Metropolitan Police

Metropolitan Police
(also infml the Met)
the police force responsible for Greater London (except for the City, where the police force is the City of London Police). It was established in 1827 by Sir Robert Peel. Its headquarters are at New Scotland Yard in Westminster(1).
See also CID.

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