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Promotion sees Brittain leave his role as boroughs’ top cop
Croydon is to get a new police borough commander, as Andy Brittain is leaving the role he has held since 2019. The Cambridge-educated copper, the most senior officer across Croydon, Sutton and Bromley, has been promoted to Commander, for future … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthony King, Borough Command Unit, Bromley, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Croydon, Donna Murray-Turner, Elianne Andam, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, MyEnds, PC Perry Lathwood, Scotland Yard, Sgt Matt Ratana, South BCU, Sutton, youth knife crime
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Streatham drug dealers jailed for importing gun from Florida
Drug dealers McNeil Colly and Keston Redhead, who tried to buy a handgun by mail order, have been jailed following a National Crime Agency investigation. The Taurus self-loading pistol was seized by Border Force officers at Stansted Airport in July … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Cocaine, Drugs gangs, Gun crime, knife crime, marijuana, McNeil Colly, Metropolitan Police, National Crime Agency, NCA, Streatham
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Beddington knife attacker was floored with a fire extinguisher
Have-a-go hero tells of how he managed to halt warehouse knife attacker: ‘I hit him with a fire extinguisher, which sort of calmed everything down’ Further details have emerged following yesterday’s frenzied “horror stabbing” in business premises on the Beddington … Continue reading
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Tagged Argos, Beddington, Beddington trading estate, Croydon, fire extinguisher, Joseph Denton, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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Five hurt in ‘horror stabbing’ at Beddington Asda store
Five people were taken to hospital or major trauma units for urgent treatment following what has been described as a “horror stabbing” that took place this morning near the Asda supermarket on Marlowe Way on the Beddington trading estate. One … Continue reading
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Tagged Asda, Beddington, Beddington trading estate, Croydon, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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Man shot in New Addington is father of murdered teenager
The victim of a shooting in New Addington earlier this week was Julius Cools, the father of Jermaine Cools, one of Croydon’s tragic teenaged victims of knife crime. Jermaine Cools was 14 when he was stabbed and killed near West … Continue reading
Police charge Brixton man with murder of woman in Carshalton
MP describes the violent stabbing of teacher Gemma Devonish as ‘shocking and distressing’ The Metropolitan Police has named the man accused of murdering Gemma Devonish in Carshalton last week as James Madden, from Brixton. Madden, 38, of Railton Road, was … Continue reading
Man arrested for murder after Carshalton woman’s stabbing
A murder investigation is underway after a woman was found with stab wounds in Carshalton. The police have named the victim as Gemma Devonish, 42, who was found by officers yesterday morning after being called to an address in Nutfield … Continue reading
Nasen Saadi is found guilty of Bournemouth beach murder
Nasen Saadi, 20, from Purley, has today been found guilty of murder and attempted murder after stabbing two women on Bournemouth beach earlier this year. Amie Gray, 34, was killed and 38-year-old Leanne Miles was seriously injured in the attack … Continue reading
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Tagged Amie Gray, Bournemouth, BOurnemouth beach murder, Croydon, knife crime, Leanne Miles, Nasen Saadi, Purley, Winchester Crown Court
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‘I am not responsible’ Purley student told murder detectives
Criminology student Nasen Saadi said under caution ‘You haven’t found a murder weapon, you haven’t found the trousers, the bag’ The Croydon student accused of murdering Amie Gray in a brutal knife attack on a Bournemouth beach in May told … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Amie Gray, Bournemouth, BOurnemouth beach murder, Croydon, knife crime, Leanne Miles, Nasen Saadi, Purley, Winchester Crown Court
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Fourth conviction in 2021 Samurai sword murder in Selhurst
Prosecution of a drugs gang for a murder that took place in Croydon almost four years ago this week reached a conclusion, of sorts, at the re-trial of two of the gang members. On February 5 2021, 22-year-old Lavaun Witter … Continue reading
Posted in Coulsdon, Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath
Tagged Alex Pasley, Coulsdon, Drugs gangs, Julian Russell, knife crime, Lavaun Witter, Metropolitan Police, murder, Samurai sword, Selhurst, South Norwood, Thornton Heath, Tyreece Riggon, Tyreece Wolfries-Parkins
