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Merseyside Police Mounted Section has a long history. It is the oldest Provincial Mounted section, formed in 1886 as part of Liverpool City Police. It is an integral part of the Operational Support Unit, and is based at Greenhill Road, Allerton, Liverpool.
The Merseyside police force had, at the time, a poor reputation within the black community for stopping and searching young black men in the area, under the "sus" laws, and the heavy-handed arrest of Leroy Alphonse Cooper on Friday 3 July near Granby Street, [1] [2] watched by an angry crowd, led to a disturbance in which three policemen were injured.
Crime in Merseyside is the third highest in North West England after Greater Manchester and Lancashire. [ improper synthesis? ] [ 1 ] [ failed verification ] Crime in Merseyside is the responsibility of Merseyside Police , and its chief constable Andy Cooke.
The high levels of violence in the city came to a head in 1996 when, following the shooting of gangster David Ungi, six shootings occurred in seven days, prompting Merseyside Police to become one of the first police forces in the country to openly carry weapons in the fight against gun crime. [11]
Investigating the Southport murders committed by Axel Rudakubana was the "most harrowing" large-scale investigation ever dealt with by Merseyside Police, the Senior Investigating Officer of the ...
The killer, who had a twisted obsession with violence, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 52 years. Left to right, Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice da Silva Aguiar (Merseyside ...
This list compiles incidents alleged or proved to be due to police brutality that attracted significant media or historical attention. Many cases are alleged to be of brutality; some cases are more than allegations, with official reports concluding that a crime was committed by police, with some criminal convictions for offences such as grievous bodily harm, planting evidence and wrongful arrest.
The protest quickly turned violent and people began attacking the mosque with bricks, bottles, and rocks, [131] set a police vehicle on fire, and looted a corner shop. [132] Merseyside Police believed the group to be supporters of the English Defence League, [133] although the EDL has ceased to exist in a formal sense since 2013. [134]