Social worker Tasered by City of London Police wins appeal for damages Mr Afriyie was stood with his arms folded while talking to a friend when the stun gun was used against him, court told Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024
Drivers warned as Government launches car parts crack down Police recently seized 500 counterfeit car airbags The Independent UK · Oct 21, 2024
E-bike phone snatcher tackled by have-a-go heroes as crowd celebrates yards from St Paul’s Cathedral A jubilant man is seen raising his arms aloft, celebrating ‘like his team had scored a last-minute winner’ Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2024
Rogue cyclists face criminal prosecutions for running red traffic lights in the City of London City of London Police launched a crackdown on errant cyclists last year Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2024
City of London Police seize more illegal e-bikes than any other force with one modified to hit 70mph One ‘death trap’ e-bike seized by offers had 6,000 miles on the clock and was capable of the motorway speed limit Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2024
Man fraudulently used £50,000 Covid loan to help pay £72m court fees and live life of luxury Gerald Smith, 69, spent money on lavish lifestyle of eating at Mayfair restaurants and buying designer clothes The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2024
City of London Police officer flipped car while drunk after rugby boozing session A City of London Police officer resigned in disgrace after flipping his car in a drink-drive crash following a rugby boozing session. Evening Standard · Sep 23, 2024
Cocaine gang inspired by The Wire jailed for £300k drugs empire City of London Police discovered the group splashed the proceeds on their lavish lifestyles Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2024
Man arrested after 'life changing' stabbing in City of London A 32-year-old man has been arrested and taken into custody Evening Standard · Sep 18, 2024
Police seize £1m of counterfeit designer goods in raid on Camden shop Three arrested on suspicion of selling counterfeit goods and money laundering Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024
Fears of more victims as man caught ‘upskirting’ woman at busy London tourist site Police found a number of videos, believed to have been filmed on the same day, on phone The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024
Warning over ‘shameless’ moped scammers becoming more aggressive More than 4,000 people have been targeted by a moped scam in the past three years, the Insurance Fraud Bureau said. The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024
Ex-Chelsea and England star Joe Cole 'pursued by police along Embankment before speeding stop' Former Chelsea forward Joe Cole has hired the lawyer dubbed ‘Mr Loophole’ to fight the speeding charge Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2024
Father and son jailed after making £136,000 in ‘get-rich-quick’ Argos iron fraud Paul and Dean Mathews continued their intricate fraud scheme even after being arrested by City of London Police The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024
Evening Standard · Aug 13, 2024 Father and son fraudsters jailed for money laundering after ironing scam The men continued their ‘get rich quick’ crime spree even after being arrested
Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2024 London phone thief who stole 24 mobiles in single morning jailed for two years The phone thief dropped some of his haul when officers knocked him off his bike in the middle of a busy road in the City
Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2024 City of London police officer quits after calling 999 while high on magic mushrooms Emergency services were deployed after the officer - high on magic mushrooms - called 999 to report a belief that his friend had jumped into the River Thames
Evening Standard · Jul 16, 2024 City of London police chief says sorry to gay staff for historical persecution Officers and the public suffered decades-long harrasment at a time when homosexuality was criminalised
Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024 Range Rover driver armed with a 12-inch Rambo knife Tasered by City of London police ‘Dangerous and hostile’ Shakai Parchment, 21, has been jailed for six months
The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024 Dramatic moment police capture London e-bike mugger who stole 24 phones in one morning Mobile phone snatcher Sonny Stringer, 28, admitted nine counts of theft but his accomplice escaped capture
Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024 Moment e-bike mugger is caught by London police after stealing phones from 24 people in day-long crime spree Sonny Stringer has admitted ten counts of theft covering the 24 phones, as well as dangerous driving and driving without insurance
Evening Standard · May 7, 2024 City of London police seize 26 e-bikes in latest crackdown Riders are tweaking their bikes to reach dangerously high speeds of up to 56 mph
Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024 Over £500,000 worth of ‘hybrid Californian’ cannabis seized at Watford hotel Police shared photos of the haul in a large suitcase
Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2024 Nearly a third of Met Police officers plan to quit in next two years Scotland Yard chief Sir Mark Rowley says the situation is ‘deeply concerning’
Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2024 Major City of London police fraud crackdown sees 438 arrests and £19 million seized Police say month-long fraud crackdown led to record number of arrests