Metropolitan Police?

[Dris]

Funny how only London and its extended Boroughs have a different name for their Police force...for example;

http://cms.met.police...ng_and_dagenham/index


My Mums cousin was in over all charge of the Drug Squad there and even appeared on Crimewatch on several occasions...Derek Todd if anyone wants to check it out.

I also had a mate who transferred from the met to Tayside and have another mate who is a Sergeant with Tayside Police who is currently seconded to the Met.

So why does the Met seem to be a seperate 'branch' of the Police force?

[dotty.]

to give the tall police the sense of belonging

[redcrx]

Don't forget City of London Police too

My dad worked in that force many moons ago

[Dris]

I forgot about their helmets as well (steady lol).

Have they different laws ?

[DTCwordfan]

higher helmets - need more space for their brains to go in

[anneasquith]

different laws ? where .

[Dris]

anne.
I wondered that as well that why like you I put a ?
Im bemused as to why there is a the necessity for what would seem a fundamentally different Police Force.

[anneasquith]

i wasnt " wondering "

[Dris]

Coolio anne :)

First google link for my 2nd cousin -he's rattling about in the area see him now and again -might have a word ;)

http://www.ecstasy.or...01/e4x.ap.01.089.html

[redcrx]

This explains a bit about the different territories http://en.wikipedia.o...ritorial_police_force

And here http://en.wikipedia.o...City_of_London_Police

[Dris]

Thanks for that link redrcx -looks like my 2nd cousin -like my Mums cousin was indeed a powerful man in the Metropolitan Police which covers -well the link in my OP for talks sake -thats very interesting.Have to say we were always proud of his achievements but they didnt make a lot of sense to us up here as the hierarchy seems to be different -he was as we suspected one of the most powerful men in the Met with probably to this day a lot of contacts so he may be able to tell me himself personally the difference...apart from the bobbies helmet which I certainly wont be asking Derek about ;)))

[anneasquith]

who ^s derek ?

[craft1948]

derek is mentioned in the OP anne...........

[anneasquith]

yes, see it now... thanks for reminder craft.

[LoftyLottie]

How is your face Dris?

[ummmm]

Hope Man-On-The-Top-Of-The-Clapham-Omnibus is reading this....!!!

The other messages were just a bunch of hot air...

[Dris]

Cheers craft for 'assisting' anne ;)

lottie -thanks -not as severe as last night (couldnt have gotten worse) but still sore and tingly but those pills are awesome -head hit the pillow zonked -cant drink -but havent been anyway but who needs it with them -trying to find whats in them...have a suspision-hence why i only got 9 the buggers lol.Thanks for your support -was worrying but the support was great and despite what people say it does help -I went to the pharmasist and then the emergency GP but it was great having on line support xx

ummm -oh !! Do you think that would cover Knobjockeys manor?!?!

Yeah always are a bluff and a strop.ummm ...

[Dris]

Cheers Eddie -not that you or anyone else has suggested it but I didnt think they cost more money just wondered why they hadnt appeared to have 'moved' on.They seem to be stuck in a time warp with the beat bobby but certainly not with the behind the scenes work as my cousin would likely testify if id got him off Crimewatch before he retired just up the road from me lol
Think its time to move one -like when i had reason to complain I had to go through my Local Police who then contacted the Met then they then assessed his criminal record came back liased with me and my Local police and then we all decided just to keep an eye on him.Could have been done easier -maybe this time will be far simpler as theres a pending /open complaint.
And we wonder where the money goes eh?!!!!

[LoftyLottie]

Glad it's getting better. Pass me one of those tablets please. I need one!!!