Embarrassed faces at the Metropolitan Police have admitted that more than £200,000 of property has been stolen from London’s police stations during the past five years. The stolen property includes police uniforms, bicycles, books, computers, firearms and even a dog.Also, in a raid on the company responsible for the force's pay and pensions services, burglars stole bank account details of more than 15,000 Scotland Yard officers following a huge security blunder, it emerged in December. Sensitive financial information about high-ranking officers, thought to include Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair, and anti-terrorist detectives were stored on three laptops stolen.
