3 h. ago Three Met officers face misconduct hearing after woman with dementia, 90, is handcuffed and marked with Taser

The elderly woman was handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London in 2023

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4 h. ago Met officers to face gross misconduct hearing after woman, 90, targeted with Taser

Two serving officers and one former officer to face hearing after woman was also handcuffed and put in spit hoodTwo serving Metropolitan police officers and one former officer will face a gross misconduct hearing after a 90-year-old woman with dementia was targeted with a Taser, the police watchdog said.The woman was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, in May 2023, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Three Met officers facing misconduct hearing after woman, 90, marked with Taser

The woman, who had dementia, was also handcuffed and put in a spit hood during the incident in Peckham, south London, on May 9 2023.

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6 h. ago Met Police officers to face misconduct hearing after woman with dementia, 90, handcuffed and put in spit hood

A 90-year-old Black woman with dementia was ‘red-dotted’ with a Taser, handcuffed and put in a spit hood

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9 h. ago Rookie Met Police officer cracks £150k south London shoplifting ring with DNA trap

In a first-of-its-kind operation for the Met, the synthetic DNA allowed stolen goods to be uniquely identified and traced back to their original stores

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8 d. ago Met Police officer who called Des O’Connor’s daughter ‘hot’ faces new misconduct hearing

Detective Chief Inspector James Mason sexually harassed mugging victim Kristina O’Connor by saying she was his ‘favourite Camden victim of crime’

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8 d. ago Sadiq Khan swipes that Rachel Reeves risks 'levelling down London' as he warns Met could see officers cut after police funding squeeze

Sadiq Khan said he was 'disappointed' that the review unveiled by the Chancellor had not committed to new infrastructure in the capital.

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9 d. ago Met Police officer in court over 'sexual relationship with witness' in case he was investigating

PC Kenneth McGrath is accused of misconduct in a public office

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1 week ago Sadiq Khan said to be furious over lack of spending review cash for London

City hall source says it would be unacceptable if there were no major infrastructure projects for capitalUK politics live – latest updatesSadiq Khan is understood to be furious at the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, over a lack of funding for London in the forthcoming spending review, with sources close the mayor suggesting the capital will get none of its key transport requests.The mayor is also understood to share the concerns of senior Met police officers that London will not get a substantial uplift in funding. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Senior Met police officer who claimed £120,000 salary for nearly five years despite refusing to take drugs test is finally sacked

Commander Julian Bennett was dismissed after a disciplinary panel found his refusal to provide a urine sample in July 2020 amounted to gross misconduct.

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2 w. ago Police warn Starmer of ‘stark choices’ on investigating crimes if faced with cuts under spending review

Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley among senior police officers who reportedly issued direct warning in letter to prime minister ahead of spending review

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2 w. ago Senior Met Police officer sacked for second time after refusing drugs test will keep pension

Commander Julian Bennett entitled to lump sum of £400,000, plus index-linked £80,000-a-year

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2 w. ago Black schoolgirl, 15, was 'physically violated' by Met Police officers who strip

The 15-year-old girl, known as Child Q, had arrived at the school in Hackney, East London , for a mock exam when she was taken to the medical room to be strip-searched.

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3 w. ago Kneecap's 'secret' London show met with police presence after tickets sold in seconds

Met Police officers could be seen entering the 100 Club on Oxford Street in central London on May 22 where rap trio Kneecap had announced a surprise sold-out gig on Thursday night

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