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The officer running the Met's Witchhunt - Commander Peter Spindler (recognise the name?)
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Nigel Oldfield
Oct 13, 2012, 7:18:09 PM10/13/12
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Police chief defends resignations
Monday, 2 January 2012
"Commander Peter Spindler, the Met Police's discipline chief, has
insisted he is not letting corrupt officers off the hook
Police officers facing misconduct allegations are being allowed to
escape punishment by quitting their forces.
Chiefs let more than 130 employees walk out at Scotland Yard over the
past year instead of facing a misconduct panel.
The force sacked 43 officers over that same period, figures obtained by
the Press Association show.
With police conduct under "unprecedented" scrutiny, Commander Peter
Spindler, the Metropolitan Police's discipline chief, insisted he was
not letting corrupt officers off the hook. But Mr Spindler, head of the
force's directorate of professional standards, said in many cases "it's
actually more pragmatic to let them resign".
Officers have been angered by a recent report by the Independent Police
Complaints Commission (IPCC) claiming forces were failing to respond to
"far too many" complaints about officers.
Detective Chief Superintendent Richard Heselden said he had been told
"we should be making an example of them" instead of letting them resign.
But he said: "The process is slow, they are sitting there on taxpayers'
expense, secondly there's no guarantee that a panel will come to that
conclusion. It's cheaper and quicker to get them out of the force. The
objective is to get someone out (of) the organisation.""
Read more:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-chief-defends-resignations-16098124.html#ixzz29DvcWHL9
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The head of the Metropolitan Police Service investigation into Jimmy
Savile has said abuse allegations span six decades and could involve 60
victims.
"Commander Peter Spindler, who leads the MPS Specialist Crime
Investigations branch, said: "We can now confirm that we have received
information from the public that suggests allegations against Jimmy
Savile span six decades with reports starting in 1959 up to and
including 2006.
"Having now had the opportunity to review progress one week on I have
revised my estimate of the number of likely victims to be about 60.
"Once again I want to thank those who have come forward and reassure
them, and everyone else who contacts us, they will be listened to.""
http://news.sky.com/story/997385/jimmy-savile-abuse-spans-six-decades
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Police swoop on suspected paedophiles
Dozens of suspected Internet paedophiles were arrested across the UK
today in a huge police crackdown on cyber porn.
More than 30 people were arrested in the operation - code-named Ore -
which targeted computer users accessing pay-per-view websites based in
the United States.
The sites were selling horrific images of sexual abuse of children as
young as five.
US authorities tipped off the National Criminal Intelligence Service and
today's operation was co-ordinated by the National Crime Squad,
Britain's answer to the FBI.
Thirty police forces across the country were involved in the operation
and around 50 houses and flats were searched.
The arrests included three men - aged 62, 54 and 35 - held in Merseyside
and in London the Metropolitan Police Paedophile Unit seized computer
equipment from two homes in Battersea and Camden.
West Yorkshire Police said a 30-year-old man was also arrested today at
an address in Normanton, near Wakefield.
Two computers were seized at the address and were taken away for
forensic examinations, a police spokeswoman added.
A spokeswoman for Humberside Police also confirmed that two men were
arrested in North Lincolnshire.
One of the men, aged 32, was arrested at an address in Scunthorpe and
the other, aged 64, was arrested in Grimsby.
Detective Superintendent Peter Spindler of the National Crime Squad
said: "This is an excellent example of all the UK policing agencies
coming together in a co-ordinated way to tackle a relatively new and
growing problem.
"This is the first time we have targeted people who use the Internet to
buy images of children being sexually abused.
"We will continue these operations to protect children and show
paedophiles that law enforcement agencies will find them regardless of
which area of the Internet they use."
The web sites, which are not being named at this stage for operational
reasons, acted as a shop window to other sites carrying similar images.
