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Daily Record
08-05-2025
- Daily Record
Scots gun cops needed hospital treatment for burns after blunder cleaning patrol car
The officers were burnt with alloy wheel cleaner during the incident at the police complex in Glasgow's Helen Street on Sunday night. Two armed response officers needed hospital treatment after they were burned with corrosive chemicals while cleaning their patrol car. The officers were burnt with alloy wheel cleaner during the incident at the police complex in Glasgow's Helen Street on Sunday night. The cops, who were on night shift, are said to have been 'fooling around' and didn't realise they had picked up the cleaner which is known to be highly corrosive. The incident has been reported to Police Scotland's Professional Standards Department for investigation. Sources said the incident led to the officers being treated for burns, including on one officer's bottom. A police source said the substance soaked through their uniforms. They have both been released from hospital. The source said: 'The rumours are they were mucking around with the hoses and while the police are denying it was a water fight, the shift team are saying otherwise. They're both under investigation. 'It's like something out of The Three Stooges but with men who are licensed to carry firearms.' The alloy wheel cleaner in question is typically labelled with hazard symbols and clear warnings about skin contact. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. Police sources said a disciplinary investigation is under way. Meanwhile, some officers are said to be fuming the incident has turned them into a 'laughing stock' among colleagues from other departments. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'The incident is being referred to our Professional Standards Department.'
Wales Online
08-05-2025
- Wales Online
Welsh police officer sentenced after crashing while following vehicle
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A Welsh police officer has been sentenced after crashing while following a vehicle. The collision, involving PC Phil Thomas, happened in Septemeber last year. A Dyfed Powys Police statement said: "PC Phil Thomas received 6 penalty points on his driving licence and was issued with a £275 fine and £110 surcharge to be paid within 28 days after pleading guilty, at Swansea Crown Court, to careless driving while on duty, following a road traffic collision in the Ammanford area on Monday 29 th September 2024. "He was originally summoned to appear in court to answer a charge of dangerous driving, which he denied, however he admitted the offence of careless driving which was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service. "The court heard how a marked police vehicle, driven by PC Thomas, was following a vehicle travelling at excess speed, when he veered into the opposite carriageway. He collided with the offside panel of an oncoming vehicle, and then a lamppost. The driver of the other vehicle received minor injuries (lacerations/ cuts) and went to hospital as a precaution." Superintendent Phil Rowe, Head of Professional Standards Department added: 'PC Thomas is a police response driver and had undertaken training, which included following and attempting to stop vehicles with the blue lights illuminated, but his driving on that day fell below the standard expected of an officer trained in such circumstances. It is only proper that he has been held to account for his actions." The force said PC Thomas has been re-deployed from frontline duties since the incident and is subject to a parallel gross misconduct investigation by the Professional Standards Department, "whereby a determination in respect of a case to answer will be made by the Appropriate Authority in due course." You can sign up for all the latest court stories here Find crime figures for your area
North Wales Live
08-05-2025
- North Wales Live
Welsh police officer sentenced after crashing while following vehicle
A Welsh police officer has been sentenced after crashing while following a vehicle. The collision, involving PC Phil Thomas, happened in Septemeber last year. A Dyfed Powys Police statement said: "PC Phil Thomas received 6 penalty points on his driving licence and was issued with a £275 fine and £110 surcharge to be paid within 28 days after pleading guilty, at Swansea Crown Court, to careless driving while on duty, following a road traffic collision in the Ammanford area on Monday 29 th September 2024. "He was originally summoned to appear in court to answer a charge of dangerous driving, which he denied, however he admitted the offence of careless driving which was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service. "The court heard how a marked police vehicle, driven by PC Thomas, was following a vehicle travelling at excess speed, when he veered into the opposite carriageway. He collided with the offside panel of an oncoming vehicle, and then a lamppost. The driver of the other vehicle received minor injuries (lacerations/ cuts) and went to hospital as a precaution." Superintendent Phil Rowe, Head of Professional Standards Department added: 'PC Thomas is a police response driver and had undertaken training, which included following and attempting to stop vehicles with the blue lights illuminated, but his driving on that day fell below the standard expected of an officer trained in such circumstances. It is only proper that he has been held to account for his actions." The force said PC Thomas has been re-deployed from frontline duties since the incident and is subject to a parallel gross misconduct investigation by the Professional Standards Department, "whereby a determination in respect of a case to answer will be made by the Appropriate Authority in due course."
