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30th January 2012

Big walk, big talk in Kirkby

Residents are being invited to join officers from Kirkby on a walk around the neighbourhood to discuss their concerns as part of a new community engagement initiative.
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05th January 2012

Murder - Cherry Road - Ainsdale

Detectives have arrested a man following the death of a woman on Thursday, 5 January in Sefton.
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09th December 2011

Murder Charge - Kingsway, Huyton

Merseyside Police can confirm that last night, a man was charged with the murder of a 30-year-old Sri Lankan shop worker in Huyton last Tuesday.
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28th November 2011

Cracking down on cash-in-transits this Christmas

The six North West police forces and the security industry have launched a joint operation to crackdown on armed robberies and target criminals in the run-up to Christmas.
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15th September 2011

CCTV Appeal - Theft of a van - Birkenhead

Merseyside Police has released CCTV stills of a man officers would like to speak to in connection with the theft of a Ford Transit van on Tuesday, 28 June in Birkenhead.
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24th August 2011

Witness Appeal: Robbery - Co-op, Sutton Hall Drive, St Helens

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a shop was robbed in St Helens by two masked men.
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11th August 2011

CCTV Stills Of Suspects Involved In Liverpool Disorder

Detectives investigating incidents of disorder in south Liverpool on Monday and Tuesday night have today released CCTV stills of possible offenders.
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15th July 2011

Significant haul of ammunition seized in Fazakerley

Merseyside Police has recovered a significant haul of ammunition in Fazakerley today (Friday, July 15).
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14th June 2011

Charge - Anne Marie Foy Murder

Merseyside Police has charged a 64-year-old man from Wavertree with the murder of Anne Marie Foy.
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28th May 2011

Jewellery thieves jailed

On Friday 27 May a group of thieves were sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to over fifty years imprisonment in total for a series of robberies on gem dealers.
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13th May 2011

Teenage internet hackers prosecuted

A pair of teenage internet hackers who infiltrated the accounts of a number of online companies in order to steal customers' credit card details were prosecuted on Friday, 13 May.
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03rd May 2011

Five charges following Royal Wedding

Of the 55 arrested on Friday 29 April during the Royal Wedding, five people were charged.
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19th April 2011

Further arrest following Edmonton murder

Detectives investigating the murder of 15 year-old Negus McClean in Edmonton have made a further arrest.
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29th March 2011

Summary of arrests following disorder in central London

There were 201 people arrested in connection with the disorder in central London on 26 March (including. 145 in connection with the incident at Fortnum & Mason).
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17th March 2011

Woman guilty of human trafficking

A housewife who kept a Tanzanian woman as a modern-day slave in her Harrow bungalow has today, 16 March, been sentenced after being found guilty of human trafficking.
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21st February 2011

Counter-terrorism publicity campaign launched in London.

Your call could save lives - that's the message of a new counter-terrorism publicity campaign launched by the Metropolitan Police Service today.
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14th February 2011

Appeal for information following incidents in Tower Hamlets.

Police are appealing for information following two incidents that may be linked in the vicinity of the Will Crooks Estate, E14.
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04th February 2011

Three serious assaults in the Muswell Hill area.

Detectives are appealing for information following three serious assaults in the Muswell Hill area.
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31st January 2011

Murder investigation following fatal stabbing

Police have a launched a murder inquiry following a fatal stabbing in East Dulwich
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21st January 2011

Appeal following fatal collision in Holloway

Police are appealing for witnesses following the death of a cyclist in Holloway.
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13th January 2011

Further images released following violent disorder during student protests

FOOTAGE OF a man throwing a petrol bomb in Parliament Square is amongst a series of further images released today.
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05th January 2010

Claims police stopped hospital access are disproved

The MPS Directorate of Professional Standards [DPS] has investigated claims that police denied a 20-year-old man, injured during the student protest of 9 December 2010, access to a hospital where injured officers were being treated.

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13th December 2010

News of the World investigation remains closed

In view of the CPS advice received by the MPS today, 10 December 2010, in connection with allegations made in the media since 1 September 2010 relating to alleged phone hacking at the News of the World in 2005/6, the MPS investigation will remain closed.

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08th December 2010

Appeal for assistance in finding a Taser

Police are appealing for the assistance of the public in finding a Taser which has fallen from a police vehicle in Lambeth.

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30th November 2010

Appeal to trace van that rammed police car in Hackney

An investigation is underway to trace the driver of a stolen Ford Transit van which deliberately struck a police vehicle injuring two officers in Hackney.

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24th November 2010

NUS demo being provided with water and toilets

Officers have made 32 arrests. Most are for public order offences.

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14th November 2010

File provided to CPS in relation to phone hacking

The Metropolitan Police Service has today, Friday 12 November, provided a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) relating to new material in connection with phone hacking.

