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Met Police chief 'flabbergasted' by release of knife and gun crime suspects on bail
Sir Mark Rowley says overcrowded prisons and a strained justice system are leaving 34 firearms defendants on bail, including nine accused of firing shots.
- Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley warned yesterday that an overloaded justice system is increasingly granting bail to knife and firearm suspects in London, undermining effective offender control.
- Men's prisons are operating at 98% capacity, forcing authorities to prioritize bail over remand to manage overcrowding and reducing the Metropolitan Police's ability to remand serious offenders.
- Sir Mark cited 34 firearms suspects currently on bail, including nine accused of shooting, while noting one individual was bailed after carrying an 18-inch blade into the Notting Hill Carnival.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham scaled back Labour's early release scheme yesterday, excluding 1,500 of the 6,000 offenders slated for freedom to help stabilize the prison population.
- The current reliance on bail threatens 25 years of progress in reducing serious crime, as the justice system struggles to execute tougher knife and firearm laws established over two decades.
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Met Police chief 'flabbergasted' as dangerous knife-wielding criminals allowed to roam Britain's streets
A Met Police chief is "flabbergasted" as dangerous knife and gun-wielding suspects have been released back onto Britain's streets.Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said far fewer defendants accused of knife are remanded into custody, leading to offenders being repeatedly charged and bailed over the same offences.Sir Mark's warning comes as Andy Burnham frees thousands of criminals in an attempt to solve an overcrowding crisis.But attempts to open…
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