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Latest11 arrested in Stratford on suspicion of criminal damage
Eleven men, believed to be Millwall supporters, were arrested in Stratford on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage. The arrests took place on September 18 near a West Ham pub ahead of a derby match between the two clubs.
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Courts · NewhamMan Charged with Racially Aggravated Graffiti on East London Mosques and School
A 21-year-old man has been charged with multiple counts of racially and religiously-aggravated criminal damage. Illia Bilyk is accused of spraying graffiti on five buildings, including mosques and a primary school, in East London.
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Courts · Waltham ForestMan, 21, charged over graffiti attacks on five Muslim venues
A 21-year-old man has been charged with five counts of racially and religiously aggravated criminal damage. The charges relate to graffiti attacks on five Muslim venues in Leyton and Stratford in January 2025, with the suspect due to appear in court.
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Man acquitted over Churchill statue spray paint
Caspar San Giorgi has been acquitted of criminal damage after spray painting slogans on to the Sir Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square. He claimed he did not believe he had committed a criminal act by sending a message to Parliament.
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Courts · WestminsterActivist cleared of criminal damage over Churchill statue graffiti
A pro-Palestine activist has been found not guilty of criminal damage after spray-painting slogans on the Winston Churchill statue in Parliament Square. The court heard the activist argued the washable paint did not cause damage and his actions were a protest.
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Home Counties See Higher Weapon Possession Rates Than London
A recent study analysing crime data from March 2025 to March 2026 found that several Home Counties police force areas experienced higher rates of weapon possession offences than London. Sussex recorded the highest rate among these areas, nearly double the London average.
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Courts · LambethLambeth Man Charged Under Serious Crime Act Over Take Back Power Links
A 25-year-old man from Lambeth has been charged with encouraging or assisting offences under the Serious Crime Act 2007. The charge relates to a Metropolitan Police investigation into the activist group Take Back Power, which has claimed responsibility for criminal damage at high-profile London sites.
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Courts · BarnetGerry Duffy admits killing neighbour’s koi carp over pond noise dispute
A 76-year-old Barnet resident pleaded guilty at Willesden Magistrates’ Court to damaging his neighbour’s koi carp pond, killing five or six fish and causing £565 in damage. The prosecution said Duffy acted after repeated complaints about noise from the water pump went unresolved.
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