Crime

POLICE HAVE asked the public to help find two suspects whom they wish to question in connection with a violent attack on a man in Barking – apparently carried out as part of an attempted robbery. The attack took place at ...

A SECOND young man has been charged in connection with the murder of Jordan Douherty. He is William Nayya-Welly, 20, of Shepherds Close, Romford. Nayya-Welly was arrested on 19th July and appeared at Barkingside Magistrates’ Court the following day, charged ...

A MAN HAS BEEN found guilty of attacking and killing a work colleague – and perverting the course of justice. The murder victim was Seyed Khan, 49. The murder took place in Ilford in January. Imran Muhammad, 31, was convicted ...

FOUR MEN FROM East London – three from Tower Hamlets and one from Dagenham – were found guilty on Friday, 13th July of various charges arising out of the murder of Brenton Roper, 41, in Bow last year. They returned to ...

POLICE ARE looking for David Leslie Hansen, 26, from East London. They wish to speak to him on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle taking and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. Police ...

POLICE HAVE released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with two incidents on public transport in Tower Hamlets. Incident 1 Just after 1.30pm on Thursday, 15th March, a 21 year old woman was ...

A BLACK FORD FOCUS motor vehicle with several occupants drove down Waterloo Road, Newham, and into Wellington Road on 30th May. The vehicle came to a halt in the middle of the road – and one of the passengers waved ...

IT WAS BAD NEWS on Friday, 13th July for three men from Tower Hamlets as they were sentenced for their parts in a ring of thieves who were stealing mobile phones and selling them on in local shops. •Iftehar Ahmed, ...

A POLICE CONSTABLE based in Newham has been given a final written warning by a Misconduct Hearing which took place earlier this month. At the hearing it was alleged that PC Mhamud Hussin’s conduct amounted to a breach of the ...

A NEW COHORT of police officers took part in the traditional passing out parade on 13th July – and almost a quarter of them were from a BAME background. The 172 new officers were congratulated by Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida ...