Moment brazen thief snatches phone in plain sight at London pub The thief grabbed the phone as the victim was distracted in conversation Evening Standard · Nov 10
UK charity worker diverted £92,000 and spent £14,000 on a wedding ring A former charity finance employee in the UK has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison after diverting a £91,966 payment intended for a breast cancer organisation into his personal bank account. Tameem Choudhury, 29, formerly employed by Breast Cancer Now, redirected the money by sending altered… The Times of India · Oct 31
Man arrested by London police over 'scam' claims that 650 sheep were stolen A man, 24, allegedly submitted insurance claims for over 650 ‘stolen’ sheep - only for officers to later find the animals apparently alive and well Evening Standard · Oct 24
London police introduce new punishment for cyclists who run red lights Police have issued 1,315 fixed penalty notices to cyclists during 2025-2026 for offences including going through red lights The Independent UK · Oct 14
£1m Ponzi scheme mastermind's gang posed as TV characters and faked offices in Canary Wharf and the Gherkin James Gillingham’s ‘brokers’ posed as characters including Harvey Specter from US legal drama Suits as they cold-called people into handing over their savings Evening Standard · Sep 23
Wanted: Thief who stole phone from rough sleeper in London - watch video of his brazen crime Paul Langan was spotted approaching his victim as City of London Police control room staff were monitoring the vulnerable man Evening Standard · Sep 21
Moment reckless Lime cyclist weaves between pedestrians on London pavement to avoid oncoming bus E-bike rider put middle finger up at woman who remonstrated with him - and is fined and banned by Lime after being tracked down Evening Standard · Sep 17
Man Jailed After Stealing £92,000 From Breast Cancer Charity to Fund Wedding and £14,000 Ring Tameem Choudhury, 29, diverted a £91,966 refund owed to Breast Cancer Now and spent it on his wedding, honeymoon, and a £14,000 ring. International Business Times UK · Sep 2
Cancer charity worker steals £92k to pay for wedding and honeymoon Tameem Choudhury has been jailed after pleading guilty to charges of fraud and money laundering The Independent UK · Sep 1
Two serving officers arrested in major Police Federation fraud investigation Officers arrested Mukund Krishna, the former chief executive of the federation, and two other men, in March The Independent UK · Aug 18
Record number of illegal e-bikes seized across UK as police issue warning Sergeant Stuart Ford, who leads the cycle team at City of London Police, described illegal e-bikes as ‘a menace’ The Independent UK · Aug 16
Police descend on London's Moorgate after late-night stabbing A man has been discharged from hospital following reports of a stabbing in Moorgate Evening Standard · Aug 14
Man eats takeaway off police car before ripping off wing mirror A man was caught eating a takeaway off a police car before he ripped off its wing mirror. The Independent UK · May 22
City of London Police officer who stole £50,000 and harassed his girlfriend barred Christopher Trowton pleaded guilty to harassment and burglary at Kingston Crown Court in February 2025 having been arrested and charged by the Met Police in 2022 Evening Standard · May 19
Evening Standard · May 19 Moment prolific shoplifter casually stuffs bottles of perfume into his pockets in central London Paul Michael Whitehead was swiftly apprehended by police moments after stealing several bottles of perfume from a shop in the City of London
The Times of India · May 11 Six arrested after fake branded clothes worth over £1million sold through TikTok livestreams in England The City of London Police has uncovered a large-scale operation involving fake branded clothes being sold through livestreams on TikTok.
The Independent UK · May 7 Chinese ambassador summoned after two men found guilty of ‘shadow policing’ operations on British soil The duo’s targets included pro-democracy protesters and Hong Kong dissidents
Evening Standard · May 7 Border Force official among two men guilty of 'shadow policing' for China on British soil Dual Chinese-British nationals Peter Wai, 38, and Bill Yuen, 65, were convicted of assisting a foreign intelligence service
Evening Standard · Apr 28 Ex-City of London Police officer who assaulted child found to have breached professional standards Manpreet Callo was arrested by Essex Police for common assault on October 24 after an allegation was made that he grabbed the arm of a passing 12-year-old boy
Evening Standard · Mar 31 Paedophile City of London police officer granted anonymity due to health concerns The disgraced constable resigned after being caught with content showing sexual abuse on his mobile phone
Evening Standard · Mar 20 Drug barons who hid cocaine worth £210k in hair wax are jailed for 44 years Humberto Caicedo Ramirez, 53, and Carlos Barbosa Arias, 61, were caught when police raided a laboratory inside a flat in Vauxhall, south London
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Police Federation boss suspended following arrest on suspicion of corruption City of London Police previously said its domestic corruption unit has been investigating allegations of fraud by abuse of position in relation to the federation over the last year
The Times of India · Mar 4 Indian-origin boss of England and Wales police federation, Mukund Krishna, arrested on suspicion of corruption The City of London Police arrested Mukund Krishna, the head of the Police Federation of England and Wales, on suspicion of corruption on Wednesday. Police said its domestic corruption unit has been investigating allegations of fraud by abuse of position inside the federation over the last year. The investigation is…
The Independent UK · Mar 4 Police Federation boss arrested on suspicion of corruption Officers carried out search warrants in Wales, Somerset, London and Surrey
Evening Standard · Feb 26 Moment London police raid house in operation against £300,000 phone snatch gang Four suspects were arrested in the early hours of Thursday by officers from City of London Police