Category Archives: Knife crime

Police receive complaint after Wellesley Road #BLM incident

Posted on June 29, 2020 by

Croydon Police are dealing with a complaint after a violent incident on Wellesley Road on Friday in which a young black man was chased and restrained by at least eight officers after a brief chase. The Police say that no … Continue reading →

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Police are ‘enduring a challenging period’ during lockdown

Posted on June 12, 2020 by

Croydon’s police are “enduring a challenging period”, and face a busy weekend with officers being deployed in central London for tomorrow’s Black Lives Matter demonstration, as well as two similar events planned in the borough itself. That’s according to a … Continue reading →

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Responding to violence, Met Police, Town Hall, Feb 25

Posted on February 21, 2020 by
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Mayor’s millions helping Palace Foundation tackle youth crime

Posted on February 20, 2020 by

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, visited Selhurst Park yesterday to see for himself some of the impact the investment of public money from the Mayor’s Young Londoners’ Fund is having through mentoring schemes and school holiday activities at Crystal … Continue reading →

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Knife Crime Seminar, Croydon Town Hall, Feb 20

Posted on February 19, 2020 by
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‘It’s like Rotherham’: MP Reed calls for urgent action on SPAC

Posted on December 17, 2019 by

Croydon North MP Steve Reed is to raise in Parliament this week his growing concerns about a lack of police action over mounting complaints about the activities of SPAC Nation, the cult-like church which featured in a BBC Panorama documentary … Continue reading →

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Mothers March Against Knife Crime, North End, Oct 12

Posted on October 11, 2019 by
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25 arrests made in South Norwood in police dawn raid

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

The police made 25 arrests in early morning raids yesterday on what the Met described as “seven commercial premises” along South Norwood High Street and Portland Road, “targeting those believed to be involved in gang activity, drug supply and violence”, … Continue reading →

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South Norwood police meeting leaves public feeling anxious

Posted on July 30, 2019 by

The latest ransacking of the Croydon FC clubhouse came just days after the police in South Norwood, together with the local MP and Croydon Council’s cabinet member for community safety, staged a meeting intended at rebuilding confidence in the local … Continue reading →

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Community meetings and forms as council tests public mood

Posted on July 19, 2019 by

How safe do you feel in Croydon today? Recent tragic and traumatising events across the borough have led the council to seek the views of the public on the level of tension in Croydon and its suburbs. This urgent check … Continue reading →

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