• Gang in court for kidnapping girl, 16

  By CrystalPalace People at 08:00 on 28/01/11

  

  FIVE women suspected of kidnapping a 16-year-old girl have appeared in court. The alleged victim was tied up before being bundled into a car and driven to a park where she was stripped and photographed, Inner London Crown Court heard. The women appeared at the court last Friday along with two alleged male accomplices. A sixth woman, 21, from Croydon, also accused of involvement, was not brought to court because of fears for her...

• Smash, Bang, Wallop Burglary Update

  By Reb_BEvans at 19:11 on 21/01/11

  

  A couple of days ago I wrote an article on the break-in at Smash, Bang, Wallop and since then owner Liz Clamp got in contact to give her thoughts and update me on the situation, as she wasn't in the shop when I visited last Sunday. Liz said: 'I would just like to thank the passerby who disturbed the intruders and also everyone who has popped in to check if I needed any help. It now looks from descriptions that this was another...

• Map Crime In YOUR Neighbourhood

  By Reb_BEvans at 23:05 on 07/11/10

  

  Back in November I wrote this article detailing the launch of the new police website, which allows people to map the varying levels of crime in their neighbourhood, since then the concept has gone global and (as we like to keep ahead of the game) I am reposting the story, just in case you missed it the first time around. If you are worried about the level of crime in your area, (at any time of year) you can check for yourself on the...

• Judge slams ‘lamentable failure’ as some teenagers in care miss out on full-time schooling for ten months

  By CrystalPalace People at 08:00 on 22/10/10

  

  CROYDON Council has been accused of a "lamentable failure" after it was revealed more than 1,000 children are on its school waiting list. The damning figures were made public in a High Court hearing this week, where the council was slammed for not finding appropriate schooling for three teenage Afghan asylum seekers. During the judicial review hearing on Tuesday, it emerged two of the 14-year-old boys, who are in council...

• Sexual offences order for twenty-year-old

  By CrystalPalace People at 08:00 on 17/09/10

  

  A 20-YEAR-OLD paedophile who abused a young boy has been banned from having contact with children after trying to get jobs at two funfairs. Lee Bamford, from South Croydon, has been given a sexual offences prevention order – despite claims it was a breach of his human rights. The sex pest, who was abused as a child at funfairs, was caught trying to gain employment at a fair in Crystal Palace in April and another in Purley...

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