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Category Archives: Policing
Police seize £500k-worth of cannabis plants in car wash raid
Early morning arrests at a Beddington Lane business uncover a ‘sophisticated’ drugs farm operated by an ‘organised crime group’, according to the Met Motorists using a car wash on Beddington Lane might have got more than they bargained for, after … Continue reading
Perry’s ‘comedy’ video claims are leaving the joke on Croydon
The borough’s Conservative Mayor, rendered impotent by the presence of government Commissioners, has spent much of the summer conducting some personal political campaigning, all paid for by tax-payers, that is often deliberately misleading, that sometimes gaslights residents and, very often, … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Andrew Fisher, BH Group, Business, Commissioners, Council Tax, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Fly tipping, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Planning, Policing, Refuse collection, Sadiq Khan, Selsdon Park Hotel, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Hammersfield, Labour, Live Facial Recognition, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Shop lifter tagging, Tory, URW, Westfield
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South Norwood man jailed for life over 2021 fatal shooting
Trevin Campbell was today sentenced to a minimum of 30 years in jail after being found guilty of the 2021 murder of Gary Mayhew. Campbell was twice arrested for the murder: first in 2021, when he was stopped at Gatwick … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Norwood
Tagged Brixton, Croydon Crown Court, Gary Mayhew, Hand gun, Metropolitan Police, murder, Murder weapon, Pistol, Scotland Yard, Shooting, South Norwood, Trevin Campbell
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Investigation after man died in the cells at Windmill Road
A man died in police custody in Croydon in the early hours of Friday morning. The Metropolitan Police has not yet named the man, who was 52 years old. The Met says that an investigation is under way. The death … Continue reading
Council agrees to take closer look at Grange Road speedsters
Transport correspondent JEREMY CLACKSON on a small victory for residents of Upper Norwood after more than a decade of lobbying their council Steve Reed is claiming his first success in his newly restored role as a backbench MP. The Labour … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing, Steve Reed MP, Streatham and Croydon North
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Grange Road, Labour, Labour Together, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, Spa Hill, Steve Reed OBE, Streatham and Croydon North, Tory
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Police appeal for information over woman’s ‘unexplained’ death
Police are investigating the death of Nicole Beling, whose body was found in her home at Dittoncroft Close, a quiet cul de sac off Coombe Road in South Croydon, on Friday July 17. A 61-year-old man was arrested at the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Dittoncroft Close, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Murder mystery, Nicole Beling, Police, South Croydon
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It’s a red card for those who use crime as a political football
ANDREW FISHER on the London Mayor’s battle against crime and the often warped perception of crime There has been a succession of far-right figures who over recent years have posted online, sometimes frequently, about the supposed horrors of “lawless London”. … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Fisher, Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Susan Hall
Tagged Andrew Fisher, Crime, Elon Musk, Grok, Labour, London, London Mayor, Lord Khan, Lord Sadiq Khan, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, Nigel Farage, President Donald Trump, Reform Ltd, Reform UK, Sadiq Khan, Trump
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Police dispersal notice in clampdown on crime-ridden… Purley
Tory councillor ‘delighted’ by Met’s work, where just four arrests were made following nearly 30 stop and searches conducted over the weekend, as special powers have been introduced to allow exclusion on suspicion that someone might be ‘likely’ to commit … Continue reading
Three jailed over sawn-off shotgun shooting in New Addington
Three men from Croydon have been convicted in relation to an attempted murder, following a point-blank shooting in broad daylight using a sawn-off shotgun in New Addington in May 2025. Tevin Nzita and brothers Christopher and Anthony Da Sousa were … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, New Addington South, Policing
Tagged Anthony Da Sousa, Attempted murder, Christopher Da Sousa, Coulsdon, Detective Constable John Davis, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Old Coulsdon, sawn-off shot gun, Scotland Yard, Shooting, Shot gun, Tevin Nzita, Walsh Crescent, Woolwich Crown Court
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Met Commissioner visits Sutton mosque after terror threats
Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, was in Sutton for Friday prayers to provide reassurance to the Muslim community after their mosques were mentioned as targets in an alleged terror plot. A 14-year-old boy, described as being from south … Continue reading
Detective showed murder victim photos for ‘bragging purposes’
More than 20 years after the shocking murder of Sally Anne Bowman on Blenheim Crescent in South Croydon, a senior police officer has been found to have committed gross misconduct for keeping crime scene photos showing the bloodied body of … Continue reading
Boy, 14, charged with terrorism after Sutton mosques targeted
Court hears how teen’s ‘manifesto’ for ‘Operation Terrorise Sutton’ was inspired by Adolf Hitler and Norwegian mass-murderer Anders Breivik A 14-year-old boy from south London appeared in court today charged with terrorism offences, after evidence was found at his home … Continue reading
Croydon BID fails to inform co-directors of Perry’s resignation
Business ‘improvement’ district has received hundreds of thousands of pounds of public cash while Tory Mayor was one of its directors Jason Perry, Croydon’s £86,000 per year part-time Mayor, has quit as a director of Croydon BID. Piss-poor Perry’s resignation … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Business, Centrale, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Mayor Jason Perry, Mott MacDonald, Policing, Stiles Harold Williams, Surrey Street, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Conservative, Coughlans, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, giraffes, Hammersfield, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Matthew Sims, Mayor Jason Perry, Stiles Harold Williams, Tony Newman, Tory, Town Centre, Town centre security, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Mayor Perry’s ‘Motorists’ Charter’ to deliver more accidents, higher car insurance and even put children’s safety at risk
