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Category Archives: Policing
Police receive complaint after Wellesley Road #BLM incident
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
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Superintendent Andy Brittain, Wellesley Road
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Pressure on Negrini to take a pay cut like Mayor Khan
By PAUL SPALDING London Mayor Sadiq Khan is to cut his own pay by 10 per cent as part of his response to the financial crisis brought on by coronavirus. Khan said he was taking an immediate reduction to his … Continue reading
Police are ‘enduring a challenging period’ during lockdown
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
Croydon ‘takes a knee’ for George Floyd – and for Seni Lewis
Around a hundred people gathered outside Croydon Town Hall this morning to “take a knee” and show solidarity with the worldwide Black Lives Matter campaign and calls for justice for George Floyd. Floyd died in Minneapolis just over a week … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Croydon, George Floyd, Sarah Jones MP, Seni Lewis, Seni's Law, Steve Reed OBE
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Missing Person Appeal: Have you seen Whitby’s Peter Brown?
The family of Peter Brown, from Whitby, North Yorkshire, have made a public appeal for information about his whereabouts, as they believe he may be one of the homeless people homed in Croydon during the covid-19 crisis. Peter Brown’s wife, … Continue reading
Plain-clothed police to patrol hospitals to protect NHS workers
The Metropolitan Police is sending officers on foot patrols around hospitals and hospital car parks in Croydon, Sutton and Bromley. As well as officers in uniform, the police will be using plain-clothed officers in this operation. The move was announced … Continue reading
Eyewitness: I saw man climbing the crane. I was scared for him
An eyewitness has told Inside Croydon of the terrifying incident when they saw a man climbing a construction crane hundreds of feet above the ground on a building site in the centre of Croydon. The man eventually came down from … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Fairfield, Policing, Property, Taberner House
Tagged coronavirus, Covid-19, Henry Construction, Hub Residential, Queens Gardens, Taberner House
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Croydon MP Jones given new beat in Starmer’s opposition
Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, will continue as a shadow minister after all, as Sir Keir Starmer, the new leader of the Labour Party, included her in his junior appointments last night. But Jones is moved from housing … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed OBE
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Police observe Peak practice with car drivers in Shirley Hills
Ahead of a springtime weekend with warmer weather forecast, the police and other agencies are warning the public not to treat the coronavirus lockdown as some kind of lengthy holiday period, and certainly not to set off for parks and … Continue reading
Posted in Addington, Croydon parks, Environment, Policing, Shirley
Tagged Addington, Addington Hills, coronavirus, Covid-19, Shirley, Shirley Hills
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