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Policing · HaringeyMet Police failures let Tottenham killer murder twice, watchdog says
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is investigating whether Met Police officers followed procedures after Simon Levy was released on licence in 2023. Levy, 34, of Beaufoy Road, Tottenham, murdered two women and raped a third while on bail in 2025. The Met admitted remand failures at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court.
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Policing · LondonMet officers under investigation over Simon Levy sex offender supervision
Two Metropolitan Police officers face misconduct proceedings after the Independent Office for Police Conduct began investigating alleged failures in the supervision of convicted sex offender Simon Levy. The probe covers his management from 2021 to his 2025 arrest.
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Policing · WestminsterEleventh Met officer dismissed after Charing Cross misconduct findings
A Metropolitan Police officer has been dismissed and barred from rejoining the force after a misconduct hearing found he breached standards on authority, respect, and conduct. PC Richard Marus’s actions were captured in unaired footage from a BBC Panorama investigation into Charing Cross police station.
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PC Richard Marus dismissed after misconduct hearing over force and victim comments
PC Richard Marus was dismissed without notice on 4 August after a gross misconduct hearing found he made inappropriate comments about use of force and victims of crime. The Metropolitan Police confirmed he is the eleventh officer dismissed from Charing Cross for unacceptable conduct.
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PC Adam Sahel convicted of assault after spraying colleague with PAVA at Catford station
PC Adam Sahel, 34, was found guilty of common assault at Southwark Crown Court on 5 August 2026 after spraying a junior colleague with PAVA spray at Catford police station in August 2023. He had previously been charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
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Policing · WestminsterMet PC Akbar Arabi dismissed after uninsured BMW drive in Westminster
PC Akbar Arabi was dismissed from the Metropolitan Police after an accelerated misconduct hearing found he drove a BMW without insurance and performed dangerous manoeuvres in Westminster. Commander Katie Lilburn ruled his actions criminal and damaging to public trust.
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Policing · LondonIOPC withdraws disciplinary case against Met sergeant in Chris Kaba shooting
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has dropped disciplinary proceedings against Sergeant Martyn Blake, the Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba in 2022. The decision follows a shift in the legal standard for police use of force, effective 30 June 2025, which the IOPC says would now classify the incident differently.
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Policing · City of LondonCity of London Police officer PC Isaac Keown dismissed for sharing vulnerable woman’s footage
PC Isaac Keown was dismissed without notice and barred from policing after sending body-worn camera footage of a domestic incident involving a vulnerable woman to his cousin, a Gloucestershire officer. The City of London Police misconduct panel found his actions deliberate and gross misconduct.
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Policing · BexleyFormer PC David Wager barred after misconduct panel finds predatory abuse of vulnerable woman
A former Metropolitan Police constable has been barred from policing after a misconduct panel found he abused his position to pursue a sexual relationship with a vulnerable woman he met while on duty in Bexleyheath in 2016. The CPS declined to charge him despite IOPC investigation.
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