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Yahoo
4 days ago
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Sussex Police crime investigations require improvement, report says
Sussex Police has been told it must do more to improve the way it investigates crime, a new report has said. His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published its inspection of Sussex Police. The Police Efficiency, Effectiveness and Legitimacy (PEEL) inspection programme is an assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency and legitimacy of all 43 police forces in England and Wales. The inspection report highlights many areas of good performance seen in the Sussex Police, including innovative and promising practice, as well as areas where improvements should be made. Sussex Police was rated either 'good' or 'adequate' across most categories, but received a lower grade of 'requires improvement' for its approach to investigating crime. CC Shiner said: 'We are absolutely committed to delivering an outstanding service to the people of Sussex, as they rightly expect. 'We recognise at the time of the report, our charge rate for investigations was below the national average and there was a significant number of live and outstanding investigations, particularly in our Safeguarding Investigations Unit, which was impacting our ability to deliver an effective and efficient service. 'Since then, we have made a start on our long-term plan to improve investigations, with large-scale changes underway to move officers into more specialist teams for adult and child protection, and high-risk domestic and sexual offence investigations. 'Over the last two years, we have increased the number of victim-based crimes with a successful outcome by 51 per cent. We have also seen our charge rate for victim-based crime increase to 6.9% in the year ending June 2025, compared to the 5.3% referenced in the inspection report from the year ending June 2024. 'We have implemented multiple changes in the year since the inspection took place and while I know there is more to do, I am confident these steps are moving us firmly in the right direction.'
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Yahoo
Stalker bombarded Sussex Police chief with abusive social media posts for years
A self-declared 'X-oholic' has been jailed after he stalked a female police chief. Internet creep Jason Nicholls bombarded Sussex Police's Jo Shiner with hundreds of abusive social media posts over the course of two years. On Twitter, now X, Nicholls shared hundreds of posts, memes, mock-up images and videos criticising the chief constable's work. The 55-year-old started a 'Twitter soap' called 'Shiner Street' which detailed the 'ups and downs' of her force and created a wanted poster with her face on for 'crimes against policing'. Admitting his stalking, Nicholls said his social media 'addiction' has 'dominated' his life for over a decade as he tried to chase the 'instant dopamine rush' which came with posting online. He claimed to be the UK's 'first registered X-oholic' and says he now hopes to help others like him whose online lives have become 'unmanageable'. Now, Nicholls has been jailed for 15 weeks and has been slapped with a restraining order against CC Shiner. The order bans Nicholls from contacting CC Shiner, tagging her in posts online and also bans him from contacting Sussex Police unless there is a genuine emergency or to report a crime. While he was awaiting sentence at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court, Nicholls breached his bail conditions by sending emails to police. Read more: At sentencing, magistrates told Nicholls he showed a 'flagrant disregard' for CC Shiner and that a 'significant degree' of planning went into his mock-up images on social media. Jason Nicholls (Image: Andrew Croft/Solent News) It was heard that Nicholls, from East Cowes, Isle of Wight, stalked CC Shiner from October 2022 to August of this year. He sent the constable a 'great deal' of online communications to her personal X account and email address, among others. Nicholls alleged there was 'corruption' within the force and suggested police were 'not investigating a matter reported by the defendant'. He used his social media account to 'vent his anger' towards the constable, the court heard. He also contacted media outlets including BBC Radio Sussex, falsely telling them CC Shiner had been 'arrested'. He also created a poster which joked that she was 'separated at birth' with Uncle Albert from Only Fools and Horses. Prosecutors said there was a 'large number of posts' which were 'distressing' to CC Shiner and she was 'professionally embarrassed'. Nicholls admitted one count of stalking without fear and distress and two counts of breaching bail conditions. When he appeared at court and admitted stalking last year, Nicholls took the unusual step of producing a statement about his so-called social media addiction. It said: "I am an X-oholic—blind to risk or consequence, I have lost control