Crime

A MAN WHO committed robberies across East London, as well as carrying out two bomb hoaxes, was sentenced to life imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court last week – with an order that he serve at least seven years. Omar Farooq, ...

BURGLARY WENT wrong – but, even so, Paul Hensley, 57, of Code Street, E1, was given a six year prison sentence. Hensley appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court last Friday, where he was convicted of attempted robbery and possession of an ...

IT WAS 3rd May, around noon, and a cash delivery and collection was taking place at the Sainsbury’s shop on Hall Lane, Chingford. Two men, riding a blue and silver motor scooter approached. The pillion passenger got off the scooter ...

POLICE HAVE found and charged the missing William Deo, who was being sought in connection with an attack in which a “noxious substance” – believe to be ammonia – was thrown. The incident happened at a residential address in Argyle ...

A MALE NURSE has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after being convicted of raping a woman patient while he was at work in an East London hospital. He was also issued with a Sexual Harm Prevention Order for ...

POLICE have confirmed that they have charged a man with the murder of Abulrahman Nassor Juma, 23, who was stabbed in Crows Lane, Barking, on 17th May. The suspect has been named as Syed Fahad, 22, of Salisbury Avenue, Barking. ...

AN “ABHORRENT ATTACK” is how police described the events on the morning of 7th February as a 19 year old woman tried to walk peacefully through Roding Valley Park in Redbridge – but was stopped and repeatedly assaulted. The woman ...

A MAMMOTH NUMBER of people have been charged with a range of offences in connection with drugs raids across Tower Hamlets on various dates last month. Those arrested and charged arising out of raids on 27th June are as follows. ...

A GOOD SAMARITAN helped a 14 year old boy get away from a gang in Dagenham on 23rd June. Now the police are asking the public for help in finding the suspects. It was just after 6pm when the victim ...

FOUR MEN suffered shotgun wounds – that’s what the police found when they arrived in Brady Street, Whitechapel, E1. It was 10.20pm on 15th July 2016 – and reports had come in of a shooting. There were no suspects to ...