Eleven arrests as global investigation dismantles criminal web forum
One of the world’s largest web forums devoted to the trade in stolen credit card data has been disabled by an international law enforcement operation led by the Vietnamese High-Tech Crime Unit (HTCU)...
View ArticleNine year jail term for man who supplied powdered anaesthetic commonly used...
A man who imported seven tonnes of powdered Benzocaine and other anaesthetics that were destined to be used to ‘cut’ and bulk up cocaine has been jailed for nine years. Tarak Ahmed, 32, from Cephas...
View ArticleG8 protests
It is likely that there will be a number of protests in and around the City between the 8th and the 14th of June in relation to the G8 summit. The City of London Police, Metropolitan Police Service and...
View ArticleWarm welcome for NFIB’s visits to City serviced offices
Last week police officers from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau Disruptions Team visited five City based serviced offices with Trading Standards, to offer practical advice to Mail Forwarders or...
View ArticleNew international taskforce combats foreign bribery
Specialist investigators from across the globe have joined forces to create an International Foreign Bribery Taskforce (IFBT) as part of a new trans-border agreement to combat foreign bribery. Subject...
View ArticleCan you identify this man?
On Tuesday 28th May, a man is seen on CCTV walking up Ludgate Hill from Pilgrim Street before heading back towards Blackfriars Lane. He then approaches a restaurant at about 02:00 hours and tries to...
View ArticleWitnesses needed following serious collision
At approximately 13:40 hours on Tuesday 11th June, there was a crash at the junction of Princes Street and Moorgate, EC2. The collision, which involved a lorry and a motorcyclist resulted in the...
View ArticleFraudsters sentenced after manipulating insurers’ websites to secure £187k of...
Two friends who manipulated insurers’ websites to secure £187,000 worth of car insurance for just £30 have been sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court.James Edwards and Daniel Wilson obtained policies for...
View ArticleInsurance claims handler used Scottish flooding as a front for fraud
An insurance claims handler who conned almost £7,000 from her employer to fund shopping trips has been sentenced. Kelly Mawson’s employer granted her temporary permission to authorise claims up to...
View ArticleMan wanted in connection with assault
On Friday 15th March, a group of friends were enjoying an evening in the City at Abacus bar. At about midnight one of the group accidentally bumped into a man on the dance floor. The man instantly...
View ArticleTV appeal to find Alexander Dooley
BBC’s Crimewatch Roadshow programme this morning (17 June 2013) features an appeal to find 29-year-old Alexander James Edward Dooley from the Ashton Under Lyne area of Manchester. Detective’s from the...
View ArticleTrader charged in LIBOR investigation
Tom Hayes, a former trader at UBS and Citigroup, has today been charged with offences of conspiracy to defraud in connection with the investigation by the Serious Fraud Office into the manipulation of...
View ArticleBank employee who spent customers’ inheritance on gambling jailed
A bank advisor who groomed two customers so he could help himself to £110,000 of their money, which he spent on gambling and shopping, has been jailed three and a half years in prison at the Old Bailey...
View ArticleCounterfeit coin racket foiled by detectives
Two men were jailed Thursday 20th June at the Old Bailey to a total of 21 months for their part in a counterfeiting conspiracy to produce thousands of fake £2 and £1 coins. A third man was given a...
View ArticleSeriously injured cyclist warns others to STOP, THINK and DON’T run a red light
Craig Dortkamp, an experienced cyclist, had never encountered any problems with other road users or suffered any accidents. But that all changed when Craig cycled through a red light in the City in May...
View ArticleFraudulent tickets cost Brits £2.7 million in 2012
June 25, 2013 – LONDON – You’ve waited months to see your favourite band play, your bags are packed and you are ready to head off for a weekend of fun. However, it’s not until your ticket doesn’t...
View ArticleMan jailed for insurance fraud
An engineer who tried to con his employer’s insurer out of £900,000 by claiming that an accident at work left him with career-ending injuries was later caught on camera playing rugby. David Ribchester...
View ArticleNew unit to tackle online piracy and counterfeit crime
A new police unit aimed at targeting intellectual property crime has been announced by Intellectual Property Minister, Lord Younger and City of London Police Commissioner, Adrian Leppard today. The...
View ArticleChange to front office opening hours at Snow Hill Police Station
From 1 July the front office at Snow Hill Police Station will have revised opening hours of 7.30am to 7.30pm, Monday to Friday. The change in opening times for Snow Hill front office brings it in line...
View ArticleThink your bike is secure? Think again
Bike thefts are on the increase in the City of London – don’t make it easy for thieves to get away with your bike.Take a look at our short YouTube clips to see just how easy it can be to steal a bike,...
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