Tag Archives: Jeff Boothe

Tory Government’s £10m anti-knife crime fund ignores Croydon

Posted on February 22, 2019 by insidecroydon

The Tory Government has this morning announced £9.8million of grants to projects supporting children and families vulnerable to knife crime and gang culture around the country. Yet not a single penny has been allocated to any such scheme in Croydon, … Continue reading →

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Police Borough Commander on ‘other duties’ following incident

Posted on January 10, 2019 by insidecroydon

Jeff Boothe, Croydon police’s Borough Commander, has been assigned to “other duties” for the past three months, pending an investigation into his involvement in a domestic dispute in October. “Basically, he’s on what might be called gardening leave,” a source … Continue reading →

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Police chief says drop in knife crime is ‘just the beginning’

Posted on October 17, 2018 by insidecroydon

Croydon’s borough commander backs the use of stop and search to help continue reductions in levels of knife crime, and invites residents to join the police in swoops on ‘hotspot areas’ Chief Superintendent Jeff Boothe, the Metropolitan Police’s borough commander, … Continue reading →

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Council deploys five more CCTV cameras in crime ‘hot spots’

Posted on April 12, 2018 by insidecroydon

Croydon Council has announced this morning that it is deploying five sets of CCTV cameras in the latest effort to deal with the rising tide of knife crime. Earlier this week, the police arrested two 17-year-olds on suspicion of causing … Continue reading →

Posted in Crime, Croydon Council, Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, Jeff Boothe, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Thornton Heath | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Business, police and council unite for knife crime events

Posted on February 9, 2018 by insidecroydon

The schools’ half-term break will see the start of a three-week programme to raise awareness of knife crime and the impact it has on the community. The council’s youth engagement team joins forces with Croydon Business Improvement District (BID), Croydon … Continue reading →

Posted in Centrale, Crime, Croydon BID, Jeff Boothe, Knife crime, Policing, Whitgift Centre | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Police Borough Commander: ‘I won’t attend a CCC meeting’

Posted on February 10, 2017 by insidecroydon

Chief Superintendent Jeff Boothe, the first black officer appointed by the Metropolitan Police to be Croydon’s Borough Commander, has confirmed that neither he nor any other officers will be attending meetings organised by the controversial Croydon Community Consortium. Boothe is … Continue reading →

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Croydon could be about to get its first black top cop

Posted on September 24, 2016 by insidecroydon

Croydon could be about the get its first BAME top cop. According to information shared at a Safer Neighbourhood Team event this week, Andy Tarrant, the present Borough Commander, is to step down and be replaced by Chief Superintendent Jeff … Continue reading →

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