Norfolk’s Police and Crime Commissioner has joined many across the country pledging to ‘Make the Promise’ to say no to violence against women and girls. People are being asked to make a stand and ‘promise to never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women’. This is part of White Ribbon Day which…
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Dancing, laughing and remembering
The past three weeks have flown past and I find myself here again, not knowing what to write about in my Editorial, with the impending deadline in a few hours. Last night, as I sat with my housemates whilst they got ready to go out, I read Sarah Everard’s mother’s Victim Impact Statement. It was…
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The Police: A ‘service’ or a force?
Following Sarah Everard’s murder in March, the police’s tactical response was evidently a disproportionate response to the situation where members of the crowd were arrested and forced to the ground. Intended as a respectful vigil and communities coming together to mourn Sarah’s passing, it cannot be described as a rambunctious or disruptive protest. Yet, the…
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Police shutdown illegal rave in Thetford Forest
An illegal rave was broken up by over 100 police officers in Thetford Forest. Footage of the event, that was released by Norfolk Constabulary on Tuesday, revealed that at least 500 people attended the rave that took place at Lynford over the bank holiday weekend. The police have stated that this was “a well-established and…
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Police shut down Norfolk rave
EDP reports of police trying to halt a rave near Hilborough, 25.4 miles west-southwest of Norwich. Police operations are currently in motion in order to shut down the rave taking in some woodlands by the A1065 south of the parish. According to locals the rave started late night Saturday 8th, participants had parked around a…
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Police ask students to consider home security while in lockdown
Norfolk Police have asked students to bear in mind their student homes’ security while away owing to the UK lockdown. A police spokesperson said: “We would urge students to take some time to review their home security and take some simple steps to prevent them from becoming victims of crime. Many thieves are opportunistic, so…
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Norfolk police charge 19 people with drug offences
19 people, in connection with supplying Class A drugs, have been charged by police. The charges followed an operation targeting County Line drug dealing in Norwich. The Norfolk and Suffolk Serious and Organised Crime Unit worked with officers from the Metropolitan Police to execute 17 warrants at Norwich and London addresses. These took place between…
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Court rules that police went over freedom of speech rules
It has been ruled that the actions of Humberside Police over a series of tweets were unlawful. The tweets, which have been criticised by trans activists as transphobic, were recorded as a hate incident, which is defined by the College of Policing as, “any non-crime incident which is perceived, by the victim or any other…
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Student left ‘in limbo’ by UEA for five months after alleged sexual assault
An undergraduate who said she was sexually assaulted after an A-List club night claims she was left “in limbo” for five months before the university investigated her complaint. Amy Cooper, not her real name, said she was sexually assaulted by a fellow student after a night out at the LCR in September 2018. She had…
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