While Knife Crime Continues Officers Fear Using One Of Their Most Powerful Tools Stop and Search.
For years, bereaved mothers have stood on street corners, outside police stations, in community halls and at vigils begging for
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Stop And Search Saves Lives — But Are We Too Afraid To Admit It?
As politicians debate and communities grieve, the question remains: when did saving lives become controversial?
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Stop and Search Declines in London By 23% As Bereaved Parents Hit Out At Knife Crime Surge
The Metropolitan Police Service (Met) has seen a sharp decline in the use of stop and search powers across London, sparking renewed debate as knife crime continues to rise at an alarming rate.
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East Area police join Box Up Crime event to listen to youths and their concerns.
Officers were there to discuss stop and search, and most importantly to listen to young people’s views on the matter.
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‘Precision Stop and Search’-New Met Police pilot scheme launched across Barking and Dagenham.
Precision stop and search to be introduced across Barking and Dagenham. New pilot scheme launched today to improve the way stop and search is undertaken across our communities.
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‘Of course stop and search saves lives-if my son’s killer had been searched he might still be alive.’
Bereaved mother Sue Hedges who lost her son Ricky Hayden to knife crime shares her view on stop and search.
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‘Make Policing Tougher To Tackle Gang Crime-Of Course Stop And Search Works It disrupts Gangs.
‘Parts of London are a cesspit, we need a tougher approach and a lot more stop and search’-Sicarius MGrath. ‘You
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Teenager arrested after found with large knife tucked into his waistband.
A 16 year old boy was arrested yesterday Thursday 9 March, after being found with a large knife tucked down
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Havering CMG looks for volunteers following their fantastic partnership with East Area police.
Stop and search is an important tool for the police to use. It can be an intrusive tool so its
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Stop and search/ strip searches row continues-yet youths armed with machetes is a daily occurrence.
The discussion over stop and search and strip searches for children proceeds on a daily basis with some disagreeing with
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‘We need to be heard and we need to be heard now.’
Mums unite to fight against knife crime demanding to be heard right now. Bereaved mums who have all lost their
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Youth found causing anti social behaviour and carrying large knife.
Well done to Elm Park police who acted swiftly yesterday to remove a another knife off our streets. The team
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Fantastic day of action by East Area police sees more drugs taken off our streets.
Yesterday Friday 11th February, a Joint Partnership Day of Action took place in Havering involving British Transport Police, Met Police
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‘Police want to build better relationships with the community and put the past behind them.’
Courtney ‘The Knife Man’ Barrett is known across London as one of the biggest anti knife crime campaigners in our
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Back our Bobbies: Met wins award to recognise achievement in stop and search training.
In recognition of its continued drive to improve stop and search, the Metropolitan Police is delighted to have achieved the
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Councillor Nunn joins in police operation.
Councillor Stephanie Nunn, from the Hornchurch Resident’s Association today writes for the Havering Daily. On Monday I observed part of
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