Pic: File Photo-Met police officers as Scotland Yard is to boost the fight against violence in London ( AFP)
Crime reporter,London(wp/es):
Scotland Yard is to boost the fight against violence by transferring 122 officers from traffic policing to a task force tackling gangs and knife crime.
The officers will be seconded to the Violent Crime Task Force from the Met’s Roads and Transport Policing for the next three months as violent offending usually surges in the autumn.
Officials described the move as a temporary measure.
It came as the Met tackles rocketing knife crime and violence, with more than 100 homicides in London so far this year.
In another measure Met Commissioner Cressida Dick announced plans for a new “Dad’s Army” of officers to boost police numbers in London.
All those who have retired in the last two years are to be asked to rejoin at the same rank while officers who are about to leave are being asked to stay on.
The move could mean an extra 2,500 officers engaged in fighting crime.
The task force, launched in April with funding from the Mayor Sadiq Khan, has made 895 arrests so far targeting gangs and violent offenders in high-crime boroughs.
With a new total of 272 officers, it will be able to patrol more areas.
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