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Category Archives: Policing
Council loaned £3m to company not registered for Living Wage
The Labour group which runs the council, and which two years ago was elected on a promise of making Croydon a London living wage borough, has provided a £3 million loan to a business which is not registered as a … Continue reading
Posted in Boxpark, Business, Jeff Boothe, Jo Negrini, Mark Watson, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman
Tagged Amy Lame, Boxpark, Croydon, Croydon Council, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Mark Watson, Mayor, Sadiq Khan, Tony Newman
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Tory O’Connell gets it wrong on Commissioner’s retirement
Not for the first time, City Hall figures are asking whether Croydon’s representative, Steve O’Connell, is up to the task as a London Assembly member. O’Connell yesterday made a desperate grasp for some political capital over the retirement announcement of … Continue reading
Croydon could be about to get its first black top cop
Croydon could be about the get its first BAME top cop. According to information shared at a Safer Neighbourhood Team event this week, Andy Tarrant, the present Borough Commander, is to step down and be replaced by Chief Superintendent Jeff … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Tarrant, Jeff Boothe, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Andy Tarrant, Croydon, Jeff Boothe, Mayor, Mayor of London, Metropolitan Police, Sadiq Khan
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Selsdon and Ballards police fraud awareness session, Sep 19
Posted in Policing, Selsdon & Ballards
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Selsdon, Selsdon and Ballards
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Moped gang carries out spate of knife robberies in Park Hill
There are increasing concern about a spate of armed robberies committed by what has been described as a “moped gang” against residents and visitors in the Park Hill area. The latest assault came on Turnpike Link this morning. “They surround … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon Central, Metropolitan Police, Park Hill Estate
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MetBPA Family Fun Day, The Warren, Hayes, Aug 21
Posted in Activities, Policing
Tagged Metropolitan Black Police Association, Metropolitan Police
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Council get the humps to put Imperial Way on Cruise control
Croydon Council wants to install speed humps on the borough’s roads for the first time in 10 years – but it took the death of a young father to persuade them to take any action. The “Croydon Cruise” has become … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Croydon Council, Environment, Joy Prince, Policing, Robert Canning, Stuart King, TfL, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, Labour, Purley Way, Tory, Waddon
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Council having second thoughts over its ‘busybodies’ charter’
WALTER CRONXITE on how attempts to give special powers for the police and private security guards in central Croydon have stalled Five years on from rioting, arson and looting breaking out in West Croydon, there are signs that the borough’s … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Environment, Hamida Ali, Policing, Property, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Hamida Ali, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, Police, PSPO, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Plodding councillor behind police cuts wants Pokémon patrols
Steve O’Connell, the Tory London Assembly Member from Croydon who has stood by while there has been a cut of 20 per cent in the number of uniformed policemen on the streets of London, now wants what is left of … Continue reading
Police warn minorities to ‘stay vigilant’ against hate crimes
Muslims and other minority groups in Croydon have been warned by the police to “stay vigilant” and report hate crime following a spike of racist attacks after the Leave result in last week’s EU Referendum. The Muslim Association of Croydon … Continue reading
Road closure planned for Imperial Way after Cruise crashes
Police are using emergency powers to close a road off the Purley Way tonight to stop the weekly Croydon Cruise. Action has been taken in the past to restrict the informal event on Imperial Way, but this is thought to … Continue reading
Posted in Policing, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Cruise, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, Waddon
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Tory O’Connell oversees yet more cuts for Croydon policing
Having already had the majority of the borough’s police stations closed under the current Conservative Mayor of London, yesterday saw an announcement from the Metropolitan Police that it is to shut five of Croydon’s community bases for its safer neighbourhood … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon North, Kenley, Knife crime, Mayor of London, Policing, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Conservative, Kenley, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, Steve O'Connell, Steve Reed OBE, Tory
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Tiger Tiger faces extinction as town centre closes down
