On Monday, Sarah attended the launch of the Metropolitian Police Safer Neighbourhoods initiative in Kilburn.
First launched for the Stonebridge Estate in April this year, the program aims to provide new teams of uniformed officers working within communities to tackle quality-of-life issues and anti-social behaviour crimes.
Sarah commented that it was community policing that local people wanted. “Not only do they want more police on the streets, they want police officers who they know and trust....
From what I can gather, there are two different options for reporting ‘grot spots’ for action by the local authority.
You can report them to Sarah.
Or
You can report them direct to Brent Council’s Street Care Team.
For street sweeping, you can visit them online to report poor standards of cleanliness. The Street Care team promise they will be rectified within 24 hours. They will ensure that streets and roads are kept tidy, litter bins are emptied on a regular basis and to remove any dead animal from the highway within one hour of it being reported....
It can be difficult to tell the difference in a battlefield situation between a camera and a shoulder mounted missile launcher.
But what were various US security officals thinking this young man was doing at the Seattle District Lake Washington Ship Canel?
Moi?
Well, JC thinks so.
I’ll see if I can redeem myself over the next few days. Updates to follow… .. .