Tag Archives: Tottenham

Met cancelled police leave ahead of Duggan inquest verdict

Posted on December 23, 2013 by insidecroydon

Police across London, including Croydon, had leave cancelled last week as the Met prepared for adverse public reaction to the jury’s verdict in the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan. Duggan’s death in August 2011 sparked riots in Tottenham … Continue reading →

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Two years on and who holds Croydon’s police to account?

Posted on August 9, 2013 by insidecroydon

CROYDON COMMENTARY: With the demise of the MPA under Mayor Boris Johnson, police accountability in London is potentially worse now than in the rest of England and Wales. HAMIDA ALI says that the need to hold to account decisions on … Continue reading →

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