Justin Davenport
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Drone set to be used by police to catch dangerous and speeding drivers in London
A drone is to be used by police to catch dangerous and speeding drivers in London, in the first initiative of its kind in the UK. The machine will be deployed over roads in the capital later this month. Scotland Yard says it is the first time a force has used a drone to target dangerous, careless or speeding motorists in the UK. Officers say the aim is to catch drivers who → Read More
Pickpocketing crime on the Underground doubles in two years
The number of pickpocketing offences on the London Underground has more than doubled in the past two years. Figures released by the Mayor show there were 5,128 offences on the Tube in 2018-19, compared with 3,485 the previous year, a rise of nearly 50 per cent. The number of pickpocketing offences has risen by 102 per cent since 2016-17, when British Transport Police recorded → Read More
Police probe death of Emir’s fashion designer son Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan al Qasimi in London
Detectives investigating the death of an Arab prince and fashion designer at his Knightsbridge penthouse were today waiting for the results of specialist tests to determine how he died. Staff found the body of Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, 39, at his apartment early on Monday after reports of a party the previous evening. → Read More
Thousands of motorists use dashcam footage to stop dangerous drivers
Thousands of motorists are using dashcam footage to report dangerous or unlawful driving on London roads, new figures reveal. Police say the growing popularity of dashboard cameras has led to a surge in the number of people reporting other motorists for bad driving. Scotland Yard said it is now receiving an average of 640 pieces of driver dashcam footage each month — bringing → Read More
Dancer’s death linked to ‘rape of another man who met stranger on Grindr’
Murder detectives are linking the death of a 43-year-old man with the rape and robbery of another man who met a stranger on Grindr days earlier. The body of Adrian Murphy was found in a riverside apartment in Battersea on June 4. Police are linking his “suspicious” death with the alleged drugging and rape of a 40-year-old man in Walthamstow five days earlier. → Read More
Knife crime prosecutions at highest level since 2010
The number of people being prosecuted for knife crime is at the highest level since 2010 as Scotland Yard battles an epidemic of street violence, official figures revealed today. More than 22,000 offences of possessing or making threats with blades resulted in a conviction or caution in 2018/19, with one in five of the culprits aged between 10 and 17, the Ministry of Justice → Read More
Murder detectives investigating disappearance of young father-to-be announce £20,000 reward to 'break the wall of silence'
Murder squad detectives investigating the disappearance of a young father-to-be today announced a £20,000 reward in an attempt to break a “wall of silence”. Mohammed Shah Subhani, 27, who is known as Shah Khan, went missing from his west London home on May 7. Police today said they feared his disappearance could be linked to criminality and revealed that after he lost his job → Read More
Altaf Hussain arrested: founder of Pakistan's MQM party held by police in early morning raid
The founder of a prominent Pakistani political party has been arrested in London in an early morning raid. Altaf Hussain, who founded the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was held by counter terrorism detectives in connection with allegations of encouraging criminal offences. Hussain, in his 60s, a British citizen who has been living in London for over two decades, was taken to → Read More
Jailed: four Dutch football thugs who threw paving slabs at Tottenham fans
Four Dutch football thugs who attacked police officers when violence erupted between Tottenham and Ajax fans after a Champions League match in London have been jailed. They were arrested after clashes between fans near the Spurs’s new stadium, in Tottenham, following the first leg of the semi-finals in April. The defendants — and other supporters of the Amsterdam team — broke → Read More
Murder hunt after man knifed in ‘mobile phone robbery’ in north London dies
Detectives are hunting a knifeman after a businessman stabbed in a suspected street robbery at the weekend lost his fight for life in hospital. The 33-year-old victim, named by his family as Barış Küçük, was stabbed in the leg in Haringey by a thug apparently trying to steal his mobile phone. Police and paramedics were called to the scene in Seven Sisters Road shortly after → Read More
Donald Trump protests in London: thousands of people gather as Trump 'baby' blimp takes to the skies
Thousands of activists brought central London to a standstill today to protest against the state visit of President Donald Trump - as the Trump blimp again took to the skies. Demonstrators packed into Trafalgar Square before marching to Parliament Square in what organisers were calling a “Carnival Of Resistance” against the president. → Read More
Body recovered from Hampstead Heath swimming pond in hunt for missing man
A body has been recovered from one of Hampstead Heath's swimming ponds. Police divers had been searching Highgate Men's Bathing Pond for a bather, aged in his mid-50s, who was missing and feared drowned after the hottest day of the year. The alarm was raised after a pile of men's clothing was found on the bank of the men's bathing pond as temperatures in London reached 27C on Saturday afternoon. → Read More
Donald Trump protests: Massive security operation begins with '250,000' protesters set to descend on London
A massive security operation today came into force in central London as protesters said up to 250,000 demonstrators will take to the streets to “disrupt” President Trump’s visit. Scotland Yard placed streets surrounding Buckingham Palace and Downing Street in “lockdown” with around 10,000 police officers deployed in the capital in a £25 million operation. → Read More
Forest Gate stabbing: Family of father killed in street fight warn of ‘normalisation’ of knife crime
The family of a father who was stabbed to death in a street fight paid tribute today as they urged action to prevent knife crime becoming “normalised” in London. → Read More
Moped thug who grabbed £11,000 of mobiles in five days is jailed
A moped robber who punched victims as he snatched £11,000 worth of mobile phones from pedestrians in just five days has been jailed for nearly four years. Jumaane Cadogan, 19, admitted a string of offences including 12 counts of theft, an attempted snatch and two of robbery. The teenager launched his crime spree on March 12 when he stole a £1,300 white Honda moped and a crash → Read More
Moped bandit who mugged four people for their watches in 20 minutes is jailed for nine years
A violent moped bandit who mugged four people for their expensive watches in just 20 minutes while riding around central London has been jailed for nine years. Bradley White, 29, wore a crash helmet to hide his face as he threatened his victims with a knife in the attacks carried out in broad daylight. → Read More
Delivery drivers ride out in protest over murdered father killed 'confronting thugs who were trying to steal moped' in Battersea
Scores of moped delivery drivers rode through London last night in protest at the murder of a colleague beaten to death by thugs trying to steal his bike. Iderval da Silva, 46, was attacked by teenagers on bicycles as they attempted to steal his scooter in a Tesco car park in Battersea on Saturday afternoon. Mr da Silva, who had a 26-year-old son, was punched and beaten over → Read More
Tower Hamlets stab victim 'knifed to death after breaking up argument'
Two young men were stabbed to death on a weekend of bloodshed which took the total number of people murdered on the streets of London this year above 50. Another man is fighting for life in hospital after being attacked by a hammer wielding mob trying to steal his moped from a car park in Battersea. → Read More
Number of Met Police officers on long-term sick doubles after knife crime surge
The number of Met officers on sick leave is soaring as a police leader warns that they are dealing with a “war zone” on London’s streets. Figures show that the number of Met staff on long-term sick leave has nearly doubled in the past four years. In 2014, 1,399 officers and staff were recorded as off sick for more than a month, rising to 2,731 in 2018. → Read More
Met may start trialling thermal-image scanners for knife searches
Scotland Yard is considering trials of scanners which can detect hidden weapons in public places. The Met says it is liaising with a private security firm over testing the technology as a means of tackling violent crime and an alternative to stop and search. Police said they were considering trials of the “scanning software” as Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey pledged to → Read More