Up to £10,000 reward for information on the Hackney murder of aspiring DJ
Crimestoppers is offering a reward of up to £10,000 to anyone who is able to provide information on the murder in …
Crime Archive
Police offer £20,000 for information on 2017 Hackney murder
Detectives have offered £20,000 for information that could help find the killer of Alex Vanderpuye who was murdered in Hackney …
Two arrests made following arson attack on homeless men
Two arrests have been made after two homeless men had their sleeping bags set on fire while they were inside …
June 17, 2019/
Crime, Local News, News, Uncategorized/
Man stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets during 24 hours of violence in London
A man was stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets on Saturday on afternoon amid a spate of unconnected violent incidents …
June 17, 2019/
Crime, Tower Hamlets/
Man, 36, stabbed by gang at home in Hackney
Police are investigating an incident in which a 36-year-old man was stabbed in his home in Stamford Hill by a …
Man arrested by police investigating sexual assaults
Police investigating a series of sexual assaults in Greenwich and Lewisham arrested 24-year-old man in the early hours of Monday, …
Police release CCTV image of cyclist suspected of sexual assaults
Police are seeking public help in identifying a cyclist who is suspected of committing three sexual assaults that occurred in …
Police seek hooligans who set off fireworks and attacked police before Premier League match
Images of the suspects. Pic: Metropolitan Police Images of a group of Crystal Palace supporters suspected of setting off fireworks …
June 11, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Local News, Sports, Uncategorized/
GPS tracking of knife crime offenders extended to Hackney and Tower Hamlets
An innovative scheme designed to track knife crime offenders using GPS technology that has been trialled in Lewisham and …
June 11, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, News/
Shadwell teacher accuses Met of brutality after passing out during arrest
A Shadwell teacher who says he passed out after officers held him to the ground with a knee on his head during …
June 3, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
15 year-old boy drives Mercedes to Lewisham for an ice cream
A 15-year old boy was arrested after being caught driving a Mercedes in Lewisham for an ice cream on June …
Mother sentenced to nearly three years for death of son crushed by car seat
A mother whose three-year-old son was crushed to death has been jailed for almost three years. Adrian Hoare, 24, from …
May 31, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/
Police appeal for witnesses following acid attack
Police in Croydon are appealing for witnesses with information regarding an acid attack that took place on Monday April 8. …
Police appeal for witnesses after attack left teenager with life-threatening injuries in Bethnal Green
The Metropolitan Police have issued an appeal for witnesses after a teenager was attacked and left with slash wounds to …
May 31, 2019/
Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/
Bethnal Green bat attack leaves man in critical condition
A man has suffered serious injuries after being attacked by a group of men with a baseball bat in Bethnal …
May 28, 2019/
Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/
Tower Hamlets stabbing victim confirmed dead
A 23-year-old man who was stabbed in Tower Hamlets has died from his injuries. The victim suffered multiple stab wounds …
May 28, 2019/
Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/
Mayoral candidate to bring thermal cameras to Hackney if elected
Conservative mayoral candidate and current member of the London Assembly Shaun Bailey announced on May 21, that if elected, he …
May 24, 2019/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, Politics/
Former Army officer sentenced for watching child abuse at Croydon Crown Court
A former Army officer has been sentenced to three years and two months in jail at Croydon Crown Court …
Police name Catford resident found murdered in home
A Catford resident who was murdered by multiple stab wounds in his home has been named by police. The man …
May 22, 2019/
Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Four people injured after car ploughed into group of people in Croydon town centre
Four people were injured after they were run down by a car in Croydon town centre on Sunday. Police were …
Lewisham drug dealer jailed in “county lines” modern slavery case
Three London dealers, including a Lewisham resident, have been jailed under modern slavery laws for using South London youths to …
May 17, 2019/
Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Police arrest five suspects in drugs operation using CCTV footage in Tower Hamlets
The Metropolitan Police have arrested five suspects in a drugs operation in Tower Hamlets using the council’s CCTV surveillance footage …
May 16, 2019/
Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Teenager charged with murder of 15-year-old Tashaun Arid in Hackney
Police investigating the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Dalston on Monday have charged a teenager with his murder. Romaine …
Hate crime nearly doubles within a month in Tower Hamlets
There has been an increase of over 43 per cent in racial and religious crimes in Tower Hamlets between February …
May 7, 2019/
Crime, Data, News, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham gang leader jailed for human trafficking offences
A gang leader was jailed over modern human trafficking offences involving young and vulnerable people during a drug-dealing raid. Michael …
May 1, 2019/
Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/
16-year-old charged with Hackney murder
A 16-year-old boy has been charged with murder in Hackney following the stabbing of a 29-year-old man. Joshua White was …
Almost 2000 properties in Tower Hamlets owned by tax haven companies
Almost 2000 properties in Tower Hamlets are owned by anonymous companies registered in offshore tax havens, ranking it as the …
March 29, 2019/
Crime, Housing, Local News/
Croydon rapper delivers rap workshops to improve mental health in children
A Croydon rapper has received extra funding for his campaign to help local young people with mental health problems by …
Shop loses alcohol licence after selling drink to underage schoolgirls
A Bethnal Green shop has lost its alcohol licence after selling vodka to underage school girls who purchased the beverages …
March 28, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
Joint anti-drugs task force makes 114 arrests in five weeks
A joint police and local authority campaign against drug dealers in Tower Hamlets has led to 114 arrests within the …
March 27, 2019/
Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Fifteen-year-old boy stabbed near school in Forest Hill
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest close to his school in Forest Hill yesterday afternoon in the lastest …
Security tightened around London mosques amid terror attack fear
Security around London Mosques has been stepped up due to a growing fear for safety from residents in Tower Hamlets …
March 26, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, People, Politics, Tower Hamlets/
Hate crime attack on Asian man outside Whitechapel mosque
An Asian man was attacked outside a Whitechapel mosque by three white males who made racist comments towards him hours …
March 24, 2019/
Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Man shot by police in “critical condition”
A man “armed with knives and making threats to kill” is in critical condition after being shot by police in …
March 22, 2019/
Crime, Local News, News/
Police inquiry after two die from electrocution on rail lines
The bodies of two people have been found dead on the train tracks running between Hackney Wick and Stratford. Police …
March 22, 2019/
Crime, Hackney, Local News, Transport/
Two convicted for brutal killing of elderly relative at his home
Two people were convicted at the Old Bailey for the brutal stabbing of an elderly relative at his home in …
March 20, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Clothes shop in Lewisham offers young people safety from violence
A clothes shop in Lewisham Shopping Centre has started working with a charity that provides young people with a safe place …
March 14, 2019/
Crime, Lewisham, Local News/
Bikers urged to ‘lock, chain, cover’ in Met campaign
The Metropolitan Police have launched a campaign to encourage motorcycle riders to secure their bikes as part of the Be …
Man jailed for sexual activity with a child
A Croydon man has been jailed for nine-and-a-half years after pleading guilty to twelve counts of child sexual abuse at Croydon …
March 5, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/
Second teenager charged with murder of Glendon Spence
A second teenager has been charged with the murder of a Lewisham man stabbed to death last month. The 17-year-old, …
March 5, 2019/
Crime, Lewisham, News, Uncategorized/