Violent Crime Task Force Chief Inspector - Proactive Syndicates. Don't report crime here, call 999 or 101.
London, England
Joined October 2013
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Although it is heartbreaking that the journey has come to an end. It has been my personal honour to lead & support my teams.
Their legacy arresting armed violent criminals & preventing murders lives on, often putting themselves in harms way.
We owe them a debt of thanks.
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
"There aren’t many professions where from the minute you arrive at an incident, you are filmed and then critiqued by armchair commentators."
Commissioner defends officers after a weekend where too many were injured or faced abuse, online and in person.
news.met.police.uk/blog_post…
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
Officers fearlessly ran into a burning building to rescue those trapped inside.
They arrived in under five minutes and thanks to their quick action no one suffered serious injuries.
Seven officers and six residents were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and have since been discharged.
The fire is being treated as suspicious and a man has been arrested.
Read more: news.met.police.uk/news/man-…
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
A statement from Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley following the online response to the appointment of Commander Karen Findlay as the next Assistant Chief Constable of the British Transport Police.
Happy Christmas everyone, especially to those hard working police officers working today. I hope you all get to have some Turkey before or after your shifts.
#MerryChristmas
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
“Good officers are having their careers suspended and legal processes hanging over their heads for up to ten years for just doing their jobs the way they have been trained.
“I’m very grateful the @ukhomeoffice and @attorneygeneral are conducting a thorough review to find a more appropriate balance for accountability.”
Read the Commissioner’s interview in @TheSun where he discusses the impact of accountability systems on officers across London.
thesun.co.uk/news/24874712/s…
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We want Londoners to feel safe.
Protests may only last a few hours, but officers continue to build cases against those in custody and launch investigations into those who come to our attention.
Public order policing doesn’t end when demonstrators go home - know the facts 👇
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
2 males have been arrested & charged following a knifepoint robbery of a young persons mobile phone in @MPSEalingBroad The knife & stolen phone were recovered in the suspects possession & we have been supporting the victim #Northfield @MPSEalingCommon
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No, your activists have a choice and some are choosing to break THE law.
We strongly uphold the right for people to protest in a peaceful and lawful manner.
💬 "We have a moral responsibility to break unjust laws. I'm here breaking my bail conditions because I've been left with no choice."
🦺 Young people are risking their freedom because new oil and gas is a death sentence for their generation. Join them — juststopoil.org
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
🦺 | Once again, officers who could have been working in their community are with Just Stop Oil activists slow marching in the road.
They will be making arrests quickly.
We will provide updates on this thread throughout the day.
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
We have charged 34 Just Stop Oil activists following their slow march along the A41 yesterday.
Officers arrested 115 activists which is the most we have made during their autumn campaign.
The ongoing disruption means we continue to remove officers from their communities.
ALT Update graphic stating that since the 30th of October police officers have made 465 arrests and 211 charges relating to Just Stop Oil.
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
We've charged 34 activists who are appearing at courts across London today.
Think of the resources spent policing Just Stop Oil, from planning all the way through to trial and potentially sentencing. Ultimately Londoners are picking up the bill.
We're working swiftly to keep JSO's disruption to a minimum.
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
🦺 We have arrested a further 13 Just Stop Oil protesters today.
At 16:08hrs the group entered Cambridge Heath Road in #BethnalGreen.
Officers made arrests under Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 and re-opened the road a short time later.
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
📰 | We made 61 arrests on the first day of protest activity by Just Stop Oil.
We expect there to be further protests in the coming weeks.
It's already a very busy time for the Met and this action will result in officers being taken out of communities.
news.met.police.uk/news/more…
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The Government has announced the details of its review into how the use of force by police officers and police driving is investigated.
The Commissioner has welcomed the broad scope of the review.
Read more ➡️ gov.uk/government/publicatio…
ALT The breadth of this review captures the reality officers face when pursuing and catching criminals. They welcome accountability that is swift, fair, competent, and recognises the split second operational decisions they have to make based on the training they have received. Regrettably, the current system often fails all those tests. A system that discourages our brave officers from chasing down criminals lets down victims. We must address imbalances in this area of law which is long overdue for reform and build a system which lets the police, police.
C/Inspector Richard Berns retweeted
Yesterday in #DAGENHAM, East Area Violence Suppression Unit, #EAVSU, detained a 17 year old male after he tried to make off from them. Was it because he was wanted in connection with two robberies or because he had this firearm in his waistband???? 470EA @LocalCrimeBeats
In the last week my teams have found four firearms, loaded & ready to fire.
All through stop and search.
The owners were violent criminals.
This is not luck.
It's about being in the right place, at the right time and doing the right thing.