As part of Met-wide efforts to drive down violence and related crime, a proactive operation in Croydon and Bromley has resulted in 154 arrests and the recovery of a number of offensive weapons

In response to a spate of unrelated stabbings on the borough, the Violent Crime Taskforce (VCTF) joined local officers over a ten-week period to provide additional resilience, supporting the borough and mitigating the threat caused by serious violence.

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