Cleveland and Middlesbrough Police Corruption
UK
Force faces 286 corruption claims
‘Zero tolerance’ officer Ray Mallon is being investigated
A total of 286 complaints are being investigated in a corruption probe against Cleveland Police.
Some 39 officers are under suspicion as part of the Operation Lancet probe, which began nearly a year ago.
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| Suspects have alleged “ritualistic” violence against them |
Eight officers have been suspended, including the former head of Middlesbrough CID. Detective Superintendent Ray Mallon, gained prominence as the architect of ‘zero tolerance’ policing policy on Teesside.
The Police Complaints Authority’s investigation includes allegations of serious assault and intimidation. These involve “almost ritualistic” violence against suspects to extract confessions, as well as minor procedural irregularities.
The inquiry began after a case collapsed at Teesside Crown Court last October when a defendant claimed that officers tried to bribe him with drugs.
There are 43 allegations concerning drugs in the investigation and the PCA has received 11 of these. A remaining 32 are expected over the next few weeks.
‘Hanging out to dry’
In May this year, former president of the Police Superintendents’ Association, Brian Mackenzie urged the PCA to conclude the inquiry as soon as possible.
He said Operation Lancet had lost its way.
He said: “What shouldn’t be happening, is that people like Ray Mallon, who are caught up in the original inquiry should be left hanging out to dry while the last minor inquiry is finalised.”
Supt Mallon, feted by politicians for his tough approach to crime, has strenuously denied any wrongdoing.
Although the allegations are apparently not related to ‘zero tolerance’ it is with this policy Supt Mallon will remain linked in many people’s minds.
‘Robocop’ style
When he was appointed in November 1996, he promised to quit if crime in the area had not gone down by 20% in 18 months.
His tough-cop style earned him the nickname ‘Robocop’.
Reductions in crimes against property in Middlesbrough increased national interest in zero tolerance.
Murder reduction
But Supt Mallon received adverse publicity when he had to suspend two CID officers who allegedly gave a suspect heroin in return for confessions.
Zero tolerance, or ‘positive policing’ as many prefer to call it, originated in New York. A large drop in the city’s murder rate was attributed to the strategy.
It attempts to tackle law-breaking from the bottom up by treating petty crime as seriously as other offences.
This philosophy behind it is known as the ‘broken windows’ theory because its proponents argue even minor vandalism leads to more serious crime.
he is a criminal,i know this first hand,07846610325
neil scott
September 18, 2008 at 3:48 pm
cleveland police hide evidence to stop an innocent man getting an award of compensation after he was assaulted in chicago rock cafe,hed had two pints just finished work held in custody for ten and a half hours without medical attention by cleveland police ,the officer(chalmers) states that he couldnt tell the differance between if he was drunk or unconscious
neil scott
September 18, 2008 at 3:52 pm
he isa criminal,like in 95 when he ended up as a defective detective ray mallon hid evidence of a police assault against me under judge fox,doctors records statements,photos he did it again in 2006mattacked in middlesbrough at chicago rock cafe,he allowed bouncers to get away with an assault on me then all dna photographic evidence was lost they even offered me a tenner for the lost dna,cheeky cunts,aND I HAD TO PAY THE POST FOR TI TIO BE DELIVERED TO ME,NOW HE IS KNOWN AS ROBO COPT A DEFECTIVE MAYOR WHO BREACHED COUNCIL RULES AS A PREVIOUS EMPLOYEE TO RUN FOR MAYOR IN MIDDLESBROUGH AND FRAUDULENTLY CLAIMED A MAJORITY VOTE BUT HE IS PAYING THE ASIANS OF BORO TAXIS FOR THAT HE BENT IN EVERY JOB HES DONE ID LOVE TO KNOW WHAT HIS COLLECTION OF CRIMINALS GAVE HIM FOR EVIDENCE AGAINST CASES HE LOST
