A 29-year-old Metropolitan Police officer is facing proceedings after firearms linked to him were seized over concerns about private journal entries and how he described his weapon collection, a court has heard. Police Constable Dermot McCabe, who moved from Wales to join the Met, is said to have been placed on desk duties while concerns were assessed. The court was told that the issues related to entries referencing Jack the Ripper and statements about owning an “arsenal” of weapons. According to the account presented, his firearm collection was taken following concerns about what he had been writing and the implications of those writings for his conduct. The reporting says McCabe had initially been expected to carry out operational policing duties after joining the force, but his role was changed to desk-based work pending the outcome of the concerns. Further details of the allegations, the precise findings of any checks, and the status of any formal disciplinary or legal process are not provided in the supplied information. The case is heard in court as the matter proceeds.