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Tag Archives: Metropolitan Police
Government to conduct Emergency Alert test this Sunday
Support groups helping refuges and women and girls in abusive relationships have offered special advice for those who use ‘secret phones’ The government is carrying out a national test of its Emergency Alerts system this Sunday, September 7, at 3pm. … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon, Emergency Alerts national test, Emergency Alerts System, London, Metropolitan Police
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Beddington ‘Rambo knife’ attacker sentenced to 16 years in jail
Babah Sesay, the man who went on a “Rambo knife” rampage stabbing five people at a Beddington warehouse last January, will face 16 years behind bars. Sesay, 31, of Rodney Road, Southwark, was handed the sentence at Croydon Crown Court … Continue reading
Palace replace security firm at centre of sniffer dog concerns
EXCLUSIVE: Crystal Palace go into the new season having dispensed with the services of Invicta K9, the security firm which this website exposed as breaking the conditions of its operating licence with dog searches Crystal Palace fans arriving at Selhurst … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged CPISA, Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Crystal Palace Independent Supporters Association, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, Invicta K9, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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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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Busy South Croydon main road closed for hours after collision
The busy South End main road in South Croydon was closed in both directions for more than two hours late yesterday afternoon, as emergency services rushed to the scene of a collision, reportedly involving a van and a pedestrian, close … Continue reading
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
Record number of old people arrested at Palestine Action demo
Three women from a group of mostly Croydon-based protestors were among the record 532 people arrested at Saturday’s protest in support of Palestine Action and free speech outside the House of Commons. They included one 62-year-old charity worker who said … Continue reading
Posted in London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Amnesty International, Croydon, Crystal Palace Friends of Palestine, Defend Our Juries, Freedom of Speech, Gaza, Genocide, Geoffrey Bindman KC, Greenpeace, Israel, Ita Gallagher, Keir Starmer, KIng Charles III, Labour, Labour Friends of Israel, London, Lord Hain, Metropolitan Police, Palestine, Palestine Action, Peter Hain, Sir Jonathon Porritt, Yvette Cooper
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Labour attack on freedom of speech continues at Gaza protest
Police say they arrested 365 people in Westminster today. These included a blind man in a wheelchair, former NHS nurses and Quakers, all for holding up signs saying ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action’. But no one at the … Continue reading
Posted in David White, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Amnesty International, Croydon, David White, Defend Our Juries, Freedom of Speech, Gaza, Genocide, Geoffrey Bindman KC, Greenpeace, Israel, Keir Starmer, Labour, Labour Friends of Israel, London, Metropolitan Police, Michael Rosen, Mike Leigh, Palestine, Palestine Action, Yvette Cooper
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Met appeals for help over £500,000 Bromley jewellery heist
Scotland Yard is appealing for information following a jewellery heist in Bromley last December, when £500,000-worth of gold was stolen from a house on Bickley Road. The robbery took place on the evening of Monday, December 30, 2024. There have … Continue reading
Posted in Bromley Council, Crime, Policing
Tagged Bickley, Bickley Road, Bromley, Gold, Gold jewellery, Metropolitan Police
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Croydon on Met’s list of 20 police stations to remain open
Croydon is among the 20 police stations in London listed to stay open, in controversial closure plans released yesterday by the Metropolitan Police. Sutton, Kingston and Brixton police front counters will also be kept open under the plans. But Wimbledon, … Continue reading
Posted in Boris Johnson, Chris Philp MP, Crime, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Policing, Sadiq Khan
Tagged Battersea, Brixton, Brixton Police Station, Chris Philp MP, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Police Station, Kingston, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Metropolitan Police, Sutton, Tory
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Victim of brutal attack on North End has died from his injuries
The man subjected to a brutal assault on North End on a Saturday morning earlier this month has died in hospital from his injuries. The attack took place in broad daylight, at around 9.15am on July 12, with police responding … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, North End Quarter
Tagged Croydon, Metropolitan Police, murder, North End, Peter Dache
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Man, 57, arrested on suspicion of rape in South Norwood Rec
The police have arrested a man on suspicion of rape in South Norwood Rec on Sunday. In a statement issued yesterday, the Metropolitan Police said: “A 57-year-old man remains in police custody after he was arrested on Tuesday, July 22, … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Croydon parks, South Norwood
Tagged Croydon, Metropolitan Police, Police, Rape, South Norwood, South Norwood Recreation Ground
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Paedophile jailed for 19 years after raping 11-year-old girl
