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Commander Martin Hewitt has responsibility for tackling Organised
Crime in London. He also has the MPS lead for performance against Gun Crime
and is the MPS ACPO for licensing matters.
SCD6 Specialist and Economic Crime
deals with a range of organised criminality. The command specialises
in tackling the economic aspect of crime, and works with numerous
partners in the financial sector to prevent and detect organised
crime. The Police Central e Crime Unit is hosted within the command,
as are teams that undertake sensitive and complex investigations
on behalf of the MPS.
SCD7 Serious and Organised Crime is made up of
a number of teams that tackle some of the most harmful crime to
communities and individuals. Units include a number of specialist
proactive syndicates, the Kidnap Unit, the Hostage and
Crisis Negotiation Unit, and the Flying Squad. The command
has a lead responsibility for commercial robbery in London.
SCD8 Trident investigates
all non fatal shootings in London, and takes the lead with fatal
gun enabled murders where both victim and offender are from the
black community. The command is made up of geographically based murder investigation teams,
shootings teams, and proactive teams. They also undertake community
engagement work within London's black communities.
SCD9 Human Exploitation and Organised Crime
co-ordinates MPS activity in relation to criminality that exploits
migration. The command also has specialist teams dealing with Trafficking
and prostitution, Extreme and abusive images, and Clubs and licensing
issues.
All four commands are made up of highly skilled and experienced officers
and staff, who employ the full range of policing options to tackle
some of the most challenging and complex crime and criminals that
London faces.
Commander Hewitt has seventeen years experience in policing, and
prior to that he served for seven years as an army officer. He has
worked in a number of uniformed posts, but primarily in intelligence
and investigation, in both the crime and counter terrorist
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