Definitions for metropolitan police
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1. Metropolitan Police

   The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), formerly and still commonly known as the Metropolitan Police (and informally as the Met Police, the Met, Scotland Yard, or the Yard), is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement and the prevention of crime in Greater London. In addition, the Metropolitan Police is also responsible for some specialised matters throughout the United Kingdom; these responsibilities include co-ordinating and leading national counter-terrorism measures and the personal safety of specific individuals, such as the Monarch and other members of the Royal Family, members of the Government, and other officials (such as the Leader of the Opposition). The main geographical area of responsibilities of the Metropolitan Police District consists of the 32 London boroughs, but does not include the City of London proper – that is, the central financial district also known as the "Square Mile" – which is policed by a separate force, the City of London Police. As the force responsible for a police area that is also the capital of the United Kingdom, the Met has significant unique responsibilities and challenges, such as protecting 164 foreign embassies and High Commissions, policing London City and Heathrow Airports, policing and protecting the Palace of Westminster, and dealing with significantly more protests and events than any other force in the country, with 3,500 such events in 2016.The force, by officer numbers, is the largest in the United Kingdom by a significant margin, and one of the biggest in the world. Leaving its national responsibilities aside, the Met has the eighth-smallest police area (primary geographic area of responsibility) of the territorial police forces in the United Kingdom. The force is led by the Commissioner, whose formal title is the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. The Commissioner is answerable, responsible and accountable to The King, the Home Office and the Mayor of London, through the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime. The post of Commissioner was first held jointly by Sir Charles Rowan and Sir Richard Mayne. Sir Mark Rowley is the current Commissioner; he succeeded Acting Commissioner Sir Stephen House in July 2022. A number of informal names and abbreviations are applied to the Metropolitan Police Service, the most common being "The Met". The Met is also referred to as Scotland Yard after the location of its original headquarters in a road called Great Scotland Yard in Whitehall. The Met's current headquarters is New Scotland Yard, situated on the Victoria Embankment.

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1. Metropolitan police

   Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force. They provide all general police services and tend to be headed by a chief called a Commissioner or Sheriff. In the United States, metropolitan police agencies have often been formed through mergers between several local police agencies formerly holding jurisdiction within neighboring communities within a metropolitan area or county, such as several local police departments and possibly the county sheriff's office. Typically, such communities have experienced recent population growth and urban sprawl, which causes the area to more closely resemble and function as one single conurbation. Under these circumstances, a single law enforcement agency with a unified command, jurisdiction and support structure comes to be seen as more appropriate and efficient. A related concept exists in some American counties in which county sheriffs' offices contract with some local cities or towns within their counties to provide all law enforcement services in those municipalities in lieu of a separate city or town police force.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of metropolitan police in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of metropolitan police in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of metropolitan police in a Sentence

1. Baroness Frances D'Souza:

   Lord Sewel has this morning resigned as chairman of committees. The House of Lords will continue to uphold standards in public life and will not tolerate departure from these standards, these serious allegations will be referred to the House of Lords commissioner for standards and the Metropolitan Police for investigation as a matter of urgency.

2. Christopher Rodriguez:

   We have requested, because we do anticipate that there will be another national special security event occurring, the joint session of Congress. On behalf of the Metropolitan Police Department, we've made a request for continued National Guard support with traffic management and crowd control through January 30.

3. Joe Biden:

   Every day we rely on law enforcement to save lives. Then, on January 6, we relied on law enforcement to save our democracy, we saw what happened : the Capitol Police, the DC Metropolitan Police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes. Speared. Sprayed. Stomped on. Brutalized. Lives were lost.

4. Iain Moor:

   Metropolitan Police Service is committed to tackling violence against women and girls in all its forms, i hope the victims and the public more widely are reassured that no one is above the law and Metropolitan Police Service will relentlessly pursue those offenders who target women in this way.

5. Metropolitan Police:

   Please don't cross the border. Please come home to Metropolitan Police. Metropolitan Police Mum needs you home and is really worried. Metropolitan Police are not mad at you, Metropolitan Police love you.

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
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2. ^ Wikidata
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