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T he Met is hiring hundreds of new Police Community Support Officers in a bid to step back into community policing and rebuild public trust in the scandal-hit force.The massive recruitment drive launched on Tuesday will see an extra 500 PCSOs join the Met this year and a further 1,100 hired by mid-2025 - increasing the total number of PCSOs in the capital by 40 per cent initally, and eventually by more than 130 per cent.

A detective inspector has been fired from the Met Police after allegedly buying drugs and attending parties where they were being openly taken.DI Warren Arter appeared at a tribunal hearing this week, accused of misconduct carried out while off-duty between 2016 and October 2018.The panel this week heard evidence he had attended gatherings where drugs were present and were openly being taken, and that he had failed to take action or report a man who he knew was providing a woman with drugs in exchange for sex.

Police officers with links to organised crime, sex offenders and drug dealers have slipped through the vetting net, the Home Office has been warned.His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) raised concerns in a letter to the Home Office, published on Thursday.

A woman who says she suffered off the scale sexual abuse from a former partner is still waiting for justice two years after reporting him to the police.Rebecca* told The Independent how she was subjected to multiple rapes, sexual abuse, coercive control and physical abuse from her ex.She reported him to the police in 2021 and he was charged, arrested, and remanded in custody before he was released on bail with a tag.

Police officers restrain a man after they told people to go home during a march over the murder of 33-year old marketing executive, Sarah Everard, by a police officer in London, on March 15, 2021.(Matt Dunham/AP)Racism, misogyny and homophobia are running rampant in London's Metropolitan Police force, an official review of the institution found, recommending that the force undergo a dramatic overhaul to address deep-seated issues that it said have been exacerbated by a culture of "defensiveness and denial."

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Metropolitan Police clearly (has) got a problem that needs to tackled, according to the Justice Secretary, following reports that a review will criticise the force for being racist, sexist and homophobic.

A former Metropolitan Police officer who has been banned from policing over her handling of two incidents of flashing by Wayne Couzens says she has received hundreds of hate messages.Samantha Lee, 29, did not make the correct investigative inquiries over two incidents where the killer exposed himself to female staff members at a McDonalds restaurant in Swanley, Kent, days before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, a disciplinary panel found.

A former Metropolitan police officer who investigated Wayne Couzens over two indecent exposure incidents hours before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard has been barred for life from the police service after being found guilty of gross misconduct.Samantha Lee carried out a sloppy and unprofessional investigation after Couzens, 50, exposed himself to female staff at a drive-through McDonald's in Kent on 14 and 27 February 2021, a police disciplinary hearing has found.

A former Metropolitan police constable who investigated the Wayne Couzens flashing case before he abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard has been found guilty of gross misconduct.A police disciplinary hearing found Samantha Lee failed to make the correct investigative inquiries when Couzens exposed himself to female members of staff at a McDonald's restaurant in Swanley, Kent, on two separate occasions in February 2021.

Former Metropolitan Police officer Samantha Lee's dishonesty about her investigation into Wayne Couzens over two incidents of flashing amounted to gross misconduct, a police disciplinary hearing has found.The former constable was found by the hearing at Palestra House to have failed to make the correct investigative inquiries over two incidents when Couzens exposed himself to female members of staff at a McDonald's restaurant in Swanley, Kent, on February 14 and 27 2021.

The former Met police officer accused of botching the Wayne Couzens flashing case has admitted she made some mistakes, but said nothing she could have done would have changed the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard.Samantha Lee has been accused of conducting an extremely poor investigation after Couzens, 50, exposed himself to female staff at a drive-through McDonald's in Kent on 14 and 27 February 2021, a police disciplinary hearing was told.

A former Metropolitan Police officer who allegedly missed an opportunity to properly investigate Wayne Couzens over two incidents of flashing hours before he kidnapped Sarah Everard has admitted she made some errors but said nothing she could have done would have changed the tragic outcome.Former constable Samantha Lee is said to have failed to make the correct investigative inquiries over two incidents when Couzens exposed himself to female members of staff at a McDonald's restaurant in Swanley, Kent, on February 14 and 27 2021, a police disciplinary hearing was told.

