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After four years, man is charged over Birdhurst Road shooting
Almost four years after a fatal shooting in a South Croydon car park, a man has appeared in court charged with the murder. Cimarron Dume-Gooden, 32, of no fixed address, was charged on Monday with the murder of Leroy Mitchell … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Birdhurst Road, Leroy Mitchell, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, South Croydon
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Reeves’ Spending Review sees Labour take London for granted
Taking Londoners, and Labour voters in London, for granted in a big effort to secure ‘Red Wall’ areas less loyal to the party looks like a ploy straight out of the Morgan McSweeney playbook. By WALTER CRONXITE, Political Editor The … Continue reading
Posted in Council Tax, Croydon Council, Housing, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydon Council, Darren Jones, Labour, LCA, London, London Assembly, London Borough of Croydon, London Communications Agency, Mayor, Morgan McSweeney, Rachel Reeves
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Palace fans’ forums express outrage over dodgy dog searches
Eagles fans were shocked by findings in our exclusive investigation into searches conducted by a private security firm outside Selhurst Park Inside Croydon’s exclusive report about potentially unlawful security searches outside Selhurst Park Stadium, using sniffer dogs, received overwhelming support … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Peter Gillman, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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Thornton Heath man sentenced to 21 years for ‘vicious’ killing
Paul Campbell, from Thornton Heath, was yesterday jailed for 21 years with a five-year extended licence after “a particularly vicious” assault on an elderly and vulnerable man, who he left to die. Campbell, 43, of Dunheved Road West, was found … Continue reading
Perry accused of ‘betrayal’ as he smuggles out more youth cuts
CROYDON IN CRISIS: Local MP and opposition councillors accuse the council of having no clear plan on what will replace an in-house team which works to reduce drugs and knife crime and to engage the borough’s youngsters. By our Town … Continue reading
Posted in Amy Foster, Children's Services, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon East, CVA, Education, Fieldway, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor Jason Perry, Natasha Irons, New Addington North, New Addington South, Policing, Restaurants, Schools
Tagged Amy Foster, Cllr Amy Foster, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon East, Elianne Andam, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor Jason Perry, MOPAC, Natasha Irons MP, New Addington, Tory, YET, Youth Engagement Service, Youth Engagement Team
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New Addington shooting: two charged with attempted murder
Two men have been charged with attempted murder after a shot-gun shooting in New Addington. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that 30-year-old Anthony Dasousa, of Station Approach, Coulsdon, has been charged with attempted murder and possession of a shotgun with … Continue reading
Shock and inaction is numbing communities to these killings
CROYDON COMMENTARY: The founder of a charity that addresses violence against women and girls, JENNIFER McDERMOTT, pictured right, responds to the tragic news at the weekend of Marjama Osman, another woman killed in the borough I am deeply saddened by … Continue reading
Posted in Cassandra Centre, Charity, Crime, Knife crime, Norbury, Policing
Tagged Care services, Cassandra Centre, Croydon, Croydon Care services, Croydon Council, Frith Road, Frith Road murder, Jennifer McDermott, knife crime, London Borough of Croydon, Marjama Osman, Metropolitan Police, murder, Social Services, VAWG, Violence Against Women and Girls
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Something doesn’t sniff right as security firm breaks the law
EXCLUSIVE: Industry body says it is ‘appalled’ at the search of football fans outside Selhurst Park by staff from a private security company who failed to show their ID and licence, as is required by the law. PETER GILLMAN investigates … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Peter Gillman, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Peter Gillman, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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Palace fans asked to avoid Trafalgar Square on Cup final day
‘Let’s do what we do best and finish what we started’, says supporters’ group, as they plan their big match build-up Crystal Palace fans planning to gather in central London on Saturday ahead of the FA Cup final at Wembley … Continue reading
Thornton Heath man is convicted of killing ‘gentle’ doctor
And in a separate court case, the murderer of Police Sergeant Matt Ratana has had an appeal against his life sentence rejected by three senior judges A man from Thornton Heath, Paul Campbell, was yesterday found guilty of the Christmas … Continue reading
Purley Way closed by police after man is killed in car crash
A man was killed after he crashed his car into a tree on the Purley Way late last night. The busy A23 was closed in both directions all morning, from Purley town centre to Edgehill Road, South Croydon, with buses … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Purley, Purley Way, South Croydon
Tagged A23, Car crash, Diversions, Metropolitan Police, Purley, Purley Way
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Police name Leon Anderson as the victim of Mitcham murder
