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Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police
Police receive complaint after Wellesley Road #BLM incident
Croydon Police are dealing with a complaint after a violent incident on Wellesley Road on Friday in which a young black man was chased and restrained by at least eight officers after a brief chase. The Police say that no … Continue reading
Posted in Andy Brittain, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Superintendent Andy Brittain, Wellesley Road
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Police are ‘enduring a challenging period’ during lockdown
Croydon’s police are “enduring a challenging period”, and face a busy weekend with officers being deployed in central London for tomorrow’s Black Lives Matter demonstration, as well as two similar events planned in the borough itself. That’s according to a … Continue reading
One arrest after six SPAC Nation houses raided by police
Police yesterday made their first arrest over serious allegations of fraud made against some leading members of the SPAC Nation evangelical church – “the Church of Bling” – as was first reported by Inside Croydon last year. The arrest of … Continue reading
Posted in Church and religions, Crime, Croydon North, Steve Reed MP
Tagged Conservative, Mario Creatura, Metropolitan Police, Shirley, SPAC Nation, Thornton Heath, Tobi Adeboyega, Tory
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Plain-clothed police to patrol hospitals to protect NHS workers
The Metropolitan Police is sending officers on foot patrols around hospitals and hospital car parks in Croydon, Sutton and Bromley. As well as officers in uniform, the police will be using plain-clothed officers in this operation. The move was announced … Continue reading
Responding to violence, Met Police, Town Hall, Feb 25
Posted in Craig Knight, Crime, Knife crime, Policing
Tagged Craig Knight, Croydon, Croydon Council, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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25 arrests made in South Norwood in police dawn raid
The police made 25 arrests in early morning raids yesterday on what the Met described as “seven commercial premises” along South Norwood High Street and Portland Road, “targeting those believed to be involved in gang activity, drug supply and violence”, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Dave Stringer, Knife crime, Policing, South Norwood, Woodside
Tagged Dave Stringer, Metropolitan Police, South Norwood, Woodside
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South Norwood police meeting leaves public feeling anxious
The latest ransacking of the Croydon FC clubhouse came just days after the police in South Norwood, together with the local MP and Croydon Council’s cabinet member for community safety, staged a meeting intended at rebuilding confidence in the local … Continue reading
Community meetings and forms as council tests public mood
How safe do you feel in Croydon today? Recent tragic and traumatising events across the borough have led the council to seek the views of the public on the level of tension in Croydon and its suburbs. This urgent check … Continue reading
South Norwood park attacks: police announce second arrest
Police have made another arrest in their on-going investigation into a series of attacks and sexual assaults on women in South Norwood Country Park over the last two months. According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police issued overnight, a … Continue reading
Big turn-out for Country Park walk, while Met waits in the car
At barely 24 hours’ notice, the people turned out in force yesterday to “reclaim our park”, following the series of sexual assaults and daylight robberies in South Norwood Country Park. A Metropolitan Police inspector was there, too, but he chose … Continue reading