A former Metropolitan Police officer faces a disciplinary hearing on Monday over alleged missed opportunities to catch Wayne Couzens before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard.Former Police Constable Samantha Lee is said to have failed to make the correct investigative inquiries in March 2021 over a flashing allegation against the then serving firearms officer.

S cotland Yard is to rename a unit tackling violent gun crime because it sounds too aggressive.Operation Viper, set up in 2016, will be rebranded as the Proactive Firearms Team.Metropolitan Police bosses expressed concern that the association with venomous snakes portrayed the wrong image, The Daily Telegraph reports.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Wayne Couzens will be sentenced on Monday for three incidents of flashing before he abducted, raped and murdered Sarah Everard.The former Metropolitan Police officer, 50, is already serving a whole life jail sentence for the murder of Ms Everard, 33.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Wayne Couzens was supposed to be on duty, working from home, when he flashed at a female cyclist before he kidnapped, raped and murdered Sarah Everard, a court has heard.

P olice are still making dreadful decisions about who they let into their ranks, a watchdog said on Thursday as it warned that the Met will miss some key targets for purging rogue officers and stopping others joining.HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services said it had uncovered new you cannot be serious, you are really letting that person in? cases of unsuitable people being recruited during a inspection of forces including the Met.

Police are reviewing the way officers treat indecent exposure, after the murder of Sarah Everard sparked concerns that it has not been dealt with seriously enough and could be an indicator of future risk.The offence, commonly known as flashing, can be punished with up to six months' imprisonment but only a tiny proportion of reported incidents are believed to result in arrest.

Metropolitan police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has privately admitted in the past that there is institutional racism in the force, two Labour MPs have claimed.Dawn Butler, Labour MP for Brent Central and and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Labour MP for Streatham, said that commissioner Rowley had agreed there was an issue with institutional racism in the force in previous meetings, but that he had backtracked due to pressure from the government.

A demonstration to mark two years since a Kill the Bill protest turned into rioting in Bristol has passed off peacefully.Around 200 people marched on Bridewell police station to commemorate the disorder that saw violent clashes with Avon and Somerset Police officers on the evening of March 21 2021.What began as a peaceful vigil for Sarah Everard on College Green that afternoon turned violent after crowds marched to the police station to protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill.

T he Met must reform to root out bigotry and other catastrophic failings that have left it rotten and broken because Londoners deserve better, the author of the most damning report in the force's history said on Tuesday.Baroness Casey said it was rapidly losing the permission of Londoners to police them because of its failure to keep out, or root out wrongdoers, its inability to protect women and children, and its withdrawal from frontline policing.

T he public of London is being failed by an institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic Met riddled with bullying, poor leadership and the rotten treatment of black people, the most damning report in the force's history warned on Tuesday.Baroness Louise Casey said that the protection of women had also been thrown out of the window as she denounced a catalogue of failings at Scotland Yard infecting every level of the force.

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to halve violence against women and girls if Labour wins office at the next general election.In a speech, the Labour leader said he would put domestic abuse specialists in police control rooms, and set up dedicated courts for rape trials.He also pledged to halve knife and serious violent crime, as part of his five "missions" for government.

Baroness Louise Casey arrives at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, March 20, 2023, to attend the press briefing of the review into the standards of behaviour and internal culture of the Metropolitan Police Service.Kirsty O'Connor, AP The London police forces, Britain's largest, is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic and could still be employing rapists and murderers, a scathing independent review said Tuesday.

Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick will serve at least 30 years behind bars as a judge said he used his job to take monstrous advantage of women.The disgraced 48-year-old Pc, who was described as a monster and evil by some of his dozen victims, carried out a catalogue of violent and brutal sex attacks between 2003 and 2020.

