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Posts Tagged ‘police’

Olympics organisers urged to ban tents for fear of Occupy-style protests

By • Jan 25th, 2012 • Category: News

Theresa May vows to prevent ‘encampments’ – but London 2012 security chiefs argue against prohibiting tents



Aarron McKoy murder: family appeal for help over New Year’s Day shooting

By • Jan 18th, 2012 • Category: News

Appeal made by parents of Aarron McKoy, who was shot dead on 1 January



Man arrested over kidnap and murder of Kirsty Treloar

By • Jan 3rd, 2012 • Category: News

Police arrest 19-year-old over the abduction and murder of a 20-year-old woman in Hackney



Axe falls on Hackney police teams

By • Oct 7th, 2011 • Category: News

Safer Neighbourhoods officers cut as many wards share sergeants



The militarisation of policing the riots would be a deadly mistake

By • Aug 12th, 2011 • Category: Opinion

Yes, we must regain control of the streets, but loose talk about rubber bullets and water cannon will achieve nothing



Hackney riots: taking stock

By • Aug 10th, 2011 • Category: News

Local residents and businesses pick up the pieces and hope the next few days will be calmer



London riots: ‘A generation who don’t respect their parents or police’

By • Aug 10th, 2011 • Category: News

At street level in trouble-hit Hackney, residents paint a depressing picture of alienation, anger, boredom and mischief



Hackney rioters directly target police

By • Aug 9th, 2011 • Category: News

Masked men and women barricade Pembury estate in largest confrontation of London riots yet



Hackney rioters and police in hand-to-hand combat

By • Aug 9th, 2011 • Category: News

Youths ransack area and use burning vehicles, bricks and bottles as violence moves from Mare Street and London Fields to estate



Hackney shops smashed amid fears of further unrest

By • Aug 8th, 2011 • Category: News

Several shops in Dalston were broken into last night (Sunday) during the disorder that rocked north London following the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan in Tottenham. Some other Hackney stores are closing early today as a precaution