The police have named the man killed in a stabbing at his home in Maple Close, Mitcham, on Monday night as Leon Anderson. He was 39. The man charged with his murder, Kemuel Gambicky-Forbes, 24, of Deer Park Gardens, appeared in … 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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Police arrest 24-year-old man in connection to Mitcham murder
A 24-year-old man has been arrested following a fatal stabbing in Mitcham on Monday night. Around 7.30pm on Monday, police were called to an address in Maple Close, off Oakleigh Way, Eastfields. A 39-year-old man was treated at the scene … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Merton, Mitcham, Policing
Tagged Eastfields, knife crime, Maple Close, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham
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Centre of excellence serving Croydon’s youth for 80 years
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: The Sir Philip Game Centre in Addiscombe is a ground-breaking experiment in crime prevention which has provided access to a range of activities for thousands of youngsters since it opened. DAVID MORGAN recounts its history and some of … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Boxing, Charity, David Morgan, Duke McKenzie, Education, Policing, Sir Philip Game Centre, Sport, Youth Services
Tagged Addiscombe, Boxing, David Morgan, Duke McKenzie, Frank Bruno, Frankie Lucas, Judo, Morland Avenue, Roy Hudd, Sir Philip Game Centre, St Vincent, Tommy Trinder
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Two-car crash forces police to close Purley Way all morning
EXCLUSIVE PHOTOSTORY by AUSTEN COOPER The Purley Way is best avoided on most Saturday mornings, but that was especially the case today after a two-car crash saw a mile-long stretch of one of Croydon’s busiest urban motorways closed to traffic. … Continue reading
Posted in Policing, Purley Way, Transport, Waddon
Tagged A23, Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, Purley Way closure, Two-car crash, Waddon, Waddon Road
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Inquiry into police chase that led to three-car crash in Shirley
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding a high-speed police chase from South Norwood to Shirley on Friday night that left one man dead and six others needing hospital treatment. The driver … Continue reading
Police search continues for third man at Surrey Street killing
A £10,000 reward is on offer for information that leads to the conviction of Jordan Vincent, after two of the killers of Rijkaard Siafa are handed life sentences for murder Two of the three men accused of the vicious murder … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, David Walcott, Drug gangs, Fellmongers Yard, Guinness, 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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10,000 sign Liberty petition against facial recognition cameras
Jason Perry’s council might not be allowing open discussion or questions on things that matter to the public, but Liberty, the widely respected human rights organisation, has got nearly 10,000 signatures on a petition that calls for more and better … Continue reading
Beckenham drug-dealer given 28 years over cocaine imports
A drug-dealer from Beckenham has been convicted for supplying cocaine and jailed after evidence gathered from his encrypted phone showed he had imported more than half a tonne of the Class A drug – estimated to have a street value … Continue reading
Man’s dead body discovered behind shops off St James’s Road
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed to Inside Croydon that the body of a man was found this morning in the yard area on Wellington Road, which runs behind a row of shops on St James’s Road in West Croydon. In … Continue reading
Duo given life sentences for murder of ‘friend’ Lucas Sutton
Murderers Keahn Williams and Kai Nelson-Palmer plotted on Snapchat before their ‘pre-meditated, callous act’ Two men have been found guilty of the 2023 Croydon murder of Lucas Sutton. The Metropolitan Police have described Keahn Williams and Kai Nelson-Palmer as “former … Continue reading
1,700 jobs to be axed at ‘rapidly shrinking’ Metropolitan Police
The “rapidly shrinking” Metropolitan Police is to axe 1,700 police, staff and community support officers due to a £260million budget shortfall. The cuts will fall mainly on the Royal Parks Police, which is to be disbanded, on dog units and … Continue reading
Big Brother arrives in Croydon with Orwellian police cameras
North End and London Road are to be the first locations in the country to have permanently fitted Live Facial Recognition cameras, despite significant concerns about the legalities of the surveillance techniques and questions over their whether they even work … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon West, Fairfield, Knife crime, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, Ria Patel, Zoe Garbett
Tagged Big Brother Watch, Chris Philp MP, Cllr Ria Patel, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Croydon West, Green Party, Labour, LFR, Live Facial Recognition, London, London Assembly, London Road, Metropolitan Police, North End, Ria Patel, Supt Mitch Carr, Tory, Zoë Garbett
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Pensioner denies charges over 5-year-old’s 1978 bath death
Janet Nix, the pensioner accused of killing a five-year-old girl in Thornton Heath in 1978, has denied the charges. Nix, 66, appeared at the Old Bailey yesterday where she denied one count of manslaughter. Nix had been charged last month … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Andrea Bernard, Cold Case Homicide, Janice Nix, Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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