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Exc: Brixton 'twenty times worse' than '24-hour crack supermarket' of the early 2000s, locals warn
Brixton is gripped by a drug-fuelled crime wave “twenty times worse” than the “24-hour crack supermarket” of the noughties, locals have warned.
Disgusted residents say addicts are defecating on doorsteps, breaking into homes, and leaving the streets scattered with needles.
Exc: Paratrooper ‘pinned’ suspected knifeman to the floor
Exc: Paratrooper ‘pinned’ suspected knifeman to the floor
A former paratrooper claims he rugby tackled a knife-wielding suspect accused of killing a man in East Street Market.
Benaissa Lourdjane, 56, reportedly threw himself on the assailant moments during the knife attack on Sunday, November 10.
Exc: Bereaved sisters claim police have failed murdered brother
Exc: Bereaved sisters claim police have failed murdered brother
The family of murdered teen Ola Raji have slammed the police investigation into his murder.
Sisters Ruki and Zainab claim it missed basic details, was too passive and 'lacked compassion'.
Nobody has ever faced trial for 2015 shooting and stabbing of their brother Ola in Peckham.
Exc: Neighbourhood plagued by ‘hyena’ phone thieves who video their victims as ‘trophies’
Exc: Neighbourhood plagued by ‘hyena’ phone thieves who video their victims as ‘trophies’
Rotherhithe has become a “rat run” for phone snatchers who target innocent locals and film their victims as "trophies".
Brazen thieves use a network of hidden backstreets and woodland paths to evade police capture after perpetrating their crimes.
Exc: Bogus plumbers targetting elderly's family heirlooms
Exc: Bogus plumbers targetting elderly's family heirlooms
A gang of men posing as council workers are ransacking people’s homes in Rotherhithe, police have exclusively told Southwark News.
Victims include an elderly Camberwell couple who lost their family heirlooms after being tricked by a "charming" door-knocker.
Exc: Heroic family saves home from alleged arson attack as mum suffers burns
Exc: Heroic family saves home from alleged arson attack as mum suffers burns
Heroic families have prevented tragedy after a terrifying fire struck a Bermondsey council estate.
Fearless neighbours doused the burning home with pots of water as mum Nickola Chatham escaped with her sons.
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