Tag: police

Man stabbed in a unprovoked attack in Haringey

Detectives in Haringey are appealing for information and witnesses after a man suffered a critical injury in a seemingly unprovoked attack. Police were called by London Ambulance Service (LAS) at 03:09hrs on Saturday, 1 June to reports of a stabbing at Seven Sisters Road, near the junction with Vartry Road....

03.06.2019

Man arrested for firing shots at a Mosque

updated: 24.05.19 13.10 A man has been arrested after shots were fired at a mosque during Ramadan prayers. Worshippers at the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford were part-way through evening prayers late on May 9 when the incident took place. Police have charged Jermaine Wright, 28 (13.01.91), of Lebus Street N17, was charged on Thursday,...

23.05.2019

Third male charged for Wood Green murder

POLICE have charged a third male with the murder of Detectives Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck in Wood Green, London. Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck died after he fled a fight in Vincent Road, Wood Green, on 22 February. A 20-year-old man was also stabbed during the attack. On Thursday 16 May a 17-year-old was arrested...

21.05.2019

Azer Urger jailed for A10 collision

Azer Urger, 20, was sentenced on Friday, 17 May at the Old Bailey to three-and-a-half years imprisonment for causing a serious road traffic collision on the A10 in October 2017. He has also been disqualified from driving for five years and nine months. On 4 October 2017, officers from the...

20.05.2019

3 men convicted in a landmark modern slavery case

THREE county lines drug dealers who used vulnerable teenagers as runners in a coastal city have been jailed in a “landmark case”. Glodi Wabelua, Dean Alford and Michael Karemera, all 25, recruited six youths to traffic crack cocaine and heroin to Portsmouth in 2013 and 2014. The victims were used...

15.05.2019

Extinction Rebellion ‘cost Met extra £7.5m’

A series of climate change protests in London last month cost the Met Police an extra £7.5m, it has been claimed. Nearly 1,200 people were arrested during 11 days of protests by the Extinction Rebellion group. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said overtime payments and the cost of bringing officers in...

15.05.2019

Dead body in a wheelie bin found in Islington

Police have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in a wheelie bin behind a Waitrose supermarket in north London. Photos posted on social media show a blue and white forensic tent at the scene in Tollington Road, Islington, after the discovery was made on Saturday afternoon. Officers...

12.05.2019

Police and fire brigade raises concern over music festival

POLICE and fire brigade have both raised safety concerns over plans to hold a major music festival in Enfield. Organisers of the Field Day Festival want to stage this year’s event which could attract more than 22,000 people at the Orbital Business Park in Edmonton over a 2 day of...

09.05.2019

Wanted rapist finally arrested by police

Police hunting a fugitive over the abduction and rapes of three women in and around London have arrested a man after two others were abducted in Cheshire. In the latest attack on Sunday, two women were forced into a black Fiat Punto in Congleton town centre. Joseph McCann was found...

06.05.2019

Police bosses call to end ‘ digital consent form’ for victims

The digital consent forms ask victims of crime to hand over their phones so officers can look for evidence, including rape complainants. Police bosses are urging the Crown Prosecution Service to scrap a policy of asking crime victims in England and Wales to hand over their phones. If victims do...

05.05.2019

Another night of violence: 3 men shot in Leyton

Three men have been shot in an attack on a street in east London. Police were called to reports of a shooting on High Road in Leyton at about 8.50 pm on Saturday 4 April. The victims – aged 23, 28 and 30 – were treated by paramedics before being...

05.05.2019

Police will be target the A10 Enfield’s ‘most dangerous drivers’

A10 reckless road behaviour has been a particularly long-standing issue within Enfield and the Met and Transport for London are working in partnership with Enfield Council to tackle the problem. Consequently, its Roads Policing Teams are running an intensified operation for the foreseeable future in Enfield, targeting motorists and riders...

04.05.2019

15 year old fatally stabbed in Hackney named as Tashaûn Aird

Tashaûn Aird has been named as the 15-year-old who was fatally stabbed in Hackney Downs on Wednesday 30 April. The family of a 15-year-old boy have paid tribute to a “loving, caring boy”. Tashaûn Aird, was found fatally injured in Somerford Grove, Hackney just before 9 pm. In a statement,...

04.05.2019

Missing Mary Jane Mustafa is said to be one of the two bodies found

Mary Jane Mustafa, a 38-year-old mother-of-two who went missing last in May. A flat in Canning Town where two bodies have been found, is said to be one of the last places she was in before her disappearance. For the past year, her sister has been camping and continuously...

30.04.2019

18 year old charged for Wood Green murder

An 18-year-old man arrested in connection with the murder of Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck in Wood Green has been charged. Police were called to Vincent Road, Wood Green, at 8pm on 22 February to reports of a group of people fighting. Officers and the London Ambulance Service (LAS) attended. Kamali Gabbidon-Lynck and...

23.04.2019

£17million funding help fight London’s knife crime

£17 millions have been given to the Met immediate is a cash injection to help tackle knife crime as The Home Secretary Sajid Javid vowed to stem the loss of young lives. The extra funding is for the police force to carry out more patrols and weapons sweeps over the Easter...

19.04.2019

4 years for handling stolen car parts

Kardo Kader, 39 of Alnwick Road, Greenwich was found guilty following a week-long trial at Harrow Crown Court on Monday, 15 April he was jailed for four years and six months of six counts of handling stolen goods. Police had tracked a Mercedes after it had been reported stolen in...

18.04.2019

18 year old stabbed in Islington

Yesterday (10 April) evening Police were called just before 7.30pm to Arcola Street, Islington. A young man was found with multiple knives wounds. It has been confirming the young man is 18 years old and was rushed to hospital. The victim’s condition is currently unknown. A witness passing the scene...

11.04.2019