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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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They stabbed Siafa 13 times and then strolled off to the pub
Late on a sunny April afternoon last year, David Walcott and Rammon Mali, together with a third man, strolled down Surrey Street, still busy at the end of the market day, then crossed Croydon High Street and popped into the … 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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Three men convicted over Thornton Heath drug deal killing
Michael Afonso-Peixoto, who died after what the police described as a “brutal” attack in Thornton Heath just before Christmas last year, had driven to Mayfield Crescent to carry out a drugs deal and was murdered by a gang of men … Continue reading
Police in manhunt for third suspect in Fellmongers Yard murder
The police have today issued an appeal for information to track down Jordan Vincent, in connection to the murder off Surrey Street in April this year of 22-year-old Rijkaard Siafa. As Inside Croydon first reported, Siafa died in Fellmongers Yard, … Continue reading
Police use stop and search powers after George Street stabbing
The Metropolitan Police had Croydon town centre on lockdown last night, issuing a Section 60 order following a stabbing on George Street earlier in the day. Shortly before 2pm, a 23-year-old man was stabbed in the neck outside the George … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Fairfield, Knife crime, Uncategorized
Tagged Croydon, Drug gangs, Drugs crime, Drugs gangs, George Street, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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Police drugs raid on Church Road sees three men sentenced
Three men from what the Metropolitan Police call “a Croydon-based drugs ring” have been found guilty and handed sentences of up to 12 years in prison. Daniel Griffin, 25, of Church Road in Croydon Old Town, was sentenced to 12 … Continue reading
Croydon West election just got interesting with Labour split
It has been slim pickings for surprises in Croydon’s election campaign so far, but tonight’s rally for a Taking The Initiative Party candidate might just cause a stir, reports our political editor, WALTER CRONXITE Probably the biggest surprise of the … Continue reading
Posted in 2024 General Election, Andy Brittain, Crime, Croydon West, Donna Murray-Turner, Knife crime, Policing, Sarah Jones MP
Tagged 2024 General Election, Anthony King, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Croydon, Croydon West, Donna Murray-Turner, Drug gangs, General Election, General Election 2024, knife crime, Labour, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Metropolitan Police, MOPAC, MyEnds, Sarah Jones, Taking The Initiative Party, TTIP
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34-year-old appears in court charged with Surrey Street murder
A man has been charged with the murder of Rijkaard Siafa on Surrey Street last week. David Walcott was charged with murder yesterday and was due to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court. Walcott, 34, is from Turle Road, Norbury. He … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Surrey Street
Tagged David Walcott, Drug gangs, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Rijkaard Siafa, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Murder
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Lambeth man arrested in connection with Surrey Street murder
Detectives investigating the murder of 22-year-old Rijkaard Siafa in Croydon last Friday have today made a second arrest. A 34-year-old man was arrested in the early hours of this morning at an address in Lambeth on suspicion of murder, and … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Surrey Street
Tagged Drug gangs, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Rijkaard Siafa, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Murder
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Police name Surrey Street murder victim as Rijkaard Siafa
The Metropolitan Police has named the victim of Friday’s murder on Surrey Street as 22-year-old Rijkaard Salu Siafa, from Croydon. Officers continue to support Rijkaard’s family. A 20-year-old man who was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder remains … Continue reading
Murder on Surrey Street Market: police make one arrest
A crime scene remained in place on Fellmonger’s Yard and parts of Surrey Street Market this morning, following the murder in broad daylight yesterday of a 20-year-old man. People on the market at just before 6pm on Friday related seeing … Continue reading
