London - Crime in the News

• Arrest over drive-by shooting

  An 18-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a fatal drive-by shooting in south London. [2 December 2008]

• 13 year old gang member caught with gun

  A 13-year-old boy was found with a handgun and ammunition in a sock, a court was told on Wednesday. [20 November 2008]

• Changes urgently needed at prison

  The prisons inspector has called for 'urgent' changes to be made at Wormwood Scrubs prison in Hammersmith, west London. [18 November 2008]

• Banker accused of strangling wife

  A City banker has appeared in court accused of strangling his wife to death. [18 November 2008]

• Sex slavery gang jailed

  Six men who sold eastern European women into sex slavery in Britain have been jailed. [4 November 2008]

• Human remains found

  Human remains found in an east London allotment are believed to be those of a 33-year old woman who went missing almost six years ago. [24 September 2008]

• Woman stabbed to death in college offices

  A woman has been killed at the offices of an east London college after she was stabbed several times. [23 September 2008]

• Menezes inquest to start

  The inquest into the killing of Jean Charles de Menezes by police looking for a suicide bomber is due to begin. [22 September 2008]

• Teen stabbing victim

  The latest teenager to be stabbed to death in London has been named as 19-year old Oliver King-Onzila, a semi-professional footballer. [15 September 2008]

• London student raped in migrant camp

  French police are questioning 100 men after a student was raped, possibly by a gang of men, at a camp for illegal immigrants in Calais. [29 August 2008]

• Stop and search for knives criticised

  The Metropolitan Police have been criticised for the use of stop and search in their efforts to tackle knife crime. [28 August 2008]

• Shot teenager was caught in gang crossfire

  A 19-year old is being questioned over the murder of an 18-year old, who was an innocent bystander caught in a gang shooting. [8 August 2008]

• Bowling to beat crime

  Throughout the month of July, Crimestoppers teamed up with the Tenpin Bowling Proprietors Association (TBPA) to promote the charity through a ‘111' competition. [5 August 2008]

• Lambeth's violent crime action plan

  The London borough of Lambeth has launched a five-year action plan to help steer young people away from violent crime. [30 July 2008]

• Thanks a Million!

  Crimestoppers has received its one millionth actionable call at its 24:7 call centre. The call was about a knife crime. [29 July 2008]

• Teenager dies in stabbing

  An 18-year old has died after being stabbed in south London last night - he is the 21st London teenager to die violently this year. [18 July 2008]

• Male nurse abused 23 women

  A male nurse in London preyed on vulnerable patients over a 20-year period, manipulating them into sexual relationships. [17 July 2008]

• Two knife deaths three hours apart

  Two men aged in their 20s have been stabbed to death in London, within three hours of each other and just three miles apart. [11 July 2008]

• 19th victim of London knife crime

  David Idowu, 14, has died three weeks after being stabbed in the chest and stomach in south-east London. [8 July 2008]

• Shadow CS anti-gun and knife week continues

  Following the recent high profile reports of gun and knife crime among young people in the media, Crimestoppers' youth website www.shadowcs.co.uk for 11-16 year olds is running an anti-gun and knife week this week. [1 July 2008]

• Leslie arrested over rape allegation

  The former Blue Peter and This Morning presenter John Leslie was arrested last night over a rape allegation dating back nearly thirteen years. [24 June 2008]

• Billionaire heir wanted by police after car crash incident

  Hans Kristian Rausing, heir to a multi-million pound fortune, is wanted by police over claims that he didn't stop after crashing into another car. [17 June 2008]

• Young people support Crimestoppers

  Young people in south London have been calling the Crimestoppers line to report people using guns and knives. [11 June 2008]

• Police were aware that stabbed girl had a harasser

  The family of stabbed schoolgirl Arsema Dawit said she was harassed by a man prior to her death, and at such a level that they contacted the police. [4 June 2008]

• Murdered girl's name released

  Detectives have released the name of the 15-year-old girl who was killed in a block of flats in south London. [3 June 2008]

• Man charged for murder of young actor

  A 21-year-old man has been charged for the murder of actor Rob Knox, who was stabbed in a fight in London. [27 May 2008]

• Police arrest armed teenage gang

  Police stopped a teenage gang armed with 16 weapons on a bus in south-east London. [20 May 2008]

• Stop and search powers increased

  Police will be using more stop and search powers in London in a bid to tackle knife crime, after the two fatal stabbings within 48 hours this week. [14th May 2008]

• Arrests in two fatal London stabbings

  Two teenagers have been arrested in relation to the murder of Steven Bigby in Oxford Street and a 19-year has been arrested for the Jimmy Mizen murder. [14th May 2008]

• CCTV studied after Mcdonald's stabbing

  Police are looking at CCTV footage after a 22-year old man was stabbed to death outside a Mcdonald's restaurant in London's Oxford Street. [13th May 2008]

• Face recognition cameras target underage drinkers

  In attempts to stop children from buying alcohol and cigarettes, the supermarket chain Budgens has installed face recognition cameras. [13th May 2008]

• Teenage murder witness comes forward

  A witness to the murder of 16-year old Jimmy Mizen has come forward. [12th May 2008]

• Woman's body found

  A woman's body has been found in a London house after a man was arrested for carrying a knife with blood on it. [9th May 2008]

• Shoot-out barrister's post-mortem due

  The post-mortem results of a barrister who died in a five-hour armed siege in London are due to be released. [8th May 2008]

• Robbery brothers jailed for murder

  Three brothers who tied a man to his bed during a robbery and left him to die have been sentenced to life imprisonment. [29th April 2008]

• Man charged for hospital murder

  A 36-year old man has been charged with the murder of a man in an East London hospital last week. [28th April 2008]

• Fifteen terror plots foiled since 7/7

  Fifteen terrorist plots have been foiled since the London bombings on 7th July three years ago. [23rd April 2008]

• Online brothels raided

  Fifteen people have been arrested in an operation targeting brothels in central London that are operating over the internet. [21st April 2008]

• Most wanted criminal caught

  An escaped rapist who was featured on Crimestoppers' Most Wanted website has been found and arrested by armed officers. [18th April 2008]

• Prison officers need more support for terrorist prisoners

  The prisons watchdog has said that prison officers may not fully understand how to tackle terrorism recruitment tactics in jails. London's Belmarsh prison now holds the majority of prisoners awaiting trial for terrorism offences. (15 April 2008)

• Crime costs every Londoner £400

  Crime cost Londoners £3billion last year, which is the equivalent of £400 per resident. [11th April 2008]

• Teenager sexually assaulted in car park

  A 14-year old girl has been 'horrifically' sexually assaulted in a car park near Plumstead High Street. [4th April 2008]

• Brothers found guilty of radio theft murder

  Drug addict brothers have been found guilty of murdering 54-year-old Balbir Matharu [14 May 2008]

• Woman dies after flat fall

  A 19-year old has died after falling out of a third floor window of a flat in South-East London. Two teenagers have been arrested and bailed. [19th May 2008]