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Officers facing hearings over Night Stalker blunders

24.03.11
Three detectives are facing misconduct hearings over blunders that failed to snare the Night Stalker 10 years before his arrest... more

Reggae star Smiley Culture dies during police drugs raid on Surrey home

15.03.11
British reggae star Smiley Culture has died after a police raid on his home... more

Met officers accused of framing student protester 'caught on tape'

14.03.11
Three police officers are under investigation for allegedly 'fitting up' a student protester after sound recording equipment taped their conversation during the man's arrest... more

Met ‘failed to help’ death pact women

15.10.10
Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating claims that officers failed to adequately respond to complaints of harassment made by two women who killed themselves... more

Women die in toxic gas ‘suicide pact’ in Putney

01.10.10
Detectives examine computer records amid fears that two women killed themselves in a chemical suicide pact after meeting over the internet... more

Homeless man dies after collapsing in police cell

03.09.10
Police watchdog is investigating the death of a homeless man who was found collapsed in a cell... more

Baronet’s son, 16, shoots himself while talking to police on phone

03.08.10
Teenage son of a baronet is believed to have shot himself dead while on the phone to the police, it was revealed... more

800 attend vigil for jaywalking schoolboy hit by cars on M23

19.07.10
Hundreds of friends have held a vigil for a schoolboy who was killed when he walked onto a busy motorway after arguing with his father at a wedding... more

Met officer investigated over rape allegation

24.03.10
Metropolitan Police officer is being investigated over allegations of rape and assault made against him, police said... more

Lawrence inquiry men arrested over 'withheld' evidence

18.12.09
Two men who worked on the original Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry have been arrested for allegedly withholding potential evidence, it was revealed... more

Pc 'hung up on 999 calls'

30.11.09
A policeman is under investigation over claims he hung up on 35 people who dialled 999 because he did not like the way they spoke to him... more

'Drugs deal' in police custody

02.10.09
Inquiry begins into how a prisoner obtained drugs and two mobile phones after attending a London police station... more

Complaints against police up by 8%

24.09.09
Complaints against the police shot up by 8% last year, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said... more

Police chase deaths jump by two-thirds in one year

16.07.09
The number of people killed in crashes involving police chases has jumped by 66 per cent, according to new figures which will raise fresh concerns about policing tactics... more

G20 officers face fourth 'assault' probe

10.06.09
A fourth inquiry has been launched into claims of police brutality during the G20 protests... more

Man shot dead by police 'fired at officer'

11.05.09
A man who was shot dead by police is believed to have fired and hit a firearms officer during a stand-off, it has been revealed... more

IPCC to lead police death crash inquiry

07.05.09
An investigation into a two-vehicle crash involving an unmarked Met police car, which claimed the life of a woman driver, is to be managed by the Independent Police Complaints Commission... more

Woman dies in crash with unmarked police car

06.05.09
A motorist died and a Met officer was seriously injured in a crash involving an unmarked police car responding to an emergency call... more

Police face new claim of brutality at G20 summit

01.05.09
The Metropolitan Police were facing another investigation of alleged brutality during the G20 protests in London last month... more

Caught on camera - Tomlinson’s wound

24.04.09
A photograph has emerged showing Ian Tomlinson, 47, with a head injury before his death during this month's G20 protests.... more

G20 police ‘were too violent’

21.04.09
The majority of the public believe the police were overly aggressive at the G20 protests, according to figures revealed... more

Watchdog is given G20 brutality dossier from 400 witnesses

20.04.09
The Metropolitan police face fresh accusations of brutality at the G20 protests... more

G20 death man 'was pushed by police'

07.04.09
A man who died from a heart attack during the G20 protests was pushed by a police line minutes earlier, the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said... more

Police shoot gunman dead in the street in 'suicide by cop'

30.10.08
A man wielding two AK47-type assault rifles was shot dead by police marksmen in what witnesses claim was a "suicide by cop"... more

Family of barrister shot dead by police win court review

18.07.08
The sister of a barrister shot dead by police after a five-hour siege in Chelsea has launched the first stage of a landmark legal case... more


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