Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police

4 Days in August: Steve O’Connell’s lasting shame?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

CROYDON COMMENTARY: The Met‘s own report into the London Riots last August paints a very different picture of events from that provided by the council’s own “independent” inquiry, revealing a thwarted petrol bomb attack on the police, and that Croydon’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Olympics, Andrew Pelling, Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Central, Croydon Council, David Musker, Gavin Barwell MP, Jon Rouse, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Mike Fisher, Policing, Riots Review Panel, Steve O'Connell, Thornton Heath, West Croydon | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

South Norwood police station under threat of closure

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

South Norwood police station looks set to be closed, the latest in a series of blows for the fabric of Croydon society. After the axing of Croydon’s art activities, the possible “out-sourcing”asset-stripping of the borough’s libraries and the closure of … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Croydon South, David Musker, Kenley, London-wide issues, Policing, Selhurst, South Norwood, Steve O'Connell, Stuart Collins, Thornton Heath, Wayne Lawlor | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Town centre police team to be cut by more than half

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

The police team operating in Croydon’s Town Centre is to be more than halved, from 22 to 10 officers. It is little more than six months since the 8/8 riots hit Croydon, when a thin blue line tried to hold … Continue reading →

Posted in Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, David Musker, East Croydon, Fairfield, Fieldway, Kenley, London-wide issues, New Addington, Policing, West Croydon, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments