MET Engage

[GGW]

New online crime reporting and communication platform.

Please register for updates and to connect with local officers. 

MET Engage (metengage.co.uk)

 

Edited September 10 by GGW

[alex_b]

I had assumed that this must be a scam due to the .co.uk domain (rather than police.uk or gov.uk), but it appears the be legit: https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/campaigns/2025/stay-informed-with-met-engage/

What on earth were they thinking setting up a site that could so easily be spoofed?!

[OutOfFocus]

2 hours ago, alex_b said:

What on earth were they thinking setting up a site that could so easily be spoofed?!

Because it's easier to set up a .co.uk domain than a subdomain of police uk. Not saying right.

[ianr]

When you dig into the site, there's an ancillary domain also involved in the system: neighbourhoodalert.co.uk;  and one pointed to by the latter as an example, stayintheknow.co.uk, which seems to have been set up by Lancashire.  All three long validated by Nominet and with same registrar. 
 

metengage_etc_whois.txt

Edited September 11 by ianr

[Pugwash]

At the Dulwich Hill SNT meeting last night we spoke about Met. Engage. Dulwich Hill had signed up 185 households.

Scheme  had been trialled in other parts of the country successfully and now the Met. Police are rolling it out, To the end of August, the Met Police had gathered 17,000 registrations which equites to 2% of households.

[jazzer]

Would YOU trust the Met with your personal data? No chance.

And why are you required to Register? They are a Police Service, not the FBI or CIA.

[malumbu]

I'm signing up

[KalamityKel]

20 hours ago, jazzer said:

And why are you required to Register? They are a Police Service, not the FBI or CIA.

Erm... guessing it's like any service... so you can receive/be part of something relevant to you in the area where you happen to reside.

You don't have to sign up but you might miss out on an excellent Tesco offer or two. 🤷‍♀️

[PeckhamRose]

I'd rather go to actual local Safer Neighbourhood Team meetings and see the whites of their eyes.  Ours in Peckham Rye Park ward (maps of areas the ward covers are on the police website; no idea about the new one!) used to be very well attended, but sadly now not so.  The local police of the SNT seem to change far too regularly so they never have a chance to really know the area and the people.  And the last meeting, held at the Tenants Hall of Brenchley Gardens (so right on the edge of the geographical area), was held with one day's notice.  Not good.

[MCK100]

I'm guessing they're busy. I found out just now that the SNT has tracked down the kids who attacked my dog, had strong words with their parents, and the gang has now broken up. I got a lot of detail, which I won't go into here, but it sounds as if they were also quite compassionate towards some of the kids, some of whom may not have had the easiest of lives. 

I know that those kids had nothing to do with the attack of the man in August and that they are also aware of the fireworks problem. Sounds like good community policing. 

Edited September 17 by MCK100

[first mate]

So glad the kids that threatened your dog were spoken to. Also good to know police aware of fireworks. I heard some going off again this evening, well before dusk, so they need to get on top of this or with it getting dark earlier it may get a lot worse.

[PeckhamNicola]

my bet is it's the same group and no amount of talking to is going to make a difference. 

[MCK100]

I have been reliably informed that it's not the same group. 

[kbabes]

4 hours ago, MCK100 said:

I'm guessing they're busy. I found out just now that the SNT has tracked down the kids who attacked my dog, had strong words with their parents, and the gang has now broken up. I got a lot of detail, which I won't go into here, but it sounds as if they were also quite compassionate towards some of the kids, some of whom may not have had the easiest of lives. 

I know that those kids had nothing to do with the attack of the man in August and that they are also aware of the fireworks problem. Sounds like good community policing. 

So does that mean they know who was responsible for that violent attack on the chap in the Rye park?