Crime Archive

Rabbi Herschel Gluck: ‘We are not here to be vigilantes; we are here for justice’

Racist and religious hate crime across all Eastlondonlines boroughs has increased by 40 per cent. But our communities are fighting …

by Barney Stone/ April 15, 2020/ Crime, Features, General Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, People/

Are those in power doing enough to combat hate crime?

When we asked our councillors and police how they were combatting hate crime, we were met with silence. The authorities …

by Jordan Lane/ April 15, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Trains, trams – and racism: how East Croydon Station became unsafe for minorities

Recent figures reveal that East Croydon station has more than twice the number of racists incidents than any other station …

by Jordan Lane/ April 14, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

COVID-19 hate crimes continue against East Asians

The current coronavirus pandemic has created an environment of fear that is manifesting itself in increased racist abuse of Chinese …

by Jordan Lane/ April 14, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Lewisham Council warns residents of fake coronavirus scammers

Scammers are said to be going door-to-door posing as coronavirus testers in order to gain entry to other peoples homes, …

by Joanna Williams/ March 27, 2020/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Mayor of Lewisham supports Lewisham as ‘pilot zone’ for legalisation of cannabis

Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham, has endorsed the legalisation of cannabis in an interview with the Evening Standard. A pilot …

by Millie Forrest/ March 17, 2020/ Crime, News/

Boy stabbed to death on bus yards from Crystal Palace ground

Police have launched a murder investigation after a teenage boy was stabbed to death on a bus just yards from …

by Georgia Saunders/ March 9, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Croydon shisha bar owners fined thousands of pounds over indoor smoking breach

Two men responsible for three shisha bars across Croydon have been fined thousands of pounds and had more than 350 …

by Georgia Saunders/ February 28, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/

Mobile phone thief convicted

In just one night Peter Abdel Ogunsakin stole nearly 20 mobile phones in Shoreditch worth more than £15,00), according to …

by Salma Abdurrazag/ February 14, 2020/ Crime, Lead Stories, News, Society/

Man jailed for violent attack

A 50-year-old Hackney man has been jailed at the Old Bailey for a total of 13 years for a ‘brutal …

by Salma Abdurrazag/ February 12, 2020/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories/

Father of Meredith Kercher dies in Croydon

More than a decade on from the tragic murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, her father has died …

by Melina Havoutis/ February 7, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Uncategorized/

Teenager appears in court for Croydon station murder

A 16-year-old boy from Wandsworth has appeared in court charged with the murder of Louis Johnson who was stabbed to …

by Shahir Al Kindy/ January 31, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Croydon station murder victim named

The victim of a fatal stabbing at East Croydon station on Monday afternoon has been named by police as Louis …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 29, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Boy Murdered at East Croydon Station

A murder investigation is underway after a young man was found with stab wounds around just as the rush hour …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 28, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Police ramp up towpath patrols amidst latest spike in armed robberies

Police have ramped up towpath patrols in the Hackney Marshes area following the latest spate of armed robberies. Acting Police …

by Lois Borny/ December 10, 2019/ Crime, Hackney/

Croydon musician jailed for county-lines drug supply

A Croydon musician has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison for conspiracy to supply heroin and …

by Harry Thompson/ December 9, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Man charged with Clarence Mews murder

Kieran Brown, 26, of Hackney was charged early this morning with the murder of 22-year-old Exauce Ngimbi, and for possession …

by Barney Stone/ December 6, 2019/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, News/

“Disgraced” former police officer stole from dead

A former police officer with 26 years service who stole thousands of pounds worth of property from dead people was …

by Tom Mcghie/ December 4, 2019/ Crime, Hackney/

Rabbi attacked and abused as hate crime in Hackney hits two-year high

A senior Rabbi was assaulted and subjected to anti-Semitic abuse in Stamford Hill as police figures show that hate crime …

by Barney Stone/ December 3, 2019/ Crime, Hackney, News/

Croydon car criminal ordered to pay £1.3m

A Croydon man whose garage was found crammed with stolen luxury cars has been ordered by a court to pay …

by Dominic Webb/ December 3, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Croydon man jailed for rape and torture of woman with MS

