Posts Tagged ‘police’
Attacks on two Jewish schools in Stamford Hill have left ‘community in dismay’, says local rabbi
Rabbi Levi Schapiro, director of the Jewish Community Council, praises police support following the two incidents this week
Read MoreHackney cyclist who died in Kenworthy Road collision named
24-year-old woman arrested after colliding with cyclist and another car
Read MoreHackney Council sparks backlash from pro-Palestinian campaigners after removing ‘antisemitic’ graffiti
Palestine Solidarity Campaign condemns Middle East violence as it questions Town Hall’s response to the words ‘Free Palestine’
Read MoreTeenager jailed for four years for string of sex attacks around Hackney Marshes
Zyroam Allen pleaded guilty to one count of rape, one count of indecent exposure, and seven counts of sexual assault
Read MoreCouncil and police launch new campaign against harassment and misogyny in Shoreditch
‘We want to make clear that women can come out and have a good night out,’ says acting police inspector
Read MoreChild Q: Three police officers to face gross misconduct hearings over school strip-search
Child Q and her family welcome ruling but express ‘disappointment’ over speed of police watchdog’s investigation
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor Tom Dewey given 12-month suspended sentence for possessing indecent images of children
Former de Beauvoir ward councillor avoids jail
Read MoreCampaigners speak out after ‘one of largest police raids on Ridley Road in recent memory’
Police say six arrests were made for drugs and weapon offences, but campaign group calls raid ‘intimidating and traumatising’
Read MoreScotland Yard’s reform plan wins cross-party praise – with Mayor of London hailing it as an ‘important step’
Force to recruit 500 community support officers as it focuses on neighbourhood policing
Read MoreChild Q: School at centre of scandal has made ‘radical changes’ after listening to pupils, according to new report
Safeguarding expert says ‘work still to be done’ but there is an ‘opportunity for trust to be rebuilt’
Read MoreChild Q: Police watchdog completes investigation into officers involved in strip-search – but disciplinary action yet to be decided
The Independent Office for Police Conduct previously warned the four officers that it was considering potential gross misconduct
Read More‘Why was it me?’ Child Q still haunted by school strip-search, safeguarding expert reveals in hard-hitting report
Jim Gamble says experience is ‘still a weight on the child’s shoulders’ as he sets out raft of recommendations for tackling institutional racism
Read MoreChild strip-searches: More incidents come to light after police ‘data error’
Scotland Yard admits mistakenly underreporting its use of the tactic – prompting London politician to demand a ‘guarantee of proper transparency’
Read More‘Above and beyond the call of duty’: Phone-snatching youth found guilty after off-duty police officer intervenes
A teenager has been convicted after an off-duty officer spotted him armed with a knife about to snatch mobile phones
Read MoreLondon Fields residents call for vigilance after a drastic fall in anti-social behaviour at the park
Park user group concerned that the popular green space is set to have fewer patrols
Read MoreTeenager who entered Hackney home for internet ‘prank’ handed criminal behaviour order
Bacari-Bronze O’Garro, 18, also receives fine after pleading guilty in court yesterday
Read MoreTeenager arrested after video shows him entering private home in Hackney without permission
The 18-year-old man has been detained on suspicion of causing a public nuisance
Read MoreChild Q: Laws allowing child strip-searches need ‘radical rethink’, says safeguarding expert
Jim Gamble tells councillors examining the response to the scandal that there is ‘no justification’ for the tactic
Read MoreChild Q: Special scrutiny meeting looking at what has changed since scandal broke to take place next week – with residents invited
Child safeguarding and policing in schools set to be a focus for councillors
Read More‘Wake-up call’: New report finds thousands of child strip-searches were carried out in past four years – more than half without appropriate adult
Children’s Commissioner’s review shows ‘police cannot be trusted with the devastating power’, says London politician
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