Met (London)

A man who was reportedly behaving “erratically” while carrying a knife and then handcuffed by police officers has died, Scotland Yard said. The Metropolitan Police said that officers were called to a home in James Gardens in Wood Green, north London, at around 8.10pm on Thursday following concerns for the welfare of a male occupant. […] […]

About 160 Metropolitan Police officers have been accused of sexual misconduct in the past two years, an investigation has found. Freedom of Information requests carried out by My London show the police officers had been accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment and other forms of sexual misconduct in 2019 and 2020. An additional 33 officers […] […]

An officer from the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) who lied about losing a set of handcuffs that were stolen by a suspect has been dismissed without notice. Police Constable Robert Powell was on duty with the MPS’s South East Command Unit in Bexleyheath on December 31, 2019, when officers stopped a vehicle and detained a […] […]

The chair of the Daniel Morgan Independent Panel says the Metropolitan Police’s immediate denial of systemic issues of corruption in the force demonstrates the very problem its report into a 34-year-old unsolved murder highlighted The Metropolitan Police’s response to the Daniel Morgan murder report is an example of the “institutional corruption” at the force that […] […]

Report comes after year of crises including the rape and murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Met officer Police must be tougher in vetting new officers to stop another Wayne Couzens joining the service, the chief police watchdog has said. Sir Tom Winsor, the chief inspector of constabulary, spoke after a year in which […] […]

The Met Police has been accused of a “betrayal of the public” in its statements over the unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan. The force was accused of institutional corruption by an independent panel over the death of the father-of-two, who was murdered with an axe in a pub car park. Five separate investigations […] […]

A trainee police officer wrecked his Metropolitan Police career before it had even started when he was caught speeding at 122mph on his final day at training college. PC Maurice Maison was late for a study session before his last exam to become a police officer when he was pulled over at Junction 2 of […] […]

The force’s missing persons lead says it is researching how cases are handled after scrutiny over high-profile cases. More than 36,000 missing person reports were made in London last year with the “vast scale” of the problem placing significant pressure on police resources, a senior officer has said. The Metropolitan Police has come under scrutiny […] […]

eaming broadly as she faced the Prince of Wales in a gilded chamber at St James’s Palace, Cressida Dick was about to achieve another career high. A police officer of 38 years, she appeared exhilarated last Wednesday when receiving a damehood in recognition of her public service. But storm clouds routinely follow the chief of […] […]

The Metropolitan Police has denied that its policing operation at Wembley “failed,” as it emerged England fans were openly discussing ways to force their way into the stadium in the days leading up to the Euro 2020 final. The denial comes as a senior Tory suggested the joint British-Irish 2030 World Cup bid now looked […] […]

A Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with misconduct in public office with two teenage girls. PC Adnan Arib, 44, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday following two separate allegations of wilful misconduct with two girls, aged 15 and 16 respectively, who cannot be named for legal reasons. The court heard Mr […] […]

A married police sergeant who used his iPhone to spy on a woman in the shower has been spared jail. Benjamin McNish, 30, was found guilty of voyeurism following a trial at Southwark Crown Court last month. The victim, who cannot be identified, said she felt “confused and shocked” after catching the Metropolitan Police officer […] […]