Metropolitan Police

📺 | Inside the policing operation taking on the phone snatchers. Officers are catching thieves and tackling the organised crime behind them. We’re calling on tech firms to 'design out' this criminal enterprise, by improving device security and making stolen phones unusable. 📵 The Met’s intensifying clampdown on the £50million-a-year trade in stolen phones has seen 230 people arrested in the space of a week and more than one thousand handsets seized. Read More: https://lnkd.in/dg6EQTNy

📲 We are putting phone thieves on hold by targeting those who handle, supply or sell them on. It should not be possible to steal a phone, re-register it and have someone else use it. That’s why we’re working with tech firms to improve device security, so together we can make phone theft worthless. Read more about our approach to tackling phone theft and the organised crime networks behind it: https://lnkd.in/dg6EQTNy

📱 | Our clampdown on £50m-a-year trade in stolen phones has seen 230 people arrested and more than 1,000 handsets seized. We’re tackling the organised criminality behind phone thefts, and call on tech companies to make stolen phones unusable - helping to 'design out' the criminal market. Later today, the Home Secretary will chair a summit with law enforcement bodies and industry focused on tackling smartphone thefts. One of the items that will be raised by the Met’s Deputy Commissioner, Dame Lynne Owens, will be strengthening security on phones so stolen devices cannot be easily resold. The Met wants to work with industry to prevent stolen phones from being able to re-connect to cloud services and make IMEI numbers accessible from the lock screen of all smartphones. Commander Owain Richards, who is leading the Met's response to phone thefts, said: “By intensifying our efforts we’re catching more perpetrators and protecting people from having their phone stolen in the capital. But we need help from partners and industry to do more. "That is why we’re working with other agencies and government to tackle the organised criminality driving this trade and calling on tech companies to make stolen phones unusable.” You can read more about our efforts to tackle phone theft and our call on industry to help 'design out' the criminal market in stolen phones: https://lnkd.in/dg6EQTNy

Instant karma for pickpockets! Two men were targeting Londoners enjoying a night out in Soho when our plain clothes officers noticed them acting suspiciously. Just seconds after the men dipped into a woman’s bag and stole a phone, officers intervened and arrested the thieves. The phone was returned to the victim and both men face 16 weeks in prison.

Daniel Khalife, a former soldier, who sparked a nationwide manhunt after escaping from prison has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for espionage and terror offences. See how the case against Khalife unfolded and how information from the public was key in bringing him to justice ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eJmpy-ss

Non-contact sexual offences are still sexual offences. Cyberflashing. Upskirting. Sharing intimate images without consent. Just because there was no physical contact doesn’t mean it’s not a crime. We know reporting may feel daunting, but we’re here to support you – and there is no time limit on when you can report to police. If you’ve been a victim, report it to the police online, or by calling 101 or 999 in an emergency. ➡️ Report a crime | https://lnkd.in/e3sUVDrp

When a shoplifter stealing steaks 'meats' the law 🥩 After several reports of theft were made by a Co-Op store in Lambeth, Inspector Darren Watson and his team set up a 'steak-out' in the back room to catch the thief in action. Working with local businesses, the team have jailed 11 out of 14 most prolific shoplifters in Lambeth in the last month - including this one.

It’s important that the emergency services practice dealing with major incidents. Last week, teams from multiple agencies participated in an exercise to test their response to a major incident at The O2 in Greenwich. The exercise was not being carried out in response to any specific threat or intelligence - but is part of our continual work to ensure we are prepared for any type of incident or attack, should the worst happen.

Join PC Chareyre on the beat in #Colindale, working with the Safer Neighbourhoods Team to keep the community safe 🚓. The team partnered with the Territorial Support Group for a powerful operation targeting anti-social behaviour and drug-related offences in the area. If you think you're up to the challenge, learn how to become a Met police constable here 👇 https://lnkd.in/dsv5mkY

Police Dog Gus is putting his paws up and entering his newest era – retirement. 🐾 PD Gus has had an extensive career as a police dog in London. Since joining in 2017, Gus has played a key role in catching criminals keeping the public safe policing the biggest ceremonial events, sporting occasions and demonstrations in the city. A standout moment in Gus’ career includes being on duty at Windsor Castle the night HM The Queen Elizabeth II passed – a special privilege, yet sombre experience. Gus will be enjoying his retirement at the home of his handler, PC Fyfe. Thanks Gus and happy retirement. 💙