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A major criminal network responsible for converting, selling and supplying illegal firearms across London has been dismantled following a Metropolitan Police investigation.
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An inquest concluded on Friday 28 November that a Met firearms officer lawfully killed a man who pointed a gun at police in Dagenham.
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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 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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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’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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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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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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A Lewisham drug dealer has been jailed after a search warrant carried out by local detectives uncovered a rucksack with
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“Our armed officers are highly trained and work around the clock to keep people safe in London. We ask them
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Parts of Hornchurch were sealed off this afternoon after members of the public reported seeing a male on Airfield Way
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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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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 officers were present outside the Co-op on Brentwood Road in Gidea Park today at 11.40am after stopping a
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A 16 year old boy has been arrested after a firearm incident on Mungo Park Road on Saturday 13 May.
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Well done to East Area officers who have arrested a 23 year old male on suspicion of sexual arrest in
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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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Four men have been jailed for a range of firearms offences after officers stopped a vehicle containing four handguns capable
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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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Two teenagers have been convicted after they were caught with a firearm, ammunition and a zombie knife when the minicab
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