Richard Taylor

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  • Councillors Ask Police to Record Frame Numbers of Recovered Bikes

    My bike locked up in Cambridge. At Cambridge City Council’s West/Central Area committee on Thursday the 5th of January 2012 Cambridgeshire Police reported that they had a number of unclaimed bikes at Parkside police station which they had recovered from cycle thieves. During the policing agenda item at the West/Central area committee members of the […]

  • UK-USA Extradition

    The case of Richard O’Dwyer has yet again brought the state of the UK-USA extradition arrangements into the public eye. Mr O’Dwyer is facing extradition in relation to charges for criminal copyright infringement relating to his TVShack website. District Judge Quentin Purdy, who regularly makes decisions in extradition cases, ruled on the 13th of January […]

  • 120 Non-Firearms Officers to be TASER Trained in Cambridgeshire

    TASER armed officer in the UK Further details of Cambridgeshire Police’s plans to expand TASER deployment have been published. The Chief Constable intends to train one hundred and twenty non-firearms officers to use the weapons. That’s just over one in ten of the force’s 1011 constables. A paper from Cambridgeshire Police’s Chief Constable to Cambridgeshire […]

  • Properties to be Prosecuted Over Parking and Driving on Midsummer Common

    Cllr Cantrill’s Windmill and Gate on Midsummer Common The ongoing saga of disputes over parking and vehicular access to Midsummer Common in Cambridge took a bizarre turn at the West Central Area Committee on the 5th of January 2012. Cllr Rodrick Cantrill announced the council’s intention to prosecute two buildings on the common: the Fort […]

  • Cambridgeshire Police Authority December 2011

    I observed Cambridgeshire Police Authority’s full meeting on the 20th of December 2011. Riots The Deputy Chief Constable noted the two reports which have been published this week on the causes of the riots: The rules of engagement: A review of the August 2011 disorders – HMIC. Report-Policing Large Scale Disorder: lessons from the disturbances […]

  • Cambs Chief Constable Would Overrule Police Authority on TASER Deployment

    Police Officer Carrying a TASER A full meeting of Cambridgeshire Police Authority held on the 20th of December 2011 began debating proposals from Chief Constable Simon Parr to expand the force’s TASER use. I attended the meeting and used the public speaking slot. My statement: I hope when the force’s proposed changes to TASER policy […]

  • Cambridge Community Safety Partnership December 2011

    I observed the Cambridge Community Safety Partnership meeting on the 14th of December 2011. Priorities On of the key roles of the Community Safety Partnership is set the city wide crime and policing priorities for the City of Cambridge. The group came under criticism last year for carrying out this key role in secret, via […]

  • Cambridgeshire County Council Police Crime and Libraries Scrutiny December 2011

    Committee Room Before Kick-Off Cambridgeshire County Council’s Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee met on Wednesday the 14th of December 2011. The chairman, Cllr Tierney, had invited me to join the committee as a co-optee as I have commented extensively on police and crime related matters, which formed the bulk of the agenda. […]

  • Scrutiny of Operation Redesign

    The Chief Constable’s December 2010 Report to Cambridgeshire Police Authority Introducing Operation Redesign. Two representatives of Cambridgeshire Police attended Cambridgeshire County Council’s Safer and Stronger Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday the 14th of December 2011 to make a presentation and take questions on Operation Redesign. Operation Redesign is Chief Constable Simon Parr’s approach […]

  • Allowing Benefits to be Arranged From Prison Could Cut Reoffending

    One of the key problems believed to contribute to re-offending is that prisoners are released with just £46, and as they are not able to arrange benefits while within prison, some have little option but to return, if not to crime, to their criminal friends. This is something Cambridge’s MP Julian Huppert has raised in […]