Met chief starts with a dawn swoop

Britain’s most senior police chief said criminals would come to fear Scotland Yard as he rose before dawn to meet officers and staff across the capital on his first day in office.

By The Newsroom

Published 27th Sep 2011, 07:00 BST

Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe, who was brought in following a series of high-profile resignations in the wake of the phone hacking scandal, said he wanted to bring “total policing” to London by cutting crime, reducing costs and developing the force’s culture.

Starting in Romford, east London, at 5.30am, he met officers and staff, including those from the territorial support group (TSG) which was heavily involved in last month’s riots, as he made his way west to Wandsworth before heading to New Scotland Yard for 8pm.

“I want to make the Met the best police service in the world,” he told staff.

“It is my intention to build on public trust in the Met and lead a service that criminals will fear, and staff will be proud to work for.

“I want us to cut crime, cut costs, and continue to develop the culture of the organisation, and to do all that based on ...humility, transparency and integrity.”

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