Just what might be coming round the corner in council business now that Jason Perry is back in the Town Hall? Probably a BMW being driven at close to 40mph, reports PAUL LUSHION, our environment correspondent Jason Perry, Croydon’s failed … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Schools, TfL, Transport, ULEZ, ULEZ expansion
Tagged 20mph, 20mph zones, Castlemaine Avenue, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, LTN, LTN refunds, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Motorists Charter, Nigel Farage, Reform Ltd, South Croydon, Speeding, Tory
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Emergency services on call after worker falls from site lift
PHOTOSTORY EXCLUSIVE Pictures by DAVID WHITE East Croydon was lit up with blue lights at lunchtime today, responding to reports that a site worker had fallen off an inner lift on a building site on Addiscombe Road, opposite landmark No1 … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, East Croydon, London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade, Policing, Property
Tagged Addiscombe Road, City Link House, East Croydon, East Croydon bus station, East Croydon station, London Ambulance Service, London Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Police, Tolley House
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Step-mother who scalded 5-year-old is sentenced to 12 years
Janet Nix, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of her five-year-old step-daughter by scalding her in a hot bath in Thornton Heath in 1978, has today at Isleworth Crown Court been sentenced to 12 years in jail. Andrea Bernard … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Andrea Bernard, Cold Case Homicide, Desmond Bernard, Janice Nix, Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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Mitcham man given 26 years for ‘cruel, devastating’ murder
Kemuel Gambicky-Forbes was sentenced at the Old Bailey yesterday to 26 years in prison for the murder of Leon Anderson outside his home in Mitcham in April 2025. Gambicky-Forbes, 25, of Deer Park Gardens, was arrested the day after the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Merton, Mitcham, Policing
Tagged Eastfields, Kemuel Gambicky-Forbes, knife crime, Leon Anderson, Maple Close, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham
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Met Police missing person appeal: Please help to find Piotr
The Metropolitan Police is appealing for the public’s help to find a missing 37-year-old man from Croydon. The Met has released several images in an effort to trace him. Piotr was last seen on Friday, April 17, wearing a black … Continue reading
Posted in Policing
Tagged Chris Mackin, Croydon, Met Missing Persons Unit, Metropolitan Police, Piotr
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Step-mum Nix found guilty of killing five-year-old in 1978
Janet Nix, the pensioner accused of killing her five-year-old step-daughter in Thornton Heath in July 1978, was today found guilty of the manslaughter of Andrea Bernard after new evidence led detectives to open an investigation almost half a century after … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Andrea Bernard, Cold Case Homicide, Desmond Bernard, Janice Nix, Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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Cole found guilty of murder at Imperial Way funeral shooting
Byron Cole has been found guilty of the 2025 murder of Anthony Morrison, who was attending a funeral wake on Imperial Way when he was fatally shot. Byron Cole, aged 40, of Gleneldon Road, Streatham, was found guilty by a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Purley Way
Tagged Anthony Morrison, Byron Cole, CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting, Streatham
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Police called after TTIP candidate disrupts police meeting
Police were called out to a meeting held in Woodside on Thursday night when it was interrupted by a man described by eyewitnesses as “aggressive”, “intimidating”, “rude” and “misogynistic”. The disrupted meeting was organised by… Croydon police. The disrupter was … Continue reading
MP Jones welcomes High Court ruling on RoboCop cameras
Human rights campaigners are to appeal yesterday’s High Court ruling that determined that the Metropolitan Police’s use of unproven Live Facial Recognition cameras did not breach people’s human rights, judges saying the force’s policy gave an “adequate indication of the … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon West, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged Big Brother Watch, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon West, Labour, LFR, Live Facial Recognition, London, Metropolitan Police, North End, Sarah Jones MP, Sir Mark Rowley, Tory
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Police make murder case appeal: Where is Jordan Vincent?
‘We just want justice for Rijkaard’ says mother of the victim of brutal gang attack on Surrey Street Market two years ago It was on this day two years ago that Rijkaard Siafa was the target of a vicious knife … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, David Walcott, Drug gangs, Fellmongers Yard, Guinness, Jordan Vincent, knife crime, Machete murder, Metropolitan Police, murder, Norbury, Rammon Mali, Rijkaard Salu Siafa, Rijkaard Siafa, spread eagle, Streatham, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, youth knife crime
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Radar-based speed cameras to trial in Sutton and Croydon
Roads in Croydon and Sutton are to be among the sites for a trial of radar-based speed cameras. Given that this scheme is being brought in by the Met Police and Transport for London, motorists can expect it to be … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Croydon, London, Metropolitan Police, Radar, Radar-based speed cameras, Speed cameras, Sutton, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport for London
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Police make arrest in Croydon over ‘School Wars’ messages
EXCLUSIVE: Met promises ‘robust’ action, dispersal orders and stop and search ahead of further social media advertised meetings The police have made an arrest in Croydon in connection with the “School Wars” social media messages which went viral across London … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood School, Crime, Harris Academy Beulah Hill, Harris Academy South Norwood, London-wide issues, Norbury Manor, Oasis Academy, Orchard Park High, Policing, Schools, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Centrale, Coloma, Coombe Wood, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Wars, Harris Beulah Hill, Harris Invictus, Harris Purley, Harris South Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Norbury Manor, Oasis Arena, Orchard Park, Saffron Valley Collegiate, Superintendent Luke Dillon, Sutton, TikTok, Whitgift Centre
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