The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has increased police numbers and operations across the Capital with immediate affect. The plans that have been put in place reflect efforts by the MPS to protect London against the current threat from international terrorism.
The public will see more armed officers, working alongside their neighbourhood and specialist colleagues on proactive operations and targeted patrols, both on foot and in vehicles, MPS has said. Locations of their deployments, types of tactics and numbers on duty will continually change to be the most effective and avoid predictability.
Vigilance learnt the armed officers will also provide support to colleagues working on Project Servator. This tactic uses teams of specialist police officers who have been trained to spot the tell tale signs that a person may be carrying out hostile reconnaissance or committing other crime. The approach is based on extensive research into the psychology of criminals and what undermines their activities.
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