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Two Police Officers Stabbed In Ealing

A Police Constable and a PCSO have been stabbed in Ealing after stopping a member of the public on the street. The officers have been taken to casualty and a 30 year old man has been arrested.

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Bus Stop Aggression In Orpington

Seven teenagers between 16 and 19 have been arrested at a bus stop on Orpington High Street, for violent disorder and assault. No knives, no mugging, no robbing, sexual assault or demands for “respect” were involved; this was the scene of a bus being simply …

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Petty Crime-Supporting Officers

No longer the “plastic bobbies” of popular repute, PCSOs in the Met have clearly been far too successful in their work. Having been deployed to purge the streets of all those little crimes and misdemeanours caused by bored kids, the powerless policemen have done such …

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PCSOs Actually Do Their Job

Okay, confession time: Londonist hasn’t always been particularly supportive toward London’s police community support officers. In fact, judging by our generally disdainful tone, you might imagine that we think they’re nothing more than well-meaning but ineffectual quota-fillers with nary a backbone nor a shred of …

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Un-PC PC In Mascot Makeover

Amidst calls for their boss’ resignation, it’s reassuring to know that some London cops haven’t lost sight of the big issues facing modern policing – namely, getting “ethnically diverse” mascots on our streets. “PCSO Steve”, whose beat covers primary schools in and around Sutton, has …