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28th October 2010

Appeal for witnesses after teenager dies

Police called by the London Ambulance Service at approximately 00.25hrs on Wednesday, 27 October, following reports of a boy injured at the grassed area on Bray Road, close to the junction with Bittacy Hill NW7.

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24th October 2010

Robbery and sexual assault appeal - CCTV image released

DETECTIVES investigating a robbery and a sexual assault have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incidents.

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14th October 2010

"Reappeal following the murder of Wayne Powell"

DETECTIVES INVESTIGATING the fatal shooting of Wayne Powell in Chingford in July are re-appealing for information and witnesses.

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27th September 2010

"Lock before you leave"

MORE THAN 5,000 homes were burgled last year in London by thieves simply walking in through unlocked doors, latest Met stats reveal.

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10th September 2010

Papal visit news

If you are planning to come and see the Pope during his forthcoming visit to London then the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) have just the tool to make sure you are kept up to date throughout his visit to our Capital city.

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01st September 2010

Appeal for following murder one year on.

Detectives investigating the murder of 21-year-old Tomas Lapsevic in Hyde Way, Hayes on Sunday 30 August 2009 are renewing appeals for information one year on.

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26th August 2010

Murder in Pimlico

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has today said the man found dead at a central London flat on Monday, 23 August is Gareth Williams, aged 30 years old.

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12th August 2010

New Specials help keep Shoreditch safe

Two new Special Constables, one on his first-ever shift, arrested two males on suspicion of grievous bodily harm while on foot patrol in Hackney Borough.

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10th August 2010

Soho Specials stamp out crime

A team of 30 Special Constables from Westminster Borough are impressing locals in Soho with their approach to making the area safer.

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02nd August 2010

Burglary advice

We are reminding Londoners to keep their homes secure this summer to help reduce a seasonal increase in burglaries where thieves get in through open windows and doors.

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23rd July 2010

Police join Sikh community festival

THE MET took the opportunity to engage with Sikh and other communities this month at a special festival in Hillingdon.

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12th July 2010

Met trials electric car

THE MET is to take part in trials of the revolutionary new Vauxhall Ampera extended range electric car.

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05th July 2010

Met represented at London Pride parade

THE METROPOLITAN Police Service is once again proud to have been represented at this year's Pride parade in London (Saturday 3 July).

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22nd June 2010

Wimbledon 2010 - policing update

Chief Superintendent Chris Bourlet, who is in charge of this year's events said:"The first day of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships went very smoothly for the Police.

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14th June 2010

Met launches Domestic Violence advertising campaign

‘You make the call - we’ll make it stop. Call 999’ is the powerful call to action being put to members of the public by the MPS in its new domestic violence (DV) advertising campaign launched this week.

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10th June 2010

Anti-violdence design show

Crime prevention and reducing knife-enabled crime and violence among young people were the main messages behind the anti-violence design show organised by police in Ealing last week.

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18th May 2010

Reward offered in murder appeal

Detectives investigating the murder of 37-year-old Errol McKenzie in Leyton are releasing CCTV footage of him captured shortly before his death.

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05th May 2010

Policing advice for students

Officers from Hackney Safer Schools team helped put on various workshops for students of The Petchey Academy, Hackney, E8 to explain different aspects of policing.

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27th April 2010

Brand new stable doors opened in Hyde Park

HRH The Duke of Kent and MPS Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson, will today (27 April) officially open and unveil a commemorative plaque at the recently refurbished Hyde Park Stables.

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14th April 2010

Local programme finds hidden shot gun

A partnership programme to improve a neighbourhood in Lambeth has led to the discovery of a hidden shotgun.

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06th April 2010

Appeal following murder in east London

POLICE continue to appeal for information and witnesses following the murder of a woman in Manor Park.

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24th March 2010

Stuffed adult tiger seized by Wildlife Crime Unit

OFFICERS from the Metropolitan Police's Wildlife Crime Unit (WCU) have seized a stuffed adult tiger from a central London studio which is believed to have been touted for an illegal sale.

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15th March 2010

Murder investigation launched

Police have launched a murder investigation following the death of a man at an address in Lewisham.

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08rd March 2010

Appeal re murder of teenager

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a 16-year-old girl in Islington are appealing for information regarding her whereabouts up to 24 hours before her body was found.

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03rd March 2010

Appeal for witnesses following two assaults

POLICE are releasing CCTV images of three men and a woman they would like to speak to in connection with assaults on two mini-cab drivers in Wood Green.

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24th Febuary 2010

Westminster welcomes its 300th special

VICTORIA Abbott, who was sworn in at Hendon, will join a new role within the Westminster Task Force as the borough looks to use Specials in more diverse roles within its teams.

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17th Febuary 2010

Man found dead in hotel

Detectives are appealing for information following the death of a 32-year-old man in Westminster.

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08th Febuary 2010

V&A police exhibition extended

Following the recent successful opening of the Metropolitan Police Service's display of fakes and forgeries at the V&A, we are pleased to announce that it will now be opening for an additional two weeks due to popular demand.

