Met review panel heard that in excess of 6,000 messages had been shared in a WhatsApp group in 2019, over 400 of which were inappropriate

On Friday, 9 December, a misconduct panel found that former PC Joel Borders and former PC Jonathon Cobban, previously attached to West Area Command Unit, former PC William Neville, previously attached to the South West Command Unit, and serving PC Gary Bailey, attached to Central North Command Unit, breached police standards of professional behaviour […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with rape

PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape of Monday, 5 September. He was bailed and suspended from duty. On Thursday, 8 December, he was further arrested on suspicion of rape. On Friday, 9 December, he was charged with two counts of rape. The 29-year-old […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape – (ID 517531)

PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape of Monday, 5 September. He was bailed and suspended from duty. On Thursday, 8 December, he was further arrested on suspicion of rape. On Friday, 9 December, was charged with two counts of rape. He is due […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape – (ID 536356)

PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape of Monday, 5 September. He was bailed and suspended from duty. On Thursday, 8 December, he was further arrested on suspicion of rape. On Friday, 9 December, was charged with two counts of rape. He is due […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape

PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape of Monday, 5 September. He was bailed and suspended from duty. On Thursday, 8 December, he was further arrested on suspicion of rape. On Friday, 9 December, was charged with two counts of rape. He is due […]
A serving Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with rape

PC Rupert Edwards, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was arrested on suspicion of rape of Monday, 5 September. He was bailed and suspended from duty. On Thursday, 8 December, he was further arrested on suspicion of rape. On Friday, 9 December, was charged with two counts of rape. He is due […]
A Met officer is to be suspended from duty after being charged as part of a criminal investigation

PC Sam Grigg, attached to the South West Basic Command Unit, was charged on Thursday, 8 December, with false imprisonment and assault. He is due to appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on the same day. The offence is alleged to have taken place at a house in Twickenham on Friday, 2 December, […]
Just Stop oil supporters Hannah Hunt, 23 and Eben Lazarus, 22 escape jail

Just Stop oil supporters Hannah Hunt, 23 and Eben Lazarus, 22 both from Brighton have been found guilty of aggravated trespass and criminal damage at Westminster Magistrates Court today in relation to actions taken at the National Gallery in London earlier this year. On July 4th, they glued onto the frame of Constable’s Hay Wain […]
Just Stop oil supporters Hannah Hunt, 23 and Eben Lazarus, 22 escape jail

Just Stop oil supporters Hannah Hunt, 23 and Eben Lazarus, 22 both from Brighton have been found guilty of aggravated trespass and criminal damage at Westminster Magistrates Court today in relation to actions taken at the National Gallery in London earlier this year. On July 4th, they glued onto the frame of Constable’s Hay Wain […]
19 Just Stop Oil supporters are appearing in court today to face charges associated with M25 and art actions as the group continues to de…

This week sees the continuation of court hearings for the Just Stop Oil supporters arrested as part of the four days of action on the M25 during November. A total of 17 supporters including 9 currently on remand are appearing at Southwark Crown Court today in 3 separate hearings in connection with actions taken […]
19 Just Stop Oil supporters are appearing in court today to face charges associated with M25 and art actions as the group continues to demand that the government halts all new oil and gas licences and consents

This week sees the continuation of court hearings for the Just Stop Oil supporters arrested as part of the four days of action on the M25 during November. A total of 17 supporters including 9 currently on remand are appearing at Southwark Crown Court today in 3 separate hearings in connection with actions taken […]
A Met officer has been found guilty of a public order offence following a road rage incident

Trainee Detective Constable Ajitpal Lotay, who is attached to the South East Command Unit, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 30 November charged with an offence under Section 4A of the Public Order Act. The charge relates to an incident that took place when T/DC Lotay was off duty in the SW18 area in […]
Harem Ahmed Abwbake stated that he did not consent to his extradition to France when he appeared at court today

Harem Ahmed Abwbake – who was arrested yesterday in connection with the deaths of at least 27 migrants last November – has appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where he stated that he did not consent to his extradition to France. Mr Abwbaker, who gave his address as a hotel, has an asylum application lodged in […]
Just Stop Oil supporters disrupt traffic on London’s roads with another slow march

At 8:00am, 10 Just Stop Oil supporters wearing hi-vis vests walked onto Aldersgate Street in the City of London and proceeded to march slowly along London Wall, causing delays to the rush hour traffic. The march continued on major roads through the City, followed by at least 7 police vehicles and up to 20 police […]
#JustStopOil supporter from Brighton sentenced to 6 months in prison for taking part in an action on the #M25

Jan Goodey, 57, a Just Stop Oil supporter from Brighton was today sentenced to six months in prison for taking part in an action on the M25 motorway in November to demand an end to new oil and gas in the UK. Jan was arrested after climbing a gantry at junction 16 on the […]
First picture of People Smuggler arrested by NCA after at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last November

A man has been arrested in Gloucestershire in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last November. National Crime Agency investigators, alongside officers from the National Extradition Unit, arrested 32-year-old Harem Ahmed Abwbaker at an address in the Cheltenham area at around […]
First picture of People Smuggler arrested by NCA after at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last November

A man has been arrested in Gloucestershire in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last November. National Crime Agency investigators, alongside officers from the National Extradition Unit, arrested 32-year-old Harem Ahmed Abwbaker at an address in the Cheltenham area at around […]
First picture of People Smuggler arrested by NCA after at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy…

A man has been arrested in Gloucestershire in connection with the deaths of at least 27 people who drowned attempting to cross the English Channel in a dinghy last November. National Crime Agency investigators, alongside officers from the National Extradition Unit, arrested 32-year-old Harem Ahmed Abwbaker at an address in the Cheltenham area at around […]