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Operation Elie will be employed to get ahead of potential gun crimes occurring

Smart uniform will be a key part of the Met’s plans to bolster public confidence in its performance, Scotland Yard’s incoming Deputy Commissioner has revealed as she vowed to try to revive the force’s reputation.

Homicide detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command are leading the investigation and there have been no arrests after a 25-year-old man was shot in Walthamstow, east London

Gregory Vooght was accused by the Metropolitan Police of flouting the pandemic restrictions, but told a court he was sitting at his desk working when officers arrived.

Information obtained by the Children’s Commissioner showed black boys were disproportionately targeted

Black boys disproportionately targeted, say figures

Black boys disproportionately targeted, new data shows

The data from Scotland Yard showed 58% of the children searched were black, and more than 95% were boys.

Information obtained by the Children’s Commissioner showed that 650 children – mostly black boys – underwent the ‘intrusive’ searches.

Scotland Yard said there is not believed to be any ongoing threat to the wider public.

The police watchdog has opened an investigation after a man was shot by police during a “serious incident” in Greenwich.