Crime

Police in Barking and Dagenham are appealing for the public’s help in tracing Paul Hoque, aged 22. He is originally from Dagenham and now has no fixed abode, but is thought to spend time in Barking and Romford. Paul Hoque ...

Sian Evans, aged 35, was last seen on 16th June leaving Homerton Hospital in Hackney. The police are concerned for her safety and wellbeing and are asking for the public’s help in finding her and making sure she is safe. ...

“It is incredibly fortunate that the victim lived. The investigation has shown that he [Stanislavs Leonovs] was willing to take money and attempt to kill someone – the sentence reflects just how serious a crime this was.” These were the ...

Detectives from Barking and Dagenham borough have today, Wednesday, 22 June, issued CCTV footage of the moment a brazen thief stole a woman’s purse as she choose items from a convenience store. This has been released in an effort to ...

Moses Fadairo, 25, of Hackney was killed last September. At the Old Bailey this week, Christopher Erunse, 28, of Greenwich – who had been his “friend” – was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison for killing him. The story ...

Detective Inspector Glenn Butler said: “I need to hear from anyone who saw anything suspicious in the Plaistow area on Thursday night, or from anyone who has information about the shooting. Shootings on the streets of London are rare, and the ...

Muiddin Mire has been found guilty of attempted murder following an incident which took place at the end of last year. Mire staged a frenzied attack in the Tube station’s ticket hall, during which two passengers were injured and a ...

Readers of a certain age will know that the being with the greatest need ever of making a phone call was ET, the little alien in the eponymous film of the early 1980s. Only by making telephonic connection could he ...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic accident which took place in the early hours of Sunday, 29th May on Barking Road, London E6. A collision took place between a car and a motorcycle at approximately 00.15am. ...

Cllr Shiria Khatun, one of Labour’s Deputy Mayors, has this week warned that John Bigg’s Labour Administration is keeping a close eye on Brick Lane and will make sure all outlets conform to the law. She said: “The hearing decision ...