A Metropolitan Police officer was arrested on Tuesday for the disappearance of Sarah Everard, according to authorities.
Everard, 33, a marketing manager, was last seen in South London on March 3.
The policeman was arrested in Kent and taken into custody at a London police station, where he remains, according to the Metropolitan Police. A woman was also arrested at the same location on suspicion of helping a criminal.
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Sarah Everard was last seen on March 3
(Metropolitan Police)
The authorities classified the arrest of the police officer as “a serious and significant event”.
“We will continue to work at full speed on this investigation, but the fact that the arrested man is a Metropolitan Police officer on duty is shocking and deeply disturbing,” said assistant commissioner Nick Ephgrave. “I understand that there will be significant public concern, but it is essential that the investigative team has time and space to continue its work.”
Everard has not been seen since she left a friend’s apartment in Clapham to walk home to Brixton last Wednesday. Private camera footage captured Everard walking alone about 30 minutes after she left her friend’s residence. It would normally take about 50 minutes to get home, the reports said.
Her family said “it was not normal for her to disappear”.
“With each passing day, we are becoming more concerned about Sarah,” her family said in a statement. “She is always in regular contact with us and her friends. We look forward to seeing her and we want nothing more than for her to be found safely and well.”
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During the investigation of his disappearance, police officers visited 750 homes in the area and received more than 120 calls from the public, according to the BBC.
Police officers recently set up a barrier outside an apartment complex in Clapham, close to where she was last seen. Police sniffed dogs also searched the area, the broadcaster said.
Everard was last seen wearing a green rain jacket, navy blue pants with a white diamond pattern and turquoise and orange shoes. She also wore green headphones and a white hat.
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“This is a quick investigation and we are doing everything we can to find Sarah,” said Chief Inspector Katherine Goodwin. “We have seen an overwhelming response from the public and I repeat my request for anyone with information that may be relevant to go public, no matter how insignificant it may seem.”
Bradford Betz of Fox News contributed to this report