Law Enforcement
A mugging at gunpoint in 1854 reputedly led to the establishment of a park police force. Until 2005 the park was policed by the separate Royal Parks Constabulary but that has now been subsumed into the Royal Parks Operational Command Unit of the Metropolitan Police. In recent years the mounted police have been replaced by a patrol team in a four-wheel drive vehicle. In July 2012 it was reported that police have been given the power to issue £50 on-the-spot fines for littering, cycling outside designated areas and for dog fouling offences.In August 2012 a dog owner was ordered to pay £315 after allowing five dogs to chase ducks in the park.
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