Snapchat ‘Croydon riot’ calls prompt police alert
Social media posts calling for ‘Croydon Riots 2k19’ have been circulating online over the past week, appearing to encourage violence …
Crime Archive
Police renew appeal for sightings of stolen ‘Asian gold’
The Metropolitan Police have renewed their appeal for information about stolen ‘Asian gold’ worth in excess of £300,000 taken from …
Teenager sentenced for sexual assaults in Croydon
A 17 year-old boy, who is unable to be named for legal reasons, has been sentenced to 12 months at …
Fairfield has highest recorded crime in Croydon for August according to Met figures
Croydon has one of the highest crime rates in London, with 3,398 reports of crime in August 2019 alone, according …
October 31, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News, Society/
News in Brief
Hackney businessman leaves work to follow passion for non-alcoholic beverages. A Hackney businessman has left his city job to set …
Charities praise Hackney strategy for tackling modern-day slavery
A leading anti-slavery charity has welcomed new plans by Hackney Council to tackle the issue in the borough after a …
Man from Hackney jailed after pleading guilty to travelling to Syria to join al-Qaeda
A man from Upper Clapton was jailed on Friday after pleading guilty to travelling to Syria to join al-Qaeda. Mohammed …
Charities urge Tower Hamlets community to unite in face of hate crimes
A leading anti-hate crime charity has praised Tower Hamlets Council for its work in tackling the problems in the borough, …
October 16, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, News, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Parliament terrorist researched Croydon courier service as part of attack
A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment for attempting to commit a terrorist attack which left many, including two …
Croydon rapper Krept breaks silence after stabbing
The Croydon rapper Krept has broken his silence over rumours he was stabbed at BBC Radio 1 event in Birmingham, …
Mum found guilty of smuggling four kilos of cocaine into UK
A mother who smuggled four kilogrammes worth of cocaine with a street value of £316,000 past UK borders was jailed …
Gang Jailed for 70 Years After Committing 24 Armed Robberies
Four men have been jailed for a total of 70 years for a string of robberies across the country. On …
October 3, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Local News, Tower Hamlets/
Missing Enfield boy thought to be in Hackney
Police are appealing for help in their hunt for a 14-year-old boy who has gone missing from the Edmonton area …
Man wanted in connection with sexual assaults in Hackney
Police are hunting for a man after a series of sexual offences occurred on board a number of buses in …
Police swoop on suspected people smugglers in Lewisham raid
Two men suspected of belonging to a migrant smuggling network were arrested by the UK’s National Crime Agency last Tuesday …
Police seeking witnesses to fatal Hackney shooting
Police have released a series of images in a renewed appeal to find witnesses to a fatal shooting on 7 …
October 1, 2019/
Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/
Croydon mass brawl captured on film
New footage has emerged of a mass brawl which took place on a busy street just north of West Croydon …
September 11, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/
Croydon man who drove off with police officer hanging out of his window faces no jail time
A Croydon local who drove 100 metres with a police officer hanging out of his car window has been given …
Man dies after ‘accidentally shooting himself’ in Lewisham
A man in his 20s has died of gunshot wounds in Sydenham. The Metropolitan Police has suggested in a statement …
Tower Hamlets shopkeeper fined after selling knife to teens
A shopkeeper based on the Isle of Dogs has been fined after a large bread knife was sold to teenage …
September 11, 2019/
Crime, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney residents hit by letter scam
Hackney Council has issued a warning to residents as scam letters have circulated the area claiming to be from the …
July 24, 2019/
Crime, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
Man charged with Beckenham murder
A man has been charged by detectives investigating the murder of a woman in Beckenham. Mrs Dyer was found unresponsive …
Baseball bat brandishing dangerous driver sentenced
A motorist who was caught on camera threatening another driver on the M23 with a baseball bat has been convicted …
July 24, 2019/
Crime, Croydon, Local News/
Hackney council seizes 13,700 illegal cigarettes
Hackney council confiscated 13,700 cigarettes in a raid on a Hoxton shop last month. The raid was a part …
July 16, 2019/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories/
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 …
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/