Crime Archive

Is the Croydon Cat Killer still at large?

  Fears are growing that despite police insistence no-one is responsible for cat deaths in and around Croydon, there could …

by Eliza Ketcher/ February 13, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Three men hospitalised after Croydon brawl

Police have arrested seven men after a major fight broke out at a South London tram stop. Three men were …

by Scott Clarke/ January 31, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Local News/

Knife Crime down in Lewisham, Hackney and Croydon but sex offences up

by Chiara Paccagnini, Giacomo Antonelli and GengShuo Hu. Statistics for reported knife crimes in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon show …

by Eastlondonlines/ January 31, 2019/ Crime, Data, Lead Stories/

Suspect arrested in connection with racist video against Tower Hamlets Muslim schoolgirls

Police have arrested a man on suspicion of posting a racist video targeting Muslim schoolgirls. In a tweet on Monday, …

by Scott Clarke/ January 30, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Croydon Council vows to tackle street violence

  Croydon council has decided to set up a Violence Reduction Unit as national figures show the number of homicides …

by Malachi Fernandez/ January 24, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Croydon roofer sentenced

A roofer who defrauded an elderly couple in Croydon has received a suspended prison sentence. Jamie Kempton deceived the couple …

by Astra McKenzie/ January 23, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Local News, News/

Lewisham residents arrested in police raids to tackle drug gangs

Twelve people were arrested during police raids in Southwark and Lewisham on January 16. A total of sixteen warrants were …

by Malachi Fernandez/ January 18, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

‘Smiley boy’ Alfie Lamb killed for being too noisy

A toddler from Croydon was crushed to death with a car seat as his mother, Adrian Hoare, did nothing, an …

by Malachi Fernandez/ January 17, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Young teenager attacked in Lewisham stabbing

A young teenage boy was attacked on Lewisham High Street on his way to school at 8:38am on Monday morning. …

by Dan Wareing/ January 14, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

BT suspends free calls from new wi-fi hubs after drug dealers dominate use

British Telecom has suspended calls from all of its futuristic InLink phone kiosks in Tower Hamlets after it emerged that …

by Thames Menteth-Wheelwright/ December 17, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Tower Hamlets has highest ratio of knife crimes to population among ELL boroughs

Tower Hamlets has the highest rate of knife crime per head of population of all the Eastlondonlines boroughs, with one …

by Ilaria Grasso-Macola/ December 17, 2018/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Man jailed for repeatedly defrauding elderly victims 

A man has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment for stealing a total of £5,000 from four elderly victims.   A …

by Sydney Diack/ December 14, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Whitechapel woman jailed after faking own kidnapping, rape and pregnancy

A woman has been jailed for four and a half years after faking her own kidnapping, rape and pretending to …

by Briony Pickford/ December 14, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Man jailed for life after stabbing friend to death with ‘Rambo’ knife

A man has been jailed for life after murdering his former friend with a ‘Rambo’ knife following a row over …

by Parisa Borghei/ December 13, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Police appeal for information on anniversary of fatal Hackney stabbing

Police have appealed for more information one year after the stabbing of a young man in Hackney.  Alex Vanderpuye, 24, …

by Gregory Robinson/ December 11, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

Catford man who tricked women on social media jailed for rape and blackmail

  A man from Catford has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty for rape and blackmail at Woolwich …

by Bertille Duthoit/ December 7, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Men jailed for 28 years for rape in Homerton

Two men, who offered a woman a lift home late one night and raped her several times, were sentenced to …

by Ilaria Grasso-Macola/ December 7, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

Man who tried to rob G4S guard with hammer sentenced to 5 years

A Sydenham man who pleaded not guilty to a cash in transit robbery in Deptford has been sentenced to five …

by Sam Hancock/ December 6, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Two men arrested following Kingsmead Estate stabbing

Two men, aged 19 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in Kingsmead Estate …

by Gregory Robinson/ December 4, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News/

Tower Hamlets detective sacked for assaulting girlfriend in row over salt

A Tower Hamlets detective, who violently attacked her girlfriend for putting salt on the food she had made for her, …

by Olivia Campbell/ November 29, 2018/ Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Latest stabbing victim named as 26-year-old father of two

