Operation Sceptre – Hackney Citizen

Two teenagers arrested in Dalston for wielding ‘monster’ knife during fight

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 May 2017 at 13:32

"Monster": the knife involved in the Dalston row. Photograph: Met Police via Twitter

Youngsters were waving the 10-inch weapon during a fight in the early evening of Thursday

Yet another stabbing in Hackney – but police do not believe recent incidents of knife attacks are related

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 30 January 2017 at 11:20

Hackney's borough commander in his office at Stoke Newington Police Station - with a cabinet of knives taken off the streets by police

Borough commander Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence admits intelligence gathering has become harder because of cuts as he calls on public to report those who carry blades