Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar has given her final weekly bulletin about policing in South West London.

Richmond's top police officer is retiring from the Met Police at the end of this week.

In her bulletin she puts a positive spin on the damp weather, talks about a drugs bust in Roehampton and shares insight into the conviction of the Manchester Arena bomber.

Ms Benatar also lists a number of websites which work to tackle terrorism and gives a note about her successor as leader of the force's South West borough command unit.

You can read her message below.

Dear all

I hope you have had a good week.

The benefit to the wet weather last weekend was that we did not experience the volumes of illegal street gatherings, which have caused issues over past weeks. Despite the downpours, officers were out and about in neighbourhoods protecting our communities.

In relation to this, Detectives have released images and footage of people they would like to trace in connection with serious disorder at an unlicensed music event in July. Please help us by sharing this appeal on your channels and with your contacts.

Our Violence Suppression Unit here at South West have been patrolling key areas and actively pursuing those who seek to cause violence. In an impressive vehicle stop this week that lead to the arrest of two males and the subsequent search of two properties, approximately £22,000 in cash was seized along with two kilos of suspected cocaine and a large quantity of cannabis. This will go a long way in our bid to tackle drug related violence.

You may have seen the coverage this week of the sentencing of Hashem Abedi for his part in the planning of the Manchester Arena bombing. He was jailed for a minimum of 55 years for the murder of 22 people in the horrific attack in 2017. The investigation into this case involved colleagues from across law enforcement and various partner agencies and spanned over three years. Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of those who lost their lives in this atrocity.

Every year thousands of reports from the public help police tackle the terrorist threat. Please help us by continuing to encourage the public to report things that do not look right. We would ask you to share the following advice:

• Reporting will not ruin lives, but it could save them. Action Counters Terrorism (ACT). Remember, in an emergency, always dial 999.

• If you see or hear something that doesn't seem right, trust your instincts and 'ACT' by reporting to police in confidence.

• If you would like to learn more about what suspicious behaviour to watch for, try the free online training here.

• If you are concerned that you or a loved one may be vulnerable to radicalisation, please seek advice at the 'Let's Talk About It' website.

This is my last partnership letter to you as I hand over to Chief Superintendent Lis Chapple, the new South West BCU Commander, on Friday August 28 prior to my retirement from the Metropolitan Police. It has been a privilege to spend the last three years of my police service on the boroughs of Kingston, Merton, Richmond and Wandsworth. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support, both for me and for our South West officers and staff, and to wish you all well for the future.

Best regards,

Sally

Chief Superintendent Sally Benatar