Charing Cross Police Station
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Charing Cross Police Station is a Metropolitan Police Service station in London's Charing Cross area. Its site in Agar Street was formerly the main site of Charing Cross Hospital.[1] The station comprises two individually listed Grade II listed buildings.[2][3]
| Charing Cross Police Station | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Charing Cross, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51.5097°N 0.1250°W |
| Construction started | 15 September 1831 |
| Completed | January 1834 |
| Opened | 10 February 1834 (as Charing Cross Hospital) |
| Owner | Metropolitan Police |
History
Starting in 2018, a series of investigations known collectively as Operation Hotton were carried out by the Metropolitan Police regarding activities of officers based mostly at Charing Cross Police Station.[4] These were unified into a single investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct.[5][6] Following the IOPC's findings of multiple cases of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment, the Metropolitan Police accepted the recommendations made by the IOPC.[4][7]
Facilities
The station has two armouries for storage of police firearms and ammunition.[8]
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