Posts Tagged ‘crime’
Police investigating string of sexual assaults in Hackney Marshes make third arrest
Sixteen-year-old boy remains in custody after being taken in on Wednesday
Read More‘Violent disorder’ at Dalston protest: Met’s ‘disproportionate and inflammatory approach’ raises concerns over policing – again
Operation to clamp down on street robberies involving scooters escalated into ‘violent scenes’
Read More‘It takes lives – same as the pandemic’: Anti-gang activist puts crime prevention at forefront of mayoral bid
Gwenton Sloley, founder of a gang prevention programme, is running as an independent in his home borough
Read More‘The streets are menacing’: Shoreditch club Cargo to shut ‘forever’ following complaints about violent crime and disorder
The owner of the popular venue says he will invest £1m to turn it into a cocktail bar and restaurant
Read More‘Families are living in fear’: Shomrim speaks out about group of youths in Stamford Hill after sharing video of Jewish boy being racially abused
Neighbourhood watch service says group has been involved in ‘hundreds of incidents over the last few years’
Read MoreCouncillors close bar for good after bouncers help knife attack suspects escape through back door
Heart of Hackney on Mare Street admits nine separate licensing breaches
Read MoreCounter-terrorism chief warns Londoners not to get ‘complacent’
Metropolitan Police commander says ‘substantial’ number of roughly 800 active probes are centred on the capital
Read MoreMother of teenager murdered in Hackney joins anti-knife crime campaign
Yvonne Lawson MBE relives the first call she made following her son’s death to encourage people to use Crimestoppers
Read MoreHackney police commander calls on community to ‘take more responsibility’
Marcus Barnett calls for a ‘citizen role’ in policing and defends stop and search as a ‘legal, needed tool’
Read MoreHackney shooting: Man wanted for conspiracy to murder
Police appeal for public’s help in tracking down 18-year-old Nadi Kwame
Read MoreHackney police commander ‘sorry that the community hurts’ as effort launched to defuse tensions
Marcus Barnett says there are ‘bridges to repair and build’ as he vows to do whatever he can to ‘make things better’
Read MoreStop and searches in Hackney more than double in three years
Community leaders say indiscriminate use of practice risks alienating people
Read MorePolice appeal for witnesses after man is stabbed to death in Stoke Newington
The victim, thought to be in his thirties, was found with a knife wound on Matthias Road at 5.47pm yesterday evening
Read MoreCouncillors raise concerns over shortfall in violent crime services for young adults
Cllr Sharon Patrick also reveals issues with ex-gang members being placed in hostels alongside former rivals
Read MoreNew Year’s Day shooting: Dalston nightclub’s licence suspended over ‘security concerns’
Management pledges to work closely with police and neighbours
Read MoreTown Hall ponders crime hotline for reporting suspicious activity
Council to explore ‘route for parents and members of the community to raise concerns’
Read More‘Love Shouldn’t Hurt’: Hackney stands together to tackle domestic violence
Town Hall event marks local launch of 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence campaign
Read More‘No obvious link’ between Hackney’s drug markets and an increase in violence, report finds
Findings contradict National Crime Agency claims that drugs fuel London’s violent crime
Read MoreDalston off-licence accused of selling smuggled tobacco – and alcohol to a minor
Illicit stash found in covert hiding place above staff toilet door
Read MoreHackney has ‘around 18 street gangs’ says anti-crime chief – and council uses Met’s controversial gang matrix
Cllr Caroline Selman says the police matrix supports Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit
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