Crime

THE RECENT MURDER of Corey Davis highlights the worryingly high level of gun and knife crime taking place in Newham over the summer. Just before Corey’s  murder, detectives from the Met Police Trident initiative made some progress in finding some ...

POLICE HAVE now released CCTV footage of an “acid attack” that took place in May as they attempt to track down the suspect. There were witnesses to the early evening attack and police are asking them to come forward. The ...

•Story update Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams of the Homicide and Major Crime Command has today made a specific appeal to the public to come forward with information about a large, light coloured 4×4 type vehicle which was seen leaving ...

A MAN WHO is breaching a restraining order is always a potential danger. That’s what Dhonfor Ali has done – and that’s why the community needs to come together and find him before anyone comes to harm. Dhonfor Ali, 25, ...

DETECTIVES FROM the Homicide and Major Crime Command are conducting a murder investigation after a young man was shot in Well Street, E15. The next of kin are being informed and it is hoped that formal identification of the victim ...

MADE off with nearly £2 million worth of jewellery after breaking into a Newham jewellers in the early hours of 10th July. Police believe that a gang of eight men were involved – and they are asking the public to ...

PC JOSEPH PRASAD was sentenced to seven years in prison and his brother Dominic Prasad was sentenced to three years in prison after the brothers tried to frame a female police officer for taking drugs. PC Prasad and a female ...

COMPLAINTS ABOUT drug dealing in Newham prompted police to set up Operation Duntroon in an attempt to make a major improvement to the streets. Their work has been rewarded as ten men were today given custodial sentences. Newham CID and ...

A MAN HAS today been charged with murder following the murder of a man in Manor Park. He has been named as Emil Asparuhov Hristov, 39, of Sherrard Road, London E12. He was due to appear at Thames Magistrates Court ...

HAVE HAD some success recently in arresting acid attack suspects – and seeing them convicted and sentenced in court. However, one attacker is eluding arrest so far – can we find him? The incident in question is an attempted robbery ...