Inquest Finds Met Officer Lawfully Killed Dagenham Man Who Pointed Gun at Police Officers.
An inquest concluded on Friday 28 November that a Met firearms officer lawfully killed a man who pointed a gun at police in Dagenham.
Firearms
BREAKING: Man Arrested At Elm Park Station On Suspicion Of Possession Of A Firearm.
A 61 year old man has been arrested at Elm Park Underground Station on suspicion of possession of a firearm.
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Two East London Police Officers Who Showed Outstanding Bravery Safely Detaining A Vulnerable Man With A Gun-Have Been Nominated For National Police Bravery Awards.
Two Metropolitan Police officers who safely detained a vulnerable individual with a gun in 2023 have been nominated for the National Police Bravery Awards 2025.
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“Last One Out, Switch Off the Lights”: Is This the End of Met Firearms Policing?
The Metropolitan Police’s firearms officers are once again in the firing line — this time, not from criminals, but from the very system they serve
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Martyn Blake-why do we throw our best under the bus? Isn’t time to support those who put their lives on the line to protect us all?
Martyn Blake’s acquittal at the Old Bailey was a right and just decision. It was staggering that he found himself gripping the rail at The Old Bailey for doing his job.
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‘This is just the police trying to big themselves up removing fake guns.’
Could it be that these weapons would actually intimidate most people who in the moment of panic, cannot actually tell if they are real or not? Surely their removal from a unit that had a drugs warrant used on its premises, benefits our community?
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Proactive work by East Area Response Officers sees three people arrested for multiple offences including possession of a firearm.
On Monday evening Response Team officers were out on routine patrol in Ilford when they arrested three suspects for multiple offences that include Possession of a Firearm.
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London News: Fantastic work by Lewisham police officers sees three firearms taken off the streets and man jailed for eight years.
A Lewisham drug dealer has been jailed after a search warrant carried out by local detectives uncovered a rucksack with
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Second firearm recovered after Dagenham fatal shooting.
“Our armed officers are highly trained and work around the clock to keep people safe in London. We ask them
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BREAKING:Man arrested in Hornchurch after being seen with a firearm.
Parts of Hornchurch were sealed off this afternoon after members of the public reported seeing a male on Airfield Way
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Essex man charged with terrorism and firearms offences.
A man has been charged with terrorism and firearms offences, following an investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Alfie
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Firearm seized in Collier Row as man arrested for possession with intent and threats to kill.
On Wednesday, 4 October officers from the Met’s East Area Command arrested a 42-year-old male on suspicion of possession of
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Armed Police arrest male following vehicle stop in Romford.
Armed police officers were present outside the Co-op on Brentwood Road in Gidea Park today at 11.40am after stopping a
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BREAKING: Sixteen year old arrested on suspicion of a possession of firearm after Elm Park shooting incident.
A 16 year old boy has been arrested after a firearm incident on Mungo Park Road on Saturday 13 May.
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Sexual Assault of 14 year old girl sees arrest of male for firearms and drugs.
Well done to East Area officers who have arrested a 23 year old male on suspicion of sexual arrest in
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VIDEO:Hornchurch ‘gun nut’ who made multiple guns at home jailed.
A self-described ‘gun nut’ who manufactured his own powerful firearms from scratch from his home workshop in Havering has been
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Dagenham man sentenced to 11 years imprisonment for possession of firearms with intent to danger life.
Four men have been jailed for a range of firearms offences after officers stopped a vehicle containing four handguns capable
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East Area Violence Suppression Unit arrest man threatening to shoot a family.
Well done to East Area Violence Suppression Unit who yesterday arrested a male after he threatened to shoot his ex-partners’s
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Romford teenager caught with a firearm, ammunition and zombie knife.
Two teenagers have been convicted after they were caught with a firearm, ammunition and a zombie knife when the minicab
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Teenager charged with firearms offence.
A teenager has been charged with a firearms offence after a vehicle was stopped in Epsom, Surrey on Thursday, 19
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