Policing operations in east London unaffected despite station fire, says Met

Policing operations in east London unaffected despite station fire, says Met

Policing operations in the London borough of Newham will be “unaffected” despite a fire at a police station yesterday, the Metropolitan Police said. Around 175 firefighters and 30 fire engines tackled the... Read more »
London and UK cities risk becoming like drug-ravaged San Francisco, warns policing chief

London and UK cities risk becoming like drug-ravaged San Francisco, warns policing chief

First detected in the UK from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield in April 2021, nitazenes have since been found in heroin, cannabis, cocaine,... Read more »
Met has ‘locally led’ London policing plan for expected pro-Palestine protests

Met has ‘locally led’ London policing plan for expected pro-Palestine protests

There are no plans for any stand-alone central London demonstrations of the sort seen over the past two months, but a number of smaller events are planned, the Metropolitan Police has said.... Read more »
Ex-Met PC Payne barred from policing after Romford assault

Ex-Met PC Payne barred from policing after Romford assault

Published: 2:22 PM September 23, 2022 Updated: 2:31 PM September 23, 2022 A former Met Police officer has been barred from policing after an assault in Romford. On January 5, 2020, then-PC... Read more »
Cressida Dick criticises ‘politicisation of policing’ in Met farewell letter | Cressida Dick

Cressida Dick criticises ‘politicisation of policing’ in Met farewell letter | Cressida Dick

The outgoing Metropolitan police commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick, has warned against the “politicisation of policing” as her tenure at the top of Britain’s biggest police force comes to an end. Dick was... Read more »
Cressida Dick takes final swipe at Sadiq Khan as she leaves office criticising ‘politicisation of policing’

Cressida Dick takes final swipe at Sadiq Khan as she leaves office criticising ‘politicisation of policing’

S cotland Yard chief Dame Cressida Dick on Friday warned that a “politicisation of policing” was damaging the entire justice system in a thinly-veiled swipe at Mayor Sadiq Khan before leaving office.... Read more »
Cressida Dick blasts ‘politicisation of policing’ in farewell letter to London

Cressida Dick blasts ‘politicisation of policing’ in farewell letter to London

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick leaving Scotland Yard in London (Picture: PA) Dame Cressida Dick has warned against the ‘politicisation of policing’ in a thinly-veiled swipe at the London Mayor before... Read more »
Western Homecoming cost London taxpayers $256,098 in policing overtime in 2021: report

Western Homecoming cost London taxpayers $256,098 in policing overtime in 2021: report

A new report heading to the London Police Services Board says overtime associated with policing homecoming (HoCo) celebrations near Western University cost taxpayers over $250,000 in 2021. Costs from police internal task... Read more »
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East Area Met make arrests in neighbourhood policing week

Published: 8:00 AM February 7, 2022 A week-long focus on community policing saw the Met’s East Area team make a number of arrests.  The nationwide neighbourhood policing week of action, saw the force’s... Read more »
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Woke San Francisco mayor London Breed calls for ‘more aggressive policing’ and an end to crime reign

San Francisco’s notoriously woke mayor is calling for ‘more aggressive policing’ in an effort to end ‘the reign of criminals who are destroying our city.’ Mayor London Breed launched an emergency police... Read more »