Sir Mark Rowley: The cost of standing still is that criminals will win
Sir Mark Rowley has warned that British policing risks falling behind modern crime unless it undergoes the most significant reforms in more than half a century.
Topics: Security
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Parents urged to be alert to online grooming after offender used fake profiles to target girls
A convicted child sex offender has been given another 10 years behind bars after being found guilty of dozens of further offences, thanks to specialist Met detectives.
Syed Shahreear Ahmed, 37 (21.09.88), of Mossford Lane, Barkingside, who was already serving time for child sex abuse offences, was found guilty at Southwark Crown Court on 10, July following a second trial.
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UPDATE: Receipt of 2019 letter alleging offending outside the UK
A voluntary referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
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Tunnel-digging gang jailed for combined ten years after Met foils jewellery heist
Thieves who were caught by Met officers attempting to tunnel their way into a jewellery shop in south London have been sentenced to a combined ten years and two months’ imprisonment.
It follows an investigation that linked the organised crime group to a series of burglaries worth more than £700,000.
Body-worn video captures emergency response officers arriving within minutes of reports of -
Gun network shut down following Met investigation
Razzaq was previously jailed for the manslaughter of PC Sharon Beshenivsky.
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Teenager who provided cyber security advice to terrorist group jailed
Despite his young age, the defendant had offered technical knowledge to terrorist groups.
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Teenager who travelled to UK to carry out murder sentenced to 20 years
He was found guilty of conspiracy to murder after a trial earlier this year.
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Men get 55 years in jail for shooting outside Bexleyheath nightclub
They've been jailed for a total of 55 years
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Two men bailed after arrest at Cambridgeshire RAF base
Both men, aged 32 and 36 were arrested at RAF Molesworth in the early hours of Thursday 8 October.
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Two men arrested on suspicion of trespass offences at Cambridgeshire RAF base
Two men, aged 36 and 32, were arrested inside the base perimeter.
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Man charged with National Security Act offences
He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 8 October.
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Met seizes hundreds of stolen phones as thefts hit four-year low
The Metropolitan Police has arrested more than 700 people and seized hundreds of suspected stolen mobile phones in one month during its largest-ever crackdown on phone theft.
The operation saw officers pursue suspects in high-speed chases, reunite victims with their phones, and execute more than 50 warrants, including at second-hand phone shops suspected of handling stolen devices.
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Man who planned terrorist attack at Embassy of Israel jailed for 20 years
He was sentenced at the Old Bailey after he was found guilty of preparation of terrorist acts, contrary to section 5 of the Terrorism Act 2006
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Two men charged with suspected terror plot targeting Jewish Community in Manchester
Salam Ahmadyan and Rahman Salehi will next appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Saturday, 3 October.
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Met makes 17 arrests in major joint operation against organised crime group
More than 800 officers took part in the arrest operations in the early hours of this morning.
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Three jailed for 25 years following Met’s major phone theft investigation
Three men have been jailed for a combined 25 years for handling stolen goods, following a Metropolitan Police investigation into the UK’s largest mobile phone smuggling network.
After a year‑long investigation, detectives found the men were responsible for trafficking up to 40,000 stolen mobile phones from the UK to China in 2024 and 2025. The haul is believed to account for around 40 per cen -
Man jailed for life over Hackney shooting conspiracy
A man has been jailed for life for conspiring to shoot a man following a Met investigation.
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Zombie knife importer convicted
Police were able to unravel Soares’ supply-lines.
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Two arrested as part of National Security Act investigation
Both suspects have been released on bail with strict conditions until a date in late October.
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Man charged with National Security Act offences
The defendant was arrested by CTP London officers at an address in Swindon.
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