The 1829 Metropolitan Police Act established the Metropolitan Police in central London. ... This law extended the area covered by the Metropolitan Police to a 15 mile radius from the centre of London.

LONDON — Cressida Dick, the first woman to lead London’s Metropolitan Police since its founding in 1829, announced her resignation on Thursday, leaving behind a force that has been criticized ...

The Birth of the Met Police: 1829. The story of the Met Police begins on September 29, 1829, when then-Home Secretary Sir Robert Peel introduced the Metropolitan Police Act.

The Metropolitan Police expanded throughout the 1800s and the force took up several buildings across the Whitehall area of Westminster from 1829 until 1890.

Webley Metropolitan Police revolvers were manufactured from 1883 to 1911 and issued at the discretion of ... This famed law-enforcement organization was founded in 1829 by Home Secretary ...

The Metropolitan Police, which covers most of London, was founded in 1829 on the principle of "policing by consent" rather than by force.

Minardi told the board his "guiding principal" was a quote by Sir Robert Peel, who founded what is considered the first modern police force, the London Metropolitan Police in 1829: "The police are ...

The headquarters then moved to the Norman Shaw Buildings in 1890, before switching to 8-10 Broadway in 1967. In 2016, the Met Police moved to its present headquarters at Victoria Embankment on the ...

The 1829 Metropolitan Police Act established the Metropolitan Police in central London. They covered an area with a radius of seven miles from the centre of London.