Crime

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 ...

TWO YOUNG MEN made off with an unusual haul after breaking into a warehouse in Ilford. The pair left with 10kg of saffron, leaving everything else in the warehouse untouched – so it seems that they knew just what they ...

POLICE ARE trying to identify and find a man who was recorded on CCTV operating on the 243 bus as it went through Dalston. This follows a female passenger reporting that a sexual assault took place on the bus. The ...