Latest news Remembering fallen officers - National Police Memorial Day 2024 Thousands of police officers who have died on duty have been honoured at the 21st annual National Police Memorial Day. Memorial unveiled for murdered Police Sgt Matiu Ratana A Police Memorial stone was today unveiled in memory of murdered Metropolitan Police Sgt Matui Ratana. Fallen Colleagues to be remembered at National Police Memorial Day The lives of almost 5,000 fallen police officers are to be remembered at the upcoming National Police Memorial Day Service in Glasgow. Are record level of assaults on officers making them leave policing? The police service needs to investigate whether there is a correlation between officer assaults and the number of people leaving the service in their first five years. Government told to stop conning the public over “extra police” officers There are no "extra police officers" to deal with the relentless demand policing faces, the Government has been told.