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More grave damage
12:24pm Wednesday 2nd October 2002 VANDALS have struck the borough's cemeteries once again.
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Watch nicked
12:18pm Wednesday 2nd October 2002 A 35-YEAR-OLD man was robbed of his designer watch and sunglasses in a Ponders End alleyway last Wednesday.
| | Justice has been served
12:11pm Wednesday 2nd October 2002 A WINCHMORE Hill family spoke of their relief this week after the man who murdered their son on Mother's Day was sentenced to life in prison.
| Barrister foils escape bid
12:51pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A HAVE-A-GO hero barrister restrained a violent criminal after he tried to escape from custody at Snaresbrook Crown Court.
| Lotto theft
12:48pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A DISPENSER of Lottery scratchcards, worth £1,500, was stolen from a newsagents in Enfield.
| Mums talks about daughter's death
12:46pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A WOMAN who turned to detective work after her daughter was murdered six years ago, will be making a guest appearance at Trios Banqueting Suite in Palmers Green next month.
| Computer game leads to stabbing
12:42pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A FINSBURY Park teenager who brutally stabbed his schoolfriend to death in a row over a computer game has been jailed for life.
| Fraud nurse is struck off
after £56,000 pay fiddle
12:40pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A CHASE Farm Hospital nurse has been struck off after swinding thousands of pounds out of the NHS.
| Attack warning
12:38pm Thursday 26th September 2002 WOMEN in Muswell Hill are being told to be on their guard following reports of a man terrorising two women in the space of a few hours.
| Rave warning
12:37pm Thursday 26th September 2002 OWNERS of industrial premises in Brimsdown should be on their guard against illegal rave groups.
| Robbers chase drama
12:35pm Thursday 26th September 2002 VIGILANT police officers prevented armed robbers from targeting the NatWest Bank in Wanstead High Street.
| Salami sausages stolen
12:32pm Thursday 26th September 2002 THIEVES with a taste for the unusual stole 20 salami sausages and 40 mobile phone cards from a Ponders End supermarket on Thursday.
| Shop robbed
12:30pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A FEMALE shopkeeper is recovering from shock after being robbed at knifepoint in the newsagents where she works.
| Booze nicked
12:26pm Thursday 26th September 2002 OPPORTUNIST thieves stole seven cases of spirits from a delivery lorry parked outside a Palmers Green pub.
| Council warning after woman is fined for noise
12:25pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A NUISANCE neighbour was fined by Enfield Magistrates Court on September 2 for persistently playing loud music.
| Drugs and tobacco found
12:24pm Thursday 26th September 2002 A MAN was due to appear in court on Wednesday in connection with an alleged drugs and tobacco haul.
| Girl raped
3:38pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped on Sunday afternoon in woodland in Chingford.
| Charity fraud duping residents for donations
3:36pm Thursday 5th September 2002 SHAMELESS tricksters are conning people in Waltham Forest by pretending to collect for needy families in Eastern Europe.
| Budgie con
3:34pm Thursday 5th September 2002 AN ELDERLY woman was burgled after two men came into her house under the pretence that their budgie had flown into her garden.
| Alert over protection scheme
3:32pm Thursday 5th September 2002 SMALL businesses are being warned to be vigilant over a scheme involving data protection registration.
| Man beaten with belt buckle for 'being gay'
3:30pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A MAN was attacked by two thugs who lashed out at him with a belt buckle because they suspected he was gay.
| Gunpoint car theft
3:29pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A 24-YEAR-old man had his car stolen by two men as he cleaned it.
| Teen caught in fake gun attack
3:28pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A 16-year-old boy pulled a gun on a terrified young woman in an entirely unprovoked attack.
| Man, 65, target of drive-by shooting
3:27pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A PENSIONER is living in fear after a gunman drove by his car and peppered it with bullets.
| Fury as 'mindless scum' ruin artwork
3:25pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A MAJOR piece of public art worth £7,000 has been destroyed by vandals in Leytonstone town centre.
| Tear gas attack
3:24pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A 13-YEAR-OLD boy had his mobile phone stolen after two youths attacked him with tear gas.
| Car jack
3:21pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A MAN was dragged from his car at gunpoint at Friday lunchtime in a busy Walthamstow street.
