Quick-witted elderly couple expose £50,000 ‘lottery’ scam targeting Croydon’s Asian community
A telephone scam targeting members of the Hindi-speaking Asian community was uncovered recently thanks to a clever elderly couple –
Merton blackout: Thieves sabotage cable network leaving homes and businesses in dark
A £1,000 reward for information to catch cable crooks has been offered following two acts of vandalism to telecommunication networks
Police issue appeal to trace suitcase in connection with murder of nine-week-old baby girl in Fulham
Officers investigating the murder of nine-week-old baby girl are now hunting for a suitcase they believe was discarded around Dawes
Police issue fresh appeal for three ‘dangerous’ men who stabbed man in Tooting Bec Common
Wandsworth CID have launched another appeal for information or witnesses regarding a stabbing in Tooting Bec Common last October. A 41-year-old
Man ‘in his 30s’ found dead on Wimbledon pavement – police launch investigation
A man has died after he was found lying unresponsive in Wimbledon today. Merton police were called to Durnsford Road
Special awards ceremony for Croydon’s ‘fantastic’ Volunteer Police Cadets
Croydon Police Cadets who wrapped and delivered 600 Christmas presents for children in care were honoured at a special awards
Elderly Croydon couple ‘extremely shaken’ after violent burglary
An elderly couple in their late seventies were assaulted during a violent burglary on Thursday evening in Ashburton, Croydon. Three
Three men injured in Streatham ‘drink driving’ car smash – police appeal for witnesses
Three men were injured in a ‘drink driving’ Streatham collision this weekend – now police are appealing for witnesses. Officers
Man, 24, arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction in Lambeth
A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted abduction after allegedly approaching Lambeth schoolchildren. He has been taken
‘Child snatcher’ warning: Three reports across Lambeth within a week
Suspected child snatchers have reportedly been targeting school children in Lambeth. Detectives in Lambeth are investigating three separate reports of
Jailed: Wimbledon man, 26, robbed terrified women at gunpoint swiping cash and cards
A man who threatened to shoot his victims if they didn’t keep quiet and hand over their handbags was sentenced