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Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police
Bishop in call for calm after police shooting of Chris Kaba
The Bishop of Croydon has appealed for calm ahead of a demonstration to be held later today that will call for justice for Chris Kaba, the young black man who was shot dead by police in Streatham earlier this week. … Continue reading
Police begin arson investigation into Norbury grassfires
Scotland Yard has this morning announced that they are conducting an arson investigation into a large grassfire in Norbury in June, and they have released images of a man with a knife acting suspiciously in the area that they want … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Norbury, Policing
Tagged London Fire Brigade, Metropolitan Police, Norbury, Turle Road
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Owami found safe: now the investigation is to be investigated
Owami Davies, the 24-year-old student nurse who was reported missing in early July and whose last sighting had been in West Croydon, has been found safe and well. The Metropolitan Police issued a statement just before 5pm yesterday to announce … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged DCI Nigel Penney, Metropolitan Police, Owami Davies
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Police seek information on Thornton Heath motorbike crash
The police are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision that occurred in Thornton Heath. Police were called at 6.20pm on Saturday, August 13, to reports of a collision involving a motorcycle and a white Renault Clio on Beulah Road. … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Thornton Heath
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Police spoke to Owami Davies on day she was reported missing
The Independent Office of Police Conduct is looking into the handling of the Owami Davies investigation, after it was revealed that officers from the Metropolitan Police spoke to the student nurse in Croydon on July 6 – the very day … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Essex, Independent Office of Police Conduct, London, Metropolitan Police, Owami Davies
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‘Some sightings’ reported in search for missing Owami Davies
The appeal for information about the whereabouts of Owami Davies, the student nurse who was last seen in West Croydon in early July, has seen some members of the public come forward with potential sightings. The search now involves two … Continue reading
Specialist Crime Command takes over Galpins blast inquiry
The Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command has taken over the investigation into the death of a four-year-old child and the serious injury of two other people in the explosion in Thornton Heath earlier this week. The police investigation is being … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Galpins Road, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham, Sahara Salman, Thornton Heath
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Investigations continue into tragic Galpins Road explosion
The four-year-old girl who died in the massive explosion in Thornton Heath on Monday morning has been named as Sahara Salman. Police confirmed that Sahara’s body had been recovered from a house on Galpins Road. Three other people were taken … Continue reading
Man to appear in court charged with Norwood Junction murder
A man has been charged with murder following the discovery on Sunday morning of a body on Station Road, close to Norwood Junction Station. The police have not yet named the dead man, who was said to be in his … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Norwood
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Norwood Junction, South Norwood
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Kalashnikov conviction part of London’s criminal arms race
Two men have been jailed after a Met police dog led officers to an AK-47 assault rifle. Umar Pervez, 23, of Midhurst Avenue, Croydon, and Kyal Truong-Clarke, 25, from Beckenham, were both sentenced at Kingston Crown Court yesterday to eight … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Policing
Tagged AK-47, Gun crime, Kalashnikov, knife crime, Kyal Truong-Clarke, Metropolitan Police, Umar Pervez, Uzi, youth knife crime
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‘Unexpected’ death at Norwood Junction under investigation
Police are investigating the “unexpected” death of a man whose body was found on Station Road, near Norwood Junction Station, shortly after dawn on Sunday morning. Police and the London Ambulance Service were called just after 5.30am on Sunday, August … Continue reading
Child dead at scene of massive explosion in Thornton Heath
Local heroes rush in to devastated scene to pull children from the rubble, as emergency services evacuate 40 more homes 2.30pm UPDATE: A child was killed in the massive explosion at a house in Thornton Heath this morning, according to reports … Continue reading
Police renew appeals one month after nurse’s disappearance
One month on from the last sighting of Owami Davies, detectives have renewed their appeal for information and announced a fifth arrest in connection with the student nurse’s disappearance in West Croydon. The Metropolitan Police have today stated that three … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Derby Road, Metropolitan Police, Owami Davies, West Croydon
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Fourth arrest made in investigation into missing student nurse
Detectives investigating the disappearance of Owami Davies in West Croydon last month have appealed for a driver of a white van to come forward to assist with their enquiries. Police last night released the CCTV video showing Derby Road, West … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged Derby Road, Metropolitan Police, Owami Davies, West Croydon
