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Category Archives: Crime
Croydon men in Russian ‘spy ring’ sentenced to 40 years in jail
Four men from Croydon who were part of a Russian “spy ring” which caused £1.3million-worth of damage to a Ukrainian-owned warehouse in London last year have been handed sentences which will see them jointly spend almost 40 years in jail. … Continue reading
Covid-denier not guilty of possessing crossbows for terrorism
South Norwood man says he was ‘just talking twaddle’ when calling for armed rebellion against pandemic measures A 60-year-old covid denier with an arsenal of deadly weapons stored in his flat in South Norwood has been found guilty of encouraging … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Health, South Norwood
Tagged coronavirus, Counter-terrorism, covid, Covid vaccine, covid-denier, Crossbows, Metropolitan Police, Old Bailey, Paul Martin, South Norwood, terrorism
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Croydon is worst in London for reports of ‘violence with injury’
Croydon was the worst place in the whole of London for violent crime in the past year, according to a shocking report published this morning based on official figures from the Office for National Statistics. Perhaps of greatest concern is … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon West, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Crime, Croydon, Croydon Council, Homicide, knife crime, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, murder, Sarah Jones MP, Shoplifting, Violence with injury, youth knife crime
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Two Merton police stations to close in latest Met cut-backs
Croydon, Sutton and Bromley stations among those to operate on reduced opening hours in future under the latest police budget cuts Wimbledon and Mitcham are among 10 London police stations facing permanent closure under the latest version of cost-cutting measures … Continue reading
Posted in Bexley, Boris Johnson, Bromley Council, Crime, Kingston, Lewisham, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Merton, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sutton Council
Tagged Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist, Bexley, Bexleyheath, Brixton, Bromley, Croydon, Croydon Police Station, Kingston, Lavender Hill, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Mayor Khan, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham Police Station, Plumstead, Sir Sadiq Khan, Sutton Police Station, Walworth, Wimbledon Police Station
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£3,000-a-ticket for Tory conference event and Philp turns up late
WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor, on what has been a difficult few days for Croydon’s Conservatives at their party’s poorly attended conference More problems for Croydon’s top Tories at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester, where Croydon South MP Chris Philp … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon South
Tagged Alan B'stard, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Conservative Party annual conference, Coulsdon, Croydon, Croydon South, Kemi Badenoch, Kenley, London Borough of Croydon, Manchester, Politico, Purley, Robert Jenrick, shadow home secretary, Tory
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FBI cyber investigation leads to jailing of Croydon paedophile
A Croydon paedophile was today sentenced to 25 years for inciting and recording thousands of children engaging in sexual activity online. A National Crime Agency investigation found that IT specialist Robert Chown, 49, captured photos and videos of the abuse and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Croydon, Dark web, FBI, National Crime Agency, NCA, Paedophile, Robert Chown, The Sanctuary
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Synagogue’s patrols, guards and fences are essential every day
Quietly, with dignity, but also with great caution and much grief, members of the Croydon Synagogue will assemble for the weekly Shabbat service tonight, just as they do on most Fridays through the year. They will gather behind fences and … Continue reading
Bus stop arrest constable to face gross misconduct hearing
Perry Lathwood, the Metropolitan Police constable at the centre of a race row after a black mum was arrested in a dispute over fare evasion at a bus stop on Whitehorse Road in 2023, is to face a misconduct hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged Bus stop arrest, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, PC Perry Lathwood, Perry Lathwood, Whitehorse Road
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Jury finds fourth man guilty of killing of Camron Smith, 16
A sixth member of a Thornton Heath drugs gang who went out “hunting as a pack” and pursued a teenager into a bedroom of his own home on Shirley’s Shrublands Estate and used a zombie knife and other deadly weapons … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Shirley North
Tagged Camron Smith, Jordan Tcheuko, murder, Old Bailey, Romain LaPierre, Romario Gordon, Shirley, Shrublands, Shrublands Estate
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Bishop condemns march for ‘co-opting and corrupting’ crosses
The Bishop of Croydon and the founder of Oasis, the foundation which runs a multi-academy trust of schools, including several in Croydon, were among almost 40 senior church and charity figures to sign a letter which condemned the “co-opting and … Continue reading
Posted in Bishop of Croydon, Church and religions, Crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, Policing, Rosemarie Mallett
Tagged Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Oasis Academy, Rowland Williams, Rt Rev Dr Rosemarie Mallett, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Steve Chalke, Tommy Robinson, Unite the Kingdom
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Two teenagers at centre of cyber web charged over TfL attack
Two teenagers appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today charged over the cyber attack which crippled Transport for London’s fares and data systems for months. Estimates put the cost to Londoners of TfL fixing and dealing with the cyberattack at £30million. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, TfL, Transport
Tagged City of London Police, Cyber hack, Cybercrime, London, National Crime Agency, TfL, Transport for London
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Surrey council takes action on unlawful flags as Perry dithers
Croydon Council, where failed Mayor Jason Perry has claimed there is “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers and, by extension, fly-posters, has failed to take any action against the various flags hoisted without permission on some of the borough’s streets. Yet neighbouring … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Caterham, Conservative, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Crap App, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hope Not Hate, Mayor Jason Perry, Operation Raise the Colours, St George cross, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tandridge District Council, The Fox, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ
