BRITAIN POLICE LONDON FLYING SQUAD CENTENARY

Flying Squad marks 100 year anniversary

epa07000609 A handout photo made available by the British London Metropolitan Police (MPS) showing Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Wensley, in a constable's uniform, who was the first Metropolitan Police Flying Squad Detective Chief Inspector. The MPS state that The Flying Squad of the London Metropolitan Police are celebrating their 100th anniversary this September 2018. In 1918, twelve specially chosen Metropolitan Police detectives were called to New Scotland Yard to form what would quickly become one of the most prominent in London. The squad's first Detective Chief Inspector was Frederick Wensley, who had shown exceptional bravery during the 'Siege of Sidney Street', in which he rescued a colleague from a rooftop under a hail of bullets. Wensley had orders from the Commissioner to use the squad to combat the serious increase in robberies, smash-and-grabs, burglaries, and racketeering across London. More recently the unit is well-known for foiling a plot to rob the Millennium Dome's Diamond Exhibition in 2000. The operation is the biggest in the squad's history and prevented the robbery of the Millennium Star worth approximately £200 million as well as a collection of blue diamonds. EPA/LONDON METROPOLITAN POLICE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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