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CCTV: Westminster is planning to switch off all of its 75 cameras Matt Writtle A London council has come under fire after it announced plans to switch off its entire network of CCTV cameras in a bid to cut costs. One terror expert has warned that the decision could even put Londoners at greater risk in the event of a terrorist attack. Westminster Council has announced plans to turn off all of its 75 cameras on September 1 this year, in order to save £1million per year in running costs. Some of the busiest areas of central London fall under Westminster Council control, including Soho, which has a huge night-time economy. The local authority said it had made the deci…

Violence: the week before police had been called to a stabbing in a Brixton street Luca F Chief Inspector Roy Smith and his colleague are patrolling the streets of Lambeth in an unmarked car on a Saturday night. It is a relatively large and diverse borough, and the types of crimes reflect this – each area has its own unique problems, from phone-snatching on the South Bank and sex assaults near the big clubs in Vauxhall, to drunken violence in Clapham High Street. And, Ch Insp Smith says, Lambeth is one of the most violent boroughs in London – along with Tower Hamlets, Newham and Hackney - in terms of recorded crimes. “It’s every day. There have been 13 stabbings and th…

Crash site: A view across the junction of Holloway Road and Parkhurst Road Google Street View A teenage boy remains in hospital four days after he was hit by a police car which was responding to an emergency call. The 17-year-old was knocked down by a marked squad car with its blue lights flashing in Holloway Road in the early hours of Saturday. He was in hospital in a stable condition on Wednesday morning. The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, the police watchdog. The officer was also taken to hospital but was discharged. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “The marked police car was on route to an emergency ca…

Dramatic footage of a knife attacker shouting "God is great" in Arabic as he was Tasered after going on a rampage through Leytonstone Tube station has been shown to a jury. Police officers fired their stun guns three times before Muhiddin Mire, 30, was brought to the ground at the east London Underground station on December 5 last year. In what he claimed was an attack "for Syria" he cut the throat of musician Lyle Zimmerman, the Old Bailey heard, before lashing out at a number of other passengers. Mire was filmed outside the station by Daniel Bielinski, who could be heard in a five-minute clip played in court screaming "Call for police" and trying to warn other passen…

Evening Standard: Cyclist threatened by driver with baseball bat in shocking road rage row in St John's Wood The angry driver suddenly appeared to back down from the confrontation after realising he was being filmed Jamie Bullen Sunday 29 May 2016 Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a cyclist was threatened by a young driver with a baseball bat in a dramatic road rage clash in north London. Video shows the rider cycling on Avenue Road, St John’s Wood, when he is nearly hit by a car as it turns left off the main road. The near-miss causes the enraged cyclist to shout: “What the f*** are you playing at? You stupid f****** idiot”. In response, the a…

Martin Evans, Crime Correspondent 30 May 2016 • 7:44am An Oxford graduate who was a poster boy for the Metropolitan Police has quit the force weeks after being shot at, complaining that frontline officers are not being given enough support. Rory Geoghegan, who spent three years working as a neighbourhood officer in south London, left the Met earlier this month following an incident in which a gunman opened fire on a routine patrol. While he was unhurt, Mr Geoghegan said the lack of support he got from the organisation in the aftermath showed how frontline officers were being taken for granted. He explained: “The organisation essentially said: 'see you for your next…

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Direct entry super saved PCs career, Home Secretary claims Theresa May says example made impact of scheme 'truly strike her'. Ian Wienfass - Police Oracle 31st May 2016 A Met PC was set to walk away from policing until they spoke to a direct entry superintendent about their vision for policing, the Home Secretary claims. In a speech to the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners Theresa May said she only just appreciated the impact direct entry supers could have - thanks to the story of one officer. “After years of having their ideas rejected and being told that 'this was just the way things are', the constable was ready to quit policing. “But the direct entr…

Sergeant Kirsten Treasure was dismissed after a two-week hearing A Metropolitan Police sergeant has been sacked after failing to respond to a fatal knife attack in which a man was stabbed more than 200 times Sergeant Kirsten Treasure, who served in Croydon, south London, also made racist and homophobic slurs about colleagues and members of the public. Ms Treasure was dismissed after a two-week case found her guilty of gross misconduct and breaching the Met's professional behaviour standards. The hearing found that on 15 occasions she made derogatory, demeaning, racist and homophobic comments about fellow officers and members of the public. In April 2014, Ms Treasur…

Two roads in Luton are currently closed following a double stabbing this morning (Sunday). Two men suffered what are believed to be serious but not life-threatening injuries in the incident, which happened just before 6am. “We are treating the stabbings as linked and a man has been arrested in connection to both incidents.” said a police spokesman. Alma Link and Cardiff Road are currently closed while investigation work is carried out. “We appreciate that the Luton Carnival is taking place today and that there will be additional people in the town centre. “We will look to re-open the roads as soon as possible in order to minimise the amount of disruption caus…

This is interesting, I see they are trying to get Leigh Day struck off, I hope it doesn't impact on the pensions case. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/20/lawyers-to-be-prosecuted-over-iraq-abuse-claims/