Crime

LINDA McARITY, 50, was murdered in Tower Hamlets late last year. Her body was found at a flat in Salisbury House, Hobday Street, E14 – after police had been contacted by people concerned for her welfare. Ms McArity was pronounced ...

A PASSER-BY came to the aid of two women as they were being attack by a group of teenagers – and ended up being stabbed. Fortunately, although his wound required hospital treatment it was not too serious and he was ...

A TEENAGE BOY was shot in Hackney at around 11.15pm on Wednesday, 1st May in Marlborough Avenue, E8 – and now police are looking for two men, one of who is thought to have shot the victim. Police and the ...

POLICE ARE investigating a stabbing which occurred at approximately 5pm in Tollgate Road, E16 yesterday, 12th May. A 17 year old man was injured, but fortunately his injuries have been declared not life threatening. Police are investigating the crime and ...

POLICE ARE searching for Alex Nurthen, 27, who has links with the East London area as well as with Greenwich, Sussex and Cumbria. Nurthen was given a prison sentence after being convicted of causing grievous bodily harm and false imprisonment. ...

A SWASTIKA was spray-painted onto the side of a building in Stour Road, Bow, E3. The vandalism occurred at around 11.30pm last Tuesday, 7th May. Police believe that three people were involved. They were all dressed in dark clothing. One ...

ONE ARREST has been made in the hunt for the murderer of Constantin Sin, 51 – but police are still appealing to the public for information which might help them solve this puzzling case. The arrest was of a man, ...

HE IS THE burglar who entered a home in Wood Green but didn’t take anything away with him – with his actions caught on high quality CCTV. Now police want to find out who he is. The incident occurred on ...

A MAN being sought in connection with the kidnap and rape of two women in the East End has been caught in Cheshire – after allegedly committing a repeat offence. Police began a man hunt for Joseph McCann in connection ...

THE 15 YEAR OLD who died in Somerford Grove, N16 on Wednesday, 1st May has been named as Tashaûn Aird of Hackney Downs. A post mortem the following day gave the provisional cause of death as a stab wound to ...