Those wishing to buy images had to give details of their credit cards,
including billing addresses, and were sent an e-mail from the website
with a user login and unique password.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-115434/Police-swoop-suspected-paedophiles.html#ixzz29DwowsmT
WM
Monday, 2 January 2012
"Commander Peter Spindler, the Met Police's discipline chief, has
insisted he is not letting corrupt officers off the hook
Police officers facing misconduct allegations are being allowed to
escape punishment by quitting their forces.
Chiefs let more than 130 employees walk out at Scotland Yard over the
past year instead of facing a misconduct panel.
The force sacked 43 officers over that same period, figures obtained by
the Press Association show.
With police conduct under "unprecedented" scrutiny, Commander Peter
Spindler, the Metropolitan Police's discipline chief, insisted he was
not letting corrupt officers off the hook. But Mr Spindler, head of the
force's directorate of professional standards, said in many cases "it's
actually more pragmatic to let them resign".
Officers have been angered by a recent report by the Independent Police
Complaints Commission (IPCC) claiming forces were failing to respond to
"far too many" complaints about officers.
Detective Chief Superintendent Richard Heselden said he had been told
"we should be making an example of them" instead of letting them resign.
But he said: "The process is slow, they are sitting there on taxpayers'
expense, secondly there's no guarantee that a panel will come to that
conclusion. It's cheaper and quicker to get them out of the force. The
objective is to get someone out (of) the organisation.""
Read more:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/police-chief-defends-resignations-16098124.html#ixzz29DvcWHL9
**********************************************************
The head of the Metropolitan Police Service investigation into Jimmy
Savile has said abuse allegations span six decades and could involve 60
victims.
"Commander Peter Spindler, who leads the MPS Specialist Crime
Investigations branch, said: "We can now confirm that we have received
information from the public that suggests allegations against Jimmy
Savile span six decades with reports starting in 1959 up to and
including 2006.
"Having now had the opportunity to review progress one week on I have
revised my estimate of the number of likely victims to be about 60.
"Once again I want to thank those who have come forward and reassure
them, and everyone else who contacts us, they will be listened to.""
http://news.sky.com/story/997385/jimmy-savile-abuse-spans-six-decades
**********************************************************
Police swoop on suspected paedophiles
Dozens of suspected Internet paedophiles were arrested across the UK
today in a huge police crackdown on cyber porn.
More than 30 people were arrested in the operation - code-named Ore -
which targeted computer users accessing pay-per-view websites based in
the United States.
The sites were selling horrific images of sexual abuse of children as
young as five.
US authorities tipped off the National Criminal Intelligence Service and
today's operation was co-ordinated by the National Crime Squad,
Britain's answer to the FBI.
Thirty police forces across the country were involved in the operation
and around 50 houses and flats were searched.
The arrests included three men - aged 62, 54 and 35 - held in Merseyside
and in London the Metropolitan Police Paedophile Unit seized computer
equipment from two homes in Battersea and Camden.
West Yorkshire Police said a 30-year-old man was also arrested today at
an address in Normanton, near Wakefield.
Two computers were seized at the address and were taken away for
forensic examinations, a police spokeswoman added.
A spokeswoman for Humberside Police also confirmed that two men were
arrested in North Lincolnshire.
One of the men, aged 32, was arrested at an address in Scunthorpe and
the other, aged 64, was arrested in Grimsby.
Detective Superintendent Peter Spindler of the National Crime Squad
said: "This is an excellent example of all the UK policing agencies
coming together in a co-ordinated way to tackle a relatively new and
growing problem.
"This is the first time we have targeted people who use the Internet to
buy images of children being sexually abused.
"We will continue these operations to protect children and show
paedophiles that law enforcement agencies will find them regardless of
which area of the Internet they use."
The web sites, which are not being named at this stage for operational
reasons, acted as a shop window to other sites carrying similar images.
Those wishing to buy images had to give details of their credit cards,
including billing addresses, and were sent an e-mail from the website
with a user login and unique password.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-115434/Police-swoop-suspected-paedophiles.html#ixzz29DwowsmT
WM
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