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Police renew appeal for help to identify body found in Greenland Dock

Southwark police have made a renewed appeal to the public asking for assistance in identifying a man whose dead body was found floating in Greenland Dock six months ago. Police were called to the dock at 4.40pm on 18 September

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Mobile phone snatched at Bermondsey Tube: Do you know this man?

This image shows a man police want to speak to after a woman had her mobile phone snatched whilst on a Jubilee line train at Bermondsey Station at around 1.30pm on 10 December 2012. Detective Inspector Jim Chamberlain said: “Incidents of

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Surrey Docks “superhero” cops visit Redriff Primary School

 Children at Redriff Primary School have been visited by police officers and PCSOs from Surrey Docks safer neighbourhoods team  as part of the pupils’ ’super heroes in the community’ project. The local SNT members talked to the reception classes about what

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Jail for man who stole bike from Canada Water Library

Full story over at SE1.

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Bid to designate Rotherhithe Police Station as ‘asset of community value’ fails

Under the Localism Act people can petition a council to designate a building as an asset of community value (ACV). Buildings that are successfully listed cannot be sold without first giving community groups the right to bid for them in

Posted in Police & crime, Politics

Where should SE16′s police front counter be?

Following the Mayor’s proposals to close police stations across London, and to open other police front counters to replace them, Simon Hughes MP and Southwark Liberal Democrats are asking for views from SE16 residents on where they would like most

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South Bermondsey man jailed for threatening ambulance crew

A South Bermondsey man who threatened and delayed ambulance workers getting to a patient  was this week (Wednesday 21 November) sentenced to eight weeks in prison and ordered to pay £600 compensation and costs. Pierpaolo Melis, 43, was convicted of

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Rotherhithe Police Station to be sold off

The sale of the Rotherhithe Police Station building in Lower Road has been agreed in principle, Mayor of London Boris Johnson confirmed this week. “Further approval will be sought before the property is marketed for disposal,” said the Mayor. Mr

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Woman raped in Southwark Park Road: police appeal for information

Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was raped in Bermondsey. Shortly before midnight on Friday 13 April (into Saturday morning) the victim was in Southwark Park Road at the junction with Galleywall Road. The victim was approached from

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