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Category Archives: Crime
MP calls for misconduct charges against ex-councillor Hall
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Home Office junior minister Chris Philp says that some of the council’s former leaders ‘committed such egregious breaches of public trust that they should be formally investigated by the police for the criminal offence of misconduct in … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Richard Simpson, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, The Penn Report, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory
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All you ever need to know about ‘misconduct in public office’…
… but couldn’t be bothered to ask. Here’s a potted summary taken from the Law Commission, Crown Prosecution Service and independent legal advisors on the prospects of a successful prosecution being brought against Croydon’s borough bankrupters using this arcane offence … Continue reading
Posted in Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Katherine Kerswell, Lisa Taylor, Richard Simpson, RIPI II: Fairfield Halls, Section 114 notice, Simon Hall, The Penn Report, Tony Newman
Tagged Brick by Brick, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Council Tax, CPS, Crown Prosecution Service, Croydon, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Labour, Law Commission, London Borough of Croydon, Simon Hall, Tony Newman, Tory
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Serious concerns after latest spate of youth knife crimes
A fight involving a large group of young teens outside a burger restaurant and two other violent incidents have prompted the Metropolitan Police to order special measures for the town centre A teenager was in hospital fighting for his life … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Church Street, Croydon High Street, knife crime, McDonald's, Metropolitan Police, Nando's, New Addington, youth knife crime
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Busy Waddon road sealed off by police over suspicious vehicle
UPDATED 1pm: Epsom Road in Waddon was sealed off for nine hours this morning, as the police dealt with an incident involving a suspicious vehicle, reportedly involved in an attempted kidnapping. A man in his 30s was reported to have … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Waddon
Tagged Epsom Road, Metropolitan Police, Waddon, Warrington Road
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Commission chair: Refugee debate is run by ‘controversialists’
A widely respected former MP who is chairing a public commission on the integration of refugees yesterday hit out at the “highly contentious” nature of the current national debate about refugees and asylum seekers, saying it was being “led by … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Croydon Central, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Alex Carlile, asylum seekers, Chief Superintendent Andy Brittain, Commission on the Integration of Refugees, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon Refugee Forum, Lord Alex Carlile, Lord Carlile, Lunar House, Metropolitan Police, Sarah Jones MP
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Police detain man over suspected arson in hospital A&E fire
A 53-year-old man has been detained under the Mental Health Act following yesterday’s fire at Croydon University Hospital which forced the closure of the usually busy Accident and Emergency department for more than 18 hours. According to hospital authorities, arson … Continue reading
Communities and policing, online meeting, Mar 15
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Policing
Tagged Charles Ehikioya, Metropolitan Police
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How Dick Turpin’s life of crime included a hold-up in Shirley
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Stand and deliver! DAVID MORGAN has tracked down notorious highwaymen who preyed on the unwary travelling on Croydon’s roads, from Thornton Heath to Smitham Bottom in the 1700s The registers of Croydon Minster, as well as the information … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, History
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Minster, David Morgan, Dick Turpin, Highwayman, London, Shirley, Smitham Bottom, Thornton Heath
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Croydon High pupils create floral tribute to former Head
Pupils, staff and parents at Croydon High in Selsdon have created an extended floral tribute at the school gates to Emma Pattison, the school’s former head teacher. Pattison was head at Croydon High from 2016 until 2022, when she left … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon High, Schools
Tagged Croydon High School, Emma Pattison, Epsom College
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Croydon High ‘shocked’ at death of former head at Epsom
Emma Pattison, the headteacher at Epsom College who was discovered dead with her husband and daughter yesterday, had joined the private school in 2022 after six years as head at Croydon High School in Selsdon. Pattison, 45, her husband George, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon High, Education, Schools, Surrey
Tagged Croydon High, Croydon High School, Emma Pattison, Epsom College
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Fatal dog attack prompts council to review licensing scheme
