Boris Johnson Restores Stop and Search Police Powers in the UK in Crime Crackdown
Boris Johnson announced that the government will seek to empower police with the ability to stop and search people to tackle knife crime.
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Khan’s London: Machete Murder Victim’s Family Want MORE Police Stop and Search
The family of a 17-year-old boy, who was hacked to death with a machete in broad daylight in London, has called for increased levels of stop and search from police to prevent further bloodshed.
‘Racist Police Aren’t Just in America’ – Olympic Medallist Accuses UK Cops After Car Stop
LONDON (AP) – British sprinter Bianca Williams and her partner have accused London police of racial profiling after officers stopped and searched the couple’s car, with their 3-month-old son inside.
PM Boris: ‘Bourgeoisie’ Cocaine Users Fuelling Killing of Children on Streets of Britain
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has laid into the “evil” drugs gangs that have brought a sudden and significant rise in crime to the UK, while squarely blaming the recreational drug habits of middle-class cocaine users for the illegal business flourishing.
Johnson Announces Expanded Police Stop and Search, 20,000 New Officers, 10,000 Extra Prison Places
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is to expand the police’s powers of stop and search across the country in a bid to tackle the wave of violent, particularly knife-related, crime sweeping the UK.
Johnson Pledges More Police, Increased Stop and Search, Harsher Punishments for Violent and Sex Crimes
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called for an increase in stop and search, longer prison sentences for perpetrators who commit violent and sexual crimes, and pledged to put 20,000 new police officers on the streets of Britain to fight the rising tide of violent crime in the country.
Met Police Chief: Return of Stop and Search Helped Cut London Crime
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Cressida Dick, has said that the return of ‘stop and search’ has helped cut crime dramatically in London.
PM’s U-Turns on Stop and Search Follows Bloody Weekend in London
British police are to get new powers to stop and search potential suspects, particularly to discover if they are carrying deadly weapons, in a policy u-turn by political leaders who have curtailed it in the past for political reasons.
Khan’s London: Children, Teenagers Behind Half of Knife Crime
Half of all knife crime in London is carried out by people aged 19 and under, and three quarters of offenders are from minority ethnic groups, the latest figures show.
UK Set to Expand Stop and Search Powers Amidst ‘Disease’ of Knife Violence
Prominent Labour MPs have spoken out against reports that Britain will expand the use of stop and search amidst rising knife violence, blasting the police tactic as “racist”.
Home Secretary Calls on London Police to Increase Stop and Search to Combat Knife Crime
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has told London police to get knife crime under control after five fatal stabbings in less than a week, instructing the Met to make “full use” of police powers, including increasing stop and search.
UK Knife Crime Rose in Year Police Stop and Search Fell
Knife crime in England and Wales soared in the same year that stop and search by police fell to its lowest, according to statistics.
Tories Push to Expand Police ‘Stop and Search’ Powers, Target Acid Amid Crime Wave
The Home Secretary is pushing to significantly expand police ‘stop and search’ after Theresa May rolled back the practice before a dramatic rise in violent crime.
Firearm Discharged up to Every Six Hours in ‘Gun-Free’ London
A think tank has called for an increase in police ‘stop and search’ in London to tackle the crime epidemic after it revealed that a gun is shot in the capital up to every six hours — despite the UK having some of the strictest personal firearms ownership laws in the world.
Diane Abbott Enraged After Tory MP Backs Stop and Searching Minorities: ‘They’re More Likely to Kill’
Tory backbencher Philip Davies enraged Labour Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott during a parliamentary debate on stop-and-search, pointing out that searching minorities more often than white people makes sense as they are disproportionately likely to kill.
Six Stabbed in Another Night of Violence as Sadiq Khan Dodges Blame For London Crime
Another six young people have been stabbed overnight in Sadiq Khan’s London, which recently surpassed New York City for murders for the first time since 1800.
