Category Archives: Policing

Extra CCTV camera for Queen’s Gardens over safety concerns

Posted on September 21, 2018 by

Queen’s Gardens, the much-reduced open space in the town centre, soon to be made into a quasi-private park for the residents of a tower block, is to get an extra security camera to, in the words of the council, “help … Continue reading →

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Foxed! Scotland Yard calls off hunt for ‘Croydon Cat Killer’

Posted on September 20, 2018 by

After a three-year investigation, Scotland Yard this morning announced that they have closed Operation Takahe, saying that they found no human suspect behind the spate of dead cats attributed to “the Croydon Cat Killer”. A feature in New Scientist magazine, … Continue reading →

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MP Jones accuses Prime Minister of ‘ignoring’ knife crime

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

Sarah Jones, the MP for Croydon Central, today accused the Prime Minister of “paying lip-service” to the scourge of knife crime on our streets. “She wouldn’t ignore it if it was middle-class children getting stabbed,” the Labour MP said. Jones … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Central, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Sarah Jones MP, Steve O'Connell | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Council is to flag up 999 to mark emergency services day

Posted on September 8, 2018 by

Croydon Council announced yesterday that it is to mark Emergency Services Day tomorrow by hoisting a special flag outside the Town Hall at 999 – 9am on the 9th day of the 9th month. The annual event is to celebrated … Continue reading →

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Stop and Search Workshop, Croydon Police Station, Aug 16

Posted on August 13, 2018 by
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Croydon’s Labour council in crackdown against street beggars

Posted on June 9, 2018 by

Compare and contrast. While local authorities, and not just Blairite-run Croydon, wring their hands piously over the “housing crisis” as they sell off more council homes than they build, on the streets of London every night, the homelessness crisis gets … Continue reading →

Posted in Croydon Council, Hamida Ali, Housing, London-wide issues, Policing, Tony Newman | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Norbury project wins grant from £1.1m knife crime funding

Posted on May 12, 2018 by

The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced £1.15million-worth of grants to projects around the capital, including four which operate in Croydon, and which are working to reduce knife crime and its impact on families and communities. A total of … Continue reading →

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