of my online life, impulsively chasing the instant dopamine rush of likes, shares, and replies through an overwhelming flood of posts, memes, and satirical videos. "Today, I've hit rock bottom, but I'm ready to take his first steps toward recovery." Nicholls said he 'turned to X' to cope with 'genuine distress' relating to an issue caused by a fostering assessment with East Sussex County Council that went 'disastrously wrong'. "But things quickly spiralled out of control," it continued. "For me - who has ADHD, which makes me especially susceptible to addictive behaviour - Elon Musk's free-speech platform X became like a high-street fixed-odds gambling machine, offering a quick, seductive, and psychologically numbing high." Nicholls apologised to CC Shiner and Sussex Police and asked for 'forgiveness and understanding' relating to the 'addiction that has dominated my life over the past decade'. "I deeply appreciate the difficult and vital role the police play and regret that my actions crossed the line," he continued. "Above all, I am here to ask the court for support in breaking free from this overwhelming compulsion. "I may be the UK's first registered X-oholic, but I won't be the last." The father said X has 'transformed how people in the UK air their problems, challenge people in power, and catch up on the news'. "Now Donald Trump is back in the White House, I fear my addiction will only worsen," he continued. "Today, this court has an opportunity to show national leadership in acknowledging that something has to be done to help X-oholics like me live a normal life." At Portsmouth Magistrates' Court, Nicholls was jailed for 15 weeks, given a restraining order, and ordered to pay £239 in costs.
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Man who stalked police chief is self-declared 'X-oholic' addicted to social media
A self-declared 'X-oholic' has been jailed after he stalked a police chief constable - claiming his online harassment was driven by the rush of trying to get likes on social media. As previously reported, internet obsessed Jason Nicholls, of East Cowes, bombarded Sussex Police's Jo Shiner with hundreds of abusive social media posts over two years. On Twitter, now X, Nicholls shared hundreds of posts, memes, mock-up images, and satirical videos criticising the chief constable's work. The 55-year-old started a 'Twitter soap' called 'Shiner Street' which detailed the 'ups and downs' of her force and also created a wanted poster with her face on for 'crimes against policing'. One of the posts created by Jason Nicholls (Image: Solent News) Admitting his stalking, Nicholls said his social media 'addiction' has 'dominated' his life for over a decade as he tried to chase the 'instant dopamine rush' which came with posting online. Now, Nicholls has been jailed for 15 weeks and has been handed a restraining order against CC Shiner. The order bans Nicholls from contacting CC Shiner, tagging her in posts online - and also bans him from contacting Sussex Police unless there is a genuine emergency or to report a crime. While he was awaiting sentence at Portsmouth Magistrates' Court, Nicholls breached his bail conditions by sending emails to police. Jason Nicholls (Image: Andrew Croft/Solent News) At sentencing, magistrates told Nicholls he showed a 'flagrant disregard' for CC Shiner and that a 'significant degree' of planning went into his mock-up images on social media. Nicholls stalked CC Shiner from October 2022 to August of this year. He sent the constable a 'great deal' of online communications to her personal X account and email address, among others. Prosecutors said there was a 'large number of posts' which were 'distressing' to CC Shiner and she was 'professionally embarrassed'. He admitted one count of stalking without fear and distress and two counts of breaching bail conditions. When he appeared at court and admitted stalking last year, Nicholls took the unusual step of producing a statement about his so-called social media addiction. It said: "I am an X-oholic—blind to risk or consequence, I have lost control of my online life, impulsively chasing the instant dopamine rush of likes, shares, and replies through an overwhelming flood of posts, memes, and satirical videos. "Today, I've hit rock bottom, but I'm ready to take his first steps toward recovery. "For me - who has ADHD, which makes me especially susceptible to addictive behaviour - Elon Musk's free-speech platform X became like a high-street fixed-odds gambling machine, offering a quick, seductive, and psychologically numbing high." Nicholls apologised to CC Shiner and Sussex Police force. "I deeply appreciate the difficult and vital role the police play and regrets that my actions crossed the line," he continued. "Above all, I am here to ask the court for support in breaking free from this overwhelming compulsion. "I may be the UK's first registered X-oholic, but I won't be the last. "Now Donald Trump is back in the White House, I fear my addiction will only worsen," he added.