A man who died in hospital after being stabbed on Kingsland Road in Shoreditch at the weekend has been named …

by Victoria Brush/ November 28, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Catford man arrested in investigation into brutal attack on policemen

A second man from Catford has been charged after an attack police officers on November 17.  Two officers were beaten in …

by Bertille Duthoit/ November 23, 2018/ Crime, Local News/

Hammer-wielding attacker sentenced to 13 years in prison

A man who brutally attacked members of the public with a hammer has been found guilty and sentenced to more …

by Erin Cavoto/ November 20, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Seven jailed for drugs and gang-related offences in Stoke Newington

Seven men arrested for gang-related drugs offences in the Stoke Newington area have been sentenced to a total 22 years …

by Dina Nagapetyants/ November 17, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

Police patrols extended across south London after spate of murders

Police patrols have been increased in Lewisham and Croydon and surrounding areas in the wake of the series of murders …

by Sam Hancock/ November 14, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Man who attacked passenger on bus in New Cross jailed for murder

A 32 year-old-man has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for murdering a fellow bus passenger in New Cross. …

by Yona Mazigh/ November 2, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, News/

Two teenagers jailed for stabbing schoolboy, 14

Two teenagers have been jailed at Woolwich Crown Court after robbing and stabbing a 14-year-old schoolboy in Lewisham. The perpetrators, …

by Lucia Retuerto-Frances/ November 1, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, News/

Ten-year-old boy hospitalised after being knocked down in Lewisham High Street accident

A ten-year-old boy has been knocked down after being involved in a car accident. The boy was hit by a …

by Kitty Boyle/ October 30, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

Tower Hamlets and Hackney ‘worst boroughs for pickpocketing on the Tube’

Tower Hamlets and Hackney are among the the worst boroughs for pickpocketing on the Tube according to new figures from …

by Yona Mazigh/ October 30, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Motorcyclist from Lewisham pronounced dead after three-way collision

A Lewisham motorcyclist has been pronounced dead after involvement in a three-way collision with a car and lorry on Lewisham …

by Kitty Boyle/ October 30, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Images released of racially aggravated assault on Bethnal Green Road

The Metropolitan Police have released CCTV images that may help them trace a woman who is being investigated for committing …

by Kitty Boyle/ October 30, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Police called after reports that “teens threw fireworks at passers-by”

Police were called to a road next to Telegraph Hill park late on Saturday night after reports of fireworks being …

by Nina Jones/ October 29, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, News/

Council prosecutes pharmacy over illegal razor blade sale

The owners of a pharmacy in Croydon have been ordered to pay over £10,000 in a court prosecution after trading …

by Lucia Retuerto-Frances/ October 24, 2018/ Crime, Croydon/

Limehouse shop permanently closed after selling illegal ‘laughing gas’

A convenience store in Limehouse caught selling almost 13,500 canisters of illegal nitrous oxide has closed after it was stripped …

by Kitty Boyle/ October 23, 2018/ Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Dangerous driver jailed for killing teenager in Deptford

The man that killed a 19-year-old woman in Deptford has been jailed for six years for dangerous driving. Abdul Sujac, …

by Joe McCarthy/ October 23, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

Metropolitan Police seeking help after robbery in Tower Hamlets

The Metropolitan Police have released an image of a woman wanted after committing a robbery in Tower Hamlets in July …

by Lucia Retuerto-Frances/ October 22, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Police appeal for help finding missing Hackney teenager Chantal Chizzoni

The Metropolitan Police are hunting for a 15-year-old girl from Hackney who went missing last week and is suspected to …

by Lucia Retuerto-Frances/ October 16, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

Man admitted to hospital after Hackney moped shooting

A man has been admitted to hospital after being shot in a drive-by-moped attack on Amherst Road in Hackney. The …

by Nina Jones/ October 16, 2018/ Crime, Hackney/

PC Andy Garland commended for superb police work that solved Croydon stolen vehicle investigation

A Croydon resident has been jailed for eight years for handling stolen vehicles worth over £700,000. Chirag Patel, 39, of …

by Kitty Boyle/ October 16, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Armed police storm house closing New Cross Road

Armed police stormed a property on Clifton Rise, New Cross at 2.45pm today arresting three men, according to eye witnesses. …

by Joe McCarthy/ October 15, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/