Watch out for the Jedi police

The police force is strong in Glasgow, becuase 8 of their officers follow Jedi as their religion. "Strathclyde Police said the officers and two of its civilian staff claimed to follow the faith, which features in...

Police find 2,500 cannabis plants in High Street flat

Three men were arrested in Paisley, near Glasgow in Scotland as suspects after police found a large haul of cannabis plants. Strathclyde police found the one bedroomed flat in High Street had 2,500 plants, that's a...

Scottish civilians to help police investigate crime

Independent evaluators have giving their belssing to the idea of using civilians in Scotland to help the police investigate crimes with the police. It is Central Scotland Police who have been piloting the idea and...

City cops accused of ‘bullying’

Complaints have been made against cops working around bars and clubs in Glasgow City Centre at weekends.A letter sent to Strathclyde police by the Scottish Late-night Operators Association, a group who speaks for...

Nurse in boot - Brother: Sister on road to recovery

The bother of a female nurse found alive in the boot [trunk] of her car has said she is doing "fine". Refilwe Makola, 35, flew from his home in South Africa to be with his sister Magdeline, he says they celebrated...

'Nurse in boot' 35-year-old man at court

A man has appeared in court charged with the attempted murder of a nurse who was discovered alive in the boot of her car on Boxing Day. South African-born Magdeline Makola, 38, went missing on Monday 15 December,...

Man wanted after nurse found in car boot

Police are wanting to speak to man about a nurse who went missing, who was later found in the boot of her own car.Nurse Magdeline Makola, disappeared at the end of her shift at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh...

Scotland has first anti-terrorist police force

A 200-strong new police force has been created in Scotland.  It has been created in secret and has now been officially recognised. The new police force has the title of Major Crime and Terrorism Investigation...

Flawed fingerprint

This is a true story of how a police officer brought to the edge of suicide by a flawed fingerprint identification challenged the system and revealed a web of intrigue reaching into the very heart of government.

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