Category Archives: Policing

Knife crime and violence community meeting, Fieldway, Mar 27

Posted on March 21, 2019 by
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LibDem by-election candidate whose businesses left £9m debts

Posted on March 4, 2019 by

EXCLUSIVE: Campaigning in the Wallington North council by-election in Sutton is well underway, with the Liberal Democrats championing a candidate who has a recent record of business failures that have left his employees and the taxman hugely out of pocket. … Continue reading →

Posted in Barry Lewis, Caroline Pidgeon, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Policing, Ruth Dombey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Twycross hits out at Tory Government’s ‘reckless’ police cuts

Posted on February 26, 2019 by

Fiona Twycross has hit out at the Conservative Government for its continuing cuts to police funding in London, saying that the budget cuts – begun when Theresa Mayhem was the Home Secretary – and the “reckless austerity agenda” is risking … Continue reading →

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Tory Government’s £10m anti-knife crime fund ignores Croydon

Posted on February 22, 2019 by

The Tory Government has this morning announced £9.8million of grants to projects supporting children and families vulnerable to knife crime and gang culture around the country. Yet not a single penny has been allocated to any such scheme in Croydon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Crime, Croydon South, Jeff Boothe, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Policing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Mayor announces tag trial for knife crime offenders in Croydon

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Knife crime and other violent offenders in Croydon are to have GPS tagging devices fitted to them on release from prison, under a pilot scheme announced today by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Offenders who have served a custodial … Continue reading →

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Police Borough Commander on ‘other duties’ following incident

Posted on January 10, 2019 by

Jeff Boothe, Croydon police’s Borough Commander, has been assigned to “other duties” for the past three months, pending an investigation into his involvement in a domestic dispute in October. “Basically, he’s on what might be called gardening leave,” a source … Continue reading →

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Met Police rejects funds because it can’t recruit enough officers

Posted on January 8, 2019 by

The Metropolitan Police has told a local authority in south London not to put up extra funding for additional officers – because they can’t recruit to fill the positions that already exist. The development should be a worry for other … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon BID, Kingston, London-wide issues, Outside Croydon, Policing | Tagged , , | 1 Comment