Nine cops based at Charing Cross police station have been suspended by the Metropolitan Police as an investigation was launched into allegations including excessive use of force and making discriminatory and misogynistic comments.
The police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said on Friday afternoon its inquiry follows a mandatory conduct referral from the Met on Thursday involving nine serving officers, a former officer and a serving designated detention officer.
It also received a referral from another force about the conduct of a former Met officer based at Charing Cross who has since transferred.
The officers being investigated range in rank from police constable to sergeant, the IOPC said.
The allegations include excessive use of force, making discriminatory and misogynistic comments, and failing to report or challenge inappropriate behaviour, and are alleged to have occurred while those involved were both on and off duty between August 2024 and January 2025, the watchdog added.
