Police hunting man wanted on suspicion of crimes in Croydon and...
Police have issued a "most wanted alert" as they hunt for a man suspected of committing a series of crimes in Croydon and Sutton and other parts of south London.Merton Police have published a photo of...
View ArticleTwo teenagers charged in connection with Croydon town centre...
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the stabbing of an 18-year-old in Croydon town centre.Police and paramedics rushed to Charrington Road on January 16 at about 3.45pm following...
View ArticleBrazen fly-tipper who dumped three tonnes of building waste in...
A "notorious" Waddon fly-tipper who profited by brazenly dumping three tonnes of building waste in a South Croydon alleyway has been jailed for a year. George Smith, of Crowley Crescent, was caught on...
View Article'Neglected' baby taken into care after needing brain surgery for...
No-one has been criminally prosecuted in the case of a six-month-old baby who had to undergo brain surgery after suffering "non-accidental" wounds, including trauma to the head, broken ribs and bones...
View ArticleMan who fled to Spain after making indecent images of children is...
A man who fled to Spain after thousands of indecent images of children were found on his computer has been brought to justice.Matthew Sammon, of Sunnymead Avenue, in Mitcham, close to its border with...
View ArticleA primary school pupil suffered appalling sexual abuse at the...
A schoolgirl who was just seven or eight years old at the time was sexually abused by her foster carer and was found to have contracted gonorrhoea and chlamydia while in his care, a shocking report has...
View ArticleMan charged with murder of young father-of-three Akeem Moore
A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a young father-of-three who was shot in the head in Broad Green last year. More than three months on from Akeem Moore's death police made their...
View ArticleDramatic pictures of a lorry that smashed into a tree in Norbury
Dramatic pictures show the damage caused to a lorry that smashed into a tree on one of Croydon's busiest roads bringing traffic to a standstill. Police, paramedics and the fire brigade were called to...
View ArticleGang of bank robbers are brought to justice
A gang of six have been convicted for their parts in a series of robberies which netted the criminals £120,000 from banks and post offices across south London, including four in Croydon.Between June...
View ArticlePolice concerned for missing elderly woman from Beckenham with...
Police are searching for a missing 81-year-old woman from Beckenham has not been seen for two days.Yegane Hassan was last seen by her carer at her home in Kent House Road on Tuesday (January 24)...
View ArticleChanges are being made to driving tests - here's what you need to...
New changes to driving tests will be coming in later in the year in order to modernise and make the tests more relevant for today's motorists.Learner drivers will face additions to the practical...
View ArticleCroydon is one of the worst places in the country for homelessnes...
Croydon is one of the worst places in the country for homelessness, according to the latest figures. Every night men and women on the town's streets desperately seek food, shelter and security as...
View ArticleDiscussion group for tram crash survivors could be in place 'in...
Croydon Council has confirmed that it is making progress on creating some form of discussion group or forum for the survivors of the tram crash which claimed seven lives.Several people who were on the...
View ArticleHow you can help this Shirley dad get specialist MS treatment to...
A dad who was left feeling "suicidal" when he was diagnosed with debilitating multiple sclerosis (MS) is raising £55,000 so he can travel to Mexico for groundbreaking treatment which would allow him to...
View ArticleStopping Croydon doctors from prescibing baby milk could 'cost...
A Coulsdon family face having to fork out thousands of pounds after it was announced that prescriptions for baby milk and gluten free products are to be scrapped by Croydon Clinical Commissioning...
View ArticleMP questions decision to stop Croydon mum getting cancer drug
An MP helping to front a campaign to maintain NHS funding for a revolutionary drug, which would help a South Croydon mum with cancer to live longer, has questioned whether the decision making process...
View ArticlePrison sentence for 'savage' who attacked man on train leaving...
A "savage" thug who violently attacked a fellow commuter who boarded the train with him at East Croydon station and left him with life-changing injuries, has been given a 10-year prison sentence.Joe...
View ArticleA pop-up enterprise in Croydon is selling furniture and...
A new pop-up enterprise will offer 'upcycled' furniture and mushroom growing starter kits when it opens to the public next Friday.The Croydon Reuse Organisation (CRO), a not-for-profit group, has...
View ArticlePublic warned not to approach 'violent' wanted man on the run...
Police hunting for a man wanted on suspicion of crimes in Croydon, Sutton and other parts of south London have revealed he remains on the run after he made off from police in Croydon.Earlier this week,...
View ArticleRECAP - Car crashes after 'police chase' through Crystal Palace
There are reports that a car has crashed after being involved in a police chase through Crystal Palace this afternoon. A black car is understood to have crashed outside the Tamnag Thai restaurant on...
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