neil
October 1, 2008 at 3:42 pm
UNDER THE CRB COUNCILS RULES NOONE WITH A BAD CRB WILL BE ALLOWED TO WORK WITH THE VULNERABLE, HOW DO MIDDLESBROUGH COUNCIL EXPECT MIDDLESBROUGHS PEOPLE TO GET AROUND THE FACT THAT RAY MALLON ADMITTED 14 ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION AS A TRUSTED OFFICER,HIS CRB DISCLOSURE IS SO WORSE THAN THE CRIMINALS WHO ALLOWED HIM TO STAND AS MAYOR OF MIDDLESBROUGH
neil
October 1, 2008 at 3:45 pm
THIS MAN UNDER COUNCIL RULES SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO STAND AS MAYOR,HE IS A CRIMINAL,
neil
October 1, 2008 at 3:46 pm
how is it possible that clevland police get a new 6 million pound station with all the up to date latest technology in cctv and patroned by them, in the towns talking camera that shouts at dogs peeing up it,can a police station that has manned police patrolling on an half hour basis as well as the technology, find a dead body in a cell,the 34 year old who was found dead,is this a fluke,is the 740 complaints against cleveland police force that were dispenced with a fluke too,was it a fluke that the very sameallegations wre made to ray mallon in operation lancett costing middlesbrough 6 million thats twelve million middlesbrough has had off the government,and to add insult to injury has anyone else had problems with false and innacurat infornmtion about them in a crb disclosure
neil scott
October 21, 2008 at 2:09 pm
Jun 25 2008 by Simon Walton, Evening Gazette A POLICE watchdog is to take no action over the death of a man who plunged from Teesside flats after officers arrived at his door.
Kevin Frederick Williams, 45, an unemployed labourer, fell to his death from a 12th floor flat in Fleet House in Cargo Fleet Lane, Middlesbrough, on Sunday.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was notified as Cleveland
neil scott
October 21, 2008 at 2:13 pm
me AND MALLON MET IN A POLICE BUILDING IN SOUTHBANK AFTER I WAS ASSAULTED BY SEVERAL POLICE OFFICERS,me and mallon met in a car park I WAS WITH MY NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOUR I CONFRONTED MALLON ABOUT THAT TIME WHEN HE TREID TO HAVE ME SENT DOWN FOR ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER AND WAS THROWN OUT OF COURT BY JUDGE FOX,MY NEIGHBOUR WAS FOUND DEAD IN HIS OWN HOME,ERIC MY MATE,HELPED ME IN A DOMESTIC DISPUTE SO I DIDNT GET INTO TROUBLE AND HE WAS FOUND DEAD AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS STAIRS OPEN INQUEST JUST AT THE TIME POLICE WERE INTIMIDATING EVERYONE I KNEW AND PUTTING WORDS INTO MY EX PARTNERS MOUTH AS STRREETR WARDENS THE FIRST IN BRAMBLES FARM WHEN MY OLD BUD STAN SET ME UP WITH THE COUNCIL ENFORCEMENT TEAM
neil scott
October 21, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Print Document11 March 2009Cleveland Police officer charged following IPCC managed investigationFor Immediate Release
PR 1459 Cleveland Police officer charged following IPCC managed investigation
A Cleveland Police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving following an Independent Police Complaints Commission managed investigation.
Pc Thomas David Hart, 27, who is based in Stockton, has been charged in relation to a road traffic incident on 18 October 2008 in which a Cleveland Police van responding to an emergency call was in collision with a Peugeot 206 containing a 25-year-old woman and 24-year-old man on the A1032 Tees Bridge Approach Road.
The woman, Aimee Welsh, sustained multiple injuries and died subsequently in hospital on 19 November 2008. The man sustained a fractured eye socket.
Following Ms Welsh’s death the IPCC managed the Cleveland Police investigation into the incident and a file was submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service who determined that criminal charges were appropriate.
Pc Hart will appear before Teesside Magistrates Court on 17 March 2009.
