Olympic police told to smile
- 1:09 PM — May 22 —
- Source: MSN - UK
British bobbies are being told to put on the "happy face of policing" at the Olympics. Read More
British to deploy 12,500 officers at Olympics
- 4:10 AM — May 22 —
- Source: NBC Olympics
British police will deploy around 12,500 officers to protect the Olympic Games after facing strong criticism for their lack of manpower and slow response to last year's U.K. riots. Read More
London to deploy security force of 40,000 during Olympics
- 9:48 PM — May 20 —
- Source: The Raw Story
Some 12,500 officers will be deployed daily during the Olympic Games in the country's largest ever pre-planned policing operation, according to the Metropolitan force. Read More
Olympics security rehearsal begins
- 9:27 AM — Apr 30 —
- Source: FT.com
A nine-day police and military exercise to test the UK's security readiness for the London Olympics begins this week, deploying RAF jets and naval helicopters over the capital's skies and surface-to-air missiles at six sites around the Olympic Park. The exercise, codenamed Olympic Guardian, includesthe deployment of HMS Ocean at Greenwich and HMS Bulwark at Weymouth and Portland, where the Olympic sailing events will take place. Read More



