Four men jailed for ‘ferocious’ brick attack in Brixton Morley’s Chicken Shop
JAILED: Clockwise from top left, Dexter Padmore, Leon Simmonds, Tesfaye Smith and Simeon Neill Four men have been sentenced to over 27 years’ imprisonment after a “ferocious” attack left a man...
View ArticleMan left unconcious by vicious attack as he queued at KFC in Brixton
ATTACK: Police want to speak to this man in connection with the assault in KFC, Brixton, on May 18 Police in Lambeth are appealing for help to identify a man they would like to speak to in connection...
View ArticleBrixton killer and his brother wanted by police after failing to appear at...
Jurius Tarasov, from Barrington Road, Brixton failed to turn up to be convicted for manslaughter. Two brothers convicted for manslaughter are being hunted by police after failing to turn up at court...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after serious assault on Brixton Road
A police cordon outside Foxtons on Brixton Road yesterday. Pic by @Thomas_Page on Twitter Two men have been arrested after a vicious assault in Brixton Road left a man fighting for his life on Sunday....
View ArticleBrixton pensioner, 87, punched to the ground for his gold chain
GOLD: A picture of the chain taken during the attack Police are hunting for two callous muggers who viscously attacked an 87-year-old man before stealing his distinctive gold chain. The pensioner was...
View Article‘Young’ boys hunted by police after sexual attacks on women in Brockwell Park
The women were both attacked in Brockwell Park last month Lambeth police are searching for three boys, aged between 10 and 13-years-old, after two women were subjected to separate attacks of a sexual...
View ArticleSEAN RIGG: Police officer under investigation cannot resign says High Court...
PC Andrew Birks. Picture by Ken Fero / Migrant Media The most senior police offer involved in the arrest of Sean Rigg may not resign from the force ahead of an investigation into the musician’s death...
View ArticleMan, 24, in hospital after Brixton stabbing
A young man is in hospital with ‘non life-threatening injuries’ after being stabbed in the neck near to Deli Corner, in Upper Tulse Hill. Upper Tulse Hill – between Brixton Hill and Tulse Hill – was...
View ArticleTeens convicted of murder for beating man to death with a chair in row over...
VICTIM: Donald McNicol Three young men who beat an innocent man to death outside Stockwell Park Community Centre, Brixton, have been convicted of his murder. Donald McNicol, 54, died in hospital on...
View ArticleBrixton property developer Jerry Knight and his company Lexadon fined...
PORTFOLIO: Lexadon has developed and is developing a number of Brixton sites, like this one in Coldharbour Lane. A multi-millionaire property developer with a substantial Brixton portfolio has been...
View ArticleSEAN RIGG: Family “bitterly disappointed” by CPS decision not to charge Met...
Sean Rigg The family of Sean Rigg, who died in Brixton Police Station in 2008, have said they are ‘bitterly disappointed’ by a decision not to charge two police officers involved in his arrest. The...
View ArticleMan assaulted and robbed of his watch on Leander Road, Brixton
Police have appealed for witnesses after a 24-year-old man was beaten up and robbed of his £1,400 watch on Leander Rd. Three attackers followed the man from Effra Road before knocking him to the...
View ArticleArsonists sentenced to 13 years for petrol bomb attack on garage in...
Jailed: From left, Carlos Pereira, Victor Silva and Antonio Ferreira. Three men have been jailed for a petrol bomb attack on a Coldharbour Lane garage. Carlos Pereira (33), of Meopham Road, Mitcham,...
View ArticlePolice hunt for convicted robber who escaped from Brixton mental health unit
Duncan Stewart has escaped from a mental health unit in Landor Road, Brixton Police are looking to trace Duncan Stewart, 33, who is a serving prisoner who escaped from a mental health facility in...
View ArticleSenior police spend the day taking awkward selfies in Brixton
SAY CHEESE: Supt Paton Ch Insp Hirst and pose for their first awkward selfie of the day – outside Brixton Tube Station. Pic: Lambeth MPS Senior police and officers of all ranks spent the day taking...
View ArticleTwo men in hospital after Coldharbour Lane stabbing
Forensic officers comb the crime scene in Coldharbour Lane. Picture by @beej222 on Twitter Two men who were stabbed in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, on Saturday morning are still in hospital in a stable...
View ArticleThree in court after police discover 43 mobile phones stolen from Courteeners...
Brixton Academy (Photo: Alistair Hall) Police used a Find my Iphone app to find a haul of 42 mobile phones allegedly stolen from a gig in Brixton Academy on Friday. The haul of phones was discovered...
View ArticleSixteen weapons handed in to Lambeth police in London-wide amnesty
A cache of guns – photo by Met police A total of 16 weapons and a quantity of ammunition were handed in to police in Lambeth as part of an anonymous Met police weapons amnesty. Six of the weapons were...
View ArticleBurglar sentenced after witnesses help police catch him red-handed
Richard Taylor pleaded guilty to burglary A Brixton man has been handed a suspended prison sentence after members of the public helped police catch him with a haul of stolen goods. Richard Taylor, 49,...
View ArticleNewsagent ordered to repay £24,000 stolen from Brixton Oyster card users
Girish Patel scammed Oyster card customers at his newsagents, Krishen News, in New Park Road, Brixton. Pic: Google Streetview A Brixton newsagent who stole thousands of pounds from his customers as...
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