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On Friday 21 August 2009, Grampian Police will officially open its new, extended custody facility at Fraserburgh Police Station.

Responding to the Conservative Party's statement about burglary in Greater Manchester, Detective Chief Superintendent Russ Jackson, leading GMP's initiative to tackle burglary, Operation Storm said:

"We have been working extremely hard to tackle burglary.

Latest from New Scotland Yard at 12:19 on 29/07/2009.

The Met has a dress code policy which states that only approved corporate badging may be used, however on this occasion, the Commissioner has decided to intervene in terms of officers wearing Union Jack badges.

Shortly before 10am this morning, 25.7.09, a recently retired Garda, Peter O'Donnell,  who was in Carrick on Shannon Garda Station in relation to his former role tragically died.

The incident involved an official firearm. No other Garda member was involved in the incident.

The retired Garda was pronounced dead at the scene.

About 1214 hours, Thursday 23 July 2009, a full emergency was declared at Wick Airport after a RAF Tucano trainer aircraft with two pilots on board requested to land at Wick due to a suspected engine malfunction.

The RAF Tucano aircraft was from RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

Police have received reports of a fishing boat which has overturned about a mile and a half north of Ardnamurchan, leaving three people dead and one in hospital.

The incident was reported to the coastguard around 5pm this evening and a search involving the RNLI, coastguard and the navy was initiated for the four people believed to have been on board.

If you go down to the woods today.... You might be in for a big surprise....

A secret nuclear bunker set in Kelvedon Hatch woodland is now one of the new training grounds for Essex Police dogs and their handlers.

Police were alerted just before 16:30hrs on Friday, 3 July to reports of a fire at Lakanal Flats off Dalwood Street in Camberwell, SE5.

Six people are known to have died in the fire:

A child believed aged 3-weeks-old, a 7-year-old child and woman were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

A new national footwear reference collection has gone live as part of a major National Policing Improvement Agency project involving Lancashire police.

Protecting your children online is the aim of a new initiative run by the Harrogate South Safer Neighbourhood Team in association with the YMCA and the Harrogate Safer Communities Partnership.

CEOP (Child Exploitation Online Protection) short courses are being offered to all parents by PC Paul Stephenson on three evenings in May.

The Ireland Police Rugby Team (An Garda Síochána & PSNI combined) will take on the British Police Rugby Team.

It will take place at Donnybrook, at 2pm. The game will be refereed by Mr. Alain Rolland, Irish International Referee.

Children in North Shields are literally bouncing for joy thanks to a charity donation from Northumbria Police.

The Northumbria Police Charities Fund has stepped in with a bouncy castle to give youngsters at the North Shields Lone Parents Club a bit of fun, and the opportunity to help them fundraise.

From today, 7 May, a new policing team will patrol around Clapham Junction. Clapham Junction has become the latest location in London to benefit from extra policing of its transport system.

As part of the Mayor's commitment to increase the police presence on and around public transport a new team will patrol around Clapham Junction from today.

An MPS officer was today (6/4/09) arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in a public office and handling stolen goods following a proactive investigation by the Met's Anti-Corruption Command.

Following an application by the Police in West Cumbria to review the Premise Licence of Hogs and Heffers on Jane Street, Workington, the Allerdale Licensing Panel have suspended the Licence.

Sgt Richard Farnworth, who made the application on behalf of the Police, said: