From campaigning successfully to get Muswell Hill police front counter restored through to working with residents to set up neighbourhood watches, there is much that can be done to work effectively against crime.
Crime and fear of crime still seriously affect people’s lives.
Whether it is fear of walking home at night or being burgled – we need to feel that the police are around and about making our streets safe.
And when something does happen – we need to know that if we call the police will be there quickly and that the crime will be taken seriously and its perpetrator pursued.
Whilst police numbers are better and the advent of Safer Neighbourhood teams is a step in the right direction, we are still facing a battle over where police are stationed, when and where they patrol and where front counters should be and what hours they should be open – and how long it takes for the police to come after being called for a non-999 call.
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- Liberal Democrat Crime Spokesperson Cllr Ron Aitken has demanded action after it was revealed that a key Haringey Council crime-fighting post has been left vacant for several months. Minutes from Haringey’s Safer Communities Executive Board (18 February 2010) show that the post of CCTV Manager has been vacant for several months at a time when residents [...] read on
- Here’s my latest column for the Ham & High: The police are planning to expand their presence in Wood Green – keeping the existing police station in use but also moving the front counter to the Fishmongers Arms (right next to the Civic Centre, closer to the centre of Wood Green, closer to where people [...] read on
- Here’s the latest about Wood Green police station. Cllr Robert Gorrie and I met Dave Grant (local Commander) at the brand, spanking newly kitted out police front counter in the ‘Fishmongers Arms’ next to the Civic Centre in Wood Green. (Also on YouTube here) read on
- Following a successful campaign by Liberal Democrats to improve police services in Wood Green, the local police have agreed to re-open Wood Green police station 24 hours a day. The news was revealed in a question to Liberal Democrat crime spokesperson, Councillor Ron Aitken, in this week’s Full Council, after Lib Dems expressed concern about the High Road police station front counter only being open [...] read on
- What’s happening with Wood Green police station? As my film shows, it’s not all good news… (Also on YouTube here.) read on
- Haringey Council should take swift and firm action to halt the surge in betting shops in the Wood Green area to limit crime and anti-social behaviour, local Liberal Democrats have said . Speaking out against applications to Haringey Council for three new betting shops in Wood Green High Road and Green Lanes, Cllr Ron Aitken, [...] read on
- There has been a flutter of speculation about the future of Wood Green police station. I have asked our local commander – Dave Grant – to give a horse’s mouth briefing of what he understands to be the case. Rumours have included the police station not being rebuilt; the front counter moving down the road; [...] read on
Local Liberal Democrats launch campaign to keep police front counters open
To make the case for keeping police front counters open in Haringey, Lynne Featherstone MP is this week writing to thousands of local residents, urging them to respond to a survey about their use. The request follows the launch of a Metropolitan police consultation that could potentially leave Haringey with only one front counter open [...] read on
Where’s your Watch?
To launch the ‘Where’s your Watch?’ Campaign, to encourage local streets to start Neighbourhood Watch groups, Lynne Featherstone MP and Cllr Martin Newton recently went to speak to a newly started Neighbourhood Watch in Highgate. Residents on Southwood Lawn Road and Highgate Avenue started their ‘Watch’ after a recent spate of burglaries. With the [...] read on
Lynne Featherstone MP meets top police boss over worries of cuts to Safer Neighbourhood Teams
Police bosses in Haringey have given assurances that local residents’ safety concerns will be paramount to any decision on the future of Safer Neighbourhood Teams (SNT) following a meeting, last week, with Lynne Featherstone MP and Cllr Martin Newton. The Acting Borough Commander, Chris Barclay, also assured Liberal Democrats that Muswell Hill Police Station will [...] read on
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