3 d. ago Met officer ‘who groped woman’s breasts’ on Heaven dancefloor faces the sack

PC Sijanta Thapa, 30, acquitted of sexual assault in court but due before a gross misconduct panel

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1 week ago Met Office issues thunderstorm warning as 3 regions face lightning and floods

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2 w. ago Pair of Met Police officers are sacked after one broke wind in colleague's face and another took photos of his genitals on her phone

PC Wayne Sansom tilted his leg at a 45-degree angle before breaking wind just 10-15cm from the horrified woman's face at Wembley Police Station in northwest London back in November 2021.

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2 w. ago Met Office reveals exactly where in UK faces 34C as sweltering 'heat dome' looms

Parts of the UK are set for several days of blistering heat as temperatures could rise into the mid-30Cs due to a 'heat dome' caused by a high pressure system over the continent

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3 w. ago Man with Taser and rope charged in attempted kidnapping of mayor, Memphis police say

Police say a man has been charged with an attempted kidnapping of the mayor of Memphis after he went to the mayor’s house over the weekend and was later arrested with a taser, gloves, rope and duct tape in his vehicle

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4 w. 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 w. 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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4 w. 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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4 w. 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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