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Charing Cross

[char-ing]

noun

  1. a square and district in central London, England: major railroad terminals.



Charing Cross

/ ˈtʃærɪŋ /

noun

  1. a district of London, in the city of Westminster: the modern cross (1863) in front of Charing Cross railway station replaces the one erected by Edward I (1290), the last of twelve marking the route of the funeral procession of his queen, Eleanor

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There is also a separate ongoing investigation into the conduct of a serving Met Police sergeant, also based at Charing Cross, which follows a referral after the officer was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.

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Before leaving the country, the jury was told she visited Charing Cross police station in London where a DNA sample was taken but later destroyed.

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The officer is a sergeant based at Charing Cross police station and was arrested on Thursday evening, a statement from the Met said.

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"We have been extremely clear we will be unrelenting in our approach to tackling issues at Charing Cross, and anywhere else across the Met", Mr Valentine said in a statement.

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The events unveiled at Charing Cross show that our work is far from complete, and for the appalling behaviour displayed, which damages the trust our communities put into the Met, we are truly sorry.

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