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Assistant Commissioner Louisa Rolfe speaks at the scene of the Hainault attack, acknowledging the impact on young people locally and the wider community in Redbridge.
Hainault attack - update from Chief Superintendent Stuart Bell who leads local policing for the Met's East Area Command: You will be aware that a very serious incident occurred here this morning with police and the London Ambulance Service deployed to a number of casualties.It is with great sadness that I confirm one of those injured, a 14-year-old boy, has died. He was taken to hospit
Police and emergency service colleagues are on scene in Hainault responding to a significant incident.
A 28-year-old man was arrested in Croydon on Monday, 22 April on suspicion of murder. He was taken to a north London police station where he remains at this time.
Arif Ahmet Alidov, 51 (20.06.73) from Edmonton, was found guilty following a trial at Wood Green Crown Court on 29 January of attempted murder, threats to kill, assault with intent to rob, possession of an offensive weapon, ABH, and strangulation.
The Met arrested nine people for public order offences during a pro-Palestine protest and counter protests in Westminster.
The Met is continuing to remove harmful criminals from the streets of London with the assistance of Live Facial Recognition technology following 12 arrests on Tuesday (9 April).
Detectives investigating the murder of 46-year-old Okechukwu Iweha in Tottenham have made an arrest.
Officers used a precision and data-led policing tool, together with local knowledge, to help prevent criminals from using the capital’s road networks to transport drugs and weapons
The technology was deployed in Romford and Woolwich on Thursday, 27 March
As part of our ongoing commitment to listen to our communities and tackle crime in their areas, we deployed our Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology on the streets of Lewisham and Catford yesterday, Tuesday, 26 March.
Seventeen people were arrested including a 23-year-old man in Tooting who was found with two rounds of blank ammunition
The officer sustained serious arm and facial injuries during the incident and is receiving hospital treatment
A man has been arrested in connection with the man's death and officers are not seeking anyone else as the investigation continues
Police have arrested a man after two people were injured by crossbow bolts in Shoreditch.
The Met’s investigation was launched in August 2023 when prison staff found a drone that had crashed inside HMP Pentonville.
The arrests come after detectives worked with local officers to identify a drugs line operating in Chingford.
An investigation was launched after George Eric Rogers was stabbed in Lockhart Close on Friday evening.
A significant number of enquiries have been carried out over the weekend, including house-to-house checks and a forensic examination of the scene
Officers continue to appeal for information and witnesses as they work around the clock to find out how the victim died and who was responsible
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