Police launch murder probe after man, 45, is stabbed to death in Croydon – as suspect, 34, is arrested nearby Paul McCarroll was stabbed to death on Oaks Road in Kenley, yesterday evening The 45-year-old was found with fatal stab wounds and died shortly before 7pm A male suspect, 34, was arrested on suspicion of murder and … Read more
Croydon goes BUST: Labour-run council is almost bankrupt and blames coronavirus… but minister says authority is ‘dysfunctional’ Croydon Council becomes second council in two decades to declare bankruptcy The borough has imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 Officials blamed the coronavirus crisis coupled with ‘a decade of austerity’ Last authority to use the order … Read more
Croydon goes BUST: Labour-run council is almost bankrupt and blames coronavirus… but minister says authority is ‘dysfunctional’ Croydon Council becomes second council in two decades to declare bankruptcy The borough has imposed emergency spending restrictions under a Section 114 Officials blamed the coronavirus crisis coupled with ‘a decade of austerity’ Last authority to use the order … Read more
Croydon cat killer investigation should be reopened, says Tory MP because it’s ‘fanciful’ to blame spate of feline deaths on foxes Elliot Colburn MP says urban foxes not to blame since victims were not eaten Fears serial killer was on the loose emerged after hundreds of cats were reported mutilated across south London borough since … Read more
Detectives hunt four men after gang punched and stamped on victim who died two weeks later in hospital Simon Whisker was punched and stamped on by four men in ‘vicious’ attack Mr Whisker, 40, was treated and discharged at hospital but died two weeks later Force released CCTV of suspects and appeal for witnesses to … Read more
The man accused of shooting dead a sergeant in a police station was described by his friends as a ‘maths geek’ who was ‘good with weapons’ in his school yearbook. Louis De Zoysa, 23, is suspected of fatally wounding Sergeant Matiu Ratana, 54, after smuggling a revolver into a custody area in Croydon, South London, … Read more
Families of seven people killed in 2016 Croydon tram crash demand in-person apology from driver who fell asleep before speeding off the tracks Seven people were killed and a further 51 were injured in tragic incident in 2016 The tram came off the tracks at almost four times the speed limit and in darkness It … Read more
Arrested suspect, 23, shoots police ‘sergeant’ DEAD inside Croydon HQ then turns gun on himself – but survives – after officers failed to find firearm during custody search Detective was shot at 2.15am today by man at Croydon custody centre in London Officers and paramedics treated officer at the scene but he later died in … Read more
Gunman shoots police officer dead at Croydon HQ then turns firearm on himself – but survives By Mark Duell for MailOnline Published: 08:43 BST, 25 September 2020 | Updated: 08:43 BST, 25 September 2020 A Metropolitan Police officer has allegedly been shot dead at Croydon police station in South London by a suspect who turned … Read more
Man in his 20s is fighting for his life after being stabbed on the streets of south London Man in his 20s has been flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries Police and paramedics were called out to stabbing in Croydon at around 7.40pm Officers are now appealing for the public’s help to find out any … Read more