Met Commissioner Cressida Dick Resigns
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick announced her RESIGNATION following A series of damaging controversies and THE recent ultimatum to reform the police from the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. Dame Cressida said she had “no choice” left but to resign after London Mayor Sadiq Khan made it clear to Continue Reading
Black Police in the UK – The Pioneer Force
Black Policing in the UK SECTION: POLICE & CRIME The first Black police officer was John Kent (1805 – 20 July 1886) who was a British police constable at Maryport, later with the Carlisle City Police, he was the first black police officer in Britain. He served seven years in Continue Reading
75 years of the 999 Emergency Number
Seventy five years ago this weekend the first ever emergency number system anywhere in the world came into being in London with the introduction of the 999 call – marking a sea-change in the way the public communicated with the Metropolitan Police. The MPS will be marking the anniversary by Continue Reading
