Crime Archive

Til death do us part: ELL remembers the women killed by their partners

Source: MET Police On a cold winter morning on January 2, 2012, Kirsty Treloar, 20, from Haggerston, Hackney was killed …

by Sophia Ankel/ April 16, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, People, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Bethnal Green barber convicted of online banking fraud

A Bethnal Green barber who hacked into customers’ online banking accounts and transferred money to himself has been given a …

by Roza Andreou/ March 30, 2018/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Peanut traders’ illegal lock-up near Tower of London shut down by council

A shack under Fenchurch Street railway station used to roast and store peanuts by unlicensed street traders half-a-mile from the …

by Roza Andreou/ March 24, 2018/ Business, Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Police appeals after man stabbed in Beckenham fight

Police appeal for witnesses after a fight in Beckenham leaves a man with stab wounds. The fight broke out on …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ March 20, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Investigation launched as man shot by Hackney Police remains in critical condition

A man shot by armed police in Hackney last night was in a “critical condition” today as an investigation was …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ March 20, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, Local News/

Man charged after bus assault in New Cross

A man has been charged with assaulting a passenger on a bus in New Cross Gate. Kirk Wright, 32, was …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ March 20, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Community group catch speeding vehicles to tackle dangerous driving

A Croydon community group are tackling dangerous driving by working with TfL to issue warnings to drivers speeding in residential …

by Charlotte Pritchard/ March 9, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, Society/

Mugger who dragged woman, 92, along the pavement is jailed

A paranoid schizophrenic man, who dragged a 92-year-old-woman down the street by her purse, has received his sentence of almost six …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ March 9, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

Hackney police officer sentenced to community service after on-duty attack

A Hackney police officer has been sentenced to 200-hour unpaid community service for assaulting a man in Lower Clapton while on …

by Joe McCarthy/ February 21, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Society/

Croydon man jailed for 17 years after his victim escaped when he fell asleep

A 31-year-old man from New Addington has been jailed for 17 years for rape and sexual assault last week. Rose, …

by Wei Bai/ February 6, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Local News/

Police appeal for witnesses in Stoke Newington murder

Police investigating the murder of Yaya Mbye, the 26-year-old man stabbed to death in Stoke Newington, have returned to the …

by Neena Bahwon/ February 5, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Rashan Charles family vow to fight on after Met officer faces no charges over his death

The family of Rashan Charles, the young black man who died after a police pursuit in Hackney, say they “do …

by Wei Bai/ February 2, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Police in Tower Hamlets slash anti-social behaviour with pioneering scheme

Police in Tower Hamlets have dramatically cut rates of anti-social behaviour using a system of warnings and home visits. Officers …

by Sam Quashi-Idun/ January 29, 2018/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Restaurant hit in latest Brockley vandalism attack

A plague of vandalism has hit the centre of Brockley, as Masala Wala Café became the fifth business to be …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ January 23, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/

Pet rabbit beheading linked to Croydon Cat Killer

The beheading of a rabbit in Bromley earlier this month could be the latest murder by the so-called Croydon Cat …

by Blair Jiang/ January 23, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Second suspect arrested in Hackney knife murder

  A 16-year-old boy is the second person to be arrested on suspicion of murdering Daniel Frederick in Shakspeare Walk, …

by Monika Ghosh/ January 22, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, News/

Thief jailed for three years after throwing acid at Lewisham shop workers

  A shoplifter who squirted ammonia at two store staff in Lewisham Shopping Centre has been jailed for three years. …

by Blair Jiang/ January 22, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Police hunt for arsonists in New Year’s Day attack

Lewisham police are investigating an arson attack on a house in Sydenham in the early hours of New Year’s Day. …

by Josefine Henneberg/ January 19, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

Virtual vigilante names and shames local drugs dealers

Drug dealers in Tower Hamlets are having their identities exposed by a virtual vigilante, who is uploading their number plates …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ January 16, 2018/ Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

Police arrest suspect in Hackney stabbing murder

A 26-year-old man was arrested on the evening of Wednesday, January 10 on suspicion of murdering Daniel Frederick in Shakspeare …

by Khalid Azizuddin/ January 11, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

Croydon teenager named after admitting spate of acid attacks

A 17-year old from Thornton Heath who attacked six moped drivers with acid has been named after pleading guilty in …

by Monika Ghosh/ January 9, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Hackney, Lead Stories, Local News, News/

Gloves Not Gunz: New Croydon youth programme against gang violence

Gloves Not Gunz, a new youth initiative programme in Norbury Park, launched in Croydon at the beginning of this year. …

by Sara Feigin/ December 19, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, Features, Society, Sports/

