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Tag Archives: Crime
Only 1-in-5 burglaries solved on policing minister Philp’s patch
Official figures obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show that the Metropolitan Police is solving just 1-in-5 burglary cases in Croydon – where Chris Philp, the Tory policing minister, is seeking re-election as an MP. The figures show that … Continue reading
Croydon 20-year-old arrested for Bournemouth beach murder
Police have arrested a 20-year-old man identified as being from Croydon on suspicion of the murder on a Bournemouth beach last Friday of Amie Gray. Dorset Police had previously released CCTV of a man dressed in a black hoodie close … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Bournemouth, BOurnemouth beach murder, Crime, Croydon, Dorset, Dorset Police, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder
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Coulsdon locked down after mob ‘altercation’ in town centre
Coulsdon town centre was locked down by police overnight after a group of men were involved in what the Met described as “an altercation” at around 7.45pm last night. One man has been arrested, while another has been taken to … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime
Tagged Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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Met’s community police officers down by two-thirds since 2015
While the Home Office ramps up the demands on the police service in the capital and maintains its pretence that there are “more police officers in England and Wales than ever before”, official figures show that there are 64% fewer … Continue reading
Mayor and Met in joint call for better mobile phone security
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley have today called on the mobile phone industry to play their part and “deliver bold and innovative technological solutions” to help tackle the rising number of robberies … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Crime, Croydon, London, London Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Mobile phones, Sadiq Khan, Sir Mark Rowley
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The Police and Courts Bill is an assault on basic British liberty
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Boris Johnson’s government is about to change the law to clamp down on peaceful protesting, handing powers to the police that are more Draconian than those used by the Chinese to shut down democracy campaigners in Hong Kong, … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Philp MP, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Sarah Jones MP, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Central, Croydon North, Croydon South, Liberty, Police, Priti Patel, Sarah Jones MP, Sentencing and Courts Bill, Steve Reed OBE, Unlock Democracy
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Nearly 1,000 catalytic converter thefts in borough in 2020
Official police figures published today show that Croydon is the second worst-hit borough in London for catalytic converter thefts, while the number of arrests for the crime remain “pitifully low”, according to a London Assembly Member. Crime stats show that … Continue reading
Posted in Caroline Pidgeon, Crime, London-wide issues
Tagged Caroline Pidgeon, catalytic converter, Crime, Metropolitan Police
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LibDems in Old Coulsdon catch the 999 bus over police cuts
ELECTION COUNTDOWN: Croydon’s LibDems, after a meeting in an Old Coulsdon telephone box, have just produced their manifesto. On policing matters, though, they haven’t missed the bus, as WALTER CRONXITE reports The local Liberal Democrats are leaving it late to … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 council elections, Coulsdon, Crime, Gill Hickson, Old Coulsdon, Policing, Richard Howard
Tagged Crime, Gill Hickson, Liberal Democrats, Old Coulsdon, Policing, Richard Howard
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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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Greenhalgh fronts police public meeting, Surrey Street, Nov 4
The Mayor’s Office for Policing And Crime (MOPAC) and the Metropolitan Police Service will be visiting Croydon on November 4 to talk about the progress made against the Police and Crime Plan and hear local people’s views on policing in the … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Tarrant, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Boris Johnson, Crime, London Assembly, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, Police, Stephen Greenhalgh, Steve O'Connell, Surrey Street
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Lives Not Knives nominated for prize at Lamplugh Awards
Lives Not Knives, the Croydon-based anti-violence charity, is a finalist in this year’s National Personal Safety Awards, an event promoted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust. Lives Not Knives has been shortlisted for the Young Person’s Safety Award, an individual (under … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Crime, Croydon, Eliza Ribeiro, knife crime, Lives Not Knives
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LNK founder left in tears by response to teacher stabbing
The high-profile founder of a Croydon youth anti-knife crime group has reacted with horror to the violent death of Leeds teacher Anne Maguire this week, but also with grave disappointment at the manner that the media handled the shocking news … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Anne Maguire, Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, LNK
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Youth knife crime: the most vicious of vicious circles
The latest, and probably the most serious, scandal to blight Croydon has been this year’s spate of youth stabbings. SHANIQUA BENJAMIN, pictured, investigates what is driving young people to carry weapons Two teenagers stabbed in the Whitgift Centre. A 12-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Eliza Ribeiro, Knife crime, Lives Not Knives
Tagged Crime, Croydon, knife crime, Lives Not Knives, Police, Shaniqua Benjamin, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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Lebanon Road residents left in the dark by “indifferent” council
Residents in Lebanon Road have filed a formal complaint to the council, accusing it of “indifference” to their plight, after their street has been plunged into darkness, with no street lighting for nearly a week, creating obvious risks for accidents … Continue reading
There will be no Olympic crime spree here, says Musker
Dave Musker, the borough police commander, today sought to reassure the Croydon public that there would be no reduction in service in the coming month because of the Olympic Games. “Anybody out there who thinks that there will be opportunities … Continue reading
Posted in 2012 Olympics, Crime, Croydon 8/8, David Musker, Policing
Tagged Crime, Croydon, London, London Borough of Croydon, Olympic, Olympic Games
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