Operation Bumblebee extended across London

Title

Operation Bumblebee extended across London

Genre

Interview

TX Date

1 Jun 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:06:10

Description

Angela Rippon interviews Metropolitan Police commissioner Paul Condon for her LBC Drivetime show following the announcement to extend Operation Bumblebee in London on its second birthday to cut violent crime and burglary in the city and following a weekend which saw 6 murders in London including that of 12-year-old Katrina Monk. He comments on the rise in gang warfare; police success in controlling crime and of the Bumblebee operation; involvement of public in crime prevention and crime reporting.

Contributors

Paul Condon; Angela Rippon

Keywords

London; Crime; Police; Homicide; Metropolitan Police; Children (age group); Murderers; Crime prevention; Illegal drugs; Burglary; Drug-related crime; Guns; Crime reporting; Drivetime (radio programme); Fear of crime; Attitudes towards crime; Katrina Monk

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