A paedophile who raped and sexually assaulted a girl multiple times has been jailed for 19 years. At Harrow Crown Court on Friday, Zafar Hussain, 43, of Bramble Close in Upper Norwood, was sentenced to 19 years in prison, with … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged Metropolitan Police, Paedophile, Rape, Upper Norwood, VAWG, Zafar Hussain
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Labour councillor charged with sexual assault and exposure
Irfan Mohammed, the Lambeth councillor who was suspended by the Labour Party after a police arrest, was one of three men who appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court earlier this week charged with a series of offences in relation to an … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Lambeth Council, London-wide issues
Tagged Brixton, Brixton Buzz, Brixton Town Hall, Clapham Park, Irfan Mohammed, Labour, Lambeth, Lambeth council, Metropolitan Police
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Met’s new Archway and Kulpa app offer ways to stop violence
Victims of domestic abuse are being urged to make use of a new app to help bring perpetrators to justice, as police pioneer a digital evidence-gathering device in the fight against VAWG, as JOHNNY DOBBYN reports Victims of domestic abuse … Continue reading
PCs cleared of misconduct over drugs death at Croydon station
The Met has cleared two of its officers of gross misconduct charges in connection with the 2023 death at the Windmill Road custody centre in Selhurst of Mikias Tekeste. PCs Justin Hulf and Mara Sow, both attached to the South … Continue reading
Police appeal for victims after South Norwood rapist sentenced
A man has been jailed for raping a woman in Croydon, as the police appeal for more potential victims to come forward. John Iwuh, 54, of Albert Road, South Norwood, appeared at Croydon Crown Court yesterday where he was sentenced … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Policing, South Norwood
Tagged Albert Road, John Iwuh, Metropolitan Police, Norwood Junction, Rape, South Norwood, South Norwood rapist, Voyeurism
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Met to target town centre as one of London’s crime ‘hot spots’
Croydon town centre has been named in a list of crime “hot spots” issued today by the Metropolitan Police, among the places in London most likely to attract anti-social behaviour, theft and street crime. Increased police patrols will be at … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Crime, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Policing
Tagged Conservative, Croydon, Croydon BID, Croydon Council, Croydon North End, Croydon Town Centre, Fairfield, Mayor Jason Perry, Metropolitan Police, North End, North End Quarter, PSPO, Public Spaces Protection Order, Tory
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‘Worst experience of my life’ says Palace fan wrongly detained
EXCLUSIVE: Eagles fans looking forward to celebrating the club’s FA Cup final win at Selhurst Park last month were refused entry to the ground despite a search which, according to the Met Police, found ‘no evidence’ A Crystal Palace fan … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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Imperial Way shooting: murder victim was attending a funeral
Anthony Morrison, the man shot dead on Imperial Way last week, had been attending a wake following a funeral, it has emerged. The Metropolitan Police has repeated its appeal for witnesses following the shooting outside CostCo at around 5pm on … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Nick Blackburn, Policing, Purley Way
Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Imperial Way murder suspect appears in court as victim named
Byron Cole, aged 39, of Gleneldon Road, Streatham, has been charged with murder and will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court today in connection with the fatal shooting that took place outside CostCo on Imperial Way last Thursday. The Metropolitan Police … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Purley Way
Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Two arrested in connection with fatal shooting on Imperial Way
The police have made two arrests in connection with the shooting near Costco on Imperial Way last Thursday, when a 41-year-old man was found dead. The Metropolitan Police said last night that they had arrested a 41-year-old man on suspicion … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Purley Way
Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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Police launch man-hunt after fatal shooting on Imperial Way
Scotland Yard has confirmed that an investigation is underway after a man was shot dead in broad daylight outside CostCo on Imperial Way, off Purley Way, yesterday afternoon. The victim has not yet been named, but police were called just … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Purley Way
Tagged CostCo, Fatal shooting, Imperial Way, Metropolitan Police, murder, Purley Way, Shooting
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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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Palace fans’ forums express outrage over dodgy dog searches
Eagles fans were shocked by findings in our exclusive investigation into searches conducted by a private security firm outside Selhurst Park Inside Croydon’s exclusive report about potentially unlawful security searches outside Selhurst Park Stadium, using sniffer dogs, received overwhelming support … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Crystal Palace FC, Football, Inside Croydon, London-wide issues, Policing
Tagged Croydon, Crystal Palace FC, Football Supporters Association, Holmesdale Stand, InvictaK9, Metropolitan Police, National Training Inspectorate for Professional Dog Users, Peter Gillman, Private Security Industry Act 2001, Scotland Yard, Security Industry Authority, Selhurst, Selhurst Park
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