Met and TfL issue New Year’s Eve advice

London’s police and transport chiefs have issued advice to those intending to join New Year’s Eve celebrations along the Thames or in London’s pubs and bars.

Met re-issues photography guidance to officers

All Metropolitan Police officers and PCSOs have been reminded that members of the public are legally entitled to take pictures in public and of public buildings and areas and should not be stopped and searched unless there is a valid reason.

Warning as confront pickpockets target high-end mobile phones

olice in London are warning concertgoers that pickpockets are using events to target owners of high-end mobile phones.
With videoing concerts and gigs with mobile phones becoming increasingly common, officers from the National Mobile Phone Crime Unit are warning that organised thieves may be starting to target gigs to pickpocket people.
The unit is working with venues [...]

Drivers warned of drink and drug driving risks

Drivers in the capital are being warned of the dangers of drink and drug driving as the Met launches its annual Christmas safety campaign.

London police forces offer to cancel cyclists penalty notices

Cyclists who have received fixed penalty notices in recent days could have them cancelled by the the Met and City of London police forces if they attend a special cycle safety event being held tomorrow (Thursday 26th November).

High visibility policing for buses

A month-long targeted operation to curb anti-social behaviour is currently underway on the capital’s bus with high visibility police deployed to reassure passengers and deter crime.

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