Crime & Police

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The Met police now takes well over 2 hours to respond to certain 999 calls

Met Police blasted for 'slow' response times as force takes two hours to respond to shoplifting and mugging 999 calls

New footage was released as part of the trial.

Moment police arrest Ashley Dale murder accused on way to Glastonbury and find knife after 'feud with her boyfriend’

Rishi Sunak is looking to ramp up police patrols.

Sunak considers ‘ramping up' police patrols to protect Jewish communities after 'displays of Hamas support'

Hundreds of drug dealers have been jailed

'Curtains were twitching': Drug kingpins hiding in plain sight in wealthy neighbourhoods jailed in huge police swoop

Met Police have stepped up patrols in London.

Met Police step up patrols in London amid reports of people ‘glorifying' attacks on Israel by Hamas

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Viagra targeted by thieves

Viagra and contraceptive pills targeted amid shoplifting surge

The police officer said he would only pick up the rubbish once he was left alone

'Reflect on your actions' PC given dressing down after CCTV caught him dumping sandwich crusts from his car

The policing minister has urged the public to 'citizens arrest' shoplifters

Customers risk ‘getting hurt’ if they tackle shoplifters, warns Tesco boss in stand against calls for citizen's arrests

Do you know actually know anyone who has made a citizens arrest?

Citizens' Arrests: Chris Philp's idea of the public stopping shop theft are a DIY Policing Disaster

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Alec Barrett was attacked while trying to make an arrest.

Officer left disfigured after brutal assault 'concerned' about 'desperate' attacks on police amid cost of living crisis