Brixton search leads to machine gun seizure
Arjuna Pookraj: jailed for possession of a firearm A man has been jailed for five years after a sub-machine gun was found at his home. Lambeth police seized a Scorpion sub-machine gun, a magazine of...
View ArticlePolice appeal to trace vehicle after Clapham shooting
Police have launched an investigation and appealed for help to trace a vehicle following a shooting in Clapham yesterday. Officers were called to reports of gunshots heard in Clarence Crescent, SW4, at...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after assault in Tulse Hill
A 56-year-old man is in hospital in critical condition after an assault in Tulse Hill. The man was discovered by police on Thursday morning suffering from multiple head injuries. Police were called at...
View ArticleMan dies after assault in Tulse Hill
Victim: Terry Isaacs Police have launched a murder investigation after an assault in Tulse Hill last week led to a man’s death. Terry Isaacs, 56, was discovered with severe head injuries, he was taken...
View ArticleSix arrested in crack down on gangs and drugs in Brixton
Six men have been arrested after police carried out raids in Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. On Tuesday, March 10, police also seized crack cocaine, heroin and cannabis, along with £7,000 cash, as part of...
View ArticleMan arrested following assault of female police officer in Brixton
A man has been arrested after a female police officer was assaulted in Brixton. Yesterday, March 12, police were called at 5.15 pm to Brixton Tube station after reports of a drunken male causing a...
View ArticleTwo teenage boys forced to fight and perform sex acts in ‘distressing’ incident
Police want to speak to this man in connection with the incident Two teenage boys were forced to fight, steal and perform a sex act on each other during a “distressing” attack. On Wednesday, February...
View ArticleMan jailed for killing ex-wife and stabbing others in “ferocious rampage” in...
Guilty: Desmond Brooks A man has been jailed for life after pleading guilty to murdering his ex-wife and trying to kill his then girlfriend. On July 29, 2013, Desmond Brooks, 42, from Brixton, went on...
View ArticlePolice investigating rape in Brockwell Park
Police are investigating the rape of woman in Brockwell Park. The attack occurred on Wednesday May 13, between 9.50 pm and 10 pm. A 41-year-old woman was walking along Dulwich Road, near the Brockwell...
View ArticleBrixton’s Fridge Bar loses license
The council has revoked the Fridge Bar’s licence after a number of violent incidents. In the last year there were 91 assaults within 500 metres of the club on Brixton Hill. Lambeth council had been...
View ArticleImage issued after man commits indecent act on Tube
Police have released this image of a man they are looking for in connection with the incident Police have issued an image of a man they are looking for in connection with an indecent act on the tube....
View ArticleImage released after racist graffiti sprayed on Herne Hill bar
Image of the person wanted in connection with the crime A CCTV image has been released by police investigating racist graffiti sprayed on the wall of a bar in Herne Hill. On Monday May 25 staff at Dee...
View ArticleMan jailed after being found in Brixton travelling in a cab with a revolver
Joshua Amon, 20, has been jailed for five years A man has been jailed after he was discovered travelling with a gun in the back of mini-cab. Joshua Amon, 20, of Tierney Close, SW2, ordered a taxi on...
View Article£10k reward offered after Brixton man dies from suspected shooting
A murder investigation has been launched after a man died from suspected gun shot wounds at King’s College Hospital. Police say the man is Ogarra Dixon, 24, from Brixton. He was brought in to the...
View ArticleMan charged with murder of Ogarra Dixon
Shaden Cadette, 23, from Brixton has been charged with the murder of 24-year-old Ogarra Dixon and will appear in court today. Police launched a murder investigation after Dixon was brought into King’s...
View ArticleImages released of people wanted in connection with Brixton crimes
Lambeth police have released CCTV images of people they would like to identify and speak with in connection with a number of robbery and assault investigations in Brixton. The image below was released...
View ArticlePolice release image after sexual assault of 11-year-old girl in Brixton
A CCTV image of the suspect Police are appealing for help to identify a man after an 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Brixton. On Saturday June 27 a man approached the girl from behind and...
View ArticlePrisoner given extra three years for assaulting fellow inmate
Shah Musib has been given an extra three years on his sentence for assaulting a fellow inmate A prisoner has had three years added to his sentence after he seriously assaulted a fellow inmate at HMP...
View ArticleFirearms and knives found in weapons sweep in Brixton
The firearm found during the weapons sweep Police seized a firearm and a number of knives after a weapons sweep in Brixton and the Kennings Way estate. Officers from Lambeth’s Safer Neighbourhoods Team...
View ArticleLambeth man wanted on recall to prison
Phillip Mensah is wanted on recall to prison Police have released a photo of a man who is wanted on a recall to prison. Phillip Mensah, 31, was sentenced for an assault in June 2014 but has breached...
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