A week after the horrific death of a dog walker at a beauty spot near Caterham, the police are yet to name the victim, or to release any of the eight dogs that they seized following what was reported to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, City Commons, Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Lloyd Park, London-wide issues, New Addington, Policing, Purley Oaks and Riddlesdown, Selsdon and Addington Village, South Croydon
Tagged Caterham, dog attack, dog walkers, Lloyd Park, New Addington, Selsdon Woods, Surrey, Surrey Police, Wallington
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Police investigations continuing after Caterham dog attack
Police cordons in Caterham were being removed this morning after officers finished forensic work relating to the death of a woman in a dog attack on Thursday. The police have described the woman as being “from London”. There has been … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Surrey, Tandridge District Council
Tagged Caterham, South Croydon, Surrey Police
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Ombudsman finds council put 4-year-old at risk of gang crime
CROYDON IN CRISIS: In the latest adverse finding against Croydon Council, in a case that stretches back seven years, a young mother was ‘left to live in fear’ after she was subjected to threats at gun-point and her appeals to … Continue reading
17-year-old pleads guilty to the murder of Jermaine Cools
The teenager who stabbed to death 14-year-old Jermaine Cools on London Road, West Croydon, in November 2021, yesterday appeared at the Old Bailey where he entered a guilty plea. Cools was the youngest of five Croydon teens that were killed … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, West Croydon
Tagged Jermaine Cools, Julius Cools, knife crime, London Road, West Croydon, youth knife crime
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MP Philp could miss deadline for 20,000 extra police officers
The Tory government’s luke-warm commitment to increasing the number of serving police officers saw an increase in 2022 – but many “new” officers were in fact PCSOs and special constables, as erstwhile “hobby bobbies” opted to go full-time. The government … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Policing
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon South, Home Office, Metropolitan Police, Tory
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‘Despicable’ Tory councillor under fire for rape-shaming victim
Remarks made by a Conservative councillor have been described as “despicable” and “dangerous and stupid”, while women’s support groups and his political opponents have demanded that Shaun Slator should be suspended by his party and resign immediately. Slator is a … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Colin Smith, Crime, Policing
Tagged Bromley, Bromley Council, Conservative, Shaun Slator, Tory
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Lives Not Knives Christmas lunch, Centrale, Dec 19
Posted in Charity, Crime, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Centrale, Christmas, Lives Not Knives, LNK
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Murderer given 28 years for ‘barbaric’ killing of Shirley teen
The “barbaric” killers of Croydon teenager Camron Smith were yesterday handed lengthy sentences by a judge at the Old Bailey. Smith, 16, was unarmed and in his underwear when subjected to a “frenzied” attack, stabbed a total of eight times, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Shirley North
Tagged Camron Smith, Jordan Tcheuko, murder, Old Bailey, Romain LaPierre, Shirley, Shrublands, Shrublands Estate
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Mystery over Reeves furniture store withdrawal from auction
Three sites in Croydon Old Town that were to be offered for sale to developers, with combined guide prices totalling nearly £4million and including the long-established House of Reeves furniture store, were abruptly withdrawn from auction this morning. Neither the … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon 8/8
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Riots, Graham Reeves, House of Reeves, reeves corner, Whitgift Foundation
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Safety experts call for action over drivers using mobile phones
Road safety experts say it’s time for a zero-tolerance approach to the use of mobile phones while driving, calling for the police to confiscate mobile phones from drivers on the spot if they are seen using them behind the wheel. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Transport
Tagged Gary Digva, Metropolitan Police, Mobile phones, RoadAngel
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House of Reeves furniture store is put up for sale at £2.5m
Another part of the fabric of Croydon society could face major changes after 150 years, following the past decade of frustration and disappointment with the way the Old Town area has been allowed to become run-down. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Croydon 8/8
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Riots, Graham Reeves, House of Reeves, reeves corner, Whitgift Foundation
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MP ‘alarmed’ to discover Chinese ‘police station’ on High Street
The Chinese Communist Party is operating a secret police station on Croydon High Street, part of a global network intended to control and intimidate former nationals who have made their homes outside China. Beijing claims that almost a quarter of … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Chinese police station, Croydon, Croydon Central, Fairfield, Sarah Jones MP
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