An officer has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police Service following the conclusion of an accelerated misconduct hearing

Christopher Brown, a trainee detective constable attached to the Central North Basic Command Unit, was dismissed without notice on Tuesday, 11 April after the hearing concluded his behaviour had breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour in relation to ‘discreditable conduct’.The officer had been sentenced to a 12-month community order at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, […]
Trial of QE2 Just oil protestor set to start next week

The trial of Marcus Decker and Morgan Trowland begins at Basildon Crown Court at 10:30am on Monday 27 March. Both men have so far spent 158 days in prison held on remand, after climbing the QEII bridge in November ’22. The Just Stop Oil Supporters were demanding that the government halt licensing and consents for […]
Trial of QE2 Just oil protestor set to start next week

The trial of Marcus Decker and Morgan Trowland begins at Basildon Crown Court at 10:30am on Monday 27 March. Both men have so far spent 158 days in prison held on remand, after climbing the QEII bridge in November ’22. The Just Stop Oil Supporters were demanding that the government halt licensing and consents for […]
Trial of QE2 Just oil protestor set to start next week

The trial of Marcus Decker and Morgan Trowland begins at Basildon Crown Court at 10:30am on Monday 27 March. Both men have so far spent 158 days in prison held on remand, after climbing the QEII bridge in November ’22. The Just Stop Oil Supporters were demanding that the government halt licensing and consents for […]
Trial of QE2 Just oil protestor set to start next week – (ID 556415)

The trial of Marcus Decker and Morgan Trowland begins at Basildon Crown Court at 10:30am on Monday 27 March. Both men have so far spent 158 days in prison held on remand, after climbing the QEII bridge in November ’22. The Just Stop Oil Supporters were demanding that the government halt licensing and consents for […]
Two men have been found guilty of a £1million cash in transit robbery plot

The pair were found guilty after a thorough investigation by the Met’s Flying Squad. The sophisticated criminal plan was uncovered during a seven-month investigation after police suspicions were raised shortly after the alleged victim reported the robbery in December 2021. Detectives discovered that it was an inside job carried out with privileged information only available […]
David Carrick sentenced to life in prison and ordered to serve at least 30 years behind bars

He pleaded guilty to 49 counts of rape against 12 women, as well as other counts of controlling and coercive behaviour, sexual assault, and false imprisonment. Last month, he was fired from the Metropolitan Police Service. Carrick was sentenced on Tuesday, 7 February, at Southwark Crown Court after a two-day hearing. “David Carrick’s crimes were […]
Former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick was sentenced to 30 years in prison for a series of serious sexual assaults, including rape

Former Metropolitan police officer David Carrick was sentenced today at Southwark Crown Court to 30 years and 239 days in prison for a series of serious sexual assaults, including rape.Members of the court heard statements written by his 12 victims detailing the harrowing effects of his abuse on their lives during a two-day hearing.Carrick had […]
Met Bosses issues statement ahead of rotten cop David Carrick’s sentencing

Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, the Met’s Professionalism lead, issued the following statement ahead of David Carrick’s sentencing, which begins on Monday at Southwark Crown Court: “It’s been nearly three weeks since David Carrick entered his final guilty plea. As a result, he admitted to the most heinous crimes against women. He will appear in court […]
Met Bosses issues statement ahead of rotten cop David Carrick’s sentencing – (ID 551787)

Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, the Met’s Professionalism lead, issued the following statement ahead of David Carrick’s sentencing, which begins on Monday at Southwark Crown Court: “It’s been nearly three weeks since David Carrick entered his final guilty plea. As a result, he admitted to the most heinous crimes against women. He will appear in court […]
Met Bosses issues statement ahead of rotten cop David Carrick’s sentencing

Assistant Commissioner Barbara Gray, the Met’s Professionalism lead, issued the following statement ahead of David Carrick’s sentencing, which begins on Monday at Southwark Crown Court: “It’s been nearly three weeks since David Carrick entered his final guilty plea. As a result, he admitted to the most heinous crimes against women. He will appear in court […]
A man who stole a high-value watch and left his victim unconscious in central London has been jailed after being identified by the Met’s …

Lindell Angell, 32, of Amhurst Road, Hackney, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for robbery and possession of criminal property on Friday, 20 January, at Southwark Crown Court. Angell had planned to steal a victim’s Patek Phillipe watch, which was worth approximately £145,000. Angell approached the 51-year-old victim on the Strand […]
A man who stole a high-value watch and left his victim unconscious in central London has been jailed after being identified by the Met’s Proactive Robbery Team

Lindell Angell, 32, of Amhurst Road, Hackney, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for robbery and possession of criminal property on Friday, 20 January, at Southwark Crown Court. Angell had planned to steal a victim’s Patek Phillipe watch, which was worth approximately £145,000. Angell approached the 51-year-old victim on the Strand […]
Carrick is a prolific, serial sex offender who preyed on women over a period of many years

The Met today condemned a serving officer’s heinous criminal actions after he pleaded guilty to multiple rapes and other serious sexual offences. David Carrick entered guilty pleas to false imprisonment, indecent assault, and four counts of rape at Southwark Crown Court today (Monday, 16 January). On Tuesday, December 13th, he pleaded guilty to 43 charges, […]
Met police officer admits 49 sex crimes including 24 rapes

The Met today condemns the appalling criminal actions of a serving officer after he pleaded guilty to multiple rapes and other serious sexual offences. David Carrick appeared at Southwark Crown Court today (Monday, 16 January) and entered guilty pleas to false imprisonment, indecent assault and four counts of rape. At a previous hearing at the […]
A former footballer who persuaded up to 100 friends and family members to invest more than £15 million in a foreign currency exchange sch…

After a four-week trial, Richard Rufus, 48, of London, was found guilty of four counts of fraud by false representation, money laundering, and one count of engaging in a regulated activity without authorization. On Thursday, January 12, 2023, he was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison at Southwark Crown Court. Rufus deliberately […]
A former footballer who persuaded up to 100 friends and family members to invest more than £15 million in a foreign currency exchange scheme was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison

After a four-week trial, Richard Rufus, 48, of London, was found guilty of four counts of fraud by false representation, money laundering, and one count of engaging in a regulated activity without authorization. On Thursday, January 12, 2023, he was sentenced to seven and a half years in prison at Southwark Crown Court. Rufus deliberately […]
Just Stop Oil supporters have stopped traffic on key routes in Central London today to demand that the government halts all new fossil fuel licences and consents

At 8:15am, around 20 Just Stop Oil supporters wearing hi-vis vests walked onto the A24 near Clapham South and proceeded to march slowly Northwards. They continued along Clapham High Street accompanied by around 7 police officers. Further actions took in Camden Town. Adam Beard, 53, a gardener and carer from Stroud said: “I’m taking […]