Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Street vandalised in the night
Our street - Umfreville - has been vandalised for the second time last night. Plants and shrubs torn apart and scattered in the road, car windscreen wiper snapped. a wall damaged. A few weeks ago someone (probably the same person) snapped off several of our new street trees, which we fundraised for last year. A bit heartbreaking and also scary.
I'm wondering if any other streets have seen this pattern of damage or if we are uniquely targetted - I'm assuming that some kind of drug house has opened up again locally, as there have also been several cases of people collapsed in the street or wandering delirious on Green Lanes.
We keep reporting things to the police, but so far nobody has actually responded or been round to see what is happening.
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Permalink Reply by BadaBing
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Maybe residents can check their RING doorbells, if they overlook the vandalised area and pinpoint a culprit
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Branches of young trees have been broken off in Rutland Gardens
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Admin for testingPermalink Reply by Hugh -
What a shame. There must be some doorbell camera footage. Have the police been involved?
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Permalink Reply by Pete
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I also had plants damaged and scattered. I’m on Wightman Road. I thought it was just me. I suspect it was on the same night as you had problems on Umfreville, Maddy.
By chance I got one of the plants back: I saw it discarded on the corner of Burgoyne Road. That made me think it wasn’t a criminal stealing plants for money, but (as you say) someone under the influence, acting erratically.
I’d be glad to know if anyone has doorbell footage.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah
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Do you use Met Engage? I recommend going to one of the police surgeries they often advertise there
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Permalink Reply by Ruth
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I noticed the damage the other day when walking up Umfreville. Awful to see those new trees snapped and broken. No response from the 'authorities'? That's just not good enough. I hope there's some action/investigation soon.
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Damage also to street trees and front garden plants on Cavendish Road over the past two weeks
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Permalink Reply by tigha
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Awful. Sorry to hear it
We had a lot of problems on Mattison Road a few years back. the police were involved. Seemed to be one offender housed unsupervised at the top of our road I think
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Seems it's not just one street but several across the area, both sides of Green Lanes.
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This also happened in Burgoyne. Reported to police and taken away in an ambulance in Stapleton Hall Road. He is known to police and is obviously mentally ill.
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Also happened in Rectory Gardens off Hornsey High Street a few weeks back. Damage to trees and car windows. Someone said it was being done by a local who'd been evicted. I don't know if that's the case or not.
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