second, only about 100 votes ahead of Reform UK.

So what now? UK General Election 2024

The general election campaign has ended and today is the day for the day of the polls. While this kind of thing shouldn't be called in advance, it seems obvious to a lot of people that Labour are going to be victorious, the question is normally by how much.

During the campaign period, Labour and Conservatives have both dropped in the polls regarding popular vote, with Lib Dems and Reform seeing the most gains. This election will be a much welcome change for the country but also could be a warning of things to come regarding Reform. I hear a lot of Americans are scared of Project 2025 and in my eyes, a relative success for Reform could risk us marching down the same road as the US is at risk of going along. I would ask with your good conscience to not vote Reform, but I realise I would be preaching to the choir here.

I am not going to do the same election coverage here due to time constraints but here are the constituencies I am most interested in:

Basildon & Billericay - YouGov's final MRP poll indicates 3 seats are likely to go to Reform: Clacton, Ashfield and Great Yarmouth, with some areas, like Boston and Skegness being very close. According to the MRP polls, Reform find themselves 4 points behind Labour in Basildon & Billericay with it being expected to be one of the first places to announce its results. While Reform may not win here, it could be a good indication of whether the polls over-estimated or under-estimated the support for Reform early on.

Richmond and Northallerton - The Prime Minister's seat, a constituency which (as Richmond) has been controlled by the Conservatives since 1910, has according to some polls indicated it may go Labour. It likely won't but it would be funny if it did. Results may be expected around 4 am.

Chingford & Woodford Green - Labour has had a few scandals about "parachuting" in candidates, replacing local candidates with outsiders who follow the current leadership's line. Chingford & Woodford Green is one of these locations, where Faiza Shaheen was replaced by Shama Tatler, which could split the vote and lead to Iain Duncan Smith, former Tory leader to clasp on and win the seat. Results expected around 3 am.

Bristol South - MRPs indicate it will have a strong Labour presence, but council elections in the past indicated the vote is very split between Labour, Conservatives, Green and Liberal Democrats. With the Tories out and the Liberal Democrats being the smaller of the three in the region, could the Greens get an extra seat? While current polls don't indicate that they will, it will likely depend on how apathetic the Labour vote may or may not be. Results expected around 3:30 am.