Vile woman who put pensioner in headlock and attacked police officer with urine soaked trousers dodges jail

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police officer accused of a six-year campaign of domestic abuse attacked his ex and abandoned her on a foreign holiday, a court has heard. PC Fraser Ross, 41, is currently on trial accused of repeatedly assaulting and abusing Anne-Marie Hirdman, 43, between 2013 and 2019.

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Falkirk in March last year. The 31-year-old later attacked a police officer after being taken into custody for the disgusting attack.Whilst in the cells, Falconer removed her trousers and soaked them in a urine filled toilet before throwing them at the on-duty officer.

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill quickly erupted after hundreds of protesters marched from Bristol's College Green to the New Bridewell police station. The Bill would grant police greater powers to control non-violent protest, especially those deemed "noisy" or a nusiance.

Rangers title celebrations. The Record has learned more than 30 police officers have had to self-isolate after some of them tested positive for Covid-19 after working among the crowds at Ibrox and George Square two weeks ago.

the Liverpool Echo reports.The friend 'called out' Friday and he was later arrested after police were informed.Friday was found guilty of harassment following a trial at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court in February in relation to the picture he sent in 2019.Friday, 42, served in Cheshire Police's dog handling unit, but resigned from the force last month.Last week, Bolton Crown Court threw out an appeal against his conviction following a hearing.Friday must now serve a two year community order

direct to your inboxA police officer 'made circuits' of the blast zone at Manchester Arena to ensure all casualties of the bombing were taken out, the public inquiry into the atrocity heard.Sir John Saunders, the inquiry's chairman, said 'heroic acts' were carried out by first responders in the City Room at the Arena.And he told Greater Manchester Police sergeant Andrew Beasley: "Few of us, I suspect, could have behaved in the way you did."The officer, one of the first at the scene, told the

direct to your inboxUndercover police officers could be sent to patrol pubs and clubs in a bid by the Government to protect women.Downing Street has said it is taking a series of “immediate steps” to improve security amid concerns surrounding women's safety.The 'Project Vigilant' programme also involves better street lighting and CCTV with a doubling of the Safer Streets fund to £45m.Deploying plain clothes police officers to identify predatory offenders in the night-time economy was one of the

direct to your inboxA police officer was pelted with stones by a group of youths playing 'chicken' on the M60.The group were spotted on the anti-clockwise carriage way of the motorway near Stockport at around 2.15pm on Sunday.Police were told the youths were running in front oncoming vehicles - known more commonly as 'playing chicken - between junction 2, Cheadle, and junction 1, Stockport West & Centre.They were also seen playing on an empty stretch of the motorway closed for repairs on the

direct to your inboxStudents angered by the increased police presence on campus in Fallowfield have begun following officers and acting as 'legal observers', the M.E.N can reveal.

direct to your inboxThe serving Metropolitan Police officer accused of murdering Sarah Everard has been remanded in custody following his first court appearance.Police constable Wayne Couzens, 48, is charged with kidnapping and killing the 33-year-old marketing executive, who went missing while walking home from a friend's flat in south London on March 3.Her body was found hidden in an area of woodland in Ashford, Kent, on Wednesday.Mr Couzens appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on