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Police seek Fiat driver after Old Town suspected hit and run
A stretch of Church Road in Croydon’s Old Town remained closed to traffic this morning, more than 24 hours after what the police are treating as a “serious” hit and run which has left a 51-year-old man in a critical … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Surrey Street
Tagged BT, Charles Street, Church Road, Croydon Minster, hit-and-run, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Q Car Park, Ryland House, Surrey Street
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Murder trial hears how Mitchell was shot at point-blank range
An Old Bailey jury yesterday heard how father-of-three Leroy Mitchell was shot in the head at point-blank range in an “act of petty revenge”. Mitchell was 35 when he was killed at a silent disco in Birdhurst Road, South Croydon, … Continue reading
Former PC found guilty of sexual assault on Sutton cadet
Grant Fulker, the former Met police constable accused of abusing a teenaged cadet from Sutton, was convicted yesterday by a jury at Southwark Crown Court of sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. The offences took place in February 2024 on … Continue reading
Bus stop arrest constable to face gross misconduct hearing
Perry Lathwood, the Metropolitan Police constable at the centre of a race row after a black mum was arrested in a dispute over fare evasion at a bus stop on Whitehorse Road in 2023, is to face a misconduct hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged Bus stop arrest, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, PC Perry Lathwood, Perry Lathwood, Whitehorse Road
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Croydon activists among 890 arrests for ‘terrorism’ offences
Activists from Croydon and neighbouring south London boroughs were among the hundreds of futile arrests made by the Metropolitan Police at Westminster on Saturday, acting on the orders of the Labour government to suppress free speech while real crimes were … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged David White, Defend Our Juries, Demonstrations, Gaza, Home Secretary, Labour, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Palestine Action, Yvette Cooper
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Two more men arrested over 2021 Birdhurst Road shooting
The Metropolitan Police has made further arrests in the investigation into the murder of Leroy Mitchell at a silent disco in South Croydon in 2021. Issa Souleman, 28, of Achilles Street, SE14, and Kwabena Ofori, 28, were charged on August … Continue reading
Police rule out using Live Facial Recognition on Surrey Street
The Metropolitan Police has ruled out the possibility of deploying Live Facial Recognition cameras to deter crime and anti-social behaviour on Surrey Street, Croydon’s ancient street market in the town centre. Some traders say that they were told last week … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Business, Crime, Croydon Business Association, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, Knife crime, Live Facial Recognition cameras, London-wide issues, Policing, Surrey Street
Tagged Broad Green, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Business Association, Croydon Business Improvement District, Croydon Council, Dabners, Drug dealing, Fairfield, Jose Joseph, knife crime, Mayor Jason Perry, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Surrey Street, Surrey Street Market, Tory
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Men plead not guilty at Old Bailey to Birdhurst Road murder
Two men have denied murdering Leroy Mitchell in a shooting at a silent disco in South Croydon in 2021. Mitchell, 35 years old and a father of three, was shot as he left the party on Birdhurst Road just before … Continue reading
After four years, man is charged over Birdhurst Road shooting
Almost four years after a fatal shooting in a South Croydon car park, a man has appeared in court charged with the murder. Cimarron Dume-Gooden, 32, of no fixed address, was charged on Monday with the murder of Leroy Mitchell … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Birdhurst Road, Leroy Mitchell, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, South Croydon
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10,000 sign Liberty petition against facial recognition cameras
Jason Perry’s council might not be allowing open discussion or questions on things that matter to the public, but Liberty, the widely respected human rights organisation, has got nearly 10,000 signatures on a petition that calls for more and better … Continue reading
Duo given life sentences for murder of ‘friend’ Lucas Sutton
Murderers Keahn Williams and Kai Nelson-Palmer plotted on Snapchat before their ‘pre-meditated, callous act’ Two men have been found guilty of the 2023 Croydon murder of Lucas Sutton. The Metropolitan Police have described Keahn Williams and Kai Nelson-Palmer as “former … Continue reading
Police watchdog to investigate death of South Norwood man
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the policing watchdog after a man died following a call-out to an address on South Norwood High Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. Scotland Yard said that officers were called to … Continue reading
Croydon man given 21 years in jail for sexual abuse of children
Predatory paedophile Keith Edun has been sentenced to 21 years in prison, following a meticulous investigation by the Metropolitan Police. Edun, 47, of Strathmore Road, Croydon, was jailed for encouraging the rape and sexual assault of a baby, distribution of … Continue reading
Misconduct ruling for police officers who handcuffed black boy
Metropolitan Police Constables – one currently serving, the other a former PC – have received a misconduct ruling following a disciplinary hearing into their actions in the controversial handcuffing and restraint of a 14-year-old black boy at Blackhorse Lane in … Continue reading
Cop at centre of bus stop race row has conviction quashed
Perry Lathwood, the Met police constable at the centre of a race row when a black mum was arrested in a dispute over fare evasion at a bus stop on Whitehorse Road, Croydon, last year, has had his assault conviction … 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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Met reports itself to watchdog over murder suspect Saadi
The Bournemouth beach murder case, in which a Croydon man, Nasen Saadi, was arrested and charged with murder and attempted murder, has led to the Metropolitan Police referring itself to the IOPC, the independent police watchdog, over “contact its officers … Continue reading
Community groups demand dismissal of convicted Met officer
After the Borough Commander says he will continue to use convicted constable Perry Lathwood on the streets of Croydon, more than a dozen local groups have written to the Met Commissioner and policing minister Chris Philp highlighting the officer’s questionable … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Casey Review, Ch Supt Andy Brittain, Chris Philp MP, Holmesdale Fanatics, Jocelyn Agyemang, London, Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, McPherson Report, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, PC Perry Lathwood, Sir Mark Rowley, Stephen Lawrence
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Murder investigation follows New Addington body discovery
Preliminary tests conducted by a forensic anthropologist yesterday confirmed that the body parts discovered in a New Addington park this week are human, as the Metropolitan Police launched a murder inquiry. The body parts – some reports suggest a human … Continue reading
Met investigates ‘human remains’ found in New Addington park
Forensic detectives from the Metropolitan Police have begun an investigation into what has been described as “possible human remains” that were discovered yesterday morning in a park in New Addington. Rowdown Fields, off Lodge Lane, the site of the gruesome … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, New Addington, Policing
Tagged Human remains, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Rowdown Fields
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Croydon PC charged with sexual assault on 14-year-old girl
A police officer serving in Croydon’s area command is in the dock himself this morning, accused of sexual offences going back more than 30 years. PC Anthony Rowley, 51, was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with four … Continue reading
Constable is charged with sexual assault on Sutton cadet
Andy Brittain, the Met Police’s Borough Commander, was forced to send a letter of apology yesterday to parents in Sutton who had entrusted their children to the police cadets. PC Grant Fulker was arrested on Monday and appeared at Westminster … Continue reading
Help police with their enquiries: do the stop and search survey
The Metropolitan Police is seeking the views of Londoners on stop and search through a new survey. The survey asks Londoners what they think about stop and search practises to help inform a charter between local communities and the Met. … Continue reading
Pollards Hill teen John Budal is charged with Afonso murder
Nineteen-year-old John Budal, from Pollards Hill, is to appear before a judge at the Central Criminal Court today charged with the murder of Michael Afonso just before Christmas. The investigation into the murder of Michael Patrick Afonso Peixoto, a father … Continue reading
Detectives release suspect in Michael Afonso murder hunt
A 22-year-old man arrested on Christmas Eve on suspicion of the murder of Michael Afonso was yesterday released by police. The man, who has not been named by police, has been “bailed pending further enquiries”, the Metropolitan Police said last … Continue reading
