Responding to the clip on Thursday, the Metropolitan Police issued a statement saying they are aware of the footage "circulating on social media filmed in east London appearing to show two men impersonating police officers".
In the video, filmed by what seems to be one of the property's residents, two men can be seen dressed in clothes that resemble police uniform and standing in the doorway of a flat.
The men - who wore police caps, harnesses, purple disposable gloves and dark clothes - appear to have just tried to enter the home.
A woman starts filming the encounter and can be heard repeatedly asking the men for their identification.
The pair refuse with one claiming that they are not required to show one.
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"Show me your ID, show me your ID... to come into my house, show me it's safe," she says.
Both men can be seen trying to hide their faces as she films, while one attempts to grab the woman's phone before pulling out a baton.
The men then start to leave, walking down a corridor and a flight of stairs in the building while the residents continue to film them.
They use a radio to seemingly call for back-up, labelling the residents as aggressive.
The woman then says: "Misunderstanding coming in my house like that. You come in like a terrorist.
"I told you to explain... you went by force in my house."
In a statement, Scotland Yard said: "Police were called at 18:51hrs on Tuesday, 12 October to a residential block in The Shaftesburys, Barking IG11.
"A woman reported that two men had attended her address. They were claiming to be police officers and were dressed in crude uniform including caps, harnesses and 'asps' (batons) and said they were there to search the property.
"They were initially allowed in before the residents became suspicious and asked to see their identification, which they could not produce.
"Upon being further challenged the suspects left the address. They were followed and fled in the direction of Abbey Road."
The force said police conducted a search of the area but the two men were not found.
No physical injuries were reported and police said they do not believe that anything was stolen from the address.
The force added that the investigation is ongoing and there have been no arrests at this time but are appealing to talk to the two men pictured.
"Unfortunately, there have been occasions when fraudsters have posed as police officers, both in person and on the phone, to trick people into giving them personal information and defraud them of money," police said.
"If one of our officers contacts you in person, they'll show you their police warrant card. This is proof of their identity and authority."
Reader Comments
Most likely I am sad to report they are coming with "bad intent" so have your other defenses in place to let them know they are in the wrong. After awhile, enough of us defend liberty, then it will be evident. Liberty cannot be denied.
I got no problem dying for liberty.
I'll die for virtue as well.
I'll die for both of em.
Still, and sadly, you can't deny the US Constitution as a piece of paper might as well been burned by now and it seems as if it has been. What a shame. So much ignominy in that, but what matters now is what happens next and the ones been pushing the lies to such a scale of harm upon innocence.....well, time for the pendulum to swing back. Now or never I reckon. Here we come - we know.
BK
Buffalo_Ken Excellent! Same here! Give me liberty or death. In the meantime, give me no grief.
R.C.
If they say they've had a complaint they need to investigate, ask them if the complaint is verified
If not,tell them to f*$k off
However, my offering was assuming they're the real police..
It's a tactic they employ as SOP..Lie about complaints.