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Metropolitan Police Service

Type: Organization

Name: Metropolitan Police Service

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 3 Documents

Boris Johnson

Police chief attacks Tory Met plan

Tory MP accuses Acpo president Sir Hugh Orde of being 'patronising' after he says it is critical that police forces stay free of political influence The head of Britain's senior police officers sparked a political row today by savaging Conservative plans ... [Observer - 10 hours ago]

Entities: Sir Hugh Orde, Metropolitan Police Service, Association of Chief Police Officers, Boris Johnson

First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

MET POLICE SERGEANT SENTENCED

By Corporate Communication DeptA 37-year-old man from London, who was found guilty of sexual assault on Friday, October 30, was sentenced to an eight month custodial sentence at St Albans Crown Court today (Friday, November 20).David Stevens, of Baronsclere ... [Hertfordshire Constabulary - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Sexual Assault, Sentenced, Metropolitan Police Service

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents

Harriet Harman

Harman’s future in jeopardy over charge of driving while using mobile phone

Harriet Harmans political future was in the balance last night after she became the first Cabinet minister in living memory to face criminal charges.The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said that Ms Harman, Labours deputy leader, would be prosecuted for ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Harriet Harman, Patrick Nicholls, Geoffrey Robinson, Jonathan Aitken, Jeffrey Archer

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

UK Cybercrime Unit Arrests Duo Over Zbot Trojan

The Metropolitan Police have taken a hacker duo into custody over suspicions of their involvement in distributing malware to filch personal details from tens of thousands of computers across the globe.The suspected hacker pair were arrested in Manchester ... [ITProPortal.com - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Trojan horse, Cybercrime, Arrests, Metropolitan Police Service

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Two arrested in the UK over financially motivated Trojan

Metropolitan police enquiry into the zbot Trojan leads to the arrest of Manchester pairA man and a woman have been arrested in Manchester in connection with the zbot Trojan, the most widespread example of malware specifically designed to help hackers ... [Information Age - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Trojan horse, United Kingdom, Manchester

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Cautions for firearms criticised

The Met says it is illegal sprays - not guns - that are most commonly seized Almost two out of three women caught with firearms in London in the past 12 months were not prosecuted but released with a caution, figures show.The Metropolitan Police, which ... [BBC - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Claudia Webbe, Metropolitan Police Service, London

First Reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Arrested: Suspected Zeus Trojan distributors

The Metropolitan Police's Central e-Crime Unit arrested two people earlier this month for the suspected criminal distribution of the Zeus Trojan.A spokesman for the Met Police told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK on Thursday that the man and woman were ... [Silicon.com - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Trojan horse, Arrests, ZDNet

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Met faces watchdog inquiry over Rachel Nickell murder

IPCC investigates police for not catching Robert Napper before he killed young mother on Wimbledon Common One of Britain's most notorious murder inquiries is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission.Scotland Yard has already ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Rachel Nickell, Robert Napper, Metropolitan Police Service, Murder, Colin Stagg

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents

TV set-top box company sets the pace in People Management Awards

Pace plc scooped first place in the prestigious CIPD People Management Awards, held last night at the instituteâs annual conference and exhibition.The digital TV technology company won both the Change Management Through HR Impact category and the overall ... [People Management Online - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Pace Plc, Tube Lines, PizzaExpress, TD Waterhouse Group, Birmingham City Council

First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 Documents

Commons leader to be charged with driving offences

The leader of the House of Commons has said she will deny charges that she drove without due care and attention during an incident in July.Harriet Harman is alleged to have hit a parked vehicle in her Peckham constituency and then driven away without ... [ePolitix.com - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Harriet Harman, Crown Prosecution Service, Metropolitan Police Service, Magistrates Court, Summons

First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents

Do bobbies on bikes beat cops in cars?

The Metropolitan police alone has more than 2,500 bicycles for its officers. But is introducing more cycling police a good move?Transport officers cycle down a set of stairs on their bikes in London. Photograph: Graeme Robertson/ It may seem like a new ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]

Entities: Metropolitan Police Service, Road Accidents, Glasgow, 1960s

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

Stop and search of ethnic minority 10-year-olds doubles in London

Metropolitan Police say fewer youth murders justify a tactic critics say can alienate childrenPolice have doubled the number of Afro-Caribbean and Asian primary school children they stop and search in London in the last year, figures released today r ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/17/2009]

