The Flying Squad and The Millennium Dome Diamond Heist

The Flying Squad took on some of the worst criminals in British history, but their most notable conquest was an infamous diamond heist.

In October 1919, Detective Chief Inspector Frederick Wensley called 12 detectives to his office in Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police in London. He told them that their task was to combat violent criminals currently occupying the London boroughs through surveillance and capture. They would be…