A man from South Norwood was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of rape and causing actual bodily harm …

by Evie Breese/ December 2, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Eight arrested in Lewisham drug raids

Eight people were arrested earlier today in a police operation against drugs and violence. Warrants were executed at 15 addresses …

by James Bayley/ November 27, 2019/ Crime, Local News, News/

Outrage over ‘dangerous’ police ram tactics used on teenage knife suspect

Witnesses claim to have seen police use “ram” tactics on a teenage cyclist suspected of carrying a knife in Hackney on Saturday.   An …

by Lois Borny/ November 26, 2019/ Crime, Hackney, News, Uncategorized/

Manhunt underway after gunpoint kidnap attempt

A police manhunt is underway after an attempted kidnapping at gunpoint in Croydon in the early hours of yesterday morning. …

by Dominic Webb/ November 26, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Man killed and three injured in Whitechapel stabbings

A man was stabbed to death in Whitechapel yesterday morning and three others were injured in related knife attacks.  Police …

by Daisy Lester/ November 24, 2019/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Police launch murder hunt after man shot in head in Whitechapel

A murder investigation has been launched after a 40-year-old man found with gunshot wounds to his head on Tuesday died …

by Eleanor Magill/ November 22, 2019/ Crime, Local News/

More than 100 arrests as police tackle late night drugs and violence in Shoreditch

More than 100 people have been arrested in a Hackney Police drive to tackle late night crime in the Shoreditch …

by Lois Borny/ November 22, 2019/ Crime, Hackney/

Companies fined after selling weapons to 13-year-old

An undercover operation by Croydon Council has led to two companies being fined a total of £18,305 for selling dangerous …

by Dominic Webb/ November 22, 2019/ Crime, Croydon/

Mother of murdered teenager launches new leadership award

The mother of a Croydon teenager who was shot dead at a Streatham party 12 years ago is launching a …

by Harry Thompson/ November 22, 2019/ Crime, Local News, News/

Columbia Road Cartel art attack prompts police crackdown on drug dealers

A guerrilla street art project in the Columbia Road area of East London has led to the prosecution of more …

by Eleanor Magill/ November 21, 2019/ Crime, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/

News in Brief

Croydon Council install extra security cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour. Two temporary security cameras are to be installed in Purley …

by Eastlondonlines/ November 21, 2019/ Crime, Environment, Health, Housing, Local News, News/

Police close file on Deptford double murder investigation 

The investigation into the brutal double murder in 2017 of a Deptford man and his daughter has now been closed, …

by Charles Woodham/ November 19, 2019/ Crime, Lewisham/

Former Labour councillor jailed for housing fraud

A solicitor and former Tower Hamlets Labour councillor has been sentenced to a 16 months in prison after pleading guilty to …

by Alex Mistlin/ November 19, 2019/ Crime, Housing, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Revealed: ‘Croydon Riot’ call linked to international online incitement campaign

An online invitation to ‘riot’ at a Croydon sports store appears to be part of an international campaign of similar …

by Harry Thompson/ November 18, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Police called to angry clashes at anti-SPAC nation protest in Croydon

Police were called to an angry confrontation in Croydon on Saturday between members of a controversial church and a group …

by Evie Breese/ November 17, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Lewisham rapist jailed for 8 years

A Lewisham man will serve eight years in prison for two counts of rape and two counts of actual bodily …

by Celine Wadhera/ November 17, 2019/ Crime, Lewisham/

Croydon toddler killer sentenced to seven years in prison

The son of a former Government minister who was found guilty of killing a toddler has been sentence to seven …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 15, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

News in brief

Local residents demand solution to anti-social behaviour. Local residents have called for new measures to address anti-social behaviour in and …

by Eastlondonlines/ November 15, 2019/ Crime, Local News, News, Transport/

Hundreds of charges in ‘Operation Continuum’ drug dealer crackdown

Major progress has been made in recent months to disrupt the activities of drug dealers and reduce the overall amount …

by Alex Mistlin/ November 15, 2019/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

Seventeen arrested in dawn slavery raids

Arrests have been made in Tower Hamlets during early morning raids across East London in connection to an international human …

by Eleanor Magill/ November 14, 2019/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/