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• Met police sergeant 'colluded with council officer to dig up...

  19-09-2016 20:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A Metropolitan Police sergeant colluded with a Croydon Council officer to misuse police and council systems to dig up information about people in a dispute over a stolen 'cut and shut' car, a court has heard.Paul Potter, a former sergeant attached to the New Addington safer neighbourhood team, is also accused of misusing a police computer to search for information about an alleged domestic assault, said to involve the brother of council officer Alan O'Brien.Potter, 39, a police officer since...
  
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• Police officer and council worker 'misused work computers to dig up dirt in dispute over dodgy second-hand car' - Croydon Guardian

  19-09-2016 19:32 via croydonguardian.co.uk
  
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  Police officer and council worker 'misused work computers to dig up dirt in dispute over dodgy second-hand car'
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  A Metropolitan Police officer used the force's computer systems and colluded with a Croydon Council worker to dig up information to use in a dispute over a dodgy second-hand car, a court has heard. Former New Addington police community support officer ...and more »
  
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• Police officer and council worker 'misused work computers to dig up dirt in dispute over dodgy second-hand car'

  19-09-2016 19:24 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A Metropolitan Police officer used the force’s computer systems and colluded with a Croydon Council worker to dig up information to use in a dispute over a dodgy second-hand car, a court has heard.
  
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• Police officer who jumped out of a Croydon taxi to avoid £24 fare is sacked - Daily Mail

  19-09-2016 19:20 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Police officer who jumped out of a Croydon taxi to avoid £24 fare is sacked
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  A woman police officer who refused to pay a £24 taxi fare and fled after a 'social night out with colleagues' has been kicked out of the force. PC Nicola Elston, 30, was 'jaded through drink' when she refused to pay the cab fare in Croydon, a ...and more »
  
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• Police yet to charge anyone in connection with Ricardo Hunter...

  19-09-2016 19:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have not yet charged anyone in connection with the fatal shooting of a Coulsdon man at a pool party in Surrey almost two months ago. Two men arrested on suspicion of the murder of Ricardo Hunter have both been rebailed by police after their initial bail dates expired. Mr Hunter, 34, was pronounced dead at the house Church Lane, after police were called to a "disturbance" at 2.30am on Monday July 25.He was among hundreds of party-goers attending the bash organised by...
  
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• Croydon singer eliminated from X Factor at boot camp stage - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 19:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  A New Addington X Factor hopeful has failed to get past the boot camp stage of the competition after initially impressing the judges in her audition. Leah Mckenzie wanted to be the face of Croydon after her cover of Wing by Birdie received ...and more »
  
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• Under-fire rail operator promises 'complete redesign of timetable'

  19-09-2016 18:55
  
  South London's main rail operator today said it said was planning the "biggest timetable shake-up" in a generation after coming under fire for delays caused by strikes and staff shortages.
  
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• Croydon singer eliminated from X Factor at boot camp stage

  19-09-2016 17:52 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A New Addington X Factor hopeful has failed to get past the boot camp stage of the competition after initially impressing the judges in her audition. Leah Mckenzie wanted to be the face of Croydon after her cover of Wing by Birdie received complementary comments by the panel, including judge Simon Cowell. The 32-year-old, who had her audition shown on The Xtra Factor on Sunday September 11, got four 'yeses' when she auditioned for the singing show a few months ago. NOW READ: Then and...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace star guilty of possessing cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis

  19-09-2016 16:20
  
  A Premier League footballer who made his debut at Crystal Palace has been convicted for possessing Class A and B drugs.
  
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• Budding architect stole £9,000 from tea shop because 'till was too full'

  19-09-2016 16:03 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A shop worker who filled his pockets with £9,000 of his employer's cash because the till was "too full" was spared jail today
  
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• Benteke nets first goal as Crystal Palace beat Hull City | Croydon ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 16:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Jonathan Benteke scored his first goal in a Crystal Palace shirt as the Eagles' development side beat Hull City at Dulwich Hamlet this afternoon (Monday).and more »
  
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• Benteke nets first goal as Crystal Palace beat Hull City - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 16:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Jonathan Benteke scored his first goal in a Crystal Palace shirt as the Eagles' development side beat Hull City at Dulwich Hamlet this afternoon (Monday). The 21-year-old striker found the net in the second half with his older brother Christian ...and more »
  
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• Man accused of murdering girlfriend in Addiscombe flat said he...

  19-09-2016 16:00 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man accused of murdering his girlfriend in a jealous rage has denied ever being violent towards her, but said it was her who would abuse him, a court heard.Pawel Sroka, 34, said Joanna Trojniak had slapped him and call him a "cry baby" after losing his parents to cancer, several years before he stabbed her to death, a jury was told today.Sroka denies murdering 29-year-old Miss Trojniak after knifing her at least six times in their Meadvale Road living room in March, but has admitted...
  