Drug dealing crackdown in Tower Hamlets leads to 30 arrests and 84 ASBOs

Thirty people have been arrested, 84 ASBOs issued and five vehicles have been seized in a drugs crackdown by Metropolitan …

by Poppy Noor/ December 18, 2017/ Crime, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Government asked to review planning decisions in Tower Hamlets after allegations of £2m council corruption scandal

Ministers have been urged to review a number of major recent planning decisions by Tower Hamlets council in the wake …

by Poppy Noor/ December 14, 2017/ Crime, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Parkour enthusiast who jumped into water from DLR train at Canary Wharf is charged

A Parkour enthusiast has been charged over an incident where he was filmed jumping from a Docklands Light Railway train …

by Saman Javed/ December 14, 2017/ Crime, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

‘Neighbourhood Watch’ app used by Hackney residents to tackle crime

Residents and police in Hackney are trialling the use of a new app designed to share information about crime and …

by Jamie Burnett/ December 14, 2017/ Crime, Hackney, News, Society, Uncategorized/

Police investigate alleged £2m corruption scandal linked to Isle of Dogs development

Detectives are investigating allegations of a £2 million corruption scandal involving Tower Hamlets Council. The investigation began 18 months ago …

by Sam Corner/ December 12, 2017/ Crime, News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Three men arrested in connection to Hackney Wick stabbing

Police have arrested three men in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 24-year-old man in Hackney Wick last Thursday. …

by Sophia Ankel/ December 12, 2017/ Crime, Hackney/

Retired Croydon headteacher admits sexually abusing 14-year-old four decades ago

The retired headteacher of a Croydon school,  honoured with an MBE by the Queen in 2012 for services to young …

by Luke Vance Barr/ December 12, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, News/

“Barbaric” robbers who burnt victims’ faces with ammonia jailed

Two men who sprayed a strong corrosive liquid into their victims’ faces during violent robberies in Hackney were sentenced to …

by Sophia Ankel/ December 11, 2017/ Crime, Hackney, News/

Police hunt gang after man stripped naked and beaten in “vicious” two-day kidnapping

Four men have been arrested after an armed gang held a man hostage for more than two days last week, …

by Jamie Macwhirter/ December 11, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/

Appeal for information on “brutal” Sydenham cab driver attack

E-fit images of two men being sought for a ‘brutal’ attack on a cab driver in Lewisham in March have …

by Lucinda Diamond/ December 9, 2017/ Crime, Lewisham/

Young man murdered in latest Hackney knife attack

A murder investigation is underway after a young man was stabbed to death in south Hackney yesterday afternoon. Police were …

by Sophia Ankel/ December 8, 2017/ Crime, Hackney/

Mayor launches new charter to curb acid attacks in Tower Hamlets

Shopkeepers in Tower Hamlets are being asked to help prevent acid attacks by signing a new voluntary charter launched this …

by Sam Corner/ December 7, 2017/ Crime, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Deptford father and daughter murder: killer strangled both and tried to dismember man’s body

The father and daughter found murdered in Deptford were strangled to death and attempts made by the killer to dismember …

by Sophie Soar/ December 7, 2017/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/

Residents ask Mayor Biggs for support in campaign against “graphic” Jack the Ripper museum

Residents of Whitechapel have written to John Biggs, Tower Hamlets Mayor about their ongoing campaign against the “graphic” Jack the …

by Katherine Riley/ December 7, 2017/ Crime, News, Society, Tower Hamlets/

‘Rogue’ builder, 79, jailed after conning elderly people out of thousands of pounds

An elderly builder has been sentenced to jail after breaching a court order that prevented him from carrying out unsolicited …

by Chloe James/ December 6, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Eight officers injured as the arrest of 15-year-old girl in Dalston turns violent

Eight police officers were injured after a violent disturbance broke out on Kingsland High Street last Friday evening following the …

by Camille Mijola/ December 5, 2017/ Crime, Local News, Transport, Uncategorized/

Detectives issue fresh appeal for information over Thornton Heath fatal stabbing

Scotland Yard has issued a fresh appeal for information over the fatal stabbing of a Croydon man in March. Bjorn …

by Jamie Macwhirter/ December 5, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Croydon Cat Killer death toll reaches 400 animals after more cases are linked by police

The Croydon Cat Killer is now linked to the deaths of over 400 pets since 2015, a much higher figure …

by Chloe James/ December 5, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/