Mother sentenced for murdering her two young sons
Kara Alexander, 47, sentenced to life for murdering her children in their east London home
Kara Alexander, 47, sentenced to life for murdering her children in their east London home
An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into the actions of armed officers who arrested a child who had been playing with a water pistol has found they acted reasonably and correctly.
There was no evidence the child was treated different due to his ethnicity or of adultification during the incident in Buxted Road, Hackney, in July 2023.
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Met officers have led an investigation into a series of phone thefts.
The Met Police is rolling out its new ‘Digital Interview Recording (DIR) kits’, in its commitment to put victims at the heart of investigations, as part of its New Met for London plan. It’s a significant advance in its drive to equip officers with innovative technology to improve efficiency of evidence obtained during interviews with victims, particularly women and girls affected by violence.
Officers in Bexleyheath joined partners to safeguard students from spiking and violent crime while out during Freshers week. On Friday 27, September local officers patrolled Sidcup and Bexleyheath Broadway, to raise awareness and educate freshers students on the signs of spiking to help ensure their safety on a night out, in Met’s commitment to protect the public from harm
We are using a range of specialist teams including mounted units, dog handlers, intelligence experts and evidence gatherers
Counter Terrorism officers have been gathering direct evidence and information relating to the terrorist attacks on 7 October in support of the UK coronial investigations
The new plan outlines 10 key commitments to radically improve how the Met protects women and girls and build trust and confidence
There have been significant steps to root out the hundreds who have corrupted our integrity as we tackle systemic issues that allowed them to endure
The plan sets out how we will deliver better policing as we radically transform the organisation to set our officers and staff up to succeed
The Commissioner has commended the honest majority of officers and staff who have joined the battle to restore trust and confidence in the Met as the focus on delivering higher standards continues
Sir Mark Rowley pledged to set a new direction today after an independent review found our misconduct system is failing Londoners and police.