Media contact:
Ian Christon, IPCC Regional Communications Officer (North Region) Tel 07717 851323 Journalists with urgent enquiries outside normal office hours should contact the on-call press officer on 07717 851157
neil scott
April 24, 2009 at 12:56 pm
the courts beleive that if an officer of cleveland police says you committed a crime then the officer is beleiveable even though as an officer he cannot produce evidence of that crime so as an alleged criminal in cleveland the courts in cleveland convict you on hearsay evidence which is against anyones human rights
neil scott
April 24, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Chief Superintendent Ian Johnston explains why the Police can not be trusted
On BBC Radio 4 this morning on the Today programme, Chief Superintendent Ian Johnston, was interviewed about the question of declining public confidence in the Police Force.
Whilst brief, the interview gave Johnston, who is the President of the Superintendents’ Association of England and Wales, an opportunity to put defend against the accusation being made, about declining confidence and what, if anything the Police intended to do about it.
He concedes that the proposition is probably correct. He puts an emphasis on the politicisation of the police force. He added that politicians are far too involved in policing, but didn’t attempt to suggest a solution, merely accepting this as a fact of life.
While many people may already feel we live in a Police State, others would say this is untrue. However when we have a Senior Police Officer commenting that the politicisation of the Police Force is a fact of life, there can be little doubt that we are heading towards a Police State, in which the Police Force are directly run by the Government.
In a similar vein the Government are making inroads into control of the Judiciary. Fairly recently Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones, decided that the release of intelligence information in the case of Binyam Mohamed, would put the public of the United Kingdom at risk. The decision has been clearly acknowledged as being due to political influence.
The conversation then turned towards the public face of the police and in particular the aspect of police behaviour and apologies for mistakes.
Here Johnston showed that the Police really don’t care about their public service, or public perception.
neil scott
April 24, 2009 at 1:00 pm
An introduction to the IPCCThe Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was established under the legislation of the police Reform Act 2002 and began work on. 1 April 2004. …the same time ray mallon came to power as a criminal mayor 400 allegations 14 admitted
neil scott
April 24, 2009 at 1:02 pm
England) articles > November 2007
300% RISE; Complaints upheld against police soar.(News)
Article from:Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) Article date:November 15, 2007 | Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2007 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
Byline: By SIMON WALTON
COMPLAINTS upheld against Cleveland Police officers have risen by nearly 300% in the last year.
There were 264 complaint investigations completed on Teesside in 2006-2007, compared to 133 in the previous 12 months.
Sixty of the complaints investigated in 2006-2007 were substantiated – nearly triple the previous year’s figure of 21.
Out of the 60 upheld complaints 26 were for “neglect or failure” in duty, nine were for “incivility” …
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neil scott
April 24, 2009 at 1:03 pm
brown the failed mp as was blair but it didnt stop them from getting the citizens of middlesbrough suffering at the hands of ray mallon,his efforts helped by those in power and the house of lords,by pilot schemes that help police,government officials abuse peoples rights to live,lost evidence data discs from hospitals and cleveland police force,death in the cells of a brandnew police station patrolled evry half hour,748 complaints from the public,crime still the same as2003 when he first was elected ,his election was the biggestsczam in the country votes addapted to suit him,asians votes by majority for favours,asbo al;legations without evidence judges bend the laws to suit citizens treat without evidence as criminals before any cases unravealed,prosecutions without evidence ,the gazette do nothing to help and solicitors bend to the laws as if told to do so or payed to do so,noone is saqfe in a town where the biggest crime is that a criminal is at the front of more crime against its citizens with flawed plans of the government lead firstly by blair passed on to ray mallon ,mallon is being for 6 years given a free hand to do as he pleases,could he get away with murder,has he got away with murder,too manysingle men who deserved a LIFE HAVE DIED WITHOUT INVESTIGATIONS FROM ITS POLICE FORCE,starved of entitlements to life could be one of those reasons
neil scott
May 7, 2009 at 10:21 pm