Vikram Dodd

London

Journalism is an act of faith in the future; I'm police and crime correspondent at The Guardian.Retweets are just what seems interesting, views my own.

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Counter-terrorism police investigating fire at Keir Starmer’s house in London

2 days ago | yahoo.com | Caroline Davies |Vikram Dodd

Counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation into a fire at a home owned by Keir Starmer that broke out in the early hours of Monday morning. London fire brigade attended the property in the north of the city after the fire was reported shortly after 1.30am. The door was damaged but nobody was hurt. The prime minister, who resides with his family in his official residence in Downing Street, is reportedly letting out the four-bedroom home.
Iranians arrested in counter-terrorism raids allegedly targeted Israeli embassy

1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Dan Sabbagh |Vikram Dodd

The embassy of Israel in west London was allegedly the target of a thwarted plot by Iranian nationals arrested in a series of raids across the UK last weekend. The embassy of Israel in west London was allegedly the target of a thwarted plot by Iranian nationals arrested in a series of raids across the UK last weekend.
Two top job openings in UK policing get one applicant each

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Two of the most senior jobs in British policing paying more than £200,000 a year have attracted only one applicant each, the Guardian has learned. The roles were deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police and chief constable of Merseyside police, based in Liverpool. Senior figures in policing and in government are concerned about a lack of talent at the top of policing. Rob Carden, the chief of Cumbria, will become the new leader of the Merseyside force.
Four Iranian men questioned over alleged major terror plot against British target

1 week ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Four Iranian men were being questioned over an alleged major terror plot against a “specific” British target as investigators urgently try to establish whether there is any continuing danger to the public despite the arrests. The men, all Iranian nationals, were arrested on Saturday, with armed police, and in at least one instance special forces soldiers, sent in to detain them amid fears some of the suspects may have had weapons.
Leeds crossbow suspect ‘wrote Facebook manifesto citing terrorism and misogynistic rage’

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Robyn Vinter |Vikram Dodd

The suspect in the Leeds crossbow attack wrote a Facebook manifesto espousing plans for “terrorism, revenge and misogynistic rage” that referenced the 2019 massacre in New Zealand, police believe. Owen Lawrence is suspected to have shot the women, aged 19 and 31, on Saturday in Headingley before turning a firearm on himself. Both women were taken to hospital, with one sustaining life-threatening injuries.
Counter-terrorism police examine Facebook ‘massacre’ posts after Leeds attack

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Murray |Ben Quinn |Vikram Dodd

Facebook posts appearing to contain plans for a “massacre” are being examined by counter-terrorism police investigating an attack in which two women were seriously injured in Leeds. A man, 38, who suffered a “self-inflicted injury” was arrested and two weapons – a crossbow and a firearm – were recovered from the scene, on the popular Otley Run pub crawl route in the north of the city.
Man shot dead by police in Milton Keynes ‘called 999 himself’

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

A man shot dead by an armed officer at Milton Keynes train station had called police shortly before he died to report there was a man armed with a gun and acting dangerously, the police watchdog has said. Investigators believe David Joyce, 38, wanted to die at the hands of police, the Guardian understands. Armed with a knife he ran at police who arrived, and was shot by an officer who will claim to have acted in self-defence. Joyce is believed to have had a history of mental health problems.
UK prison officers to demand electric stun guns for dangerous jails

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Prison officers will demand the immediate issue of electric stun guns to protect staff guarding Britain’s most dangerous jails, when they meet the justice secretary this week. Wednesday’s meeting with Shabana Mahmood was called after the attack on three guards at HMP Frankland, allegedly by the convicted terrorist Hashem Abedi. Two were seriously injured after being doused in hot cooking fat and stabbed, one five times in the torso, in a sustained assault.
Dangerous inmates should not have access to prison kitchen, union chair says

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Inmates in the jail where three guards were allegedly attacked by the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber were allowed in a kitchen with knives despite being assessed as being so dangerous they should be isolated from other prisoners, according to claims by a union official. The prime suspect for the attack is Hashem Abedi, 28, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber. The attacker used a makeshift sharp weapon fashioned out of metal during the sustained attack, as well as cooking fat.
Misogynistic content driving UK boys to hunt vulnerable girls on suicide forums

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Vikram Dodd

Young men and boys fuelled by “strongly misogynistic” online material are hunting for vulnerable women and girls to exploit on websites such as eating disorder and suicide forums, senior officers have said. The threat from young males wanting to carry out serious harm is so serious that counter-terrorism officers are joining the National Crime Agency (NCA) in the hunt for them, fearing they could go on to attack or kill.