Police get free reign as Priti Patel permanently lifts all restrictions on use of stop-and-search powers Police powers boosted Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed she is planning to permanently lift restrictions placed on police in the use of stop-and-search powers as part of the Government’s strategy to tackle violent crime. In a letter to police forces on Monday, Patel announced the easing of conditions on the use of the tactics under Section 60 of [...]
Partygate: Downing Street and Whitehall issued with 50 more fines by the Met over lockdown breaches Lockdown breaches Downing Street and Whitehall has been slapped with an addition 50 fines for so-called ‘Partygate’ lockdown breaches by the Met Police. In a statement issued this morning, the force confirmed more than 100 referrals for fixed penalty notices had now been submitted, and it is still investigating. This comes after Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak [...]
Police conduct two controlled explosions in the heart of Westminster after ‘suspicious vehicle’ leads to evacuation Two controlled explosions were conducted by the Met Police near Westminster Abbey after a “suspicious vehicle” forced the closure of numerous roads and evacuation of the QEII centre. The force said streets were cornered of-around the famous landmark and that it was “dealing with an ongoing incident involving what is believed to be a suspicious [...]
Police name man stabbed to death near St Paul’s Cathedral as Emmanuel Odunlami May 4, 2022 Police have named the victim of a fatal stabbing near St Paul’s Cathedral over the bank holiday weekend as Emmanuel Odunlami. City of London detectives named 32 year old Emmanuel Odunlami as the victim of a fatal stabbing on 1 May. Odunlami, from Romford, was found in Gresham Street, EC2V, suffering from a fatal stab [...]
28-year-old man charged with four murders in Bermondsey stabbing, will appear in court today April 28, 2022 A man will appear in court charged with the murder of four people at an address in Bermondsey, South London. Joshua Jacques, 28, stands accused of killing Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on today charged with the murders. [...]
Five London police officers face gross misconduct charges over stop and search of Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos April 27, 2022 Five Metropolitan Police officers are to face gross misconduct proceedings over the stop and search of athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos. The couple were stopped in Maida Vale, west London on July 4 2020 while travelling with their baby in a car, and were both handcuffed and searched. The officers will face a [...]
Police name four victims of Southwark stabbing April 26, 2022 Police have named the four victims killed in a South London stabbing on Monday. Denton Burke, 58 and his partner Dolet Hill, 64, were stabbed to death at their home in Delaford Road Southwark, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The force also announced victims as Tanysha (Rachquel) Ofori-Akuffo, 45, who is Dolet Hill’s [...]
Sadiq Khan ‘heartbroken’ as four dead in stabbing incident at south London house, and one man arrested April 25, 2022 A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people died of stab injuries in south London in the early hours of the morning. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to a disturbance in Bermondsey at 1.40am on Monday, where they found three women and a man suffering with knife wounds. The [...]
Hundreds of crimes reported at royal palaces as ‘frightening’ figures revealed April 22, 2022 Hundreds of crimes have been reported at royal palaces in the past three years including offences involving weapons, drugs, violence and robbery. More than 450 crimes have been reported at royal palaces in London, including offences relating to drugs, violence and weapons. According to Sky News, some 470 crimes have been recorded in total between [...]
New job ad goes live: Metropolitan Police Commissioner at £293k, manage 46,000 staff, apply before May 4 April 13, 2022 The job advert for the next Metropolitan Police Commissioner has gone live, with the successful candidate tasked with making the force “demonstrably more professional”. Previous commissioner Dame Cressida Dick left the job last week, with her deputy Sir Stephen House temporarily taking the reins of the Met, which has around 46,000 police officers and staff, [...]