London Policing Newswire Archive

16-03-2008 17:14 | 1 addition

London Stop the War/CND/BMI March 15 March 2008

09-03-2008 22:43

Prosecution stamps feet and refuses to admit defeat in Fitwatch trial

The Fitwatch climate camp trial came to an abrupt halt on Thursday after the senior CPS lawyer sulked about losing an application to an unrepresented defendant and decided to take the District Judge's decision to Judicial Review. Read more >>

25-01-2008 23:29

Fit Watch Delay Start of Police March

Okay – maybe for only five minutes – but at least we got to obstruct 20,000 cops, which might be a record.
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25-01-2008 12:35

Who's Lying? The police or the police.

The scum can't have it both ways. Who's lying? Take your pick.

Either the police federation lied and the BNP were invited to their march. Or the Bronze Commander lied to Fit Watch. Read more >>

22-01-2008 14:08

Fit Watch prop for police march

meet 9:30 - Tyburn Pub - Edgware Road (nearest tube Marble Arch).

The cops have been violently crushing our struggles for years. They are violent thugs who don’t deserve any money, let alone more money.

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16-01-2008 00:01 | 1 addition

Fit up the Cops: It's Pay Back Time

23rd January 2008
Meet Weatherspoons on Baker Street (nearest tube Marble Arch)
9:30am

Bring anything you think could be useful... Read more >>

07-12-2007 12:50

Climate Change Autonomous Bloc: Stop the police filming our protest

Maintain the pressure following recent court victories and join FIT Watch
to kick the FIT off our bloc.
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29-11-2007 19:52

First FITwatch trial ends in NOT GUILTY verdicts.

The second day of the trial of 2 protestors arrested outside ULU in Malet Street, ended with both defendants being found not guilty by a District Judge. The arrests of a woman and a 14 year old youth followed their attempts to obstruct the civilian cameraman, who was filming people as they arrived for a planning meeting for protests against the DSEi Armsfair which took place at the ExCeL centre in Docklands in September 2007. Read more >>

26-11-2007 14:25 | 1 addition

FIT Watch protesters to challenge the legality of police surveillance.

This week, two separate court cases will challenge the legality of police surveillance. Both cases involve two women who are accused of obstructing the police in1 the execution of their duty. Read more >>

05-11-2007 15:18 | 3 additions

Class War - Bash The Rich - FIT Watch

03/11/07: Video of FIT Watch at work on the Class War Protest in Notting Hill, London. Read more >>

05-11-2007 12:29

Have you ever been stop and searched by the FIT?

Have you been stopped and searched by the FIT? Do you still have a record of your search?
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05-10-2007 21:34

Fighting Fit

A personal account of taking on the FIT.... Read more >>

27-09-2007 13:25 | 4 additions

Policing the No Border Camp

There was nothing all that unusual about the policing of the Gatwick No Border Camp last week: intimidation and harassment, spin and lies, unlawful arrests.. all too familiar to those who've been around enough to realise that the police are not only about stopping crime and fighting terrorism. But it is always worth knowing the details of exactly what happened, how and why. Read more >>

10-09-2007 09:04 | 2 additions

FIT Watch Bingo For DSEi

Have fun cop spotting at DSEi. Read more >>

21-08-2007 19:17

"Bottle them in" - flim of start of the kettle at BAA

Not great quality, but shows the police 'kettling' about 200 demonstrators to get them out of the car park to prevent them joining with other people who are already blockading the road entrance to the BAA HQ. Read more >>

19-08-2007 17:27

The kettle behind the BAA blockade

A wholly peaceful group arrived behind BAA's headquarters around 3.30 this afternoon. Despite the fact that the contingent was largely composed of the CIRCA clowns, police responded in their usual way by sending in the riot squad. Read more >>

18-08-2007 12:21

FIT Watch Spotter Card

Here is the spotter card used by FIT Watch at climate camp. We had several requests for the coloured original, so here it is.

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17-08-2007 10:48 | 1 addition

FitWatch faceup to FIT

The Forward Intelligence Team (FIT) were photographing and video individuals and families, including small children, as they arrived at the Climate Camp on Thursday. This was in addition to permanent CCTV and helicopter surveillance of the Camp. Read more >>

22-07-2007 22:50 | 4 additions

FIT hunting NoBorders activists at rampART

A Forward Intelligence Team was, again, waiting outside the rampATR social centre in London today as NoBorders activists arrived for a meeting about the Gatwick No Border Camp in September. As usual, they were photographing and writing down the descriptions of everyone coming in for over an hour. Yet, they were so shy of being photographed themselves! Read more >>

01-07-2007 15:50 | 3 additions

FIT watch at Disarm DSEi meeting

Some photos from outside ULU before the Disarm DSEi public meeting. As expected the FIT team were out in force taking photos and intimidating people. This time though a group of about ten were there to stop them taking photos. Read more >>