Category Archives: Crime

MP calls for misconduct charges against ex-councillor Hall

Posted on March 23, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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All you ever need to know about ‘misconduct in public office’…

Posted on March 23, 2023 by insidecroydon

… 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 →

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Serious concerns after latest spate of youth knife crimes

Posted on March 21, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Busy Waddon road sealed off by police over suspicious vehicle

Posted on March 10, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Commission chair: Refugee debate is run by ‘controversialists’

Posted on March 7, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Police detain man over suspected arson in hospital A&E fire

Posted on March 6, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Communities and policing, online meeting, Mar 15

Posted on March 4, 2023 by insidecroydon
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How Dick Turpin’s life of crime included a hold-up in Shirley

Posted on February 26, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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£1.5m government fund ‘targets’ Croydon in drugs strategy trial

Posted on February 10, 2023 by insidecroydon

Croydon is to receive £1,490,858 from the government’s drug strategy housing support fund, it was announced today. Croydon is one of only two London boroughs (the other is Westminster) included among 28 local authorities receiving the money, allocated from a … Continue reading →

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Croydon High pupils create floral tribute to former Head

Posted on February 9, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Croydon High ‘shocked’ at death of former head at Epsom

Posted on February 6, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Fatal dog attack prompts council to review licensing scheme

Posted on January 19, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Wedding that ended in gruesome death and Old Bailey trial

Posted on January 15, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The murder trial and menage à trois that scandalised Victorian England, as DAVID MORGAN explains, all had its beginnings in a marriage ceremony held at Croydon Parish Church When the curate of Croydon Parish Church looked through his … Continue reading →

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Police investigations continuing after Caterham dog attack

Posted on January 14, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Ombudsman finds council put 4-year-old at risk of gang crime

Posted on January 12, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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17-year-old pleads guilty to the murder of Jermaine Cools

Posted on January 10, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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MP Philp could miss deadline for 20,000 extra police officers

Posted on January 9, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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‘Despicable’ Tory councillor under fire for rape-shaming victim

Posted on January 4, 2023 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Lives Not Knives Christmas lunch, Centrale, Dec 19

Posted on December 16, 2022 by insidecroydon
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Murderer given 28 years for ‘barbaric’ killing of Shirley teen

Posted on December 3, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Mystery over Reeves furniture store withdrawal from auction

Posted on December 1, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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Safety experts call for action over drivers using mobile phones

Posted on December 1, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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House of Reeves furniture store is put up for sale at £2.5m

Posted on November 28, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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#TheLabourFiles screening and Q&A, Ruskin House, Nov 23

Posted on November 5, 2022 by insidecroydon
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MP ‘alarmed’ to discover Chinese ‘police station’ on High Street

Posted on November 1, 2022 by insidecroydon

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 →

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