A crackdown on County Lines has resulted in more than 230 arrests and 70 lines being closed
The special week of action took more than £4 million worth of suspected Class A drugs off the streets. The Met was at the forefront of the latest County Lines Intensification Week, which ran nationally from Monday, 3 to Sunday, 9 October. Officers also safeguarded 34 females and 215 males (adults and young people) and […]
A suspected makeshift 3D firearm factory has been discovered by officers from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command
We believe this is one of the largest seizures of 3D printed firearm components ever in the UK. The components were found during a raid at a home in North West London on Friday, 7October. The raid was part of an operation involving officers from the Met’s ‘Operation Viper’ team, who lead on developing firearms […]
A nurse on a neonatal unit attempted to kill a premature baby girl four times before succeeding – and then sent the grieving parents a sy…
The baby was one of seven that Lucy Letby is accused of killing while working in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The 32-year-old is also accused of attempting to murder ten other babies between June 2015 and 2016. She denies all of the charges levelled against her. The death of the […]
A nurse on a neonatal unit attempted to kill a premature baby girl four times before succeeding – and then sent the grieving parents a sympathy card, a court heard
The baby was one of seven that Lucy Letby is accused of killing while working in the neonatal unit at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The 32-year-old is also accused of attempting to murder ten other babies between June 2015 and 2016. She denies all of the charges levelled against her. The death of the […]
A deprived sex offender has been sentenced after police discovered he had been making indecent images of children.
A deprived sex offender has been sentenced after police discovered he had been making indecent images of children. In October 2020, officers received intelligence from the National Crime Agency (NCA) regarding 30-year-old #Gateshead man, Adam Ward. Due to the intelligence received, Northumbria Police Paedophile Online Investigation Team sprang into action and attended Ward’s home address […]
A Dublin woman arrested in South Africa as part of a garda investigation into a double murder in Co Meath over eight years ago has said she is willing to be extradited to Ireland
Ruth Lawrence, 42, was detained last week in Bloemfontein on foot on an international arrest warrant. Today, she was brought to Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court in Free State Province, where she confirmed she would not fight extradition back to Ireland. National Prosecuting Spokesman Phaladi Shuping said: “The case has been postponed until next month for the […]
A Dublin woman arrested in South Africa as part of a garda investigation into a double murder in Co Meath over eight years ago has said s…
Ruth Lawrence, 42, was detained last week in Bloemfontein on foot on an international arrest warrant. Today, she was brought to Bloemfontein Magistrates’ Court in Free State Province, where she confirmed she would not fight extradition back to Ireland. National Prosecuting Spokesman Phaladi Shuping said: “The case has been postponed until next month for the […]
Video: Search launched after person reported seen entering the water by the Brighton Palace Pier
Just after 5:30pm HM coastguard requested the launch of Shoreham Inshore Lifeboat and mobilised Newhaven Coastguard, Shoreham Coastguard and Coastguard helicopter 163 to proceed to the area around the Brighton Palace Pier after they had received reports of someone entering the water in the area. The coastguard Helicopter along with Shoreham ILB were seen to […]
Video: Search launched after person reported seen entering the water by the Brighton Palace Pier – (ID 531404)
Just after 5:30pm HM coastguard requested the launch of Shoreham Inshore Lifeboat and mobilised Newhaven Coastguard, Shoreham Coastguard and Coastguard helicopter 163 to proceed to the area around the Brighton Palace Pier after they had received reports of someone entering the water in the area. The coastguard Helicopter along with Shoreham ILB were seen to […]
Video: Search launched after person reported seen entering the water by the Brighton Palace Pier
Just after 5:30pm HM coastguard requested the launch of Shoreham Inshore Lifeboat and mobilised Newhaven Coastguard, Shoreham Coastguard and Coastguard helicopter 163 to proceed to the area around the Brighton Palace Pier after they had received reports of someone entering the water in the area. The coastguard Helicopter along with Shoreham ILB were seen to […]