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Four arrests after County Lines raid at container yard News   •   May 19, 2021 15:00 BST [Officers at the yard gaining entry to the containers] Four arrests were made in multi-agency operation targeting organised crime and exploitation of children through county lines offending. On Wednesday, 19 May, officers from the Met’s East Area Command led a multi-agency operation that focused on the disruption of a suspected organised crime network operating in London and Lincolnshire. The intelligence based police activity was the result of months of planning by ...

Detectives are appealing for information following a violent assault in Barking. At around 20:25hrs on Tuesday, 4 May, police were called to reports of a stabbing at Thurlestone Avenue. Officers and London Ambulance Service [LAS] attended. At the scene, a man, aged in his 30s, had been attacked by a group of males and had suffered a number of knife wounds. The victim, who was with his 12-year-old son at the time of the incident, was taken by LAS to an east London hospital where his condition was not life threatening. The child was not injured but was, understandably, distressed. Detective Ser...

Published: 7:00 AM February 3, 2021    Police have put out guidance for spotting if a cannabis factory is operating near your home. - Credit: Archant Over the past six months police have busted 72 cannabis factories across Barking and Dagenham, Redbridge and Havering and officers are asking "would you know if there was one next door?". Police have issued a guide for a number of signs to look for: Bright light – The cultivation of cannabis plants requires a lot of light running at around 12 hours per day. The lights are incredibly bright so a tell-tale sign is any property where window...