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Residents scathing of report on Purley retirement flats
The fix is in. Council planning officials who describe the ‘harm’ that 220 retirement flats would do to Purley have still recommended approval ahead of a committee meeting next week. And there could yet be hidden costs for Croydon with … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Chris Philp MP, Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, Croydon South, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Holly Ramsey, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Parking, Planning, Polaska, Polaska Assets Ltd, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Samir Dwesar, Selsdon Residents' Association, Simon Brew
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West RA, Croham Valley RA, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Drugs crime, East Coulsdon RA, Hartley and District RA, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, Michael Neal, Money laundering, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon RA, Planning Committee, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown RA, Selsdon, Selsdon RA, Simon Brew, Tory
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75% object to revised scheme for Purley’s 220 retirement flats
As the British Virgin Islands comes in for renewed criticism for being ‘a magnet for… money laundering and tax evasion’, Croydon’s Tory MP appeals for public support for a development proposed by a subsidiary of a shadowy company based in … Continue reading
Posted in Community associations, Coulsdon West Residents' Association, Croydon Council, East Coulsdon Residents' Association, HADRA, Housing, Leisure services, Mayor Jason Perry, Old Coulsdon Residents' Association, Planning, Polaska, Property, Purley, Purley Pool, Selsdon Residents' Association
Tagged British Virgin Islands, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Coulsdon, Coulsdon West RA, Croham Valley RA, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon South, Drugs crime, East Coulsdon RA, Hartley and District RA, London Assembly, Mayor Jason Perry, Money laundering, Old Coulsdon, Old Coulsdon RA, Polaska, Polaska Assets BVI, Polaska Assets Ltd, Purley, Purley Pool, Riddlesdown RA, Selsdon, Selsdon RA, Tory
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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
Selhurst drugs dealer given seven years after police guns raid
Serial offender Taymullah Wilson, of Broadway Avenue, Selhurst, was last week sentenced to a seven-year jail term after pleading guilty to possession of a firearm and ammunition and to supplying drugs. Detective Inspector Ray Sekalongo said: “Wilson is a repeat … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, London-wide issues, Policing, Selhurst
Tagged Drugs crime, Gun crime, Metropolitan Police, Selhurst, Taymullah Wilson
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40 arrests made in daybreak police operation in Mitcham
The Met Police is claiming 40 arrests today from actioning 32 warrants in early morning raids across Mitcham “to disrupt serious and organised criminality”. The daybreak raids – dubbed Operation Hessian by someone at Scotland Yard who’s probably watched too … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Merton, Mitcham, Policing
Tagged Drugs crime, Drugs gangs, Gun crime, knife crime, Merton, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Operation Hessian
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Crystal meth parcels tracked to ‘corrupt insider’ in Croydon
A woman from Thornton Heath who acted as “the corrupt insider” has been sentenced to 12 years in jail for her part in an international drugs ring that exported £4million-worth of crystal meth to Australia. Yvonne Stewart, 55, of York … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Australia, Crystal meth, Drugs crime, Methamphetamine, Metropolitan Police, National Crime Agency, Thornton Heath
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Police drugs raid closes High Street and roads in town centre
Dozens of police, some believed to be from specialist drugs units, descended on Katharine Street this morning in a raid on dealers suspected of operating in the town centre. Some residents were evacuated from flats overlooking the High Street as … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Drugs crime, Fairfield, High Street, Katharine Street, Metropolitan Police
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