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Third Croydon man arrested in connection with missing nurse
The Met Police announced this morning that they had made a third arrest in connection with the disappearance of Owami Davies, a student nurse who was last seen in West Croydon a month ago. The police said that a 32-year-old … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Owami Davies, West Croydon
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Two arrested in Croydon on suspicion of murder of nurse
The Metropolitan Police says that they have arrested two men in Croydon on suspicion of murder in connection with the disappearance of a student nurse who vanished nearly a month ago. Owami Davies, 24, left her family home in Grays, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, West Croydon
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Owami Davies, West Croydon
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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
Grandson of Thornton Heath murder victim appears in court
The Metropolitan Police last night charged Verushan Manoharan, 31, with the murder of his own grandmother. The victim has been named as 89-year-old Sakunthala Francis, who was found with fatal stab wounds at home on Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, at … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, Thornton Heath
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Sakunthala Francis, Thornton Heath, Verushan Manoharan
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89-year-old murdered in Brigstock Road and three stabbings
A murder investigation is underway following the death of a 89-year-old woman at Brigstock Road, Thornton Heath, on Tuesday. The incident was one of at least four stabbings in Croydon on Tuesday. According to Scotland Yard, the police were called … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Knife crime, New Addington, Policing, Thornton Heath
Tagged Brigstock Road, London Road, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Thornton Heath
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Man arrested as police investigate Mitcham Road death
“Life will never be the same again”, for the family of father-of-five Stewart Grainger, the cyclist who was killed in a hit-and-run collision on Mitcham Road last week. The Metropolitan Police have named Grainger, 49, from Crawley, as the victim … Continue reading
Police drugs raid closes High Street and roads in town centre
Dozens of police, some believed to be from specialist drugs units, descended on Katharine Street this morning in a raid on dealers suspected of operating in the town centre. Some residents were evacuated from flats overlooking the High Street as … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Drugs crime, Fairfield, High Street, Katharine Street, Metropolitan Police
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Police appeal for witnesses after cyclist killed in hit-and-run
A cyclist was killed in a hit-and-run collision in the early hours of this morning near the BP petrol garage on Mitcham Road. Metropolitan Police detectives are appealing for witnesses. The police were called to the scene by the London … Continue reading
Posted in Broad Green, Crime, Cycling, London Ambulance Service, Policing, Transport
Tagged hit-and-run, Metropolitan Police, Mitcham Common, Mitcham Road
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‘Based on this year’s elections, Croydon is in a very bad place’
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Reports over Croydon’s local elections have been lodged with the Electoral Commission and with Scotland Yard. EXCLUSIVE by STEVEN DOWNES There could yet be further repercussions around Katherine Kerswell’s chronic mishandling of Croydon’s “never-ending” election count, which earlier … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Pelling, Carole Bonner, Croydon Council, Jon Rouse, Katherine Kerswell, Mayor Jason Perry, South Croydon, Trinity School, Val Shawcross
Tagged Andrew Pelling, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Electoral Commission, Katherine Kerswell, Labour, Liberal Democrats, London Borough of Croydon, Mayor, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, Richard Howard, South Croydon, Tory, Trinity School, Val Shawcross, Whitgift Foundation
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The Tories’ record on policing numbers does not add up
Crime is an important issue in Croydon’s council and Mayoral elections. Or at least it should be. ANDREW FISHER polices the claims of the competing camps, and adds some essential context Policing matters. The amount of violent crime is higher … Continue reading
Posted in 2022 council elections, 2022 Croydon Mayor election, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Broad Green, Chris Philp MP, Crime, Croydon BID, Dave Stringer, Fairfield, Jason Perry, Knife crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, New Addington, New Addington North, Policing, Sadiq Khan, Val Shawcross
Tagged 2022 Mayoral election, Andrew Fisher, Boris Johnson, Conservative, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon Mayor, Croydon Mayoral election 2022, Democratically Elected Mayor of Croydon, Jason Perry, knife crime, Labour, Metropolitan Police, New Addington, Sadiq Khan, Stephen Lawrence, Tory, Val Shawcross, youth knife crime
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Police say dead man’s injuries may have been ‘self-inflicted’
The Metropolitan Police have announced that they have stopped treating the death of a man in Addiscombe on Thursday as a murder case, and the three men that they arrested have been released on bail. The dead man, now said … Continue reading
Posted in Addiscombe West, Crime, Knife crime
Tagged Addiscombe, knife crime, Metropolitan Police
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