Gjke John Shember obituary
They are known as MBs 鈥?microbeats 鈥?small sections of London synonymous with drugs and violence. The scruffy strip of shops that lines London Road outside West Croydon station is the most notorious MB in the south London borough, itself one of the metropoliss most violent by far.Covid-19 brought a brief hiatus to Croydons cycle of violence. Now signs suggest it is slowly returning.At 4.30pm last Wednesday one of the large gangs that operate outside West Croydon station emerged for the first time in weeks, marking old territory. A patrol car slowed beside the group of around 20 known faces . A stand-off ensued. Were from the same house, said one, referencing the lockdown measures that ban large gatherings.聽A few months ago the police might have paused to weigh up this potentially escalating altercation. But coronavirus has transformed most things, policing included.As the streets remained eerily quiet and crime fell during
stanley website lockdown, the Metropolitan polices senior command started strategising. Covid-19 had gifted them an opportunity to reclaim the roads.聽New violence suppression units VSUs were set up. These would be given the task of ensuring serious crime never returned to pre-lockdown levels.
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stanley canada ould target around 250 of Londons most alarming microbeats. But their arrival also signifies something deeper, confirming the end of austerity, where dwindling police numbers were forced to beat a retreat from the streets. Wcfk Bloody Sunday families decry decision not to prosecute 15 veterans for perjury
A 14-year-old boy who was repeatedly held overnight in police cells is suing the Metropolitan police and his local council over their failure to provide safer alternative accommodation.The judicial review challenge has been brought by Just For Kids Law, which is determined to prevent more than 20,000 children a year 鈥?some as young as eight 鈥?being detained by officers in what are alleged to be unsuitable and illegal locations for those under 18.The London council involved, Islington, is said at one stage to have proposed removing the teenager to secure accom
stanley flask modation in Northumberland or Southampton because it had nothing available locally.Keeping children overnight in police cells can contravene provisions in section 38 of the Police and Cri
stanley cup minal Evidence Act PACE and section 21 of the Children Act 1989.It is also in defiance of a letter circulated to local authority childrens departments by Theresa May, then home secretary, and the former education secretary Nicky Morgan earlier this year.The letter pointed out: Evidence suggests that the legal requirements are not being followed 鈥?The law is clear that there are very limited circumstances to justify the detention of children at police stations. It added: Police custody can be a distressing experience
stanley usa and this is particularly so for children and young people in trouble. The only exemptions, according to the circular, are when it is impracticable to transfer them or where no secure local authority accommodation is avail