| Assault on Muslim woman
3:19pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A MUSLIM woman wearing traditional dress and a mask over her face was indecently assaulted by a shop worker who tried to kiss her.
| Restaurant robbery
3:18pm Thursday 5th September 2002 AN ARMED robber burst into a Chinese restaurant late on Sunday night and stole cash from the till.
| Gang of boys shoots at young girls with air rifles
3:17pm Thursday 5th September 2002 A GROUP of girls some as young as nine were shot at by a gang of boys armed with air rifles.
| | Cashpoint thieves strike
3:30pm Thursday 15th August 2002 POLICE are on the look-out for a gang of cashpoint thieves operating around the borough.
| Bogus callers witness appeal
3:23pm Thursday 15th August 2002 FOUR elderly people fell prey to conmen on Saturday.
| Thief tries to steal car of widow's car
3:22pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A CALLOUS thief tried to steal a widow's car as she was tending her husband's grave.
| Thugs beat cab driver
3:20pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A CAB driver needed 15 stitches in his head after being beaten by a man following an argument about the fare.
| Residents tackle problems
3:19pm Thursday 15th August 2002 RESIDENTS of a block of flats in Hornsey are working together to help fight crime and improve the street scene in their area.
| Tories slam council staff record
3:16pm Thursday 15th August 2002 AN ALARMING number of disciplinary hearings have been recorded at Haringey Council.
| Blind man robbed
3:15pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A BLIND man was robbed at knifepoint in an attack in Wood Green last week.
| Bookies in knife hold-up
3:14pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A SCRUFFY man with a craggy face grabbed cash from a Chingford bookmakers in a knife-point robbery.
| Waiter discharged after cannabis find
3:12pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A WAITER who has been unable to work because of painful hands pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis at Waltham Forest Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
| Man's ear torn off
3:11pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A MAN had his ear torn off in a vicious assault in Station Road, Chingford, on Saturday, at 11.45pm.
| Man slashed in pub attack
3:09pm Thursday 15th August 2002 A MAN was slashed about the head and arms in an unprovoked attack in a Walthamstow pub.
| | Harry the hero
1:51pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A PAIR of pickpockets found they had bitten off more than they could chew when they tried to make a victim of a heroic 81-year-old.
| Police nab £1,000 of crack
1:47pm Thursday 8th August 2002 POLICE and council officers seized a haul of crack cocaine with a street value of £1,000 following a major CCTV surveillance operation in Walthamstow.
| Three months for driver over limit
1:45pm Thursday 8th August 2002 DRINK-DRIVER Lee Beck has been jailed for three months by magistrates.
| Jail let-off for benefit con woman
1:43pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A WALTHAM Forest woman has been sentenced to a two-year community rehabilitation order and ordered to pay the council £19,315 in compensation after fraudulently claiming housing benefit.
| Flasher strikes in woodland
1:42pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A MAN indecently exposed himself to a woman walking her two dogs in woodland near Larkshall Road, Chingford, on Friday at 2.15pm.
| 'Rape' call saves woman
1:41pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A WOMAN deterred a would-be robber by crying "rape" in Beulah Path, Walthamstow, on Sunday, July 29, at 12.30pm.
| Gun gang take car
1:39pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A MAN was threatened with a gun and hit over the head with a metal bar before his red Ford Escort was stolen by three men.
| Stabbed after helping his son
1:38pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A DAD was stabbed by a youth after stopping him from beating up his son.
| Cycle sex pest
1:37pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A 32-YEAR-OLD woman was indecently assaulted in Grove Road, Walthamstow, on Thursday, July 25.
| Villagers team up to crack crime
1:12pm Thursday 8th August 2002 WILLINGALE villagers who turned undercover super-sleuths have been praised by police for helping to catch a man suspected of a string of burglaries involving property worth tens of thousands of pounds.
| Con artists target woman
1:10pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A 74YEAROLD Loughton woman has been targeted by international con merchants who asked her to send £399 to Canada for the chance to win £250,000.
| Phone robbery
12:49pm Thursday 8th August 2002 POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two men robbed a woman of her mobile phone in Arundel Drive, Woodford Green, on Tuesday afternoon.
| Cashpoint warning
12:48pm Thursday 8th August 2002 POLICE across the borough are warning the public to be on their guard when at cashpoints.
| Bogus callers nick cash
12:44pm Thursday 8th August 2002 AN 87-YEAR-OLD man had £600 stolen from his home by bogus water company officials on Friday.
| | Conman on the run
12:42pm Thursday 8th August 2002 DETECTIVES are appealing for help to hunt down a conman from Wanstead who is on the run from a four-year prison sentence.
| Man cut in robbery
12:13pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A YOUTH armed with a knife made off with several hundred pounds after targeting the One Stop Convenience Store in Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, at 7.30pm on Tuesday.
| Armed robber strikes
12:11pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A NORTH Weald shopkeeper has told how he grappled with a masked raider who held a gun to his head and demanded money.
| The day of the jackel
12:10pm Thursday 8th August 2002 THE home of an elderly Epping woman was burgled while she was in hospital recovering from a stroke, a court heard.
| Banned driver jailed
12:00pm Thursday 8th August 2002 A WALTHAM Abbey man has been given a four-month jail sentence, with two months suspended, for driving whilst disqualified.
| Man stabbed in travel agents
11:49am Thursday 8th August 2002 A HOLIDAYMAKER was stabbed by a gang who raided a Tottenham travel agents armed with machetes.
| | Race chief Singh quits
10:20am Thursday 8th August 2002 THE former top boss of Haringey Council has resigned from his job as chairman of the Commision for Racial Equality after being fined for attempting to headbutt a police officer.
| Police to get out and about more
9:58am Thursday 8th August 2002 POLICE presence on Harlow's streets is to be stepped up with the introduction of a policy putting more bobbies on patrol.
| Shot pet put down
9:57am Thursday 8th August 2002 A DISABLED pensioner will say farewell to her beloved cat today after it was shot by an air gun attacker who is targeting pets and wildlife in a Palmers Green neighbourhood.
| Bingo woman robbed
9:55am Thursday 8th August 2002 A PENSIONER was brutally attacked for £30 as she returned home from bingo.
| Pet centre targeted
9:52am Thursday 8th August 2002 PET thieves have hit Enfield four times in a week, taking animals and birds worth thousands of pounds.
| Travel agent jailed
9:45am Thursday 8th August 2002 A SOUTHGATE travel agent, who swindled customers out of thousands of pounds, has been jailed for 18 months.
| Crimestoppers success
9:44am Thursday 8th August 2002 CALLS to Crimestoppers led to the arrest of over 40 people in the first six months of the year, more than four times the number achieved in the previous six months.
| Store staff robbed
9:43am Thursday 8th August 2002 AN ARMED robber raided a Palmers Green shop last week.
| Crime rises in Essex, but county is "still safe place to live"
9:42am Thursday 8th August 2002 RECORDED crime in Essex has risen by six per cent compared with a national average increase of seven per cent.
| Car boot attack
9:41am Thursday 8th August 2002 A STALLHOLDER was attacked and robbed at a car-boot sale in Edmonton at the weekend.
| Jail for armed raider
9:21am Thursday 8th August 2002 A SOUTHGATE man who terrified staff during a series of armed raids was jailed for 12 years at the Old Bailey.
| Police step up fight against gun crime
12:42pm Thursday 1st August 2002 ATTEMPTS are being made to halt gun and violent crime in the borough.
| Daylight mugger strikes
12:28pm Thursday 1st August 2002 A PENSIONER has called for tougher deterrents for criminals after she was mugged in daylight in Wanstead.
| Natwest robbery
12:23pm Thursday 1st August 2002 POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a robbery at the Natwest Bank in Woodford Green.
| More stopped in police initiatives
12:23pm Thursday 1st August 2002 REDBRIDGE police putting officers back on the streets to tackle crime in two new operations is thought to be behind a huge increase in arrests.
| Man pulls gun on woman, steals her BMW
12:07pm Thursday 1st August 2002 A WOMAN was threatened at gunpoint by a man who then drove off in her silver BMW Series 3 near the Volunteer pub in Honey Lane, Waltham Abbey, at 11.25am on Tuesday.
| Police publicise camera locations
12:06pm Thursday 1st August 2002 ESSEX Police are publicising the locations of fixed and mobile speed cameras to raise awareness of road safety camera zones and reduce prosecutions and fines.
| Car crime raid success
12:05pm Thursday 1st August 2002 A SERIES of raids on the homes of suspected car criminals and burglars has proved successful .
| 18 months for phone robber
12:03pm Thursday 1st August 2002 MOBILE phone robbers targeted school children in Chigwell, a court heard.
| Dog thieves given final chance to turn themselves in
12:00pm Thursday 1st August 2002 POLICE are urging three men who stole a pedigree dog worth £1,000 from a Loughton pub to return it before CCTV images of them are released.
| Goals smashed
11:59am Thursday 1st August 2002 VANDALS smashed new goal posts just ten days after they were put up by Waltham Abbey town council.
| Woman escapes ban because of disabled mum
11:57am Thursday 1st August 2002 A CHIGWELL woman caught speeding three times in seven days escaped a driving ban because her disabled mother relies on her to drive her around.
| Blame my missus
11:56am Thursday 1st August 2002 A PORSCHE driver convicted of drink-driving after his wife "insisted" he took her for a ride in his car has been banned from driving for 18 months.
| Madam in court cash battle
11:55am Thursday 1st August 2002 A MILLIONAIRE madam faces a battle with the Crown to avoid losing a fortune, said to have been made running two lucrative brothels.
| Pickpocket warning
11:50am Thursday 1st August 2002 POLICE are warning shoppers to be on the lookout for pickpockets after a woman had her purse stolen from the Superdrug shop in The Broadway, Loughton, at about 9.45am on Friday.
| Fruit machines robbed
11:49am Thursday 1st August 2002 TWO pubs were targeted by thieves who smashed their way in and stole cash from the fruit machines.
| Crimestoppers calls lead to four times more arrests
11:48am Thursday 1st August 2002 CALLS to Crimestoppers led to the arrest of over 40 people in the first half of the year, more than four times the number in the previous six months.
| Petrol stolen
11:47am Thursday 1st August 2002 POLICE are hunting the driver of an E-reg Ford car who drove off from the Shell garage in Epping High Street, at about 2pm on Saturday, without paying for £26.49 worth of fuel.
| Bogus callers leave empty handed
11:45am Thursday 1st August 2002 AN elderly man who became suspicious after he let a bogus water company contractor into his home in Burney Drive, Loughton, at about 2.45pm on Friday went upstairs to telephone police and found a men and a woman in his bedroom.
| Bogus builders target 82–year–old
11:44am Thursday 1st August 2002 AN 82yearold Alzheimer's sufferer was robbed of £60 by bogus builders who called at his flat in Felstead Road, Loughton, on Friday.
| Cop hurt
11:43am Thursday 1st August 2002 AN Abridge policeman who was run down by a gang of suspected thieves has spoken about his ordeal which left him in hospital with bruised ribs and whiplash.
| Non-driver gets fine
10:28am Thursday 1st August 2002 NON-DRIVER Tony Jones, pleaded guilty by default when he appeared at Waltham Forest Magistrates Court.
| Let off for CS gas teen
10:21am Thursday 1st August 2002 AN 18-year-old who "foolishly" kept a CS gas canister in his home for a friend was given a one-year conditional discharge by magistrates.
| Ton for tout
10:18am Thursday 1st August 2002 TICKET tout David Dallison was fined £100 for trying to sell a used Travelcard at Leyton Tube station.
| Student spared jail for having sex with girl, 13
10:15am Thursday 1st August 2002 A MAN who had sex with a 13-year-old girl escaped jail because he accompanied her to the doctor's for a pregnancy test.
| Son is turned in by mother
10:13am Thursday 1st August 2002 A TEENAGE burglar was turned in to police by his mother after he escaped from Snaresbrook Crown Court.
| Burglars take £2,500 from 95-year-old police widow
10:11am Thursday 1st August 2002 A POLICE widow and her 72-year-old daughter were the victims of burglars who fled with more than £2,500.
| Man briefly kidnapped
10:09am Thursday 1st August 2002 A MAN who was the victim of a temporary kidnapping believes he may have been picked on because of his haircut.
| Phone theft
10:09am Thursday 1st August 2002 A 15-YEAR-OLD boy was robbed of his mobile phone at gunpoint on Tuesday, July 23.
| Sex pest scout master guilty
9:46am Thursday 1st August 2002 A FORMER scout master has been found guilty of sexually abusing young boys from Waltham Forest.
| Man arrested with gun
9:46am Thursday 1st August 2002 A MAN was arrested for carrying a gun last week after a tip-off.
| Man hurt in pub fight
9:41am Thursday 1st August 2002 A MAN is in a critical condition after suffering severe injuries in a fight that broke out at a Leytonstone pub on Saturday.
| Man robbed at gunpoint
9:40am Thursday 1st August 2002 A MAN was robbed of £170 at gunpoint in Skeltons Lane, Leyton, last Wednesday.
| Two flashy
3:25pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A flasher exposed himself twice to a group of teenage girls as they walked along First Avenue, Harlow, at about 6pm on Thursday.
| Jailed for armed gang
3:24pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A GANG of armed robbers who mounted two inside jobs hoping for a £40,000 pay-off were jailed for a total of 58 years at the Old Bailey.
| Have your say on police
3:22pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 ENFIELD police are encouraging residents to help shape the future of policing in the borough.
| Golf course flasher does a bunk-er
3:21pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A FLASHER exposed himself to a female golfer on Tuesday.
| Thieves target mum's grave
3:20pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A DISTRAUGHT son has hit out at thieves who stole from his mother's grave twice over the weekend.
| Mum-to-be attacked
3:18pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A PREGNANT woman was mugged as she walked home on Tuesday.
| Warning over car keys
3:17pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 POLICE are warning owners of expensive cars to keep them garaged overnight following a spate of house burglaries where car keys have been stolen.
| Council steps up clean-up battle
3:10pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 NEW environment troubleshooter Cllr Terry Neville is to use the long arm of the law to clean up Enfield.
| Race boss charged
3:09pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 THE Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, Gurbux Singh, has been charged by police following an incident at Lord's Cricket Ground.
| Female duo attack man waiting at bus stop
3:08pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A MAN was beaten up by two women as he waited at a bus stop in Enfield Town on Tuesday evening.
| Canal incident
3:07pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A 14-year-old boy was robbed of his mobile phone and then pushed into the canal behind the Moorhen pub, Harlow, at about 4pm on Saturday.
| Man attacked
3:05pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A man was punched in the face and suffered a cut hand in a road rage incident in Gilden Way, Harlow, at about 7pm on Saturday.
| Flasher strikes
3:03pm Wednesday 31st July 2002 A man indecently exposed himself to a woman as she walked along the cycle track near Passmores House, Harlow, at about 9am on Thursday.
| Man jailed over 'inexplicable' attack
10:49am Monday 29th July 2002 A FATHER-of-two was jailed for 18 months after attacking a man outside a Bishop's Stortford nightclub.
| Arrests made as police target car crime
10:48am Monday 29th July 2002 SUSPECTED car thieves were targeted in a series of police raids in the Harlow area.
| Officer attacked after crash
10:46am Monday 29th July 2002 A POLICE officer required 50 stitches to his face after being attacked following a fatal road crash near Stansted aiport on Saturday morning.
| Benefit fraud leads to prison
10:44am Monday 29th July 2002 TWO people have been sentenced for housing benefit fraud following more successful prosecutions by Epping Forest Council.
| Bogus callers leave empty handed
10:43am Monday 29th July 2002 POLICE have praised the actions of a pensioner who thwarted two bogus workmen when they called at his home in Lower Road, Loughton.
| Animal neglect nets man spell in prison
2:50pm Friday 26th July 2002 A MAN was jailed for three months for causing unnecessary suffering to horses and cattle at a Theydon Bois farm.
| Drug addict shopped by mum
3:56pm Thursday 25th July 2002 A TEEN crack-addict burglar was turned in to police by his mother after he escaped from Snaresbrook Crown Court.
| Thugs target classroom
3:54pm Thursday 25th July 2002 REDBRIDGE Council has been handed a repair bill worth several thousands of pounds after "wild drunken" vandals went on a rampage in the mobile classroom at its Forest Farm allotment.
| Police pledge crackdown
3:50pm Thursday 25th July 2002 POLICE in Redbridge are cracking down on crime with a brand new initiative called Operation Coral.
