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‘Devious killer’ sentenced to life for murder of Marjama Osman
Simon Ghebremedhin has been sentenced to life imprisonment, to serve a minimum of 19 years, for the murder of 26-year-old Marjama Osman in her own home on Frith Street, just off Surrey Street Market, in May last year. Ghebremedhin, 34, … Continue reading
Police make murder case appeal: Where is Jordan Vincent?
‘We just want justice for Rijkaard’ says mother of the victim of brutal gang attack on Surrey Street Market two years ago It was on this day two years ago that Rijkaard Siafa was the target of a vicious knife … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, David Walcott, Drug gangs, Fellmongers Yard, Guinness, Jordan Vincent, knife crime, Machete murder, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Rammon Mali, Rijkaard Salu Siafa, Rijkaard Siafa, spread eagle, Streatham, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, youth knife crime
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Frith Street stabbing: jury gives guilty verdict on ‘devious killer’
Simon Ghebremedhin has been found guilty of the murder of Marjama Osman, who he stabbed in her home on Frith Road in May last year. Ghebremedhin, 33, of Streatham High Road, was found guilty by a jury at Inner London … Continue reading
Fourth man convicted for ‘brutal’ killing of Michael Afonso
More than two years after Michael Afonso was murdered in a brutal gang attack in Thornton Heath just before Christmas 2023, a fourth man has been convicted. Ali Abdul Basit’s manslaughter and robbery conviction was largely down to forensic evidence, … Continue reading
Radar-based speed cameras to trial in Sutton and Croydon
Roads in Croydon and Sutton are to be among the sites for a trial of radar-based speed cameras. Given that this scheme is being brought in by the Met Police and Transport for London, motorists can expect it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, London, Metropolitan Police, Radar, Radar-based speed cameras, Speed cameras, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Police seek Fiat driver after Old Town suspected hit and run
A stretch of Church Road in Croydon’s Old Town remained closed to traffic this morning, more than 24 hours after what the police are treating as a “serious” hit and run which has left a 51-year-old man in a critical … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Surrey Street
Tagged BT, Charles Street, Church Road, Croydon Minster, hit-and-run, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Q Car Park, Ryland House, Surrey Street
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Police make arrest in Croydon over ‘School Wars’ messages
EXCLUSIVE: Met promises ‘robust’ action, dispersal orders and stop and search ahead of further social media advertised meetings The police have made an arrest in Croydon in connection with the “School Wars” social media messages which went viral across London … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, London-wide issues, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Policing, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Superintendent Luke Dillon, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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14 illegal vehicles seized by police in town centre clampdown
The Metropolitan Police has seized 52 illegal e-bikes and mopeds during a two-day operation in February to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour, including more than a dozen mostly delivery bikes taken in Croydon during what Scotland Yard calls “surge days” … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Croydon Town Centre, e-bikes, London, Metropolitan Police, Mobile phone theft, Operation Veyvah
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Croydon police make new arrest over killing of teen Camron
A man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 16-year-old Camron Smith, who was brutally killed in front of his mother in their Shrublands home in July 2021. Six others have already been jailed for their parts in … Continue reading
Police use stop-and-search powers to counter ‘Croydon Wars’
There were no arrests across London yesterday, as the threatened youth violence prompted by social media messaging failed to materialise. Now some suggest the ‘Red v Blue’ messages are all a hoax A large police presence in Croydon town centre … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, London-wide issues, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Policing, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Commander Neerav Patel, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Dozen social media sites ‘disabled’ over Croydon Wars stunt
Metropolitan Police says it is increasing number of officers patrolling around schools and town centre, ‘and we will respond firmly to any reports of violence or disorder’ A senior police officer based in Croydon has issued a statement seeking to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Croydon Council, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Superintendent Luke Dillon, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Schools and parents on alert for next week’s ‘Croydon Wars’
Police and community groups are preparing for a week of “Croydon Wars”, after children aged as young as 12 have been encouraged on social media to take weapons with them to a series of “Red v Blue” fights between schools. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Croydon Council, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Hackney, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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Bromley man charged with Valley Park murder of Lorik Abazi