Pembrokeshire Herald
07-05-2025
- Pembrokeshire Herald
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A POLICE officer has been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court after admitting careless driving while on duty during a road traffic collision in the Ammanford area. PC Phil Thomas received six penalty points on his driving licence, a £275 fine, and a £110 victim surcharge, all to be paid within 28 days. The incident took place on Monday, September 29, 2024. PC Thomas was originally charged with dangerous driving, a charge he denied. However, he pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of careless driving, which was accepted by the Crown Prosecution Service. The court heard that PC Thomas, driving a marked police vehicle, was pursuing another vehicle travelling at excess speed when he veered into the opposite carriageway. He struck the offside panel of an oncoming vehicle before colliding with a lamppost. The other driver sustained minor injuries, including cuts and lacerations, and was taken to hospital as a precaution. Superintendent Phil Rowe, Head of the Professional Standards Department, said: 'PC Thomas is a police response driver and had undertaken training, which included following and attempting to stop vehicles with blue lights illuminated. However, his driving on that day fell below the standard expected of an officer trained in such circumstances. It is only proper that he has been held to account for his actions.' Since the incident, PC Thomas has been re-deployed from frontline duties. A parallel gross misconduct investigation is underway by the Professional Standards Department. A decision on whether there is a case to answer will be made by the Appropriate Authority in due course. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn 0 A MAN has been fined more than £600 after he was caught illegally harvesting cockles at a protected fishery in west Wales. Luke Nigel Burder, aged 26, of Carreg Lwyd Farm, Velindre, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court on Thursday (May 1), where he pleaded guilty to breaching the conditions of a marine permit at the Three Rivers Cockle Fishery on October 17, 2024. The court was told that Burder was found using a net bag to collect cockles, a method explicitly prohibited under the Cockle Fishing Management and Permitting (Specified Area) (Wales) Order 2024. The case was brought by the Counsel General for Wales, with prosecutors arguing that Burder's actions undermined sustainable fishing practices designed to protect vulnerable coastal ecosystems. Magistrates imposed a £300 fine, and ordered Burder to pay £200 in prosecution costs and a further £120 victim services surcharge—bringing the total penalty to £620. The offences were prosecuted under Section 190 of the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, which governs access and activity in protected marine areas. Burder has been given until May 29, 2025, to pay the full amount. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn 0 FOUR men have admitted being involved in the supply of cocaine and cannabis in Milford Haven. Kai Bain, Alex Brown, Sam Daines, and Kaleb Thomas appeared at Swansea Crown Court where they pleaded guilty to three charges each — possession of cocaine with intent to supply, possession of cannabis with intent to supply, and possession of criminal property. The court heard that the group were arrested on April 3 in Milford Haven. Officers discovered both drugs and £2,799.40 in cash during the operation. Bain and Thomas, both aged 19 and of no fixed address, will have pre-sentence reports prepared. Judge Paul Thomas KC said the reports would only inform the length of their sentence. Brown, aged 31, of Chestnut Way, Milford Haven, and Daines, aged 33, of Larch Road, Milford Haven, were also remanded in custody. All four men will be sentenced on May 30. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn 0 A 65-YEAR-OLD man from Hakin has appeared before magistrates accused of sexually assaulting a child. Huw Bridges, of Haven Drive, is alleged to have intentionally touched a 13-year-old girl between October 3, 2020, and New Year's Day, 2021, at an undisclosed location in Milford Haven. He is also charged with sexually assaulting a female aged 16 or over at Carew on June 2, 2024. Bridges denied both charges during an appearance at Haverfordwest Magistrates' Court this week. Magistrates declined jurisdiction and the case has been sent to Swansea Crown Court, where Bridges is due to appear on June 6. He was released on unconditional bail. Tweet Share 0 Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn 0
STV News
06-05-2025
- STV News
Policeman sexually assaulted female colleagues on duty
A police officer sexually assaulted his two female colleagues while on duty. Craig Glen, 37, inappropriately touched them in a police car during separate incidents in December 2016 and June 2021. Glen, who is married, also made sexualised comments to them, which he later claimed was 'banter.' Glen was found guilty of two sexual assault charges at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Tuesday. He was also convicted of communicating indecently with the same two officers. Police Scotland said misconduct proceedings against him would begin now that the criminal case had concluded. The court heard that Glen worked in the serious organised crime unit at a police station in the city with his victims. The trial heard how Glen and the officer were together in a car while he was driving in the city's Springburn on Boxing Day 2016. It was claimed they were sitting at traffic lights when he put his hand on her right thigh and deliberately moved it up her leg. He denied doing so. The officer claimed that she was 'disgusted, shocked' and felt 'belittled'. A second officer was also sitting in a car with Glen behind the wheel on her first day at work on June 29, 2021. It was claimed he went to change gear and brushed his hand against her leg, which the officer 'laughed off' at the time. Glen touched her again on the thigh two further times which he claimed he was 'unaware' of. He also denied making a comment that he had to 'contain myself', but admitted buying her dinner 'on a few occasions'. Glen also made further comments about the officer's clothing, her marriage and her allergy to latex. During the trial, Glen said: 'If I made a comment it would have been banter.' Glen said that he did 'engage in sexualised humour' with other officers. Sheriff Paul Reid told Glen that he did not find him 'credible and reliable.' 'The remarks you made were grossly offensive and completely sexualised – your victims were humiliated,' the sheriff said. 'The [sexual] conduct took place when you were on duty in a police car. 'I have the belief that this was not an accident and was clearly deliberate.' Sentencing was deferred pending background reports until next month. Glen was put on the sex offenders register. Chief superintendent Helen Harrison, head of Police Scotland's Professional Standards Department, said: 'Craig Glen's actions go against everything Police Scotland stands for. 'Our thoughts are with the victims in this case, and I hope this conviction provides them with some measure of closure. 'I commend their strength in reporting these crimes and bringing this individual to justice.' Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country
