Shomrim’s in the news after a Golders Green knife incident: members detained a suspect before police—ground-level patrols driving early responses. Biog: volunteer, community safety group in London.
Police are investigating a suspected arson and stabbing-related incident in Golders Green as part of a wider string of attacks targeting Jewish venues in London. Shomrim has reported a knife-wielding suspect detained with two injured victims treated by Hatzola. Prime Minister Starmer has called the episode deeply concerning, as counter-terrorism policing leads the probe.
A man has been arrested after two people were stabbed in Golders Green, northwest London. Shomrim says the suspect was detained by volunteers before police tasered him and took him into custody. Hatzola is treating the injured; CST has noted an earlier arson attack on Jewish sites in the area. This is developing.
On March 23, four ambulances belonging to the Jewish volunteer service Hatzola in Golders Green, London, were set on fire in an antisemitic arson attack. Police seek three suspects. Separately, a fire at a Czech arms manufacturer’s warehouse in Pardubice, linked to drone tech used by Ukraine, is under terrorism investigation with three suspects detained in Czechia and Slovakia.