Scotland Yard


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the detective department of the metropolitan police force of London

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The Scotland Yard inspector was still writing in the parlour when Holmes interrupted him.
He was sentenced today at London's Southwark Crown Court having pleaded guilty last month to 14 counts of fraud and four counts of possessing false identity documents with intent, Scotland Yard said.
Jassim Alseddiqi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Financial Group, said: "The New Scotland Yard site will be one of the most important redevelopment projects undertaken in Central London this decade, replacing a world famous headquarters with a world class development.
A statement from Scotland Yard said: "Following the publication of the Ellison Report, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Craig Mackey, has made the decision to move Commander Richard Walton temporarily from his post as head of the counter-terrorism command, SO15, to a non-operational role.
Scotland Yard has revealed that since June 19, when he was formally granted asylum, it has cost them more than 5.2 million dollars to provide around-the-clock police guards around the embassy.
The charges are alleged to have occurred on various dates between 1991 and 1995, Scotland Yard said.
Scotland Yard contacted the Independent Police Complaints Commission yesterday "with a view to making a formal referral to them tomorrow", a force spokesman said.
This compares with a total of pounds 34.8m spent by Scotland Yard on policing 42 major public order events between April 2010 and March 2011, figures showed.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said the abuse went unreported until 2002 when the first victim contacted police.
The alleged misconduct relates to spending between July 18 and October 2 last year, Scotland Yard said.
Scotland Yard said the incident was not being treated as terrorism - related .
Scotland Yard said today a 23-year-old man was arrested in south west London in the early hours of this morning on suspicion of attempted murder.
Officers from Scotland Yard's anti-terrorist branch and local police carried out the operation and evacuated several streets as they searched his home.
Scotland Yard said one member of staff was threatened with a firearm.
A cleaner discovered the man at 6.15am on Wednesday in Lancaster House, Scotland Yard confirmed.
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