LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Angels claim first success

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:48

Description

Interview with founder of the Guardian Angels vigilante group, Curtis Sliwa, on claims that they had prevented their first crime on the London Underground rail network. He says three American members, over here to train British recruits, were patrolling the Victoria and Northern lines when they came across a youth being attacked by two men in Brixton station.

Contributors

Curtis Sliwa

Keywords

USA; London; Crime; UK; Great Britain; Public transport; Underground railway networks; Crime prevention; Brixton; Guardian Angels

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