Policing news The following are a selection of articles concerning the police that were featured on BBCI over the past week:- Policing News Chief inspector 'did not stop' after A45 Coventry crash A police chief inspector whose car hit a student on a dual carriageway failed to stop and later claimed he hit a post, Shrewsbury Crown Court has heard. Jamie Jones, from West Midlands Police, hit Raymond Cheung on the A45 in Coventry while off-duty in March 2009. He is charged with misconduct in a public office for failing to stop at the scene and dangerous driving. The court heard the charge relates to his alleged actions after the crash, but not to causing Mr Cheung's death. Mr Jones, 38, of Allesley in Coventry, was driving along the Coventry-bound carriageway in his BMW Series 5 just below the speed limit of 60mph. Georgina Edmonds torture murder DNA swabbing starts Police will start DNA swabbing sessions later in a bid to find the killer of an elderly woman in Hampshire. They already have a DNA profile of the attacker who killed Georgina Edmonds, 77, in her cottage in Brambridge. She was tortured for her bank card PIN number and battered to death with her rolling pin in January 2008. Officers have written to 120 people asking them to come forward and give a sample at a Eastleigh social club on Wednesday, Thursday or Saturday. The process should take about 15 minutes for each person. The samples will only be used for this investigation and not put on the National DNA Database unless requested by the person, police said. Stand-off in Tunbridge Wells ends as man arrested A stand-off between police and a man who had barricaded himself into a flat in Kent has ended after officers stormed the property. The incident in Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells, began at about 2330 GMT on Monday after a neighbour reported a disturbance. Kent Police said officers used "public order tactics" to enter the flat and arrest the 54-year-old at 1730 GMT. Homes were evacuated during the incident and the road remains closed. Arrest over arson attack on hotel in Blackburn Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy in connection with an arson attack on a hotel in Blackburn. The fire caused severe damage at the Bear Hotel, in Bolton Road, during in the early hours of Sunday morning. It did not spread to the accommodation block so the three occupants managed to escape injury free, police said. Lancashire Police have questioned a 17-year-old man they arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life. He has been released on bail. Murder probe after Leicester stab victim dies Police have started a murder inquiry after a man died from stab wounds in Leicester. Nazir Taj Sheikh, 36, was attacked on Grove Road, Highfields, at 1540 GMT on Monday. He was taken to Leicester Royal Infirmary where he later died. Grove Road, St Saviours Road and Frederick Road have been closed for examination by forensic experts. Police have appealed for witnesses and said the attack happened in a busy part of the city. Det Supt Craig Moore, who is leading the investigation, said: "The victim was wearing a black baseball cap, black bomber jacket and dark tracksuit bottoms at the time of the incident. "The Grove Road area is quite busy, particularly around the time of the incident and I am urging members of the community to come forward with any information they believe may assist with our enquiries." Missing York student search called off Searches for a York teenager who has been missing for 11 days are being called off. Jonathan Havron, 18, from Huntington, was last seen leaving the Lowther pub, next to the River Ouse, at 0135 GMT on 27 February. Searches of the Ouse, the River Foss and the city centre have failed to find any trace of him. North Yorkshire Police said officers were reviewing the investigation to try to uncover new lines of inquiry. A spokesman said: "The underwater searches for Jonathan Havron have now concluded and are unlikely to resume unless we receive any further information." He said searches of the Huntington area would conclude on Wednesday. Mr Havron's mother Joanne Wigmore has said she is convinced he has come to some harm. Mr Havron, a student at Bishop Burton College in Beverley, East Yorkshire, is described as 5ft 8in (1.7m) tall, with dark brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, black leather jacket and dark walking boots. Firearms officer will not be charged over man's death A firearms officer will not face charges over the fatal shooting of a man seen with a gun in a West Sussex village, the police watchdog has said. Mervyn Tussler, 64, was shot in the chest in Fernhurst after a stand-off with police at the retirement complex where he lived, on 8 May 2009. The matter was referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for investigation. The IPCC report has been concluded and it said an inquest could now go ahead. More than 40 knives seized in Tynemouth house raid More than 40 bladed weapons have been seized during a police raid on a house on North Tyneside. The cache, recovered at the property in Percy Park Road, Tynemouth, included flick knives, machetes and a variety of hunting knives. Northumbria Police said a 38-year-old man was arrested in connection with the importation and sale of knives and other bladed weapons. A force spokesman said the items would be destroyed. Six dissident suspects arrested and gun seized A gun has been seized and six men arrested during a police operation against suspected dissident republicans. The men were arrested after police searched two cars in west Belfast at about 2200 GMT on Tuesday. A police spokesman said a number of other items had also been seized and are being forensically examined. Officers from the PSNI's serious crime branch carried out the searches.