The Metropolitan Police received 1,383 allegations of spiking in 2023, a 13 per cent increase on the previous year
The bank of CCTV feeds used by staff at Tiger Tiger to monitor for suspicious behaviour. The room is below the West End nightclub’s dance floor and bar Staff sit quietly, watching and waiting. It’s 9.30pm on a Friday, and Tiger Tiger is only just starting to fill with weekend warriors looking for a good time.
The Met says staff at more than 850 venues are now trained in how to spot suspect behaviour and what to do in a spiking event. PC John Redmond was among the officers patrolling Soho on Friday evening looking out for instances of predatory behaviour According to Helen Millichap, the Met’s Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Local Policing, it is important to catch a perpetrator at the time of the incident – or as close to it as possible.Victims not coming forward was an issue that was repeatedly raised throughout the night. But PC Redmond was clear that there should be no stigma attached to this.
“It’s enabled us to have a better bird’s eye view of everything and see what’s going on, especially when we’re monitoring the queue especially looking for anyone who presents with suspicious behaviour,” Mr Glover, the club’s manager, said.
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