Met Police

6 articles

Feb 17, 2026 • via Sky News

London police arrest 248 phone thieves in four weeks, courts bail most to reoffend.

71,000 thefts persist as bail undoes crackdown gains

Met Police nab 248 thieves and seize 770 phones, but courts' repeat bails sustain London's theft epidemic. Systemic judicial leniency across parties keeps offenders cycling free.

Feb 13, 2026 • via Mynewsdesk

Met dismantles caravan-based gun conversion ring after ten months of supply to London streets

16-year sentence for leader, but repeat cop-killer distributor highlights release failures

Police busted a prolific firearms conversion gang linked to explosives and race-war ideology, recovering 14 guns. Success claims mask repeat offenders, open operations, and persistent urban gun risks amid rising seizures.

Dec 30, 2025 • via The Standard

£16.7 Million Monthly Theft Haunts London Retailers

99,363 offences logged, true scale nine times higher

London's shoplifting costs retailers £16.7m monthly amid 12% rise and police blaming victims. Crackdowns yield arrests but fail to stem fastest-growing crime, dooming high streets.

Dec 21, 2025 • via The Independent

London's Friday Night Yields Two Corpses, Zero Arrests

Stabbing in Maida Vale flat, shooting in Stonebridge claim lives with no suspects in custody

Two men murdered minutes apart in north-west London prompt witness hunts, not handcuffs. Met Police appeals highlight eroded deterrence amid rising violence patterns.

Nov 8, 2025 • via The Guardian

Duty Calls, But Not to Standards: Met Officer Breaks Rules Mid-Inquiry

Imran Patel's alleged on-shift misconduct undercuts the force's misogyny reforms

A former Met constable allegedly solicited sex workers during a key cultural review, exposing persistent institutional misogyny and accountability failures that span governments and erode public trust in policing.

Nov 7, 2025 • via LBC

Metropolitan Police Racism Review Repeats a 25-Year Verdict

Daniels report uncovers baked-in biases after Macpherson and Casey inquiries

A new review exposes persistent anti-black racism in Met Police HR systems, repeating verdicts from 1999 and 2023 without driving structural change. This cycle reveals deep institutional inertia across governments, eroding trust and safety in London.