Scotland Yard has spoken with six Met Cops who had a snowball combat across the nook from Stoke Newington police station.
The footage was filmed by workers at St Paul’s Church in west Hackney on Monday afternoon, when the capital was hit by 4 inches of snow.
A grievance was made to the Metropolitan Police after the video was posted on-line.
The 30-second clip reveals six uniformed officers alight from a police van after it pulled up exterior a park.
Metropolitan Cops have been noticed throwing snowballs at one another in an east London park on Monday
A member of the general public reported the officers to Scotland Yard after seeing the footage on-line
The officers, who have been on a break, have been criticised for not ‘appearing professionally’ whereas in uniform.
Within the footage, two feminine officers will be seen exchanging snowballs and chasing one another across the park.
Two male officers then be part of the seasonal japes, with one pitching a snowball which was caught by the second.
The officer then throws the icy projectile at a fifth officer who was getting ready a bigger missile.
A sixth officer was additionally noticed within the park in Stoke Newington throughout Monday’s incident.
Within the footage, two feminine officers will be seen exchanging snowballs and chasing one another across the park
Two male officers then be part of the seasonal japes, with one pitching a snowball which was caught by the second
A witness mentioned: ‘A police van simply pulled up. Six officers acquired out. Then this occurred.’
Some locals criticised the officers after recognizing the movie on-line.
The church later deleted the tweet following the controversy.
The spokesperson added: ‘A member of the general public reported our video to The Met and has demanded “disciplinary motion”.
‘We’ve got deleted the tweet.’
Nevertheless, some members of the general public criticised those that reported the officers to their superiors.
One wrote: ‘They have been reported to The Met?
‘Good grief, certainly there are some very unhappy people round.’
One other joked: ‘You would be actually shocked, however the police have these wearable communication gadgets referred to as ‘radios’ in order that they are often contacted instantly if they’re wanted.’
A spokesperson of the Metropolitan Police informed MailOnline: ‘The video was filmed close to to Stoke Newington Police Station and the officers are thought to have been on a break on the time.
‘Officers are allowed downtime however have been reminded of the significance of appearing professionally whereas in uniform.’
