Closure needed for Pc Blakelock's widow and Tottenham
So, a fresh arrest in one of the longest running murder inquiries by the Metropolitan Police.
Having promised Elizabeth Johnson, the widow of PC Keith Blakelock, never to give up the hunt for his killers, Detective Superintendent John Sweeney has been true to his word.
The arrest of a 40-year-old man in Bury St Edmunds has come from a combination of intelligence and fresh witness statements naming specific individuals.
The sequence of events on 6 October 1985 that ended with the murder of PC Blakelock was sparked by the death from a heart-attack of a middle-aged mother, Cynthia Jarrett, during a police raid on her home.
Police said they were looking for stolen property; they found none, but Mrs Jarrett's death sent shockwaves through Tottenham's Black community.
By a quirk of fate I had been in the vicinity of Broadwater Farm just as the sun was setting on that night of mayhem.
I'd dropped my brother-in-law at his girlfriend's flat, yards from where some of the the worst violence would take place. Within an hour came frantic phone calls for me to return to get him out of the flat.
Blazing vehicles and petrol bombs had filled the flat with bitter smoke. He couldn't get out and I couldn't get in until the following day because of a police cordon sanitaire.
At the heart of the tragic story are two names which have become inseparable, part of the mythology of one of the most traumatic episodes of civil unrest in modern British history. Keith Blakelock and Winston Silcott.
Since Winston Silcott was found not guilty on appeal no-one has been charged with offences relating to the death of PC Blakelock. It has remained a source of frustration and sometimes bitterness that no-one has ever been brought to book.
Winston still lives in Tottenham and is now involved with projects diverting young men and woman away from a life of crime and violence. He does it with local police blessing.
The story of what happened during and after the riots at Broadwater Farm remains a milestone in the life of Black Britain and has become iconic of the social disorder and dissent in the 80s.
Beyond that it was the moment when the political establishment, white and black, finally had to face up to the aspirations and demands of a younger British born generation for respect.
It has always been clear to me that there are people who lived in Tottenham at the time of the riots who know exactly who was involved in the murder of PC Blakelock and the serious injuries caused to his colleague PC Richard Coombes.
The real conundrum the police need to unravel is those who know for sure, are those who were part of the group responsible for the murder. An admission by an individual that they know who was in that group would clearly implicate themselves.
The man arrested last Friday was around 15 at the time of the murder, he has now been bailed. Senior investigators have told me that they may be in a position later this year to arrest other individuals.
This is certainly a case where no-one will get closure, community or individuals, until those responsible are found and prosecuted.
I’m Kurt Barling, BBC London’s Special Correspondent. This is where I discuss some of the big topical issues which have an impact on Londoners' lives and share stories which remind us of our rich cultural heritage. 
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