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New Metropolitan Police Authority Cash Supremo Takes Up Post
Bob Atkins has taken up post as Treasurer of the Metropolitan Police Authority. He will play the lead role in managing an annual budget of over £3.5 billion and scrutinizing the Met’s use of resources. Bob is also an ordained priest in the Church of...
U.K. Home Office Makes an Investment in Airwave to Improve Security Ahead of the 2012 Olympics
A multi-million pound boost to the emergency services radio communication system has been awarded as the countdown to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games reaches 1,000 days, the Home Office has announced. This significant step...
Mobile Phone Operators in London Asked to ‘hang Up on Prostitution’
London’s Deputy Mayor for Policing, Kit Malthouse, has called on all major mobile phone operators to work with the Mayor’s office, the police and voluntary groups to help crack down on prostitution and human trafficking ahead of the London 2012...
Two Nigerian ‘conmen’ Jailed in U.K. Over Massive Tax Benefit Fraud
Two Nigerian men were jailed Monday in the U.K. accused of trying to swindle British tax-payers of millions of pounds by using 700 stolen identities. Prosecutors told the Woolwich Crown Court in south-east London, that the “fraudsters, Gbenga Abimbola...Mayor of London is Warning Revelers Against the Temptation of Traveling in Illegal Cabs
The Mayor is warning Londoners against the temptation of traveling in illegal cabs with the Christmas party season beginning and increasing numbers of revelers traveling home late at night.Harrods Owner, Mohamed Al-Fayed, Quizzed By Police Over Alleged “sexual Assault Involving a 15-year-old Girl
The Egyptian multi-billionaire owner of the Harrods conglomerate, Mohamed al-Fayed, was the guest of London Metropolitan police early Wednesday where he was quizzed over alleged “sexual assault involving a 15-year-old girl.Venezuelan Police Dismantle Secret Bullet Factory
Earlier this week the Metropolitan Police of Caracas (PM) discovered and dismantled a secret bullet factory in an important step in the struggle against organized crime, according to the Minister for the Interior, Tarek El Aissami.Mayor of London to Roll Out 30 Police Transport Teams
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, joined Metropolitan Police Commander Rod Jarman and Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy to announce the 30 locations across London that will benefit from new transport policing teams. This follows the success of three...
