08/07/2013
Other News In Brief
'Harlem Shake' PCSO's Disciplined
Scotland Yard bosses have disciplined a number of police community support officers (PCSO) over a video posted to YouTube of them performing dance craze, the Harlem Shake.
The video shows a single PCSO, in uniform and wearing a helmet, begin the dance before being joined by six colleagues.
The footage also shows an officer with a traffic cone on his head, gyrating next to a police van.
Six of the transport officers received written warnings, while a seventh resigned.
British Fugitive Mark Lilley Arrested In Spain
41-year-old British fugitive, Mark Lilley, has been captured by Spanish police and officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) after hiding naked in a panic room.
Lilley, from Warrington, went on the run in 2000 after he jumped bail while on trial for drug trafficking.
He was tracked down to a villa in the Alhurin de la Torre area of Malaga. When officers raided the property, Lilley escaped to a panic room, before surrendering.
Extradition proceedings are underway.
Former Newcastle United Player Charged With Rape
Former Newcastle United footballer Nile Ranger, 22, will appear in court next month on a charge of rape, police have said.
Northumbria police said: "A rape was reported to police on Thursday 24 January 2013, and relates to an incident which happened in the early hours of Wednesday 23 January at a hotel in Jesmond.
"Nile Ranger, 22, of Harringay, London, has been charged with rape. He is due to appear before Newcastle magistrates court on 21 August."
(MH/JP)
Scotland Yard bosses have disciplined a number of police community support officers (PCSO) over a video posted to YouTube of them performing dance craze, the Harlem Shake.
The video shows a single PCSO, in uniform and wearing a helmet, begin the dance before being joined by six colleagues.
The footage also shows an officer with a traffic cone on his head, gyrating next to a police van.
Six of the transport officers received written warnings, while a seventh resigned.
British Fugitive Mark Lilley Arrested In Spain
41-year-old British fugitive, Mark Lilley, has been captured by Spanish police and officers from the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) after hiding naked in a panic room.
Lilley, from Warrington, went on the run in 2000 after he jumped bail while on trial for drug trafficking.
He was tracked down to a villa in the Alhurin de la Torre area of Malaga. When officers raided the property, Lilley escaped to a panic room, before surrendering.
Extradition proceedings are underway.
Former Newcastle United Player Charged With Rape
Former Newcastle United footballer Nile Ranger, 22, will appear in court next month on a charge of rape, police have said.
Northumbria police said: "A rape was reported to police on Thursday 24 January 2013, and relates to an incident which happened in the early hours of Wednesday 23 January at a hotel in Jesmond.
"Nile Ranger, 22, of Harringay, London, has been charged with rape. He is due to appear before Newcastle magistrates court on 21 August."
(MH/JP)
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