Entities: London, Metropolitan Police Service, Boris Johnson

Quotes

...under any mergers – said senior police figures could not have it both ways by arguing for huge forces with little or no political accountability. "Sir Hugh Orde is entirely right to highlight the huge dangers of a system which would effectively put police constables under political influence or even control. 'What is a total contradiction is the argument now being promoted ... that we need to revive the disastrous and discredited debate over force mergers and the idea of creating a handful of 'superforces',' he said. Orde used the strongest language yet heard from a senior police officer in his attack on the Tory manifesto commitment. 'If one just thinks about that for a moment, the agenda is local policing,' he said. 'There will be no votes in protecting people from terrorism, from organised crime and from serial rapists that cross the country because they won't be local and they won't get you votes.' Police chiefs have opposed the Tory plans ever since they were announced, with two particular events further stoking their fears. Last year, the directly elected Tory mayor of London, Boris Johnson, effectively ousted Sir Ian Blair as Met commissioner just days after becoming chair of the Metropolitan PoliceMetropolitan Police Authority. In September, Johnson's top police aide, Kit Malthouse, used a Guardian interview to announce he and the mayor 'have their hands on the tiller' of Scotland Yard. Orde added: 'Even the perception that the police service of this country ... is under any political influence, I think that suggests you cannot argue that you are a proper democratic society. It's as simple and as stark as that.'We should not be influenced by anyone who has any potential or suggestion for a political basis. 'I would not be surprised to see chief officers not want to be part of a system where they can be told how to deliver policing.' The Tory plans appear to have united all levels of the police service in opposition. The PolicePolice Superintendent's Association warns they will damage the service, while the PolicePolice Federation – which represents rank and file officer – is also opposed.Simon Reed, the federation's vice-chairman, said: 'We have sympathy with what Hugh Orde is saying about the independence of operational policing. It has been the mainstay of policing since 1829.' Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne said: 'Sir Hugh Orde was right to highlight the dangers of the Conservatives' plans to politicise the control of the police. 'The last thing British police need is an elected sheriff leading the shootout at the OK Corral. 'Accountability must come from a broad-based police authority elected to represent all strands of the local community.' Neither Chris Grayling, the shadow home secretary, nor anyone from the thinktank Policy Exchange, which supports the proposals, were available for comment. On its website the Tory party says of its plans: 'By introducing directly-elected police commissioners, and by requiring all police forces to publish crime maps and hold quarterly beat meetings, we will enable local communities to hold their police force to account.'"

Police chief attacks Tory Met plan [Observer - 10 hours ago]

"WALI's successful conviction today is the result of an excellent collaboration between Warwickshire Police and The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) investigating this violent crime against a citizen of London, who was randomly dumped in Warwickshire."

"M45" Murderer Receives Life Sentence At The Old Bailey [Warwickshire Police Force - 12 hours ago]

"The Metropolitan Police Service provided papers to the CPS on 9 November 2009 which were reviewed by the Special Crime Division in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors."

Brown backs Harman over 'mobile phone car smash' [Mail Online UK - 18 hours ago]

...'Operation independence is absolutely critical,' he said. "Even the perception that the police service of this country – a British style of policing which is so important – is under any political influence, I think that suggests you cannot argue that you are a proper democratic society. It's as simple and as stark as that. 'We should not be influenced by anyone who has any potential or suggestion for a political basis.' Orde suggested that some chief officers would resign rather than accept the Conservative plans. 'I would not be surprised to see chief officers not want to be part of a system where they can be told how to deliver policing,' he said. Asked if he would quit, he said: 'I don't, sadly, have a police service anymore. But if I was a chief officer and was subject to direct political control, I absolutely would.' Last year Sir Ian Blair, the then-commissioner of the Metropolitan police, resigned after coming under pressure from the mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to quit."

Police could resign over Tory plans [Observer - 11/20/2009]

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British air force rescues 200 people from flood... [CTV.ca - 23 hours ago]
Arrested: Suspected Zeus Trojan distributors [Silicon.com - 23 hours ago]
Police could resign over Tory plans [Observer - 11/20/2009]
Do bobbies on bikes beat cops in cars? [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]
Police could resign over Tory plans [Guardian.co.uk - 11/20/2009]
The Big Question: Are there too many police for... [The Independent - 11/20/2009]
Harman’s future in jeopardy over charge of driv... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]
Harriet Harman deputy Labour leader prosecuted ... [Daily Express - 11/20/2009]
Harriet Harman, Labour deputy leader, charged f... [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
Harriet Harman to be prosecuted for driving whi... [Mail Online UK - 11/19/2009]
TV set-top box company sets the pace in People ... [People Management Online - 11/19/2009]
Harman charged for 'crashing while on phone' [Times Online - 11/19/2009]
Harriet Harman to be prosecuted over 'mobile ph... [Mail Online UK - 11/19/2009]
Man Convicted At The Old Bailey Of "M45&qu... [Warwickshire Police Force - 11/19/2009]
Harman Faces 'Driving Offence' Prosecution [Sky News - 11/19/2009]
Met faces watchdog inquiry over Rachel Nickell ... [Guardian.co.uk - 11/19/2009]

Blogs

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Breeding out aggression in dogs \| Dave Hill [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/17/2009] Many blame 'weapon dogs' solely on bad owners, but is it not disingenuous to deny that animals are bred for particular traits?In a recent article Kit Malthouse, ...
Writ large: cautionary tale of spot fines&... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/16/2009] Cautions may reduce the burden on courts, police time and cost less money – but downgrading serious crime cannot be justifiedCriminal trials cost money, and money ...
Human trafficking petition receives over 1,300 ... [THE HONEYBALL BUZZ - 11/10/2009] As regular readers to my blog will be aware, almost a month ago I launched a campaign to highlight the issue of human trafficking and started a petition intended ...
TSG complaints: suffused by lack of will \| Fion... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/06/2009] The police complaints procedure needs to be investigated as much as the Met's riot squadIn September a mother was called to a south London police station following ...
An overhaul of drug policy? Politicians still j... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - 11/03/2009] Fear of perceived attack from the rightwing press has prevented serious discussion. The time has come to break the tabooEven Alan Johnson must know his sacking of ...

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