Author: Blake Foster

On June 23, Croydon Council’s antisocial behaviour enforcement team obtained a premises closure order against a council tenant in Whitehorse Road, Thornton Heath. This followed claims of serious crime and nuisance behaviour including loud shouting, music, intimidation, vandalism, and drug dealings. The closure order was granted by Croydon Magistrates Court after hearing the alleged details of the criminal activities. Other claims included harassment, verbal abuse, aggressive behaviour, and causing distress to neighbours. The resident is now excluded from their property for three months while authorities seek to evict the tenant. The alleged criminal activities have also been reported to the…

People in West Hendon Playing Fields saw an air ambulance land on the green space before 4.30pm today (July 1) following the crash. Medics were called to Park Road and treated a man at the scene before taking him to hospital. His condition is not known at this time. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today (Tuesday) at 4.17pm to reports of a road traffic collision in Park Road, West Hendon. “We sent resources including ambulance crews, clinicians in response cars, an incident response officer, an advanced paramedic practitioner. We also dispatched London’s air ambulance. “We treated…

Clark – date of birth January 7, 1990 – previously found himself in court in 2023 after he sent sexual messages to two children.  He was then arrested again on March 28 this year by East Area officers who revealed he had been communicating with a child and had indecent child abuse images. His devices were examined whilst he was in custody and one of the children in the images was revealed to be from Australia.  Adelaide Police were informed via Interpol and a previously unknown man was arrested locally. That Australian man, aged 26, has now been charged with possessing child…

Police have cordoned off Rushey Green today (July 1) at 1.43pm after reports of the knife attack. According to an eyewitness who spoke to the News Shopper, this took place on a 54 bus. Two men in their 30s were found with stab injuries and are in hospital, but it is not known if their injuries are life-changing or life-threatening. A man, whose age has not been shared by the Metropolitan Police, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and affray. He remains in police custody. Officers remain at the scene and the bus is within the cordon. A…

As of July 1, women and people with a cervix who are aged between 25 and 49 will now be invited for cervical screening every five years, instead of the previous three, provided their screening result shows they do not have human papillomavirus (HPV). This change is part of a national initiative by NHS England, bringing England in line with Scotland and Wales. NHS England introduced the change following recommendations by the UK National Screening Committee (UKNSC), improvements in the screening test, and robust scientific evidence. The cervical screening test, introduced in 2019, detects HPV, the cause of 99.7 per cent of…

One of their victims – 84-year-old retired nuclear physicist Leopold Reeves – had his £74,000 life savings stolen from him.  Mr Reeves was suffering from a rare form of tongue cancer at the time of the theft and has since died.  But City of London Police obtained an international arrest warrant and he was arrested in Germany in January. He was then extradited back to the UK in March to face his crimes.  Majewski later pleaded guilty to three fraud offences and at Inner London Crown Court on Monday, June 30, he was jailed for two-and-a-half years.  Dinesh Alavala and Avinash Kakumanu…

Police have set up a forensics tent on Balls Pond Road, near the junction of Mildmay Park, following the crash today (July 1) at 2.23pm. Medics treated the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Balls Pond Road has been closed both ways since between Southgate Road and Culford Road as investigations take place. Four bus routes are being diverted from the area, the 30, 38, 56 and 141. The Metropolitan Police has been contacted for more information. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called today (Tuesday, July 1) at 2.32pm to reports of a road…

Havering Council posted on Facebook this morning (July 1) to address delays to waste collection. The post said: “There are delays to waste collection due to the hot weather and high volumes of traffic caused by the Gallows Corner closure. “Please keep your waste out for collection, as any missed streets will be collected the next day. Gallows Corner will reopen in September (Image: TfL) “For more advice on missed waste collection, please visit https://www.havering.gov.uk/…/roads-missed-waste…  “Apologies for any inconvenience.” The council released a full list of roads on its website that that had missed bin collections yesterday (June 30). If your road…

Leonna Ruka was visiting family in the area on Saturday, where she travelled to Chalkwell Park to enjoy the warm summer weather. Shortly before 3pm, a tree in the park partially collapsed, with several children caught beneath it, including Leonna. Leonna was taken on to hospital with serious injuries where she died. Essex Police continue to provide support to her family. A six-year-old girl remains in hospital in a critical condition and three other children received minor injuries. Leonna’s family have since released a statement as well as a photo of their daughter to the police as they paid tribute…

Emergency services were called to Kilburn High Road near Netherwood Street at around 8.30pm yesterday (June 30). Officers arrived alongside paramedics and an air ambulance team to find the 16-year-old boy injured. The teenager was taken to hospital with injuries that have been assessed not to be life-threatening or changing. There have been no arrests but an investigation is ongoing and officers are asking anyone with information to make contact. A Met spokesperson said: “At around 20:30hrs on Monday, 30 June police were called by the London Ambulance Service to reports of a stabbing in Kilburn High Road, NW6. “Officers…