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• Croydon police officers to start using body worn video cameras in January - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 15:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Croydon police officers to start using body worn video cameras in January
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  Police officers in Croydon will start using body worn video cameras in just two weeks' time. The Metropolitan Police announced earlier this year a full roll-out of the cameras, which record video and audio, across all London boroughs saying they bring ...and more »
  
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• Croydon police officers to start using body worn video cameras in...

  24-12-2016 13:39 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police officers in Croydon will start using body worn video cameras in just two weeks' time. The Metropolitan Police announced earlier this year a full roll-out of the cameras, which record video and audio, across all London boroughs saying they bring about "speedier justice". Croydon was one of the 10 boroughs to complete a "successful" year-long trial of the cameras in 2014 and now 22,000 Met officers across the capital, including firearms officers, will be given the...
  
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• ​Brother of Robert Gibson pleads for him to come home for...

  24-12-2016 13:06 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The brother of community champion Robert Gibson has pleaded for him to come home this Christmas, six months since he went missing from Crystal Palace.Robert, also known as Robbie to those close to him, left his family home in the Gipsy Hill area on June 13.He was seen on CCTV boarding the catamaran from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, and he was last spotted at a Co-op store on the island on the same day he went missing.The dad-of-one has not been heard from since June 13 when he told his...
  
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• Co-op recalls hollow chocolate santas after 'tampering' incident

  24-12-2016 12:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Co-op grocery chain is recalling 165,000 hollow milk chocolate Santa figures from across the country after someone allegedly inserted two small batteries into them.
  
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• Campaigners call for more child migrants to arrive through Lunar House - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 12:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Campaigners call for more child migrants to arrive through Lunar House
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  Residents in Croydon campaigning for refugees from the "Jungle" camp in Calais to be allowed into the UK have called for more to be brought into the UK. About 750 migrant children have now been brought into the country and it is thought more than 400 ...
  
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• 'A cat keeps hissing at me': Police reveal 12 of the most ridiculous time-wasting 999 calls of 2016

  24-12-2016 12:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police have released details of some of the most ridiculous time-wasting 999 calls of 2016, including complaints about a hissing cat and an undelivered fridge freezer.
  
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• What can Crystal Palace expect from Watford on Boxing Day? - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 11:41 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  What can Crystal Palace expect from Watford on Boxing Day?
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  Each week, we take a look at Crystal Palace's opponents for their next game. This week, we speak to Oliver Harbord, who covers Watford for the Hertfordshire Mercury. What is the story of the season so far? It has been a story of inconsistency being the ...and more »
  
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• Campaigners call for more child migrants to arrive through Lunar...

  24-12-2016 11:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Residents in Croydon campaigning for refugees from the "Jungle" camp in Calais to be allowed into the UK have called for more to be brought into the UK.About 750 migrant children have now been brought into the country and it is thought more than 400 of them have come through the Home Office's immigration screening centre in the town centre. However, it is believed that at least 1,500 children are still in Calais and surrounding areas without sheltered accommodation. James Asfa, a...
  
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• CCTV image released after 93-year-old has savings drained in scam

  24-12-2016 09:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police investigating a "shocking" scam where an elderly woman had almost £3,000 drained from her account at ATMs in Croydon, have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to speak to.The 93-year-old woman told officers on June 16 that a man and a woman arrived at her house at 11am that day to collect her bank cards following a conversation she had on the phone earlier with someone she thought was from her bank.The victim, from Beckenham, gave her card details and PIN over...
  
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• Where's Santa now? Here's how to find out when he'll be near you...

  24-12-2016 09:43 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Children always try and find ways to see Santa even though they know they're supposed to be asleep. Some get red eyes trying to stay awake throughout the night while others drink pints of water in the hope that they'll wake up in the middle of the night and see Father Christmas filling their stocking. There are probably also those who spend hours gazing up at the sky to see if they notice him and his reindeer whizzing past. One way or another, the magic of Christmas has them dazzled, and...
  
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• ​Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'attack' in Wallington - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'attack' in Wallington
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  A murder investigation has been launched after a "popular" man died in hospital nearly three weeks after being allegedly attacked in Wallington. Carl O'Brien, 55, sustained serious head injuries during an alleged assault in the early hours of Saturday ...and more »
  
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• ​Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'attack' in ... - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 09:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  ​Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'attack' in ...
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  A murder investigation has been launched after a "popular" man died in hospital nearly three weeks after being allegedly attacked in Wallington. Carl O'Brien ...and more »
  
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• Ten reasons why Crystal Palace will beat Watford on Boxing Day - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 09:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Ten reasons why Crystal Palace will beat Watford on Boxing Day
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  With eight defeats and only four points from the last ten games, Crystal Palace have to turn things around sooner rather than later. Some fans may be a bit deflated about the club's current form, but despite the poor results, the team hasn't played too ...and more »
  
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• ​Murder investigation launched after man dies following 'attack'...

  24-12-2016 08:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A murder investigation has been launched after a "popular" man died in hospital nearly three weeks after being allegedly attacked in Wallington.Carl O'Brien, 55, sustained serious head injuries during an alleged assault in the early hours of Saturday December 3 in a communal stairwell of flats at 12 Vanguard Way.Officers were called shortly before midnight to a south London hospital by Mr O'Brien's relative on that day and on Friday, just two days before Christmas, Mr O'Brien died in...
  
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• Christmas Eve opening times for Tesco, Sainsbury's, Aldi, Lidl,...

  24-12-2016 08:30 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Whether you do your shopping at Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Aldi, Lidl or Waitrose there's one thing we will all share in common at this time of year - that we are bound to forget something and need to make a last-minute dash to our supermarket of choice on Christmas Eve. So it helps to know what time Croydon's supermarkets will be open to on Christmas Eve for when we realise we've forgotten to get any cranberry sauce, run out of wrapping paper because of all the awkward shaped presents we've...
  
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• South Norwood priest defends chicken-holding mannequin that was...

  24-12-2016 07:19 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A South Norwood priest has defended a controversial mannequin holding a chicken drumstick and plastic scissors which has been branded as "offensive" to Christians.Given the name Sharon, the mannequin was placed in the Sensible Garden, a community garden in South Norwood, by a group of local residents.Earlier this week, Reverend Paul Roberts told the Advertiser that he feels the mannequin trivialises Jesus' crucifixion, as it was pinned to a wooden cross. However, Sam Dennis, priest at...
  
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• Police officers 'baffled' after New Addington car crash leaves fence damaged - Croydon Advertiser

  24-12-2016 05:58 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Police officers 'baffled' after New Addington car crash leaves fence damaged
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  Police officers were left "baffled" after a car collided with a fence in New Addington earlier this week. Officers were called to the scene, in Fieldway, on Wednesday, December 21 after reports of a crash. On arrival, officers found that the vehicle ...
  
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• Police officers 'baffled' after New Addington car crash leaves...

  24-12-2016 05:34 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police officers were left "baffled" after a car collided with a fence in New Addington earlier this week. Officers were called to the scene, in Fieldway, on Wednesday, December 21 after reports of a crash.On arrival, officers found that the vehicle, which was a Ford, had ended up in the fence some way from the road. A part of the fence was damaged as a result of the car going through it. No major damage to the car was visible. READ MORE: Police charge two men following dawn...
  
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