Nottingham Indymedia: 'police'

Shoplifting: a growing problem?

Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:43:45 +0000

Shoplifting is an under-reported crime, costing UK retailers £2.2 million every yea. This week the Evening Post reported on the troubling exponential rise of shoplifting offences in Nottingham. However, the more worrying statistic than the 25% escalation in crimes from April to August, was the mere 58.8% police detection rate.

Free Steve Topley!

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:42:02 +0000

A campaign has begun to free a man detained by police since 11th April for allegedly making a threatening comment during a DWP interview. According to the campaign website, police were called to Steve Topley’s ESA interview by DWP staff who then escorted him to the QMC where he was kept late into the night and denied contact with his family, despite medical staff finding no reason to detain him. He was arrested by police later that night and charged with “threatening behaviour”. Magistrates denied Steve bail, even under strict conditions, and he has since been remanded to Nottingham Prison. His court case will take place on 26th April at Nottingham Crown Court. The campaign is asking people to contact Steve to let him know that he’s not alone and to let the authorities know that they are concerned about his health and well-being.

Links: FreeSteveTopley | How to help

Candidate hustings for Police & Crime Commissioner

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 16:50:01 +0000

Monday 5th November 2012

At 5.30pm the 4 Candidates attended hustings for the Police & Crime Commissioners job.

East Mids Anti-fascists: October report

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 10:03:37 +0000

It's been a month dominated by a battle between Boston bigots: Dean Everitt's anti-immigration demo vs. Elliott Fountain's hard right police commissioner bid. It's not been good for the EDL who've been hacked, stabbed in the back and caught out inciting riots and running community organisations into the ground. And meanwhile the BNP have been praising Jimmy Savile.

Police fabricated evidence against terror suspect

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:06:29 +0000

Rizwaan Sabir, a former University of Nottingham student who was wrongfully arrested under the Terrorism Act, has now found that police "made up" key evidence against him. An internal report by the West Midlands police also stated that interviews with witnesses in the case were “incorrectly recorded” although no officers will face disciplinary action. Sabir has labelled counter-terror operations as “deeply politicised policing” and says that the new evidence begs the question “how many people have been charged as terrorists on the basis of falsified evidence?”

Newswire: Interview with Rizwaan Sabir | Police made up evidence against terror suspect

Previous features: Anger Over "Terror Arrests" at Nottingham University | Hundreds Join Demo for Academic Freedom and Against Deportation | New light shed on the Nottingham Two | Censorship at University of Nottingham | Support grows for Uni of Nottingham whistleblower

Interview with Rizwaan Sabir

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 08:01:18 +0000

On Sunday 15th July, the Observer revealed that West Midlands police officers had "made up" evidence against a University of Nottingham student in 2008. Rizwaan Sabir was wrongfully accused of "collecting information of a kind to provide practical assistance to a person committing an act of terrorism" after coming into possession of a document for his PhD proposal. An internal West Midlands police report has now concluded that investigating detectives fabricated key evidence in the case against him. Nottingham Indymedia (NI) contacted Rizwaan (RS) to ask him for further comments about the latest revelations in his case.

Police made up evidence against terror suspect

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 11:12:47 +0000

An investigation into the West Midlands counter-terrorism unit which arrested Nottingham student, Rizwaan Sabir, in 2008, has concluded that officers "made up" evidence against him.

Predatory police are targeting victims of crime

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 12:06:23 +0000

The Guardian newspaper recently published an article highlighting the extent of sexual abuse committed by police officers and PCSOs. Recent research suggests that the problem "more widespread than previously believed" and that the police are using their position of authority and access to records to target victims of crime to commit rape and sexual assault. The report highlights a number of cases within Nottinghamshire.

The Queen's Security Operations

Sat, 16 Jun 2012 19:38:44 +0000

Nottinghamshire Police security arrangements ahead of the Queens visit to market Square, Nottingham

Public meeting about stop and search

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:47:29 +0000

On Friday evening, the PCS union's regional Black Members Network organised a meeting about the use of police stop and search powers in Nottingham's Irish Centre. Around 50 people attended with contributions from as far afield as London and Birmingham.