Met Police office attacked in Golders Green - Man, 49, arrested
A Metropolitan Police office in Golders Green has had its windows smashed during an attack this morning.
A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage in relation to the incident.
He remains in police custody.
The windows of the safer neighbourhood office on Golders Green Road were smashed, including the glass entrance door.
Police reported there no injuries resulted from the attack.
Scotland Yard has confirmed the incident at the police office is not being treated as a hate crime.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police responded at 05:14hrs on Wednesday, May 13 to reports that a man was causing damage to a police patrol base on Golders Green Road, NW11.
"Officers attended and arrested a 49-year-old man on suspicion of causing criminal damage. He remains in police custody."
He added: "Damage was caused to the glass window at the front of the Metropolitan Police patrol base. No injuries were reported.
"An investigation into the incident continues, but at this stage it is not believed to be linked to recent attacks on the Jewish and Iranian communities locally."
The building is near the scene of an antisemitic terror attack on April 29.
Essa Suleiman, a Somali-born British national, has been charged with attempted murder, following a stabbing attack in Golders Green, north London, on Wednesday.
He has also been charged with a third count of attempted murder.
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That charge relates to an incident in South East London earlier on Wednesday morning, in which one person sustained minor injuries.
Westminster Magistrates' Court also heard that Suleiman faces a fourth charge of possessing a bladed article.
He last appeared in court on May 1 and remains in police custody.
Suleiman will next appear at the Central Criminal Court, the Old Bailey, on May 15.
It was just one of several antisemitic incidents in the North London neighbourhood, including alleged arson attacks.
In an address to the nation, Sir Keir Starmer vowed to work with the justice system to speed up sentencing of perpetrators of terror attacks on British soil, and will fast-track legislation to prevent future attacks.
He said: "We can and we will bring the full power of the state to bear on this."
The Prime Minister claimed British values are "earned each day", and the attack in Golders Green was "not Britain".
He added: "Antisemitism is an old, old hatrid, history shows the roots are deep, and if you turn away it grows back."
Sir Keir added that many people "don't see it, or don't want to see it".
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