Many Crimes Not Reported To The Police

February 7, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Victims are no longer reporting some crimes to police because so many offenders are never brought to justice.

A new report said the public are losing faith in the criminal justice system and have "rumbled" that police do not have the capacity to investigate.

The constabulary inspector said a suspect was charged in just 7.8% of crimes in England and Wales in the year to March 2019. The Home Office said action should be taken if forces are not performing.

Early Release Of Terror Offenders Could Be Blocked By Emergency Legislation

February 6, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Ministers are aiming to pass emergency legislation to block the automatic early release of convicted terror offenders before the next one is due to be freed in three weeks' time.

Sunderland shopkeeper Mohammed Zahir Khan, 42, is expected to be released on 28 February after serving half of his sentence for encouraging terrorism. An official said legislation would be introduced to the Commons on Tuesday. It follows attacks in recent months by men convicted of terror offences.

Court In Iran Hands Out Death Sentence To CIA Spy

February 4, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Iran's top court has confirmed a death sentence for a man convicted of spying for the CIA.

Amir Rahimpour "earned a lot of money" to pass on information about Iran's nuclear programme to the US, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said. He added that "two more American spies" had been sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage and five years for acting against national security.

Mr Esmaili did not name them, but said they had been working for a charity.

Second WWII Bomb Found In London

February 4, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Several streets in central London have been cordoned off for a second time in 24 hours after part of an unexploded World War Two bomb was found.

On Tuesday, Scotland Yard confirmed on Twitter "another part of yesterday's WW2 ordnance \[has\] been discovered".

Properties on Dean Street, Richmond Mews, Meard Street and St Anne's Court have been evacuated.

Hostel Room Searched Where Streatham Terror Attacker Lived

February 3, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

Police have been searching the hostel where the Streatham attacker is believed to have been living.

Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by police on Streatham High Road after stabbing people in what police called an Islamist-related terrorist incident. He had been released from prison about a week ago after serving half of a sentence for terror offences, and was under police surveillance.

Three people were injured but none is in a life-threatening condition.

Scotland Yard said officers were searching residential addresses in south London and Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.

Civilians Killed During 200 Air Strikes In Northern Syria

January 31, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

There have been 200 air strikes on opposition-held territory in northern Syria in the last three days, mainly targeting civilians, the US has said.

In one of the latest raids, 11 civilians were killed in reported Russian air strikes near a bakery and a clinic in the town of Ariha.

Russia denied its forces were involved.Fighting in Idlib, the last stronghold of the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, has intensified in recent weeks as the Syrian army pressed on with an offensive.

Teenager Charged With Croydon Stabbing

January 30, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A teenage boy has been charged with murdering a 16-year-old who was stabbed to death at a south London train station.

He was detained by British Transport Police, which has been investigating Louis's death.

Soldier Dies Training In Cornwall

January 30, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

A Royal Marine who died in hospital following an incident in training has been named as Ethan Jones.

He was part of a group practising an assault from a landing craft on Tregantle beach, Cornwall, when he went under the water on 21 January.

The 20-year-old was taken to hospital where he died on Friday. The Royal Navy is investigating the incident. His family said: "Ethan died fulfilling his dream and doing something he loved."

Three Rockets Strike US Embassy In Baghdad

January 28, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

At least three rockets struck the US embassy in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Sunday.

One rocket hit the embassy cafeteria while two others landed a short distance away, a source told AFP.

At least three people were injured, security sources told Reuters. This would be the first time in years that staff have been hurt in such attacks. No group has claimed responsibility but the US has blamed Iran-backed military factions in Iraq in the past.

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi condemned the attack, stating that the continuation of such acts could "drag Iraq into becoming a battlefield".

Taliban Say The Plane That Crashed In Afghanistan Is A US Aircraft

January 27, 2020 / By Armoured Cars / In security

The US military has joined an investigation into a plane that crashed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday.

Local officials initially said the aircraft that came down in Deh Yak district, Ghazni province, belonged to state-owned airline Ariana. But the airline denied this, prompting questions about the origin of the aircraft and the cause of the crash.

Hardline Iranian news agency Fars posted footage of what it said was the plane, with US Air Force markings.

Video and images posted on Fars's social media accounts appeared to show a Bombardier E-11A jet, a US Air Force plane.