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Scotland Yard chief Cressida Dick is accused of ignoring warnings that Met Police officers were sharing vulgar and sexist messages via WhatsApp by decorated detective Paige Kimberley.

At least 26 colleagues of evil Wayne Couzens have committed sex crimes since 2016, with two jailed for their offences in April this year - just a month after Sarah Everards kidnap, rape and murder.

Official data shows how many people in mental health crisis police held in a year in England and Wales.

Met officer jailed for trying to groom girl with ‘highly sexual’ texts Anthony France A Met police officer who tried to send “highly sexualised” messages to a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for more than two years. Detective Constable Mark Collins, 58, was caught in an undercover sting conducted by colleagues. He admitted one count of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and six counts of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child. ...

Mark Collins A Metropolitan Police officer who tried to send “highly sexualised” messages to a 13-year-old girl has been jailed for more than two years after he was caught in an undercover sting. Detective Constable Mark Collins, 58, admitted one count of attempting to incite a child to engage in sexual activity and six counts of attempting to engage in sexual communications with a child. The Old Bailey heard Collins, from Fleet, in Hampshire, thought he was talking to a 13-year-old girl w...

Reverend Tom Evans and his wife Marilyn when he was awarded ‘Volunteer of the Year’. DYFED-Powys Police Chaplain the Reverend Tom Evans has announced his retirement from the role. The Rev Evans - just Tom to officers and staff - is a bit of a legend in Dyfed-Powys Police, he has given his time freely and passionately to serve as the lead force chaplain for the past nine years. His role has seen him support officers and staff at the worst times of their lives and in the most challeng...

Detective Constable Mark Collins is attached to the Mets South Area Command Unit. Image via Metropolitan Police. A detective constable serving with the Metropolitan Police in South London has pleaded guilty to a number of child sex crimes, the Met confirmed this evening (Wednesday, January 27). Detective Constable Mark Collins, 57, is attached to the Met’s South Area Command Unit in South London, and appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court earlier today. There he pleaded guilty to a n...

A Metropolitan Police detective who admitted attempting to groom a young girl into engaging in sexual activity is facing prison.  Detective Constable Mark Collins, 57, who is a member of the Southern Area Command Unit admitted seven charges relating to the girl who was aged between 13 and 15 at Westminster Magistrates Court earlier today.  Collins, who has been suspended from duty, pleaded guilty to attempting to cause or incite the girl to engage in sexual activity on or before November 24, ...

Anita Wheeler, aged 79, was recently named as the force’s volunteer of the year. She had to apply for the role and also worked in Neyland for nine years before returning to Milford Haven. “I’ve been with the NPT (Neighbourhood Policing Team) ever since and I’ve really enjoyed it. I have missed it since last March when the lockdown was put in place”, she said. Anita had been due to go up to the force’s headquarters early last year but that was put on hold because of the coron...

A DYFED-Powys Police officer has been dismissed from the force without notice following a public misconduct hearing yesterday (Thursday, December 9). The outcome was determined by an independent panel after the officer, who was based in Carmarthenshire, accepted that his conduct was a breach of the standards of professional behaviour for police officers relating to discreditable conduct, and that it was so serious that it amounted to gross misconduct. The conduct in question occurred whil...