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Sound Lounge to re-open just seven days after hammer attack
Sutton High Street music venue back in business after public donated more than £40,000 Tonight, just seven days after a “terrifying” and “devastating” vandalism attack against the Sound Lounge on Sutton High Street, the venue is primed to re-open, following … Continue reading
Video released of the moment Justin Henry’s killer was arrested
The two men found guilty of the 2023 manslaughter of Justin Henry were yesterday sentenced to a total of more than 28 years in jail. Following the conclusion of the court case, the Metropolitan Police released additional materials connected to … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Brixton, Gipsy Hill, Jamal Ali-Richards, Justin Henry, Lewis Benjamin, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Waddon
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Sutton’s Sound Lounge suffers its own kind of Kristallnacht
Crowdfunder raises four-times its target for repairs to the venue following late-night attack by vandals Sutton High Street suffered its own version of a Kristallnacht on Friday night, when music venue and social hub the Sound Lounge had all the … Continue reading
Croydon activists among 890 arrests for ‘terrorism’ offences
Activists from Croydon and neighbouring south London boroughs were among the hundreds of futile arrests made by the Metropolitan Police at Westminster on Saturday, acting on the orders of the Labour government to suppress free speech while real crimes were … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged David White, Defend Our Juries, Demonstrations, Gaza, Home Secretary, Labour, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Palestine Action, Yvette Cooper
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Tory councillor welcomes New Addington flags as ‘great’
A Conservative councillor in New Addington has said that Union flags that have been placed along Central Parade without proper permission “look great”, and he has posted on social media that the council will not remove the flags unless they … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, South Norwood, Tony Pearson, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Andrew Currien, Andy Saxon, Caterham, Conservative, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hope Not Hate, New Addington, Operation Raise the Colours, St George cross, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tandridge District Council, The Fox, Tommy Robinson, Tony Pearson, Tory, ULEZ
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Two more men arrested over 2021 Birdhurst Road shooting
The Metropolitan Police has made further arrests in the investigation into the murder of Leroy Mitchell at a silent disco in South Croydon in 2021. Issa Souleman, 28, of Achilles Street, SE14, and Kwabena Ofori, 28, were charged on August … Continue reading
This is what ‘Zero Tolerance’ looks like in Perry’s Croydon
PERRY’S PILES: For all the Mayor’s grandstanding on local television news, he has been completely ineffectual in getting rubbish contractors Veolia to do their job. By SANDRA STEAD, Town Hall reporter This is what “zero tolerance” looks like in Jason … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Broad Green, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Property, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Big Belly Bins, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Enforcement, George Street, Labour, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Neighbourhood Safety Officers, Norbury, North End, Rubbish contractor, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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Council refuses to remove England flags from Coulsdon Road
Croydon’s failed Mayor, Jason Perry, went on the telly last week boasting of “zero tolerance” for fly-tippers. Yet his council has refused to remove hundreds of St George cross flags that have been tethered illegally to lamp posts along Coulsdon … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Croydon Council, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon, Surrey, Tandridge District Council, ULEZ expansion
Tagged Andrew Currien, Andy Saxon, Caterham, Conservative, Coulsdon Common, Coulsdon Road, Crap App, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hope Not Hate, Mayor Jason Perry, Operation Raise the Colours, St George cross, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tandridge District Council, The Fox, Tommy Robinson, Tory, ULEZ
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Beddington ‘Rambo knife’ attacker sentenced to 16 years in jail
Babah Sesay, the man who went on a “Rambo knife” rampage stabbing five people at a Beddington warehouse last January, will face 16 years behind bars. Sesay, 31, of Rodney Road, Southwark, was handed the sentence at Croydon Crown Court … Continue reading
‘Busted’: Mayor’s video shows rubbish contractors are failing
PERRY’S PILES: Council bosses accused of making Croydon’s fly-tipping crisis worse with their ‘banded’ collection system. ‘The council has completely lost control,’ says one campaigner. By our Town Hall reporter, KEN LEE Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed Mayor, has given up … Continue reading
Posted in 2026 council elections, 2026 Croydon Mayor election, Broad Green, Community associations, Crime, Croydon Council, Environment, Fly tipping, Mayor Jason Perry, Norbury, Property, Refuse collection, Steve Iles, Thornton Heath, Veolia
Tagged #Binmageddon, 2026 Croydon mayoral election, Big Belly Bins, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon High Street, Enforcement, George Street, Labour, Litter Free Norbury, London Borough of Croydon, London Road, Mayor Jason Perry, Neighbourhood Safety Officers, Norbury, North End, Rubbish contractor, Thornton Heath, Tony Hooker, Tory, Veolia
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More dangerous dog attacks in Croydon than other boroughs
There were more attacks by dogs in Croydon than any other London borough, according to figures from the Metropolitan Police, who recorded close to 9,000 dog incidents across the capital in three years. In the year to March 2025, there … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Dangerous Dogs Act, London, RSPCA, XL Bullies
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Palace replace security firm at centre of sniffer dog concerns
EXCLUSIVE: Crystal Palace go into the new season having dispensed with the services of Invicta K9, the security firm which this website exposed as breaking the conditions of its operating licence with dog searches Crystal Palace fans arriving at Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged CPISA, Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Crystal Palace Independent Supporters Association, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, Invicta K9, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street
The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Business Improvement District, Croydon Council, Dabners, Drug dealing, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Tory
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