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Retired Dancer Settles After Wrongful Police Raid

1/27/2026

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Roy Morton, an 80-year-old retired ballet dancer, settled with Scotland Yard after a December 28, 2021 raid at his Cricklewood home.
The raid occurred because a call handler's error directed police to the wrong address.
Morton, who has a pacemaker, was detained for 11 hours and released without charges.
The Metropolitan Police apologized and said it had implemented training to prevent future incidents.

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Story summary

Roy Morton, an 80-year-old retired ballet dancer, settled with Scotland Yard after a December 28, 2021 raid at his Cricklewood home.
The raid occurred because a call handler's error directed police to the wrong address.
Morton, who has a pacemaker, was detained for 11 hours and released without charges.
The Metropolitan Police apologized and said it had implemented training to prevent future incidents.