Sexual assaults: two bailed, police still seek assistance
Detectives investigating a possible link between eight sexual assaults in the Clapham and Brixton Hill are continuing to appeal for information and witnesses. A 34-year-old man arrested on Thursday, 29...
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A man arrested by police officers investigating a series of possibly linked sexual assaults in Brixton Hill and Clapham has been charged. Mehdi Midani, 24, of no fixed abode is due to appear in custody...
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Police imposed stop and search order
Police imposed a “Section 60” order on the whole borough of Lambeth last Saturday (31 October) after fireworks were thrown at officers on the Cowley Estate in Brixton. Described in The Guardian as “A...
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Windrush anti-social behaviour ‘out of hand’
Windrush Square by day Anti-social behaviour in Windrush Square is “out of hand” according to the Brixton Society. In a post on its website yesterday (15 November), it said that large crowds of drunks...
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Newsagent sexually assaulted vulnerable 13-year-old
Muhammad Shahbaz A Brixton man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting a vulnerable 13-year-old girl in his newsagents. Muhammad Shahbaz, 27, of Railton Road, SE24, was convicted of two counts of...
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Two charged over Plato Road incident
Two men have been charged after police officers said a car was driven towards them and knives and drugs were seized in Plato Road off Acre Lane on Saturday evening. No officer was injured in the...
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Brixton bus stabbing suspect sought
Police have have released CCTV footage and an image (right) in a bid to identify a woman who attempted to stab a teenage boy on a bus in Brixton. Soon after noon on Boxing Day, the 15-year-old boy got...
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Uber driver jailed over sex assault on Brixton passenger
Aliriza Kurt An Uber driver who sexually assaulted a woman who booked him from Brixton Tube station was today (20 January) sentenced to 18 months in jail. Aliriza Kurt, 42, of Blackstock Road, Finsbury...
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12 years for rapist
Bruno Pereira A Brixton man, found guilty of rape after he dragged a woman into a secluded area and attacked her, was today (29 January) jailed for 12 years. Bruno Andre Miguel Pereira, 21, of...
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Policing can be a painful privilege
The police have a hard time in Brixton. We all want crime to be dealt with quickly and efficiently and we all want it done politely and with a light touch. When was life ever like that? Simon Still...
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