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‘Violent and dangerous’ man sentenced to life for hostel murder
An Old Bailey judge yesterday sentenced Dajour Jones to a minimum term of 27 years in prison for the murder of 20-year-old Jamie Gilbey in an Upper Norwood hostel last year. During the trial, Jones, 27, was described as “violent … Continue reading
£10,000 reward to catch man wanted for Surrey Street murder
Scotland Yard has tonight announced that there is a reward of up to £10,000 on offer for information that helps trace Jordan Vincent, wanted for the Surrey Street murder of Rijkaard Saifa. Saifa was attacked and died in Fellmongers Yard, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Surrey Street
Tagged Croydon, Fellmongers Yard, Jordan Vincent, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, Rijkaard Saifa, Surrey Street
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Trial told how Saadi asked how he could get away with murder
Jury at Winchester Crown Court hears from Purley student’s university lecturer how he changed his course and repeatedly asked about DNA and police investigation methods The trial of Nasen Saadi, the 20-year-old student from Purley accused of murdering football coach … Continue reading
Bournemouth beach killer made a study of violent crime
A criminology student from Purley spent a month planning a random murder before setting out and attacking two women, one fatally, on a beach in Bournemouth in May this year, Winchester Crown Court was told today in the murder trial … Continue reading
Brothers sentenced to 44 years for murder of Bradley Hutchins
Two men from Purley have been sentenced to a total of 44 years for the September 2023 murder of Bradley Hutchins and seriously injuring his brother. Shane Canavan, 23, and his half-brother, Joshua Langley, 29, both of Greyfields Close, were … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington, Policing
Tagged Bradley Hutchins, Joshua Langley, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, New Addington, Shane Canavan
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Surrey Police make arrest after stabbing at Whyteleafe pub
Surrey Police have arrested a man in connection with a stabbing in Whyteleafe last week. Police said they were called to the Whyteleafe Tavern at 5.30pm on Wednesday. The victim, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital with stab … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Surrey
Tagged knife crime, Police, Surrey Police, Whyteleafe, Whyteleafe Tavern
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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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Memorial mural unveiled of Elianne Andam on first anniversary
A memorial bench and mural, close to the spot where she had been killed a year earlier, was a fitting tribute for “a beautiful soul taken to soon”. Those were the words of the Bishop of Croydon, Rt Rev Dr … Continue reading
Town centre roads closed on first anniversary of Elianne death
A major road in Croydon town centre was closed from 10am today ahead of a solemn commemoration event to mark the first anniversary of the death of Elianne Andam. The killing of Old Palace schoolgirl Andam, aged 15, made national … Continue reading
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Tagged Elianne Andam, Hassan Sentamu, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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One year on, Elianne Andam’s killer named as Hassan Sentamu
The teenager accused of murdering schoolgirl Elianne Andam outside the Whitgift Centre last year has been named as Hassan Sentamu. The killing of Old Palace schoolgirl Andam, aged 15, made national headlines after she was viciously attacked as she got … Continue reading
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Tagged Elianne Andam, Hasan Sentamu, knife crime, Metropolitan Police, murder, Wellesley Road, Whitgift Centre, youth knife crime
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Family of teen murdered in Sutton are ‘mocked’ by suspect
The man wanted for the murder of teenager Ilyas Habibi outside Sutton Station last December was able to fly out of the country from Gatwick due to a police “computer error”. And the suspect has subsequently messaged Habibi’s grieving family … Continue reading
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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‘Further disturbance’ day after stabbing outside St Peter’s
There was a “further disturbance” near to St Peter’s Church in South Croydon last Sunday, less than 24 hours after a 22-year-old man was left with life-threatening injuries as a result of a knife attack. Two vicars have issued a … Continue reading
Man arrested after South Croydon stabbing; victim is ‘stable’
The Metropolitan Police has made an arrest in connection with the stabbing in Heathfield Road, South Croydon, on Saturday night which left a 22-year-old man with life-threatening injuries. The Met says that the victim’s condition is unchanged, although he is … Continue reading
