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Police prepared to seize vehicles involved in Coulsdon meets
Croydon’s top cop has pledged to stop the illegal speedway car racing and mass gatherings of petrolheads on a Coulsdon trading estate that has been causing “a nightmare for residents”. DCS Nick Blackburn has told Inside Croydon that his officers … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, Ian Parker, Nick Blackburn, Policing
Tagged Cllr Ian Parker, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, DCS Nick Blackburn, Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, London Borough of Croydon, Marlpit Lane, Metropolitan Police, Redlands Industrial Estate, Surrey Police, Ullswater Crescent
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Coulsdon locals call for urgent action over night-time ‘cruisers’
The combined resources of two police forces are being brought together for joint action against nuisance drivers who have been gathering for noisy, late-night meets and racing in the car parks and service roads of an industrial estate in Coulsdon. … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Crime, Ian Parker, Nick Blackburn, Policing
Tagged Cllr Ian Parker, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon Town, Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, DCS Nick Blackburn, Detective Chief Superintendent Nick Blackburn, London Borough of Croydon, Marlpit Lane, Metropolitan Police, Redlands Industrial Estate, Surrey Police, Ullswater Crescent
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‘Hostile’ crowd threw missiles at police in cruise clampdown
A “hostile crowd of hundreds” hurled missiles at the police last night while they were conducting their operation against “anti-social driving” in Broad Green. As Inside Croydon revealed, 21 vehicles were impounded during the operation, which called on more than … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Ikea, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Croydon Cruise, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Purley Way, Valley Park
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21 vehicles seized as police clamp down on Valley Park ‘cruise’
Met operation proscribes offence of ‘anti-social driving’, among all the ‘doughnuts’ and drag races staged near Ikea in Valley Retail Park The Metropolitan Police claim that they impounded 21 vehicles in a single night in Croydon on Thursday, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Broad Green, Croydon Cruise, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Valley Park
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Fines, arrests and car seizures as police lockdown on ‘cruise’
For a second successive week, the Metropolitan Police were out in force last night at Valley Park, off the Purley Way, in a crackdown on the high-speed motor “Croydon cruise”. The police said that they stopped hundreds of people and … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Ikea, Policing, Purley Way, Valley Park
Tagged Croydon Cruise, Ikea, Metropolitan Police, Supt Andy Brittain, Valley Park
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Council says it can’t afford leaflets to publicise Cruise ban
The dangerous Croydon Cruise staged along Imperial Way is now subject to a High Court injunction, with those breaking the legal ruling facing unlimited fines, two years in prison, or both. But yesterday’s application nearly failed thanks to the lawyers … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Business, Ikea, Purley Way, Stiles Harold Williams, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Croydon Cruise, Imperial Way, Labour, Purley Way, Waddon
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Council does High Court U-turn to stop Purley Way racers
Croydon Council officials have performed a sharp U-turn and decided to go to the High Court later this week in efforts “to ban illegal high-speed road races at Imperial Way”. The move to the law, for an injunction against those … Continue reading
Posted in Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Joy Prince, Robert Canning, Waddon
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon Cruise, Croydon South, Imperial Way, Labour, Tory, Waddon
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‘We need to adopt Vision Zero for better road safety in Croydon’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Following the announcement that the council wants to introduce traffic calming measures along Imperial Way to deter dangerous speeding at the Croydon Cruise, AUSTEN COOPER says that we need a new approach to road safety – and fast … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Cycling, Environment, Stuart King, Transport, Waddon
Tagged Croydon Council, Croydon Cruise, Croydon South, Imperial Way, STUART KING, Waddon
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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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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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