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20 hours ago · The Met’s intensifying clampdown on the £50million-a-year trade in stolen phones has seen 230 people arrested in the space of a week and more than one thousand handsets seized. Those responsible for the theft, handling, and onward criminal supply or exportation of smartphones were specifically ...

3 February 2025 18:05 Officer charged with assault and controlling and coercive behaviour A police officer will appear in court after being charged with assault and coercive and controlling behaviour.

Jan 23, 2025 · Met makes major progress to fix problems identified by Inspectorate, previous reviews, and its own officers and staff. Following two and half years of intensive work, improvements are recognised in areas including call handling, child exploitation, public protection, workforce planning, culture and ...

23 September 2024 00:01 Met announces next steps to rebuild trust with Black Londoners Met launches London Race Action Plan, committing to the next steps in becoming an anti-racist police service The plan has been co-created with Black officers, staff and communities - with more than 2,200 Londoners consulted. Improvements to the service’s culture, training and …

Dec 5, 2024 · An investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command into suspected activity linked to the proscribed terrorist group the PKK continues and seven people arrested remain in custody. Warrants of further detention were obtained on Tuesday 3 December, meaning that all seven [A-G] can be detained in police custody until Monday 9 December. Searches being carried out at eight addresses across ...

News - 28 November 2024 16:55 Prolific phone fraudsters jailed, as Met steps up efforts to tackle smartphone thefts

Nov 28, 2024 · Phone manufacturers are being urged by the Metropolitan Police to fix security issues fuelling thefts in the capital. It comes as new analysis published by the Met found thousands of phones stolen on the streets of London are being shipped abroad. New data* obtained by the Met shows that: Of a sample of more than 4,000 iPhones stolen last year, the details of which the Met passed to Apple, 70 ...

News - 27 November 2024 22:30 Metropolitan Police launches new investigation into those who may have assisted or facilitated Mohamed Al Fayed in his offending

Nov 28, 2024 · An investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command into suspected activity linked to the proscribed terrorist group the PKK continues and seven people arrested remain in custody as the investigation continues. Acting Commander Helen Flanagan, from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “Our enquiries remain ongoing and we continue to investigate what are very serious allegations ...