Falsified Rape Records

An officer on the Metropolitan Police Ryan Coleman-Farrow has admitted not investigating complaints properly and faking records. He owned up to 13 counts of misconduct at Southwark Crown Court. He failed to get witness statements and falsified statements that the Crown Prosecution Service had advised dropping charges.

No Time for Trials, the Olympics is on!

The taxpayers are paying for suspects in custody for weeks longer due to the police guarding the Olympics. It could cost £100 a day for each defendant to stay in custody and these delays could run into the autumn. Nearly 1,300 officers from the West Midlands and Staffordshire forces are on duty at the games. The Metropolitan Police admitted extra cops had to be drafted in due to the G4S fiasco.

Met Police Fail Victims of Crime

The Metropolitan Police have the worst record for dealing with crime victims, according to surveys. London police ‘victim satisfaction’ is dropping and is the lowest among the big city forces. The Metropolitan Police’s own surveys found that it was the lowest out of all 43 forces in England and Wales for satisfaction with police actions and treatment. It was also third from last on police follow up action. There are also poor services across London for young crime victims; they were treated more like perpetrators in some cases. If this carries on victims will be less likely to report crimes.