Paris Brown resigns from youth crime commissioner role
After less than a week as Britain's first youth crime commissioner, Paris Brown has stepped down from her role over Twitter posts.
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QPR chairman buys fan season ticket
QPR's Tony Fernandes has offered to buy a season ticket for a fan 'as an advanced Xmas present', after he praised the club chairman on Twitter.
Jay Mills wrote to Fernandes saying that he was 'very pleased' that season ticket prices at the club had gone down - although he still couldn't afford one.
The club chairman then tweeted back offering to buy him one.
still can't afford one, but very pleased with the new season ticket prices @tonyfernandes - you are the best thing about the club right now
From @JayMills91 on Twitter:@jaymills91 I will buy you a season ticket as an advanced Xmas present. Give me your email.
From @tonyfernandes on Twitter:don't want to go on - but I totally do. @tonyfernandes you have made me one very happy boy! So excited to cheer on the R's all season #COYRs
From @JayMills91 on Twitter:Officer's behaviour 'was completely unacceptable'
– Scotland Yard statementThe officer concerned today submitted his resignation and it was accepted with immediate effect.
Commander Allan Gibson said: "This officer's behaviour was completely unacceptable and it is right that he resigned."
The officer chose to resign immediately prior to his suspension being put in place.
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Report: Sergeant resigns after 'offensive Thatcher tweets'
A Scotland Yard sergeant has resigned over comments he allegedly posted on Twitter about Margaret Thatcher following her death, Sky News Crime Correspondent Martin Brunt reported.
#thatcher Met cop Sgt Jeremy Scott who allegedly tweeted Thatcher hate messages has resigned
From @skymartinbrunt on Twitter:#thatcher Sgt Scott quit after learnign he was to be suspended after exposure in a newspaper today
From @skymartinbrunt on Twitter:#thatcher Met said officer's behaviour was "completely unnacceptableand its right he has resigned."
From @skymartinbrunt on Twitter:Met Police sergeant investigated over 'Thatcher tweets'
A Scotland Yard sergeant is being investigated by the Metropolitan Police's disciplinary body regarding comments he allegedly posted on Twitter about Margaret Thatcher following her death.
He reportedly tweeted from the account @thinbluespeck, which has now been deleted: "Goodnight Twitter. The world is a better place today now that c*** is dead. Now for Cameron, May and Osborne."
– Scotland Yard statementWe are aware of comments made by serving MPS officer on a social networking site.
The officer reported this matter on Wednesday 10 April to the Directorate of Professional Standards who is now looking at this.
The officerworks in an operational support role within service.
He is not a frontline police officer. We are not prepared to discuss further.
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Read the full storyPolice release description of man who took Ted
The man who took Ted is described as white, of medium build and in his 20s with short cropped light-brown/ginger hair and a tattoo on the left side of his neck.
He was wearing a dark top, white T-shirt, jeans and white trainers.
Police: 'Case shows part social media can play in fighting crime'
The family were so relieved to get Ted back safe and well. Officers attended their address to see him fast asleep on the sofa and looking forward to a hearty chicken dinner that evening after his ordeal.
This case really does show the part social media can play in fighting crime - we think there was so much publicity about Ted that he was literally too hot to hold.
He became instantly recognisable as a stolen dog and the people who took him were desperate to get rid of him as soon as possible.
– Acting Detective Sergeant Louise Smith, from Barnet policeWe are now making enquiries into the woman who dropped Ted off and into the man who stole him from outside Tesco.
If you have any information please come forward.
Dog saved by Twitter
An elderly lady has been reunited with her stolen dog thanks to the Met's Twitter followers.
Ted, a brown King Charles spaniel, was taken by a man outside Tesco Express in Barnet on December 8.
Barnet police ran a media appeal on their website and Tweeted the story out, asking people if a dog like Ted had suddenly appeared in their neighbourhood. Ted's family also circulated the appeal via Twitter and Facebook.
The appeal was re-tweeted a staggering 52,820 times by dog lovers, making Ted "too hot to hold".
Last Wednesday the family were contacted and told to meet a person close to where Ted had been taken. There a woman handed over Ted to the owner's son-in-law and then fled.
Anyone who can help is asked to please contact the Beat Crimes Unit at Colindale on 0208 733 4133. Or if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.