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• Thornton Heath man, 77, arrested on suspicion of attacking his wife - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 15:59 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Thornton Heath man, 77, arrested on suspicion of attacking his wife
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  Police have arrested a 77-year-old man on suspicion of grievous bodily harm (GBH) after an assault in Thornton Heath today (Monday). Croydon's Metropolitan Police Service posted on Twitter that they were called out by London Ambulance Service (LAS) to ...
  
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• Man rushed to hospital after being stabbed in 'unprovoked' attack

  19-09-2016 15:57 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A 25-year-old man has been taken to hospital after he was stabbed in an unprovoked attack. Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) to attend the incident on Brixton Road shortly before midnight on Sunday September 18. The man suffered multiple stab injuries and was taken to a south London hospital, but remains in a stable condition and his injuries are not thought to be life threatening, according to police.NOW READ: Woman arrested for attempted murder after man stabbed 'five or
  
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• Thornton Heath man, 77, arrested on suspicion of attacking his...

  19-09-2016 15:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have arrested a 77-year-old man on suspicion of grievous bodily harm (GBH) after an assault in Thornton Heath today (Monday). Croydon's Metropolitan Police Service posted on Twitter that they were called out by London Ambulance Service (LAS) to reports of a domestic assault at a property on Bensham Manor Road. The pensioner was arrested at the scene on suspicion of GBH, while police also confirmed the woman, who police on Twitter have said is the man's wife, was being treated by...
  
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• Crystal Palace defender named in Premier League team of the week - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 14:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace defender Scott Dann has made the Premier League team of the week, as picked for the BBC by former Stoke City and Tottenham forward Garth Crooks. Dann netted the second goal with a bullet header as Palace thrashed Stoke City 4-1 at ...and more »
  
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• House prices near Aldi boosted by almost £5,000

  19-09-2016 13:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you live near an Aldi, you could see your home's value rise an average of £5,000, according to experts.Properties situated close to the discount German supermarket, which has stores in Coulsdon and Selsdon, have been commanding up to £5,000 more - with househunters keen to settle down near the bargains.Properties near to Aldi supermarkets have noticed their rocketing value within three months of a store opening, according to new research.Termed the 'Aldi effect', it's seen a price
  
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• More Croydon Cat Killer fears as body of decapitated feline ... - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 13:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  The body of a decapitated cat has reportedly been collected by RSPCA in Coulsdon. South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) posted on social ...
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• More Croydon Cat Killer fears as body of decapitated feline 'collected by RSPCA in Coulsdon' - Croydon Advertiser

  19-09-2016 13:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  More Croydon Cat Killer fears as body of decapitated feline 'collected by RSPCA in Coulsdon'
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  South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) posted on social media that officers from the RSPCA had collected the body of the feline on Friday. Reaction to the post linked the discovery to the "Croydon Cat Killer", who activists believe is ...
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• More Croydon Cat Killer fears as body of decapitated feline...

  19-09-2016 12:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The body of a decapitated cat has reportedly been collected by RSPCA in Coulsdon. South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) posted on social media that officers from the RSPCA had collected the body of the feline on Friday. Reaction to the post linked the discovery to the "Croydon Cat Killer", who activists believe is responsible for the deaths of dozens of cats in south London and around the country.
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• Some London bound train services being diverted via Brighton due...

  19-09-2016 10:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Some train services from Sussex towards London are being diverted via Brighton this morning due to a signal fault at Lewes. Southern posted on social media that a signalling fault meant passengers travelling from Haywards Heath to London were being diverted via the south coast due to the problem. Trains are not able to call at Cooksbridge and Plumpton. Network Rail confirmed that engineers were heading towards the site to assess the problem. It is not clear how long the disruption will...
  
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• Former Crystal Palace and Tottenham star convicted of possessing...

  19-09-2016 09:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Former Crystal Palace star Chris Armstrong has been convicted of possessing cocaine, cannabis and ecstasy after a police raid.The ex-striker, aged 45, was caught with three stashes of Class A and Class B drugs during the raid in July.He was caught with the drugs in Kensington, West London.Armstrong admitted possession charges and was fined £375 at Hammersmith Magistrates' Court, The Sun reports.In March 1995, Armstrong became the first-ever Premier League player to fail a drug test after..
  
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• Domino's Pizza investigating after delivery driver recorded doing...

  19-09-2016 08:56 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Domino's Pizza has launched an investigating after one of its delivery drivers was recorded performing a wheelie stunt in a south London street. Footage posted onto Twitter shows one of its drivers riding along Clapham High Street on the motorcycle's back wheel before toppling over and crashing to the ground, to the sounds of cheering and laughter.I'm tired of south London you know pic.twitter.com/skPn9aO6KS— MYST ���� (@MY57R0) September 18, 2016The video has b
  
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