Rapist Metropolitan Police officer David Carrick is facing a life sentence after committing violent and brutal sexual offences against a dozen women.Carrick, who joined the Met in 2001 before becoming an armed officer with the Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command in 2009, pleaded guilty to 49 charges, including 24 counts of rape.

T argeting the 1,000 most dangerous predatory men in London to stop them committing crimes against women and children will be the big prize for the Met this year, Sir Mark Rowley said as he vowed to bring more rapists and sex offenders to justice.The Met Commissioner said he wanted to use the best science available to identify and then pursue the men to achieve the proactive protection of women and children from sex attacks, harassment and other forms of abuse.

1679466634 Boris Johnson is set to appear before the Privileges Committee on Wednesday 22 March to answer questions from fellow MPs trying to determine if he lied to parliament with his Partygate denials.The former prime minister published a defence dossier on Tuesday ahead of his appearance, appropriating blame to advisors and criticising parliament's inquiry.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The front pages lead with defence concerns, a murderous ex-police officer and possible alien visitors.The Prime Minister says the Royal Air Force is ready to shoot down any spy balloons, reports the Daily Mail, while The Daily Telegraph has obtained data showing more than two thirds of UK police drones are made by a Chinese firm blacklisted in the US.

T he Government's outgoing adviser on tackling violence against women has accused former Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick of trying to minimise the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Couzens.Nimco Ali, a campaigner and survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), alleged that at a high-level meeting chaired by then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and several senior ministers shortly after the murder in March 2021, said the commissioner complained the Government's initial response was over the top.

The Government's outgoing adviser on tackling violence against women has accused former Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick of trying to minimise the murder of Sarah Everard by serving officer Wayne Couzens.Nimco Ali, a campaigner and survivor of female genital mutilation (FGM), alleged that at a high-level meeting chaired by then-prime minister Boris Johnson and several senior ministers shortly after the murder in March 2021, the commissioner complained the Government's initial response was over the top.

A damning report that has found the Metropolitan Police institutionally sexist, racist and homophobic is one of the darkest days in the almost 200-year history of the force, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said.Baroness Dame Louise Casey's report, released on Tuesday, denounced a catalogue of failings at Scotland Yard infecting every level of the force.

I was utterly transfixed last week by a moment captured on CCTV in a Florida gym.A woman an Instagram fitness model called Nashali Alma sees a man waiting outside the door and interrupts her workout to buzz him in.It is evening.The two are now alone, sealed inside the empty room.After a few minutes the man approaches her and then, shockingly, starts to chase her around the machines.

Police are accused of missing a series of chances to stop Couzens, a firearms officer in the Met's elite Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, before he kidnapped, raped, and killed Ms Everard in March 2021.Couzens's disturbing sexual behaviour was so well-known in some circles that some takeaway staff even nicknamed him the penis guy', court documents have revealed.

Police said they are sorry that former officer Wayne Couzens was not caught before he raped and murdered Sarah Everard following a string of indecent exposure offences.The sexual predator was finally brought to justice for flashing at three women over a four-month period, with the last incident just days before he kidnapped 33-year-old Ms Everard on March 3, 2021.

A serving officer in London's Metropolitan Police has admitted to 49 offenses, including 24 counts of rape over an 18-year period, reigniting calls for urgent reform in the United Kingdom's largest police force.David Carrick appeared at Southwark Crown Court in the British capital Monday to plead guilty to four counts of rape, false imprisonment and indecent assault relating to a 40-year-old woman in 2003, the UK's PA Media news agency reported.

David Carrick is one of the worst sex offenders in modern criminal history, responsible for 85 crimes against 12 women, whom he terrorised through violence, abuse, coercion and humiliation.But the deeper horror of the case of the Met police officer, sacked on Tuesday, is not its singularity but the chilling fact that this is familiar terrain.

When I started getting into running a couple of years ago, it was often in the dark.It was early March at the start of the first lockdown, and I found that I needed to get outside in the evening after a day stuck inside on my laptop.It was born out of necessity, but over time I came to love the sensation of running at night.