Police Hour was founded on 1 April 2014 in the United Kingdom. later becoming a registered media company. They are a team of three journalists who write crime and policing news for members of the policing family. They have been responsible for exposing key issues within policing. Their news and pictures are regularly featured in most major newspapers.
Contents
Police Hour is an online news website for all members of the policing family. Police officers, police specials, police staff, police community support officers’s & police volunteers. They are a powerful voice within the policing community covering ‘Leading crime and policing news’ recruitment advice, police promotion along with blogs from our community members.
Police Hour delivers up-to-the-minute news, accurate reporting and research, hard-hitting, commentary and exclusive content.
Police Hour broke the Charlie Hebdo Paris shootings which hit the national headlines with footage of the incident being broadcast on Sky News & BBC News. Highlighted Police Officers under attack in London and was recently featured within The Lad Bible.
Police Hour has had content featured by broadcasters such as Sky News, BBC News & Russia Today. The team speak on LBC Radio and BBC 5 Live about topical police related issues.
Awards
Police Hour was shortlisted within the Police Twitter Awards 2016 The awards will be held on Friday 23 December 2016 at Northants Police HQ when Police Hour will find out if they are the winners of Best Informative Police Account (non-policing). The award is based on Police Hour use of social media on their Twitter account @PoliceHour
Coverage
Police Hour has led on some national news stories that have hit the headlines. Here are examples of just a small number of those stories, images and videos.
Daily Mail - Brawl between Middlesbrough clubbers and bouncers
Evening Standard - Million Mask March 2016: Anonymous activists armed with flares and fireworks march through London.
Teesside Gazette - Police on hand following reports of disorder after Boro defeat
Sunderland Echo - Man Arrested over unexplained death of teenager
LAD Bible - Group of men outnumber police officers
The Independent - Footage shows met police holding off gang during Tower Hamlets arrest
The Standard - Guests tell of chaos and panic as they fled five-star London hotel after 'gas explosion'
Manchester Evening News - UFOs, meteorites and David Moyes: Readers speculate wildly on cause of #ManchesterBang
Evening Gazette - Albert Park brawl: Police say around 30 youths involved in fight filmed at Middlesbrough park