London’s Met Police chief visits US on her 1st official trip
NEW YORK — The close relationship between London’s Metropolitan Police and the New York Police Department is vital to keeping people safe in a time of growing global terrorism threat, the heads of both forces said Thursday.
The head of Scotland Yard, Cressida Dick, was in the United States on her first official trip since being appointed to lead the department earlier this year. She visited the NYPD’s headquarters on Thursday and met with NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill, who had recently been in London and spent some time with her agency.
Dick said the two departments “support each other very closely” and work together regularly. Both departments station officers in countries around the world.
Having those widespread connections is vital, said Dick, the first woman to head the Metropolitan Police, which has more than 43,000 officers and staff members.