Tag: knife crime
Martial arts champion teaches self-defence against knife crime
Local martial arts champion Joe Agoncillo teaches Mildmay residents to defend themselves against knife crime in the Mildmay area.
Knife crime has increased by 73%...
Let’s ‘take knife crime out of politics’, say Islington Conservatives
Islington Conservatives have launched a new campaign calling on all political parties to “take knife crime out of politics”, writes John Abiona.
Tackling knife crime will require long term collaboration and funding, say charities after last week’s Operation Sceptre
Multiple weapon searches and successful stop and search arrests took place last week in Islington as part of a national police campaign, Operation Sceptre, to tackle rising knife crime.
Police launch campaign to crackdown on knife crime
A crackdown on knife crime is currently taking place in Islington as part of a nationwide campaign.
The Metropolitan Police will be running Operation...
Mother defies council’s demand to remove shrine to murdered son
An Islington mother has blasted council officials after they ordered her to remove a memorial shrine dedicated to her son. Xavier Greenwood reports.
Teenager jailed for Regent’s Canal armed robbery
A teenager who encouraged her accomplice to "stab him, stab him" during knifepoint robbery has been jailed for almost four years.
Natsena Quatome-Takab, 18, from...