Category Archives: Policing

Seni Lewis case raises “profound and frightening” issues

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

The death after police intervention of a 23-year-old IT graduate from South Norwood, Seni Lewis, was raised in the House of Commons yesterday by Croydon MP Steve Reed, who told parliament, “The questions that this case raises are profound and … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon North, Policing, South Norwood, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Calming our streets’: community meeting, Apr 10

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

South Croydon Community Association is organising a meeting next Wednesday, April 10, for the community to discuss “calming our streets”. The meeting will take place from 7pm at St George’s Church, Barrow Road, Waddon CR0 4EZ. “We are trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Community associations, Crime, Croham, Croydon 8/8, Croydon South, Fairfield, Policing, South Croydon Community Association, Waddon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

It’s a fair cop: we need more police officers on our streets

Posted on April 4, 2013 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: Closing police stations would be fine if London Mayor Boris Johnson really did put the money saved and raised into officers on the streets, says DAVID CALLAM It’s a fair cop, Mr Mayor: time to come clean about … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, David Callam, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Boris’s latest lies on police and crime figures laid bare

Posted on April 3, 2013 by

It is a week now since London Mayor Boris Johnson published his police review which confirmed that Croydon, the capital’s most populated borough, is to have all but one of its police stations closed, and this barely 18 months since … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Simon Hoar | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Steve Reed MP: “I’m taking police cuts issue to the very top”

Posted on March 21, 2013 by

After his first 100 days as MP for Croydon North, STEVE REED is getting on with the job at Westminster, and in Croydon I’ve just finished my first 100 days since I was elected last November. As a new MP, … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Community associations, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Libraries, Mayor of London, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

“Truly shocking” 18% rise in muggings in Croydon

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Figures released today show that muggings in Croydon have increased by 18 per cent in the past year, at a time when across London, the number of “robberies against a person” have fallen by 8 per cent, prompting the local … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Croydon among worst hit boroughs by police station closures

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

Croydon is one of the London boroughs worst affected by proposals from the Mayor of London Boris Johnson to close police stations. According to research conducted by the Green Party’s London Assembly Member Jenny Jones, an additional 107,774 people during … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Greens, Kenley, Mayor of London, Norbury, Policing, Purley, Riots Review Panel, South Norwood | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

1.85%: Croydon in a Pickles over Council Tax hike

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

Mike Fisher, the leader of the Conservative group that tries to run Croydon Council, tonight raised the white flag at the Town Hall when – at the latest possible moment on a Friday evening just before half-term week – he … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Council Tax, Croydon Council, Dudley Mead, Housing, Lambeth Council, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Policing, Schools, Sutton Council, Tim Pollard, URV | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Steve Reed MP: Croydon people feel forgotten and abandoned

Posted on February 4, 2013 by

In the first column from the new MP for Croydon North, STEVE REED, pictured left, speaks of the frustration and betrayal felt by victims of the 2011 riots, and their fears over plans to close every police station in his … Continue reading →

Posted in 8/8: London Road stories, Boris Johnson, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Mayor of London, Policing, Steve Reed MP | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Would you risk your life reporting serious crime in a Tesco?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Crime figures are certain to fall in the next few years, according to a serving policeman. Why? Because the cross-London cuts proposed by Boris Johnson will make it more difficult than at any time in recent history for the public … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Gavin Barwell MP, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Simon Hoar | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Croydon gets hit in the Eye, the Standard and the Guardian

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

Looks like our loyal reader is not the only one reading Inside Croydon. So far this week, the Evening Standard has followed up our story about the rave at Latitude 25 (we’d recommend that you view the Standard‘s version here, … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Gavin Barwell MP, John Laing Integrated Services, Jon Rouse, Libraries, Policing, URV | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Boris to close all but one police station in Croydon

Posted on January 9, 2013 by

If you still had any lingering doubt that our elected representatives are too often taking the public for a (very expensive) ride, then a brief exchange today between Steve “Three Jobs” O’Connell and a reporter from the Croydon Sadvertiser should … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Kenley, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington, Norbury, Policing, Purley, Simon Hoar, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Stop the search: here’s a phone app to protect public rights

Posted on December 21, 2012 by

SEAN CREIGHTON was impressed by a presentation at the latest meeting of Croydon’s tech community, which offered a smartphone solution to a community policing issue that is decades old There were more than 40 people at the latest Croydon TechCity … Continue reading →

Posted in Broad Green, Business, Community associations, Crime, Lives Not Knives, Policing, Stuart Collins, Surrey Street | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Stonecot by-election offers LibDems chance of cheer

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

A local judgement on Gideon Osborne’s Autumn Statement will come tomorrow in Stonecot ward in Sutton, as they go to the polls in a by-election to replace an outgoing LibDem councillor. The Osborne Budget in the spring brought a litany … Continue reading →

Posted in London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Policing, St Helier Hospital, Sutton Council | Tagged , , , , , , ,

Cooper condemns government’s betrayal of London Road

Posted on November 28, 2012 by

Yvette Cooper, the shadow Home Secretary, has condemned the London Mayor’s plan to divert millions of pounds of riot compensation cash from Croydon’s victims of rioting in order to cover-up his planned cuts in policing. On a visit to Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 by-election, 8/8: London Road stories, Andrew Stranack, Boris Johnson, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, London Road Traders Association, Policing, Steve Reed MP, West Croydon Community Forum | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment