Ealing (Parliament Politics Magazine) – A 22-year-old Croydon man is in police custody on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, knife possession in a public place, and possession of a Class B drug.
After a Croydon man stabbed someone near Warlingham Green history night, Surrey Police have called for substantiations.
A sanctioned statement released this morning states that the police were summoned at 9.40 p.m.
” to reports of an altercation between a group of people on Limpsfield Road.”
With backing from the canine unit, officers responded and set up the pecking victim. He was released from the sanitarium after entering treatment for what are described as”non-life threatening injuries.”
Lyndsey Whatley, the Borough Commander for Tandridge, said:
“We understand that this would have been extremely distressing for anyone who witnessed the incident.
We are not looking for anyone else in relation to this incident, and we do not believe there is any risk to the wider public.
I would like to thank the members of the public who called us, we have already received a number of pieces of footage and would ask if anyone knows anything about what happened or has any footage that may assist with our investigation, that they contact us.”
The area will be blocked off “for a few hours,” according to police, while a forensic search is being conducted.
What are the local community safety measures or police patrols update?
Croydon recorded 960 knife crime offences over the assessed period, ranking it sixth loftiest among London megalopolises by crime rate. Notable hotspots include West Croydon city centre, New Addington, and Shrublands.
BID- funded police details increased business engagement and enforcement sweats, conducting stop- and- quests, apprehensions, and Public Space Protection Order( PSPO) conduct to discourage violence.
Specialist training programs similar as the Welfare and Vulnerability Engagement( WAVE) and women’s particular safety shops were delivered to over 40 participants, perfecting original capacity to identify and respond to pitfalls. Community outreach and public safety expositions engaged over 350 residents, helping to make mindfulness and support around knife crime forestallment.
