Boy, 16, injured after Brixton shooting

Boy, 16, injured after Brixton shooting

Herbie RussellOct 12, 2023

A sixteen-year-old boy has been rushed to hospital after reports of a shooting in Brixton. Police were called to Fairmount Road at 9.45pm on…

Sadiq Khan has refused to rule out breaking up the Met Police

Sadiq Khan has refused to rule out breaking up the Met Police

Sadiq Khan has refused to rule out breaking up the Met Police if current efforts to reform it fail. The London mayor said “nothing…

Police investigating “homophobic attack” in Brixton

Police investigating “homophobic attack” in Brixton

Herbie RussellAug 30, 2023

Police investigating a possible homophobic attack in Brixton are appealing for information.  On Saturday, August, 19, two men stood at a bus stop on…

Police have released an image of a man following the Clapham attack. Credit: Met Police

‘Homophobic’ attack in Clapham: Police release image of man they want to identify

Herbie RussellAug 16, 2023

Detectives have released an image of a man they want to identify after two men were “attacked with a knife” on Clapham High Street…

Former Met Police officer jailed for death by dangerous driving of 25-year-old woman in Stockwell

Former Met Police officer jailed for death by dangerous driving of 25-year-old woman in Stockwell

Herbie RussellAug 8, 2023

A former Met Police officer has been jailed for three years for death by dangerous driving of 25-year-old Shante Daniel-Folkes who was killed on…

Anouar Sabbar. Image: Met Police

More jail time for Borough man who used Grindr dating app to have sex with men then blackmailed them for cash

Herbie RussellAug 2, 2023

A man who used Grindr to have sex with men before blackmailing them for money has received extra jail time after more victims came…

Peckham High Street. Image: Google

Police to target modified e-bike riders who speed down Peckham High Street ‘at 50mph’

Herbie RussellJul 26, 2023

Cyclists who ride modified electric bicycles, “capable of going 50mph”, particularly around Peckham Rye, will be targeted, according to Southwark’s new neighbourhood superintendent.  In…

IOPC investigation launched after mother in Croydon was handcuffed and wrongly accused of not paying bus fare

IOPC investigation launched after mother in Croydon was handcuffed and wrongly accused of not paying bus fare

Isabel RamirezJul 24, 2023

A police watchdog is investigating an incident where two officers handcuffed a woman in Croydon in front of her crying son after being wrongly…

CONVICTED: Kaine Gilead (left). VICTIM: Ramane Wiggan (right).

Murder conviction after ‘drug debt collector’ shot dead

Herbie RussellJul 20, 2023

A man has been found guilty of murder after shooting a man in the back in West Norwood.  Police said Ramane Wiggan, 25, was…

Video: Met’s newly-unveiled improvement plan has been welcomed by every political party at City Hall

Video: Met’s newly-unveiled improvement plan has been welcomed by every political party at City Hall

The Met Police’s newly-unveiled improvement plan has been welcomed by every political party at City Hall, with Mayor Sadiq Khan calling the scheme “an…

Cyclist thanks officers and public who helped save his life in Richmond Park

Cyclist thanks officers and public who helped save his life in Richmond Park

Kevin QuinnJul 3, 2023

A 51-year-old cyclist from Hammersmith was reunited with members of the public and two police officers who helped save his life. On Sunday, 7…

South London and Maudsley junior doctor jailed for helping to run child sex abuse website

South London and Maudsley junior doctor jailed for helping to run child sex abuse website

Herbie RussellJun 27, 2023

A junior doctor from Lewisham, who helped run a dark website where people shared images of child sexual abuse, has been jailed for six…