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02nd Febuary 2010

Appeal after elderly woman robbed

Detectives are appealing for information after a 90-year-old woman was robbed in Sydenham on Friday 15 January 2010.

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21st January 2010

Crime lowest level in 10 years

Figures released today (21 January) for the calendar year 2009 show crime in London at its lowest level in ten years.

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19th January 2010

Robbery of pensioner - CCTV released

FOLLOWING the robbery of £500 in cash from a disabled pensioner, Islington Police have released CCTV images of two female suspects.

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14th January 2010

Police appeal to identify a man re a burglary

Officers have released a CCTV image of a man they are seeking to identify in connection with a burglary in Fulham.

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04th January 2010

Witnesses sought after rape

Sapphire detectives are appealing for witnesses and information following the rape of a woman in Surrey Quays in the early hours of New Year's Day.

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30th December 2009

Renewed appeal re New Year's Day murder 2004

Six years after the murder of 25-year-old Christopher Taylor in Harold Hill, detectives are making a fresh appeal for witnesses and information.

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23rd December 2009

Appeal 30 years after schoolboy goes missing

Officers and family of missing schoolboy Martin Allen appeal for information 30 years after his disappearance.

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02nd December 2009

Police appealing to trace man in relation to a shooting

Officers from the Metropolitan police Operation Trident are seeking a 24-year-old man in relation to a shooting in Putney.

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23rd November 2009

Police have announced £20,000 reward in murder appeal

Police have announced a £20,000 reward on the first anniversary of the murder of a man who was shot by suspects travelling in a stolen car in Croydon.

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18th November 2009

Attempted murder of four-year-old boy

Havering officers’ investigating the attempted murder of a four-year-old boy are appealing for help in tracing the remains of the distress flare that caused his critical injuries.

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17th November 2009

Appeal for witnesses after woman's death

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the death of a woman in Greenford.

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11th November 2009

Cycle safety campaign launch

Cycle safety will be order of the day today (Tuesday 10 November) when the MPS takes its popular cycle safety event, 'Exchanging Places', to the streets to give cyclists the opportunity to learn about riding safely near HGVs.

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09th November 2009

Attempted robbery appeal

Police have released a CCTV image (pictured) of two suspects involved in an attempted robbery in Wembley.l

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05th November 2009

E-fit released in connection with allegation of rape

Police have released an e-fit (pictured left) and are appealing for information to trace a man wanted in connection with an allegation of rape in the Sutton area.

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02nd November 2009

Halloween murder in Sutton

Police are appealing for witnesses following the murder of a man in Sutton.

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26th October 2009

Appeal after murder in Croydon

POLICE continue to appeal for witnesses and information following the murder of Saravanakumar Sellappan in Croydon.

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19th October 2009

Fraud warning issued

Police have issued a warning following a spate of incidents with fraudsters trying to obtain bank cards and PIN details.

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09th October 2009

Operation Bumblebee

A striking image signalling the return of one of the Met’s most popular campaigns - Operation Bumblebee - was projected onto New Scotland Yard last night, Wednesday 7 October, between 18.30hrs and 23.00hrs pm.

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05th October 2009

Man jailed for robbery

A man has been jailed for eight years at Harrow Crown Court after being convicted of robbery at an Islington Post Office and possession of a firearm.

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30th September 2009

Trident warns of consequences of storing guns

YOUNG women are being warned about the grave consequences of storing and transporting guns for others in a hard-hitting advertising campaign unveiled by Trident, the Metropolitan Police's anti-shooting unit, today (30 September 2009).

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29th September 2009

Reward offered for help in solving gunpoint robbery

A £20,000 REWARD is being offered for help in solving a gunpoint robbery in which a heavily pregnant woman was raped.

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18th September 2009

http://cms.met.police.uk/news/appeals/police_release_an_e_fit

Police are appealing for witnesses to the theft of £2,800 from a motor vehicle in Royal Parade, Chislehurst on Tuesday 1 September.

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08th September 2009

Statement re planned protests in relation to DSEi

The Met is aware that a number of people and groups are planning to hold demonstrations over the coming days to protest against the DSEi at Excel.

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05th September 2009

Pensioner in hospital after assault

Police are appealing for witnesses to an assault in Tooting that left a pensioner critically ill in hospital.

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02nd September 2009

Appeal for photos following shooting

Police are appealing for people with information or that may have been taking photos in the area around the time of a shooting at a Muswell Hill nightclub to come forward.

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18th May 2009

First year of Blunt 2 reduces knife crime

Today, 18 May, marks the one-year anniversary of Blunt 2, which is the Met’s response to tackling youth murders and serious youth violence in London.

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13th May 2009

One year on massive recovery efforts continue in China

One year on from the China earthquake, recovery continues on a massive scale and the Red Cross has spent more than £419 million on relief and recovery.

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