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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 South, 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
Mayor and Met in joint call for better mobile phone security
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley have today called on the mobile phone industry to play their part and “deliver bold and innovative technological solutions” to help tackle the rising number of robberies … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Crime, Croydon, London, London Mayor, Mayor Sadiq Khan, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Mobile phones, Sadiq Khan, Sir Mark Rowley
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Watchdog to answer public questions over policing incidents
Senior officials from the IOPC – the Independent Office for Police Conduct – will be answering public questions at an open meeting in Croydon this Friday. The Metropolitan Police in Croydon is subject to two high-profile IOPC investigations: one into … Continue reading
Detectives make arrest in hunt for Thornton Heath murderer
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing last month of 20-year-old Usmaan Mahmood in Thornton Heath have made an arrest. A 19-year-old man, as yet unnamed by the police, was arrested today on suspicion of murder. He remains in police custody. The … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Thornton Heath, Usmaan Mahmood, youth knife crime
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Thornton Heath murder victim named as Usmaan Mahmood
The police today identified the murder victim of last week’s Thornton Heath stabbing as 20-year-old Usmaan Mahmood, who lived in the area. The fatal stabbing occurred in broad daylight near Thornton Heath Rec last Tuesday afternoon. No arrests have been … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, murder, Thornton Heath, Usmaan Mahmood, youth knife crime
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‘There’s no excuse for the force they used on a black boy’
Met Police’s ‘systemic’ failings, in particular over stop and search, have been highlighted by incident close to a Croydon tram stop last week Two dire episodes of policing, including one in Croydon which has shocked many television viewers, emphasise why … Continue reading
Murder inquiry in South Norwood park linked to missing man
The police have launched a murder investigation in South Norwood – even though there has not yet been any formal report of a body being found. A crime scene was put in place last night in South Norwood Country Park, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, South Norwood
Tagged Jamie Gilbey, Love Lane, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, South Norwood, South Norwood Country Park
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E-scooters’ ‘risk of significant harm’, says Assembly Member
Pedestrians and road users in Croydon and across the capital are “at risk of significant harm” from the illegal use of electric scooters, according to a Member of the London Assembly today. Unmesh Desai was responding to the release of … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Policing, TfL, Transport, Unmesh Desai
Tagged e-scooters, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, TfL, Transport for London, Unmesh Desai, Will Norman
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Police make arrests in Zaian Aimable-Lina murder investigation
The police have named the victim of Thursday night’s fatal stabbing in Ashburton Park as 15-year-old Zaian Aimable-Lina. A post-mortem examination conducted yesterday gave the cause of death as a stab wound to the heart. The police arrested another 15-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Ashburton, Crime, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Ashburton Park, Croydon, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Zaian Aimable-Lina
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16-year-old arrested in Jermaine Cools murder investigation
The police have made an arrest in the investigation into the murder of 14-year-old Jermaine Cools at West Croydon on November 18. Cools was the third teenager to be killed in a knife crime attack in Croydon in 2021, one … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged Jermaine Cools, knife crime, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, West Croydon, youth knife crime
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Woman arrested after four boys die in Sutton house fire
A 27-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect after two sets of twins, all boys, aged three and four, were killed in a fire in a house on Collingwood Road, West Sutton last night. The children were … Continue reading
Posted in London Fire Brigade, Policing, Sutton Council
Tagged Collingwood Road, LFB, London Fire Brigade, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, Sutton
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Nothing to see here: police back down over Palace banner
As the old saying goes, tweet in haste, repent at your leisure. Croydon’s police are certainly repenting that tweet they sent out on Saturday evening after Crystal Palace’s match against Saudi-owned Newcastle United, following a backlash from fans who reminded … Continue reading
No arrests made in murder hunt after Birdhurst Road shooting
The police have repeated their appeals for witnesses following the murder of Leroy Mitchell in South Croydon at the start of this month. Nearly two weeks have passed since Mitchell, 35, was shot in a car park after attending a … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Croydon
Tagged Birdhurst Road, Leroy Mitchell, Met Police, Metropolitan Police, South Croydon
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Met to appoint armed police chief as Borough Commander
A senior police officer who has served in the unit at the centre of the Plebgate row and which was also involved in the fatal shooting of Mark Duggan that led to the 2011 London riots will be the next … Continue reading
