Hackney has ‘around 18 street gangs’ says anti-crime chief – and council uses Met’s controversial gang matrix
Cllr Caroline Selman says the police matrix supports Hackney’s Integrated Gangs Unit
Caroline Selman
Councillor set for £6,000 pay rise as Deputy Mayor after cabinet reshuffle
Feryal Demirci could earn more than £50,000 thanks to her new job title
Labour and Lib Dems clash on knife crime policy – as Caroline Selman says proposals are nothing new
Hackney Liberal Democrats say Violence Reduction Unit would ‘treat violence like a disease’
Hackney crime chief says cuts to blame for Tower Hamlets police merger
Cllr Selman said she would work to ‘minimise the impact’ on residents
Titbits – ‘the fact that they wear hi-vis jackets gives them a certain degree of authority’
More on the council’s ‘secret party’ and a sleepy journo also feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
‘He didn’t need to be dead’: Hackney Heroine speaks out ahead of ‘justice for Rash’ police station vigil
‘It’s not just another young man who has died, it’s a bigger problem of failing these kids in the community’
Campaigners announce vigil for young man who died following police chase
Vigil organised by Hackney Stand Up To Racism to be held at Stoke Newington Police Station
Council launches public space anti-social behaviour consultation
Town Hall invites residents to have their say as it announces plans to increase enforcement officer numbers
Police cuts will risk safety of Hackney residents, warns Mayor Glanville
Town Hall wants a fairer deal for London as crime spikes in the borough for the first time in years
Claims of crackdown on prostitutes in Hackney denied by top police officer
Detective Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence says streets are ‘not a safe place’ for sex workers as support group leads criticism of alleged enforcement
Council’s anti-crime chief Caroline Selman joins police on weapons sweep following spate of stabbings
Cracking down on knife crime remains ‘massive priority’, she insists amid alarm about attacks and concern over changes to police use of stop and search
Nazi swastikas painted on vans outside Jewish school in Stamford Hill
Community safety chief acknowledges need for reassurance following spate of incidents, but councillor cautions against giving crimes too much publicity