Posts Tagged ‘police’
Look back at anger – why the Hackney riots last summer?
A year on, The Hackney Citizen asks what we have learnt about the disturbances that raged across the borough
Read MoreCyclist killed after collision with ‘Olympic bus’
Accident took place at A12 junction close to Olympic Park
Read MoreHackney business pulls anti-Olympics banner after pressure from top cop
Hackney police borough commander calls boss of Essex Flour & Grain Company over Justice for Victims of the Olympics protest sign
Read MoreMan convicted for Hackney murder is on run after prison escape
John Massey was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a man in a Hackney pub in 1975
Read MoreHackney WickED festival 2012 cancelled
Hackney WickED organisers forced to plan alternative events after festival fails to secure council and police backing
Read MoreSam Hallam criticises Metropolitan police after murder conviction quashed
Young man jailed over 2004 killing then released by court blames Met police for taking away eight years of his life
Read MoreProtester receives Olympics asbo
London man who opposed construction of basketball venue believed to be first to receive wide-ranging ban from Olympics
Read MoreCampaigners occupy Leyton Marshes to protest Olympic development
Hackney councillor speaks out in support of protestors camping out on Metropolitan Open Land
Read MoreMan jailed for Hackney murder after 13 years
Tuggie Phillips convicted of Stephen Bailey’s 1999 murder after changing his name and fleeing the country
Read MoreHackney police crack down on counterfeit alcohol and unlicensed taxis
Operation Condor saw the arrest of 70 people last weekend, who were targeted over licensing laws and anti-social behaviour
Read MorePedestrian dies after Hoxton hit and run – police appeal for witnesses
26 year-old year man dies of injuries after collision with car in Kingsland Road
Read MoreOlympics organisers urged to ban tents for fear of Occupy-style protests
Theresa May vows to prevent ‘encampments’ – but London 2012 security chiefs argue against prohibiting tents
Read MoreAarron McKoy murder: family appeal for help over New Year’s Day shooting
Appeal made by parents of Aarron McKoy, who was shot dead on 1 January
Read MoreMan arrested over kidnap and murder of Kirsty Treloar
Police arrest 19-year-old over the abduction and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Hackney
Read MoreAxe falls on Hackney police teams
Safer Neighbourhoods officers cut as many wards share sergeants
Read MoreThe militarisation of policing the riots would be a deadly mistake
Yes, we must regain control of the streets, but loose talk about rubber bullets and water cannon will achieve nothing
Read MoreHackney riots: taking stock
Local residents and businesses pick up the pieces and hope the next few days will be calmer
Read MoreLondon riots: ‘A generation who don’t respect their parents or police’
At street level in trouble-hit Hackney, residents paint a depressing picture of alienation, anger, boredom and mischief
Read MoreHackney rioters directly target police
Masked men and women barricade Pembury estate in largest confrontation of London riots yet
Read MoreHackney rioters and police in hand-to-hand combat
Youths ransack area and use burning vehicles, bricks and bottles as violence moves from Mare Street and London Fields to estate
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