| | Major heroin dealer jailed
3:40pm Thursday 25th July 2002 A LEADING member of a heroin trafficking gang was jailed for 18 years on Monday for trading in "human misery".
| Jail for sport club pervert Reg Waters
3:38pm Thursday 25th July 2002 THE CHILLING story of a man abused by a paedophile as a small boy is revealed .
| Victim of Reg Waters speaks out
3:35pm Thursday 25th July 2002 WHEN Steve became a father he expected to be happy, but the birth of the baby unlocked the door on a childhood of horror.
| Couple robbed
3:31pm Thursday 25th July 2002 A SHOPPING trip went horribly wrong for a retired couple as vicious robbers stole £1,500 from them in Cairo Road, Walthamstow.
| Plastic bullets
3:30pm Thursday 25th July 2002 POLICE in London are to be armed with plastic bullet firing guns.
| Man stabbed to death
1:19pm Thursday 25th July 2002 A MAN was stabbed to death in a savage attack in Wood Green last week.
| Commander defends policy
1:17pm Thursday 25th July 2002 HARINGEY'S police chief last week defended policing in the borough despite announcing figures that showed sky-high levels of crime.
| Cops target drug dealers
1:15pm Thursday 25th July 2002 POLICE have stepped up patrols in a Wood Green street troubled by drug-dealers.
| School's name used in scam
1:14pm Thursday 25th July 2002 RESIDENTS are being warned to be on the look-out for fundraising scam using the name of a Wood Green school.
| Drugs links to gun crimes
1:12pm Thursday 25th July 2002 THE recent spate of extreme violence in Haringey has been condemned by the borough commander.
| Gang attacks shop worker
9:27am Thursday 18th July 2002 A SHOP assistant was injured after four robbers jumped over the counter to steal back a phoney credit card.
| Mum fined for stealing
9:26am Thursday 18th July 2002 A MOTHER-of-four was fined £55 and given 40 hours of community service after being found guilty of stealing from her employers.
| Kidnap bid
9:24am Thursday 18th July 2002 A YOUNG woman was the victim of an attempted abduction in South Woodford.
| Girl assaulted on bus
9:22am Thursday 18th July 2002 A SCHOOLGIRL was indecently assaulted on a crowded bus on Monday, July 8.
| Cop stabbed in North East town
9:21am Thursday 18th July 2002 AN OFF-DUTY police constable underwent surgery after being stabbed repeatedly by a group of youths in Hartlepool on Monday night.
| U-turner punched
9:19am Thursday 18th July 2002 A DRIVER was punched in the face after daring to attempt a U-turn in a Walthamstow street.
| Men suffer at hands of thieves
9:18am Thursday 18th July 2002 TWO workers in the car service industry have been injured in separate incidents by thieves who knocked them down as they sped away from the scenes of the crimes.
| 999 response aims cut
9:16am Thursday 18th July 2002 POLICE ability to respond to emergency calls is being hampered by the use of mobile phones, according to Borough Commander George Clarke.
| Drugs found on woman
9:14am Thursday 18th July 2002 DONNA Flynn had a stash of cannabis in her sports top and some heroin in her pockets when she was caught by police.
| Fined for Class B drug
9:06am Thursday 18th July 2002 A SPLIFF' of cannabis led to a court appearance and an £80 bill for Darren Bryant.
| | Crime still low insists top cop
11:10am Wednesday 17th July 2002 STREET crime in Waltham Forest has soared by 68 per cent in the past year the highest increase in any London borough.
| Race attack
11:09am Wednesday 17th July 2002 A 22-YEAR-OLD man walking home from work was the victim of a suspected unprovoked racial attack.
| Get online to have your say about police
11:08am Wednesday 17th July 2002 IF you are interested in influencing how policing is carried out in London, the Metropolitan Police is offering the public the chance to take part in an online consultation between now and August 31. Respondents will be entered in a draw to win a visit to New Scotland Yard. There they will have the chance to meet the Met Commissioner Sir John Stevens to discuss the policing of London with him.
| Rolex trick
11:08am Wednesday 17th July 2002 A CAR dealer had a £10,000 Rolex watch stolen after being tricked into a bogus deal.
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