The Commissioner said: "Having officers closer to the communities they serve is key to our success and the partnership with Redbridge Council ensures we can deliver this at a time when our budgets are being stretched."
The investigation included viewing hundreds of hours of CCTV, extensive forensic examinations and the searching of fields and rivers
Officers visited 39 properties and made 32 arrests targeting the most prolific and dangerous offenders. Class A and Class B drugs with an estimated street value of £200,000 were seized, along with 14 offensive weapons, a firearm, and other high value items including cash.
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Douae and Houda were last seen on 28 January in central London.
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Detectives are renewing appeals for help to find Hussam Bashraheil who was last seen in east London in 2021
Hussain Haron was found guilty of murdering 29-year-old Felecia Cadore in Croydon.
Two Just Stop Oil protesters charged after alleged disruption of theatre performance.
Two men have been jailed following a violent shooting in Southwark.
Kamil Rouibah, 25, has been charged with offences including causing death by dangerous driving.
Two people have been arrested after a protest disrupted a performance at the Theatre Royal in central London.
Detectives investigating the fatal collision that killed two eight-year-old girls have arrested the driver of the car involved.
Man arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving following Northolt collision.
Detectives investigating a shooting in Edmonton are appealing for the public's help to trace a suspect. Callum Street-Porter is wanted after a firearm was discharged several times outside a bakery in Craig Park Road, Edmonton, at 14:55hrs on Wednesday, 28 September 2022.
Detectives investigating a rape in Westminster have released an E-FIT image of a man they are working to identify. Detective Constable, Leon Riley, from the policing team covering Westminster, said: “We have been carrying out extensive enquiries since the incident and we continue to support the victim who, as far as possible, has been trying to live her life as normal since it happened."
The man was arrested by an officer on patrol who intervened.
A man has been charged following a police investigation into the theft of high-value handbags from a shop on Wimbledon High Street.
Rory Talbot is remanded in custody to appear at court
The charges follow a proactive Flying Squad operation
A Met officer has been convicted of rape following an investigation by detectives.
A further two men have been charged with the murder of a man in Haringey, following an investigation by homicide detectives
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