Crime

A POLICE INVESTIGATION into a theft of over £200,000 from a Whitechapel bank has ended with two men being convicted of robbery and sent to jail. The two were additionally sentenced for other robberies carried out across London. Snaresbrook Crown ...

POLICE ARE appealing for witnesses to a collision between a cyclist and a pedestrian to come forward. The incident took place at around 5pm on Bow Road, near Thames Magistrates Court. Police have not made the date public, but it ...

WHAT’S THE COST of a wrap of drugs? It’s not just the money the purchaser hands over to the dealer. That’s the point the Metropolitan Police are making in a new short film brought out to help young people understand ...

A MAN FROM Redbridge has pleaded guilty to multiple counts of making indecent images of children, after admitting downloading 200 images from the internet. It was a repeat offence for Martin Sparks, 47, of Maldon Walk, Redbridge. He was already ...

POLICE ARE appealing for witnesses to come forward after two men were stabbed near Clapton Common, Hackney, E5. The incident occurred on 27th June, with reports coming in to the police at 11.24pm. Both victims were taken to hospital by ...

POLICE DID their best to stop a car which was being driven at an extremely dangerous high speed along the A13 Newham Way on 18th June. A black Audi S1 hurtled through roads with a 30mph speed limit at speeds ...

THE POLICE investigation into an incident in Wilmington Gardens, Barking, which left one man, 24, in a critical condition with gunshot injuries and another man with less serious injuries, has led to two people being charged. Jamie Reid, 31, of ...

POLICE HAVE appealed to the public for help following an incident in or near Cresset House, Retreat Place, E9 at around 7.35pm on 13th June in which local residents heard gunshots. Police, including firearms officers, attended the scene as soon ...

TWO TEENAGERS will spend years behind bars for their part in the murder of Michael Irving, 15, in September 2019 – but they have gone into prison without showing any remorse for ending a young person’s life. The sentencing took ...

HE WAS minding his own business, cycling northbound on Kingsland Road, Hackney, E8. As he drew level with the junction with Bradbury Street, a man on the pavement pointed what he believes was a handgun at him. The cyclist sped ...