Shooting near Kingsbury Tube Station

The incident on Monday evening  (20th Aug) in Kingsbury where 3 people were stabbed outside the Underground station is quite shocking. We have had growing concern about rising serious crime in the Kingsbury area which residents and business have been telling us about. Your Councillors have been raising this issue for the last few months with both Brent’s Community safety team and it’s partners the Met Police.  

We have had a briefing from Council officers and have requested additional resources both from the Council and the Police. In response the Police Commander for NW London Simon Rose has told us “A substantial additional level of Police officers from the Violent Crimes Unit have been drafted in to the Kingsbury area. Stop and Search powers have been granted to provide highly visible additional policing and generate intelligence. This violence on our streets is unacceptable and will be stopped. The persons responsible for this incident will be hunted down and arrested.”  

Brent is continuing to spend  £2.3M pounds on a new CCTV control room and new state of the art high definition cameras to help tackle crime and disorder. Brent Council has been helping the Police with information from CCTV following the incident. The Kingsbury High Road camera has not been updated yet and we will be asking that this is done immediately. 

Sadly the previous Mayor of London Boris Johnson and the Government have cut the Police budget and manpower is now the lowest for 20 years. The new Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has committed to spending an extra £138M but we need the Government to act and invest.

The Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward with information if you have any information can call Trident officers using 101 and quote CAD 7953 aug20 or Crimestoppers 0800 555 111.

Fryent Councillors.

Kingsbury pub ordered to tighten security

The Kingsbury pub in Church Lane where police found Kinder Eggs filled with drugs hidden inside bins, bricks and in a man's underwear has been warned to tighten its security - or face further action from the council.

Brent Council's Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee on Thursday ordered Jono's Bar, to improve security by alarming its doors, using doormen, carrying out regular toilet checks and by keeping a detailed log of incidents which can then be made available to police and the council.

The pub was also ordered to display proper signage of its no-drugs policy and staff, including the licence holder, Mr Kenneth McCormack, were told to undertake training to help ensure the prevention of crime and disorder on the premises.

The new security measures ordered are part of twelve additional conditions to the pub's licence which were requested by police.

All twelve conditions were approved by Brent Council's Alcohol and Entertainment Licensing Sub-Committee after details from the police of their raid on the premises and a number of reports of disorder were heard at the meeting.

Cllr James Denselow, Brent Council's Cabinet Member responsible for licencing, said:

"Using children's confectionery to conceal illegal, Class A substances is an extremely sinister and shocking thing to do, so I am of course delighted that the committee have taken action to help ensure that this kind of activity by individuals at Jono's Bar is stamped out for good.

"We are committed to making Brent a safer borough and we will not hesitate to take further action should these new licence conditions be breached or this criminal activity continue at the pub."

Save our Community Police PCSO`s

We have been informed that on the 29th of September, the Metropolitan Police will be deciding the future of our PCSOs throughout London.  There is a strong possibility that Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) will be removed completely, with no alternative to replace them in any shape or form.

PCSOs play a key role not only in reassuring communities through a strong visible presence, but also in greatly increasing community intelligence through being “eyes and ears” on the ground.

Losing them will negatively impact on our ability to engage with communities and also to understand the risks and threats facing them.


If you feel strongly about this there are two things you can do:

1) Sign the online petition against the drastic police cuts here: http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/save-neighbourhood-policing-in-london

2) Email the Police Commissioner (bernard.hogan-howe@met.pnn.police.uk) and Mayor Boris Johnson (boris.johnson.mp@parliament.uk) with the text below:

Dear Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe and Mayor Boris Johnson

I am a Brent resident living in Fryent Ward, Kingsbury and object to the removal of any PCSOs or police resources for the borough of Brent. Brent has high crime levels and serious social problems that are well documented in police crime statistics and publicised by the counter terrorism team.

We seek reassurance that existing resources will not be removed from Brent including any reduction in the number of PCSOs and police officers. In addition I now formerly request that additional resources be allocated to this multi-cultural borough that has diverse and complex crime patters that require skilled community engagement and policing on the streets to protect what is a vulnerable community.

Yours sincerely,

Name & Address


This is your opportunity to make sure that the PCSOs are saved, and that our community does not lose this valuable resource that works so hard towards securing a safer and crime free area for us all.

Please take a couple of minutes to do this.  Imagine life without PCSO on the streets of Fryent, answering our calls, and making our area a safer place to live.

Fryent Councillors

ROUGH SLEEPERS - FRYENT COUNTRY PARK - UPDATE

Brent Council officers supported by the Police and Veolia, the new parks contractor, carried out a successful operation to remove rough sleepers from Fryent Country Park. The operation yesterday followed a walkabout with Fryent Councillor George Crane and Barry Gardiner MP and Fryent local residents on Sunday morning.

The team moved 4 shelters/encampments and cleared rubbish from the sites.



Local residents, who regularly walk in the park, are helping the Council identify new camps so wecan take swift action to get them removed.

New camps can be reported here:    http://brent.gov.uk/services-for-residents/sport,-leisure-and-parks/parks/report-rough-sleeping-in-our-parks/

BRENT CYCCLE ACTION DAY

BRENT CYCLE ACTION DAY Sat 9th March from 11.00 am - 4.00 pm Tesco, Brent Park, Great Central Way NW10 0TL It is Brent Cycle Day aimed at all aspects of Bike Safety and Crime prevention. Organised by Brent Safer Transport Police together with Brent Council. Lots of exciting events being planned, bike health checks, bike ballet, cycle safety training, cycletastic, and lots more. And best of all its FREE - just turn up on the day. FRYENT COUNCILLORS.

Not just at election times

Fryent Councillors, Jim, Ruth and George were busy this weekend meeting residents of the Bush Grove estate in Kingsbury at one of their street surgeries. Pictured with other Fryent Labour Action Team they were collecting names for the SOS 999 petition.

The petition will be presented to Mayor of London, Boris Johnson asking him to honour his election pledge not to cut vital Police and Fire services.

If you would like to help Jim, Ruth and George in Fryent contact us through the blog or e mail us.




Fryent Councillors
Working for you in Fryent

KINGSBURY- POLICE OFFICERS STABBED

It was meant to be a quiet Saturday at my regular Councillor surgery at Kingsbury Library.
Unfortunately it has been marred by a really nasty incident in Kingsbury High Road. I walked down to the scene and a local resident told me “police chased a man into a local shop. It would appear that the attacker ran into a local butchers, grabbed a knife and attacked and stabbed 3 police officers”

The attacker was arrested and is in custody.
I was told 3 or 4 officers had been hurt and been taken to Hospital.

The area has been cordoned off while police officers undertake further investigations.
It is best to avoid the area at present as traffic conditions are very congested.

Cllr George Crane

Police Close Cannabis Farm in Fryent

Cllr Lincoln Beswick the Lead Member for Community Safety in Brent advised your Fryent Councillors that the Police undertook an operation this morning in Summit Close, Kingsbury.

A Cannabis Factory has been closed and a number of Firearms seized.

We want to congratulate the Police in this successful operation that has not only closed the drug farm but taken dangerous weapons off the street.