Helping police find men suspected of knife fight in Star Road
Residents of Alice Gilliatt Court in Star Road, W14 are already benefiting from a new safety camera which was installed earlier this year at their request.
The camera has led to three arrests following a fight involving knives in the local area.
Following a successful trial of new technology, the deployable CCTV camera in Alice Gilliatt Court began operating in February, after residents expressed their concerns about anti-social behaviour and drug dealing in the area.
This month, Hammersmith & Fulham Council’s CCTV team used the camera to show police officers where two knives had been discarded after a man had been threatened at knifepoint during a fight.
The camera also tracked the three suspects who were then arrested for affray and possessing an offensive weapon.
" We listened to residents' concerns, acted upon them and installed cameras in crime hotspots, leaving criminals with no place to hide.
" This has led to two dangerous weapons being removed from our streets and three arrests being made," says Cllr Larry Culhane, chair of H&F Council’s Community Safety, Environment and Residents' Services Policy and Accountability Committee.
" Tackling crime and reducing anti-social behaviour is a key priority for us, we'll stop at nothing to ensure that residents feel safe in and around their own homes. I hope these arrests reassure residents of that."
The new deployable cameras were jointly developed by Hammersmith & Fulham Council's CCTV service and Vemotion. They can be set up in a fixed position at a given location and then manually operated by the H&F CCTV team.
They came into full operation in February following several months of successful trials.
April 15, 2016