Tag Archives: Independent Office of Police Conduct

Met closes ranks as it defends ‘bus stop arrest’ PC Lathwood

The Metropolitan Police has entered a war of words with the police watchdog over the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s persistent pursuit of charges against Croydon-based copper Perry Lathwood. Lathwood, 51, faced possible dismissal over allegations that he breached standards … Continue reading

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Lathwood is ‘threat to the public’ says his Sussex neighbour

EXCLUSIVE: Community groups, legal practices, members of the public and even Crystal Palace’s Holmesdale Fanatics have lodged formal complaints about aggressive behaviour by a Croydon-based officer, as ‘institutional racism’ at the Metropolitan Police is raised once more A man who … Continue reading

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Bus ticket police officer gets written warning over misconduct

A police constable stationed in Croydon, Perry Lathwood, acted in a ‘disrespectful and unprofessional’ manner when he called a black mum ‘a daft cow’ as he arrested her on Whitehorse Road in 2023 A police disciplinary panel today found that … Continue reading

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Inquiry into police chase that led to three-car crash in Shirley

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding a high-speed police chase from South Norwood to Shirley on Friday night that left one man dead and six others needing hospital treatment. The driver … Continue reading

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Police watchdog to investigate death of South Norwood man

The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the policing watchdog after a man died following a call-out to an address on South Norwood High Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Scotland Yard said that officers were called to … Continue reading

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Croydon police investigated over black man’s death in custody

This latest probe by the watchdog follows the misconduct hearing announced earlier this week for two other Met officers over the arrest and hand-cuffing last year of an innocent black schoolboy Two Croydon police officers are under criminal investigation for … Continue reading

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Watchdog to answer public questions over policing incidents

Senior officials from the IOPC – the Independent Office for Police Conduct – will be answering public questions at an open meeting in Croydon this Friday. The Metropolitan Police in Croydon is subject to two high-profile IOPC investigations: one into … Continue reading

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Police spoke to Owami Davies on day she was reported missing

The Independent Office of Police Conduct is looking into the handling of the Owami Davies investigation, after it was revealed that officers from the Metropolitan Police spoke to the student nurse in Croydon on July 6 – the very day … Continue reading

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