7
Aug
2014
By Calvin at 08:20 GMT, 11 years ago
I’m out of the office today meeting up with some old (and not so old) crime prevention colleagues and to watch some cricket, but just before I leave I thought I’d post a link to this story in today’s Ham and High on-line newspaper about some crime problems in Hampstead (North London)
The deputy mayor of policing for London has pledged to raise community concerns about a crime rise in Hampstead at the highest level of the Metropolitan Police.
City Hall crime chief, Stephen Greenhalgh, said he would “formally” discuss concerns about crime and the closure of Hampstead police station with the Met’s assistant commissioner for territorial policing.
He made the promise in a letter to Camden Council’s cabinet member for crime, Cllr Jonathan Simpson, sent on July 16.
Mr Greenhalgh said: “I am concerned to ensure that there is proper police visibility and that the extra neighbourhood officers planned for Camden are delivered quickly and are available to patrol where they are needed.
“As a result, I will be raising the matter formally with assistant commissioner Helen King when I meet her later this month.
It seems that campaigners are convinced that a rise in violent crime on the streets is as a result of the closure of Hampstead police station.
Just a minute, didn’t the coalition cut central government funding to the police service by around 20% over 5 years? I wonder if this has something to do with it.
Just asking....
Source Ham and High: http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/court-crime/london_deputy_mayor_for_policing_i_ll_discuss_hampstead_crime_rise_at_highest_level_of_met_1_3716198
