Category Archives: Police

Joanne McCartney AM ‘deeply concerned’ by rise in muggings on buses

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Local London Assembly Member Joanne McCartney today called on Mayor Boris Johnson to get a grip on increasing crime on Enfield & Haringey’s buses. New figures show that Enfield has seen a 3% rise in the last nine months in … Continue reading →

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Joanne McCartney AM calls on Mayor to reverse police cuts in face of rising crime

Posted on February 2, 2012 by

Local London Assembly member Joanne McCartney is calling on the Mayor to reverse his police cuts as it was revealed that Enfield lost 32 officers over the past two years. In March 2010 there were 595 based in Enfield.  By … Continue reading →

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Joanne chairs new Police & Crime Committee

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

Local Assembly Member Joanne McCartney has been elected to Chair the new London Assembly Police & Crime Committee.  At this morning’s inaugural meeting, the Committee questioned an expert panel on how to tackle gangs. The Committee has been set up … Continue reading →

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Boris’s retreat from accountability over the Met should worry us all

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

As anyone who’s seen Baltimore crime series The Wire will know there are very real dangers with politicising the police. The last thing we want is our senior officers putting the short term electoral concerns of politicians ahead of the … Continue reading →

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Easing bureaucracy for riot claimants

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

Local Assembly Member Joanne McCartney convinces Met Commissioner and the Chair of the MPA to give special consideration to riot damage victims. Joanne has persuaded the Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) to re-examine riot claims that had been … Continue reading →

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