Tiger Tiger, burning not so bright. The Sadvertiser is reporting that one of Croydon town centre’s principal night clubs is to close this weekend, something which will be regretted only by those under 25 years old who cannot get served … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Boxpark, Business, Crime, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Jo Negrini, Policing, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Boozepark, Boxpark, Croydon, Croydon Council, East Croydon station, Grants, Labour, Tiger Tiger
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A&Es fail to assist police with enquiries on knife crime
John Goulston, the chief executive of Mayday, could find himself summoned by Mayor of London Boris Johnson to explain why Croydon’s biggest hospital has not been helping the police with their enquiries, in a capital-wide scheme intended to help to … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 London elections, Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, Crime, Croydon CCG, Knife crime, London Assembly, Mayday Hospital, Mayor of London, Policing, Purley Hospital, St Helier Hospital
Tagged Boris Johnson, Caroline Pidgeon, Conservative, Croydon, Liberal Democrats, London Assembly, Mayday Hospital, Mayor, Purley Hospital, St Helier Hospital, Tory
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Ex-UKIP candidate calls for vigilantes to wipe out ‘vermin’
A member of the Conservative Party, who was a General Election candidate in a south London constituency just six months ago, has called for mass vigilantism across Europe and for people to take up firearms and “pre-emptively cleanse the UK … Continue reading
Posted in 2015 General Election, Andy Tarrant, Church and religions, Crime, Norbury, Policing, Purley, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Conservative, Croydon Council, Tory, UKIP, Winston McKenzie
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Evening all: Police commissioner Hogan-Howe visits Croydon
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, is addressing a public meeting in Croydon next week. The event is free and does not require booking, but places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The event … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon 8/8, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon Riots, Metropolitan Police, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe
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Shhh! Keep it quiet, Hammersfield have a policing plan
Who knew? The Croydon Partnership is staging a not-so-public public event tomorrow. You may not be aware of it. It is so hush-hush that the people behind the £1 billion redevelopment scheme haven’t even bothered to mention it on their … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Addiscombe West, Ashburton, Business, Centrale, Crime, Croydon 8/8, Croydon Council, Jo Negrini, Policing, Tony Newman, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Croydon Central, Croydon Partnership, East Croydon station, Hammersfield, Hammerson, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Tony Newman, Westfield, Whitgift Centre, Whitgift Foundation
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Could do better: council chief gets low marks and no Marx
Tony Newman has got his bucket and spade ready for a weekend break at the seaside. As WALTER CRONXITE delivers his mid-term report on Croydon’s Labour council, he’s not expecting the Town Hall leader to bring him back a stick … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Croydon Council, CVA, Fairness Commission, Fly tipping, Housing, Mark Watson, Mayor of London, Nathan Elvery, New Addington, Paul Scott, Phil Thomas, Policing, Refuse collection, Steve Reed MP, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman
Tagged Alison Butler, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon Council, Labour, Paul Scott, Steve Reed OBE, Tony Newman, Tory
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‘Our failure can be read on the headstones of dead youth’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Black teenagers continue to be seriously hurt, maimed and even die in knife crimes and shootings on our streets every week. In a speech last week, LEE JASPER said that there’s a ready solution to the worsening problem … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Education, Housing, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing
Tagged Boris Johnson, Crime, Croydon, knife crime, Lee Jasper, London, Mayor, Metropolitan Police
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Londoners left to count the cost of part-time Tory Mayor
The announcement over the weekend that London’s fleet of Boris Buses are to have windows retro-fitted to their upper decks, because the air-conditioning in the £350,000-a-time Roastmasters has never worked, offers as good a reason as any for our Transport … Continue reading
Ash to ashes: unions boycott UKIP-dominated talking shop
Croydon’s trades unionists are being asked to boycott all future meetings of the “Croham Clux Clan” – what presents itself as a community talking shop sometimes also known as the Croydon Communities [sic] Consortium, or CCC. This follows an order … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Tarrant, Community associations, Croydon Council, Mark Watson, Peter Staveley, Policing
Tagged CCC, Croydon Council, Elizabeth Ash, Hyacinth Bucket, UKIP
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Borough police chief tells officers not to attend CCC events
Croydon’s police have been instructed not to attend further meetings of the controversial Croydon Communities [sic] Consortium. The order comes from the Borough Commander, Andy Tarrant, and has occurred in the midst of CCC being involved with a series of … Continue reading
