Posts Tagged ‘police’
Hackney police’s stance on race disparity in stop and search ‘astounds’ equalities boss
Cllr Carole Williams criticises presentation given by officers, which led her to accuse them of policing ‘based on feelings and beliefs rather than stats and facts’
Read MoreMiddleton Road stop and search incident ‘not in any way surprising’, says monitoring group
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the IOPC after footage emerged of a Black man appearing to be kneed in the head by an officer while restrained
Read MoreConfusion as council domestic abuse referrals jump during lockdown while reports to police fall
Work going on to understand why police reports have dropped despite Town Hall seeing 60 per cent rise in weekly cases
Read More‘Bring us the facts’: Activists call for stop and search reform as police seek to build trust
The use of Section 60 orders is coming under heavy scrutiny, with Black people 40 times more likely to be stopped in England and Wales under the powers
Read MoreAttack on two Hackney police officers condemned amid warnings of ‘escalating danger’
London Mayor and borough leader speak of their shock as police federation says officers ‘are not society’s punching bags’
Read MoreTwo men injured in suspected acid attack in Hackney
Pair in their twenties taken to hospital last Friday with burns which police say are not life-threatening
Read MoreCourier and former Shomrim volunteer guilty of lying to police over Stamford Hill ‘robbery’
Thiago Alves and Michael Scher sentenced after falsely accusing two teenagers of trying to steal moped
Read MoreThames Water slammed by residents for ‘inadequate’ response to Lea Bridge floods
‘We don’t want to see this any more in Hackney, this should be the last time. It takes its toll on everyone’
Read MoreRashan Charles: Officer cleared of misconduct despite ‘basic failings’
Police watchdog investigation concludes the officer ‘froze’ but ‘did his best in difficult circumstances’
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 MoreHomeless men evicted from Mare Street tents by council enforcement team
Police called as men are forced out for ‘obstructing the highway’
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
Read MoreHackney crime chief says cuts to blame for Tower Hamlets police merger
Cllr Selman said she would work to ‘minimise the impact’ on residents
Read MoreHackney police to merge with Tower Hamlets as Met looks to save £325m
Basic Command Unit will share police officers, buildings and resources
Read MoreArmed police captured on video pointing assault rifles at two men holding their hands up
Incident follows just a few days after 20-year-old Rashan Charles died following police chase
Read More‘He didn’t need to be dead’: Hackney Heroine speaks out ahead of ‘justice for Rash’ police station vigil
‘It’s not just another young man who has died, it’s a bigger problem of failing these kids in the community’
Read MoreCampaigners announce vigil for young man who died following police chase
Vigil organised by Hackney Stand Up To Racism to be held at Stoke Newington Police Station
Read MoreFinsbury Park attack: shadow home secretary Diane Abbott calls for review of mosque security
Counter-terrorism police investigating after van strikes pedestrians, killing one, in Seven Sisters Road, Islington
Read MoreHundreds of Hackney police officers wear body cameras for the first time to ‘reassure community’
500 body worn video cameras could help fight crime, says the Met
Read MoreManhunt launched as baby boy dies and girl critically injured in Hackney
Tragic incident took place on Wilberforce Road near Finsbury Park
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