A man has appeared at Bromley Magistrates Court charged with the murder of Lorik Abazi in the mass affray at Valley Retail Park in the early hours of Sunday morning. Ellis Anim-Annor, 28, of Belgravia Gardens, Bromley, is one of … Continue reading
Murder trial hears how Mitchell was shot at point-blank range
An Old Bailey jury yesterday heard how father-of-three Leroy Mitchell was shot in the head at point-blank range in an “act of petty revenge”. Mitchell was 35 when he was killed at a silent disco in Birdhurst Road, South Croydon, … Continue reading
Police name fatal stabbing victim as 22-year-old Lorik Abazi
Scotland Yard this morning named the victim of the fatal stabbing in an affray at Valley Retail Park in the early hours of Sunday morning as 22-year-old Lorik Abazi, from Croydon. Abazi was one of three men found with stab … Continue reading
1 dead, 3 stabbed, 7 arrested after Valentine’s at Valley Park
A 22-year-old man yesterday died in hospital from stab wounds suffered in an affray in Valley Retail Park the early hours of the morning of February 15, which saw two other men require hospital treatment and multiple arrests. Valley Retail … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Valley Park
Tagged knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Valley Park, Valley Park Valentine's night murder
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Croydon man among six charged with stealing from immigrants
A man from Croydon is among six immigration officers who have appeared in court facing various charges related to them stealing money from people arriving in Britain after having crossed the Channel in small boats. David Grundy, 43, from Croydon, … Continue reading
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Tagged David Grundy, Dover, Home Office, immigrants, immigration, Immigration officers, Immigration officials, small boats
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Dangerous driver does a runner after crash on Woodside Green
Residents in Woodside Green were both terrified and relieved last night, after a car that was racing through their neighbourhood crashed into roadside barriers and ended up on its roof in the middle of the public open space. They were … Continue reading
Perry’s council fails to spend £74,000 from road safety budget
Under the Tory Mayor, Croydon axed six lollipop patrols outside primary schools last year in a cost-cutting measure. Yet now, according to Croydon East MP Natasha Irons, the council is sitting on a pot of grant money while children’s lives … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Forestdale Primary, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, New Addington, Schools, Selsdon Vale and Forestdale
Tagged Addington, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Featherbed Lane, Fickleshole, Forestdale, Forestdale Primary School, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, road safety, Tory, White Bear Pub
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Met claims 103 arrests during facial recognition camera trial
Using their new ‘RoboCop’ cameras, police make an arrest in Croydon every 34 minutes, but Live Facial Recognition has been described as ‘stop and search on steroids’, and the tech faces a High Court challenge next week The Metropolitan Police … Continue reading
The curious case of the Croydon curate and his woman stalker
CROYDON CHRONICLES: For six years at the end of the 19th Century, church services and the lives of clergymen in Croydon and in Southend were disrupted by the behaviour of one woman. DAVID MORGAN with his latest discovery from the … Continue reading
Police prepared to seize vehicles involved in Coulsdon meets
Croydon’s top cop has pledged to stop the illegal speedway car racing and mass gatherings of petrolheads on a Coulsdon trading estate that has been causing “a nightmare for residents”. DCS Nick Blackburn has told Inside Croydon that his officers … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, Ian Parker, Nick Blackburn, Policing
Tagged Cllr Ian Parker, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, DCS Nick Blackburn, Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, London Borough of Croydon, Marlpit Lane, Metropolitan Police, Redlands Industrial Estate, Surrey Police, Ullswater Crescent
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Coulsdon locals call for urgent action over night-time ‘cruisers’
The combined resources of two police forces are being brought together for joint action against nuisance drivers who have been gathering for noisy, late-night meets and racing in the car parks and service roads of an industrial estate in Coulsdon. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, Ian Parker, Nick Blackburn, Policing
Tagged Cllr Ian Parker, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, DCS Nick Blackburn, Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, London Borough of Croydon, Marlpit Lane, Metropolitan Police, Redlands Industrial Estate, Surrey Police, Ullswater Crescent
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Police issue witness appeal after car crash in South Croydon
The police have issued an appeal for witnesses to an incident last Monday night in South Croydon which has left a pedestrian with a serious head injury. Police were called shortly after 9pm on January 5 to reports of a … Continue reading
Former PC found guilty of sexual assault on Sutton cadet
Grant Fulker, the former Met police constable accused of abusing a teenaged cadet from Sutton, was convicted yesterday by a jury at Southwark Crown Court of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. The offences took place in February 2024 on … Continue reading
